2nd Grade Math Activities
Looking for games and activities to keep your child busy? Second grade is all about real world applications - from math activities that teach about money, to games that develop reading comprehension, we've got fresh ideas to keep learning going long after the school bell rings.
This is a simple version of a pairs game played all over the world. Similar to mancala, this game gives your little strategist the chance to estimate and predict mathematical outcomes.
Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull. But creating patterns with hopscotch? Exciting! Get your child's game on, and give her some math practice in the process.
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Make a Family History Timeline!
Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after an event. It will also give your child practice in putting events in order.
Ideas for Using Math Everyday
In second grade, kids start to learn that math is all around them. And you can help! Here are some common household opportunities that will enhance your second grader's math sense.
Step on It: A Math Game
Help your child "step up" to math challenges with a fun game in your very own kitchen. Not only will this help your child learn basic addition and subtraction facts in an engaging way, it will also get her up and moving--with math!
Minute Math: How to Estimate Time
This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock. Instead, they will use repeated activities that each last a 60 seconds to truly understand what can fit into a minute!
Menu Math
Got a stack of take-out menus sitting in a drawer in your kitchen? Pull them out for this game of "restaurant" which will reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.
Money Sense: Count Mixed Change
Here's an entertaining and educational activity designed to introduce your child to the various characters in your change purse--the penny, the nickel, the dime, and the quarter--and learn how to count them all up.
Count 'N Catch: A Skip Counting Game
Encourage your child to practice skip counting by transforming number patterns with this fun and interactive game of catch. It will get your child moving and learning, ball in hand!
Flashcard Junction: Teach Key Math Facts
Flashcards are a traditional and effective method for practicing math facts, but with a little ingenuity they can also be fun! Here's a guide for the best way to use flashcards with your child.
Build a Fossil!
Does your child know that fossils are the reason that we know all about dinosaurs? This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.
The Game of Nim
This is a simple version of a pairs game played all over the world. Similar to mancala, this game gives your little strategist the chance to estimate and predict mathematical outcomes.
