Search 2nd Grade Hands-on Activities

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

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

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.

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.

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

Get active at home by pretending to be different animals! Use this fun and engaging activity to move your body, get silly, and practice gross motor skills.

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

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

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

Children will create a "This is Me!" collage that will highlight their many gifts, talents, interests, and leadership skills.

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

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

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use three simple materials to create a launcher for an action figure or small toy.

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.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

This activity creatively guides students in reflecting on and understanding what's happening inside of themselves at any given point.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

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.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

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