2nd Grade Activities : Page 3

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

In this science fair project, kids will be able to see where germs reside on their hands while gaining insight into the benefits of thorough hand washing.

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Bring out your child’s creative side with this fun Halloween-themed craft.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

Help your child improve his coin counting skills in these two math games that have him race to reach $1.00.

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

What’s the best part of fall? Pumpkins! Use this easy recipe to help your child make some delicious smelling pumpkin play dough. They can use their math skills to measure and mix and then have hours of fun playing!

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Reinforce your child’s foundational math skills while creating small works of seasonal art with this creative Halloween rock painting activity!

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by making personalized art out of some Celtic letters.