2nd Grade Activities : Page 2

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

This witches' brew recipe for kids is a cool mix of lemonade, tapioca pearl "eggs," and gummy worms. Try this witches' brew recipe for kids this Halloween.

Make a sweet, budget-friendly treat for your loved ones with these trick-or-treat lollipops.

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Young scientists develop a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, and then revise their hypothesis to find out which common household liquids dissolve candy corn.

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.

This activity will put those Halloween treats to good use by using candy corn to help your child with her subtraction skills.

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by painting the green Irish countryside in this 2nd grade arts and crafts activity.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this second grade shamrock tote bag craft.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Your child can celebrate St. Patrick's Day by creating this textured clover made from tissue paper.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."