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.
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.
Guess the Amount with Your Own Estimation Jar!
An estimate is not just a random guess; it requires thought and reasoning. What better way to practice estimation than with a game? Help your child fine tune his critical thinking skills in relation to volume and size with this simple activity!
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.
"I'm the Greatest!" A Math Card Game
Grab a deck of playing cards, and let's go! Challenge your child to find the largest sums possible. Whoever can find the biggest answers gets the points!
Make a Seuss Sleep Book with Nonsense Creatures!
Let's get nonsensical! Create your very own Sleep Book filled with menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.
Rewrite the Fairy Tale Ending
What happens after the prince and the princess get married? Before you jump in with a plot twist of your own, take a pause. This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.
Make Hanukkah Star Stamps from Potatoes
Potatoes are an easy-to-use, readily available, and inexpensive material that your child can morph into her own holiday stamps!
Paint Pretty Watercolor Butterfly Cards
Your child can use watercolors to paint butterflies and to practice the "wet into wet" technique, an important step in art.
Weave a Paper Basket
Your child can use colorful construction paper to make an easy paper basket to hold some of his special things!
Make a Weather Wall
Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.
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