2nd Grade 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.
Play Duplication: Nature Memory
Try this fun outdoor game on your next nature outing. Collect different items from nature and invite players to find a matching item based purely on memory! It's a great way to promote nature preservation and boost memory skills.
Make a Giant Sequoia!
Learn more about the amazing giant sequoia tree by making your very own with just a few simple crafts supplies.
Germinating Seeds: Explore Plant Life Cycles
This fascinating activity is great to do with your "budding" scientist, to help her "grow" her science and nature knowledge as she learns about the process of germination!
Create Pretty Flower Prints
Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your second grader creating pretty flower prints.
Foil Embossing: "Popping" off the Page
Create interesting art that "pops" off the page! Foil embossing uses simple materials and tools to inspire your child to create an intricate and illuminating design filled with patterns, shapes, and pictures.
Play The Paper and Pencil Travel Game!
Looking for an on-the-go game that can be played anywhere, anytime? Put down the hangman and tic-tac-toe--here's a new one for the family! A great travel game, waiting game, or anytime-you-feel-like-it game.
Create a Cubist Self-Portrait!
Teach your child a fun and valuable lesson in art history by helping him to create a cubist self-portrait! He'll boost his math and spatial skills long the way. Picasso and Braque would be proud!
Make Lightning!
What if your kid could create lightening? While this experiment won't produce something that can strike down trees, it does create an electrical discharge that's like a mini lightening bolt! Set it up, then turn the lights out for a super cool demonstration.
Play Blob Tag
A simple modification of an old game keeps all children participating and active, giving everyone a chance to practice their running and dodging skills.
Experiment with "Hot Clothes"
Ever notice how when you wear dark clothing on a summer day, you feel hotter? This experiment will teach your second grader that dark colors retain more heat than light colors. He'll get some science practice while having fun in the sun!
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