Second Grade Activities

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Inspired by the children's book, Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, this card brings the spunky spider Charlotte to life!

Help your child channel his inner wizard with this crafty activity perfect for imaginative youngsters.

Capture your beach memories—not with a photograph, but with a beach mosaic made from that classic beach souvenir, the shell.

Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

What better way to care for the earth than to create a Call to Action plan for the entire family?

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

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.

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

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

Help your second grader to a better understanding of how to count and represent money with age old game of tic-tac-toe.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

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

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.