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.
How Windy Is It? A Weather Science Experiment
How do we measure wind? For nearly two centuries, people have referred to a scale that was pioneered by a British admiral named Sir Francis Beaufort. Help your second grade scientist use the Beaufort scale to explore wind speed right around home.
Rolling 3 Dice Trick
Do you want to learn a magic trick? Here is a simple trick using only 3 dice and a little bit of addition. Try it on your second grader, and then teach him how it works!
Gotcha! A Punctuation Readaloud Game
Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.
Make a Garland of Flags!
Expand your child's knowledge of the world while playing with colors and shapes.
Make Edible Amber Fossils
A favorite topic of study in elementary science classes is that of prehistoric life, and in second grade this subject serves as a way for your child to explore the world that lies beyond what he can see. Here's an activity to help preserve your second grader's excitement about science!
Craft a Felt Flower Bouquet
These sweet little posies make for an adorable craft project for any occasion, and the possibilities are endless when it comes to ways to use the flowers after they're done.
Germinating Seeds: Explore Plant Life Cycles
Try this fascinating activity with your budding scientist to help "grow" her science and nature knowledge and teach her about the process of germination.
Tissue Paper Prints
Here's an activity that has your first-grader experimenting with the math concept of multiples by letting her create her own printing plate.
The Wind Game
Picnic getting boring? Hereâs a fun game that gets the kids moving around, and doing a little addition while theyâre at it. Everyone's guaranteed lots of fun!
Create Fake Moonlight!
Ignite your child's interest in astronomy and stimulate her curiosity about the world around her with this simple science experiment that demonstrates the principle of luminosity and the reflection property of light.
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