2nd Grade Activities

Capture your beach memories—not with a photograph, but with a beach mosaic made from that classic beach souvenir, the shell.

Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

Help your child channel his inner wizard with this crafty activity perfect for imaginative youngsters.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

In this activity, your child will have an opportunity to discuss what they like about themselves, and they will design a digital or physical poster that displays their talents, what they like, and images that describe themselves.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

Have your child create a little leprechaun to celebrate the season and create a little mischief.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

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

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.