2nd Grade Activities : Page 13

Give your smart second grader a rich challenge with this activity that combines graphing practice with money!

Encourage your child to create a tribute to their past, and explore future dreams and goals with this narrative assemblage.

Add simple fractions in this fun math card game for second graders. This game is very similar to Blackjack, or 21, but it's entirely kid friendly!

Make this spring break a memorable one by creating a "growth" flower with your child, also great for your second grader's writing practice!

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

Recycle bottles of different shapes and sizes to create a group of unique dolls that are as unique as the real people around you!

Learn how to make fairy wings with these easy instructions. See how to make fairy wings for Halloween or dress-up time.

Did you know that witches are a very popular Halloween costume? This October the 31st, your child will learn how to create their very own decorative witch hat.

Help your child create an adorable -- or gruesome -- miniature pumpkin candle holder that will shed some tiny pools of light on your dining table or counter.

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

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

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

This cultural craft makes a pretty decoration and teaches kids about other cultures.

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

This stamp-making fabric craft will get you in the mood for a picnic and get your child excited about fruit.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Learning to count change can be tough! Help your child become a master money-counter with this simple game.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Be adventurous this Cinco de Mayo and give this simple recipe using pickled nopalitos a try!

Play this daily money game with your 2nd grade child to help his math skills.

Satisfy your child's love of the game with a paper project starring his favorite pigskin!

Home made candles make for great home made gifts at Christmas, Mother's Day, birthdays. Great presents for any special occasion!

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.