2nd Grade Activities

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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.

More activities for second grade:

Make a Family History Timeline!

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.

Guess My Word: A Vocab Game

Guess My Word: A Vocab Game

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your second grader.

Solid, Liquid, Gas Scavenger Hunt

Solid, Liquid, Gas Scavenger Hunt

This activity will help your kid get a grasp of different states of matter, in a hands-on, interactive way.

Teach Science While Smelling the Flowers

Teach Science While Smelling the Flowers

With just a few ordinary household items, you can make a creative bouquet together, and have a great time learning about plant biology in the process!

Make a Reading Bookmark!

Make a Reading Bookmark!

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that they can use themselves. It is also kept right where it should be--inside your child's book!

Story Starters: Writing Prompts for Second Graders

Story Starters: Writing Prompts for Second Graders

Does your child resist putting pen to paper? With second graders, it's important to focus on ideas, rather than perfect grammar, in order to get them motivated. This activity will help jump-start your child's creative juices...without the moans and groans!

Make a Writing Space

Make a Writing Space

Improving your second grader's writing skills is a big job that must be accomplished both in school and at home. But, if broken down into smaller periods of time, writing practice doesn't have to be painful.

Ideas for Using Math Everyday

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.

Story Charting with Venn Diagrams

Story Charting with Venn Diagrams

Visual tools, like Venn diagrams, help us organize information in multiple stories, in order to analyze them against each other. They're a big skill in math--but they can be very useful for young readers, too.

Step on It: A Math Game

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!


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