Second Grade Activities
Browse through our second grade activities, or use the selector below to pick a subject. You'll find many second grade activities to keep your child learning on the fly, all year long. From fun holiday activities to subject specific ones there are many 2nd grade activities to choose from.
Make a Holiday Pop-Up Card
You can buy lots of exciting pop-up cards this time of year, but if you've got a curious kid, why not try making one yourselves? Here's a pattern we love.
Crafty Cupcake Cards
Instead of buying generic Valentine's Day cards this year, why not take out some of your old cupcake paper to help your second grader craft some lovely personalized cards.
Make a Giant Sequoia!
Learn more about the amazing giant sequoia tree by making your very own with just a few simple crafts supplies.
Valentine's Day Frog
Make a Valentine's Day paper frog with cut out hearts and shapes to teach your child about different shapes, colors and frog anatomy. This Valentine's Day paper craft is great for young children.
Build a Mini Birdbath
Looking for something to do with all those plastic 2-liter bottles that seem to accumulate endlessly? Turn them into a unique mini birdbath.
Cut Out Klimt-Inspired Shapes
Take a page from Art Nouveau master Gustav Klimt and compose a shining collage.
Make a Secret Code Valentine's Card
Children love using creativity to develop their own secret code. Why not encourage this fascination a bit more and assist him in creating a mysterious homemade Valentine?
Punctuate with Pasta!
This year, your second grader will need lots of practice using commas, quotation marks, periods, and question marks. Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with punctuation marks, using something straight from the cupboard... pasta!
Yes, No, You Got It!: A Card Game
It is important to have a good understanding of numbers and their values. This guessing game combines logic with number sense. All you need is a deck of cards to get started!
Play Toss Up!
Now is the time to master sums up to 100. Take turns tossing playing cards into the air in this fun addition game!
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