Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

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

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

In this social emotional learning activity, children will practice problem solving with kind attention as they play math games, participate in a mindfulness session, and create a work of art to help get them in touch with their "lion mind."

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.

Children will reflect on the importance of diversity and brainstorm ways to support people in their community who may feel alone, researching local organizations that strive to help those people.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!

Create a sun-shaped summer words chart in this DIY craft activity!

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

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

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

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

In this arts and crafts activity, you can make fun bracelets using just a handful of buttons and some elastic cord. And it's a counting game, too!

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

The purpose of this science fair project is to explore whether UV light passes through some colors and not others by looking at blue, red, purple, and clear.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.