2nd Grade Activities : Page 26

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

This simple Veterans Day craft is a great way to have your kid work on her drawing skills and put her vocabulary to the test too!

Turn your child's favorite fruits and vegetables into an edible necklace!

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

Help your child to invent her own chore-helper to help her put that growing imagination to good use!

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Looking for hot weather fun? Cool the kids down with a homemade slip and slide! You can create your own water park atmosphere for just a few bucks.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

Using lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, help your child implement kindness and compassion into their interactions with others.

Contrary to popular belief, peanut butter and jelly can be served any time of day. Promote PB&J to breakfast with these tasty pancakes.

Get your child writing as she describes the four seasons, then decorates a shape for each to hang in the house!

In this activity, your child will write and draw about a time when they acted in ways that illustrated responsibility, kindness, or integrity. They will also reflect on what it felt like to have control over their choices and behaviors.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Introduce your child to the concept of the melting pot by decorating a patriotic 4th of July planter.

What better way to care for the earth than to create a Call to Action plan for the entire family?

Patterns are everywhere. This activity allows your child to practice inventing their own patterns while creating a portrait of a pet.

Challenge your kid's creativity with a fun fall art project that features you as the collaborator.

Not sure what to do with all of those leftover boxes from holiday gifts? Tap into your crafty side by creating an adorable snow person with your child. This activity is sure to bring smiles to those who pass your yard or come into your home all season lon

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.