2nd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 32

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

Is your third grader bombing around on a bike these days? Here's a way to put all that fun time together with some math learning, too.

Wondering how to help your child get a handle on prime numbers? Turn her into a prime number hunter with this hundreds chart activity.

Help your child create a special Valentine's Day garland in this heart-y math activity. Soon he'll be creating patterns that are both intricate and lovely.

Making metric conversions is a difficult concept to master. Get in some extra practice by playing this Tic-Tac-Toe game with your learner.

Party noise makers help you ring in the New Year loud and proud. These party noise makers are eco-friendly and festive for your holiday celebration.

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!

Your kid will have the coolest lunch around when he creates this owl's head lunch bag topper. Celebrate the arrival of fall with this rustic-inspired craft.

This sponge relay game is the perfect way to cool off and to keep kids' minds sharp this summer.

Wax paper hearts are a unique and glittery gift for a special friend on Valentine's Day. Make wax paper hearts with your child this February.

A heart ornament is a adorable decoration that shares the love on Valentine's Day. Make a heart ornament with your child this February.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

The next time you're trapped indoors on a dreary day, try this take on dodgeball. All you need are a group of kids, an open area and a soft, spongy ball.

Music is all around us. Bring some melody into your home with a hand-crafted door harp.

In celebration of National Peace Day on September 21st, your child can create a colorful peace collage, using magazine clippings and colorful pieces of paper.

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

Make a creative Father's Day art card to celebrate your family's beloved guy!

Cook up a batch of monster blood this Halloween to add gory details to vampires, zombies, werewolves and more.

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Try this fun math card game and practice place value with your second grader! Decide which number is bigger in order to earn points!

Encourage a bit of mystery and intrigue by teaching your clever kid how to create and use secret codes.

Filling out forms can be a great learning experience for kids. Here's how to give your child some FORMal training.

A Valentine's Day pop-up card is the perfect way to show your love on February 14th. Get creative with a fun 3-D paper art project.

What chromosome combinations determine a fetus gender? Use probability to think about whether a sperm and ovum will create a male or female in this project.

In this activity, your child will reflect on one role model in their life or research one historical figure that has displayed perseverance. Then, they will create a slideshow presentation or poster that defines and illustrates perseverance.

Challenge your kid to use his knowledge about percentages in this fun game. Just roll the dice and race to calculate the percentage.

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

With this activity, you child will get an opportunity to apply skills they're learning in second grade math, and maybe learn something new about Dad.