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!
Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!
Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.
Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.
Second grade measurement activities take knowledge kids learn in the classroom and apply it to the physical world. Want to teach kids about volume? Recipes that call for precise measurements are a delicious way to learn. What about height and weight? Kids can practice weighing and measuring their favorite toy. Cool educational measuring projects—like building an architectural model—are a great way for kids to master measuring skills while making something awesome. Check out our entire collection of second grade math activities for more fun with numbers.