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

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

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

Your mother is a treasure, so celebrate her with a fun Motherâs Day Treasure Hunt.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Here's a creative way to build second grade writing skills this Easter.

Holiday thank you cards show friends and family that you appreciate them. Make a batch of holiday thank you cards with your child this winter.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will play a mindful listening game and create a video or skit that teaches others about mindful listening.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Boost creativity with this simple activity where kids make up biographies of people they find in old magazines.

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

This colorful garland can be strung across a fireplace and remind you of your blessings well into the new year.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Help your child to invent her own chore-helper to help her put that growing imagination to good use!

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

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.

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

In this activity, your child will hear a story and practice mindful breathing. They will paint a picture that reminds them to bring mindfulness and kindness to their puppy mind.

Help your child learn how to protect the environment by creating a useful reference for the family with this recycling poster.

This science project lets students explore the number of spots on a ladybird and how to treat ladybugs with respect.

Make exercise fun for your child with this energetic fitness game that's a cross between a cake walk and musical chairs.