2nd Grade Activities : Page 15

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

Your child can make a sweet and savory spinach strawberry salad; two ingredients that come together for a light and fresh summer dish!

This Thanksgiving table runner craft isn't just fun and festive, it also helps your child build muscles for hand strength, fine motor skills, and handwriting.

Your child can create a trendy, retro felt flower pin that will remind her of the natural beauty of flowers in full bloom no matter what time of year it is!

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

Based on the popular "I Spy" game, this activity lets your kid practice important skills like number identification and place value.

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Mix eggs, milk, and flour just so, and you can create spectacular, gourmet popovers this Easter!

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

Show your child how to paint in true Georgia O'Keeffe style. He'll enjoy painting art inspired by a master, and boost his math skills, too.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

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.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Measuring and mixing is half the fun with these Irish oatmeal cookies, and it's a great way to introduce your second grader to cooking and kitchen tools.

Using beautiful oil pastels and their own wild imagination, your child will come up with their own spooky, spectacular, or spine-tingling monster.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

This Mother's Day, help your child practice math measurement skills with this "mom" recipe card.

This paper alternative to tie-dye is faster, easier, and (slightly) less messy, only requiring paper, white crayons, and a little imagination.

Light up your home with this lightning bug craft that will keep glowing even after summer's gone!

In this activity you'll use coffee...to paint! It's a wonderful way to provide your child with a hands-on experience with natural dyes.

Help your child build emotional awareness by creating a wheel full of pictures that make them feel a certain emotion.

Make math fun for your child by turning it into a game and challenging him to beat the calculator with this cool math race!

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

Sure, your kid may already be a Picasso with a paintbrush, but even fancy artists need a new challenge.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Even the birds need to get out of the rain during the winter months. Help your child help nature and fill a lazy afternoon with this easy, cute craft.