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2nd Grade Science Learning Activity: Funk Band

Experience the sounds that different instruments can make solo or play them all together to form a band! Click here for full screen This interactive activity is embedded in our Second Grade Science 2...

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2nd Grade Science Learning Activity: Shuffleboard Friction

Experience how different surface textures affect how easily a puck can slide in this science activity. Experiment with the different surfaces and try to guess how far the puck will go! Click here for...

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2nd Grade Science Learning Activity: Measuring Mass

In this science activity, find out how much each object weighs. Use the weights to balance the scales and find the mass. Click here for full screen This interactive activity is embedded in our Second...

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2nd Grade Reading Activity: Boat Adventure

Go on a vocabulary adventure. Choose which island you want to travel to, then at each stop practice your vocabulary by identifying words. Customize your ship by choosing the correct answer. When you’ve...

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2nd Grade Math Learning Activity: Ways to Show Fractions

Fractions can be tricky. This math activity allows students to visualize fractions in three different ways to better understand parts of a whole. Click here for full screen This interactive activity is...

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2nd Grade Reading Activity: Balloon Animals

In this game, we’ll practice spelling!  Review and choose the words you want to practice.  Once you start the game, listen carefully to the word and do your best to spell it. Start with the basics than...

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2nd Grade Reading Activity: Party Sentences

You’re invited to the K12 party! In this game, you’ll learn the correct flow of a paragraph. First study what is going on in the picture, then use your reading and critical thinking skills to figure...

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2nd Grade Math Learning Game: Game Show

In this math game, practice addition and subtraction in different ways. You can count by ones, tens, and hundreds to find the solution, or add or subtract the numbers. Which way do you prefer? Click...

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2nd Grade Math: Hopping Down the Number Line

Practice counting, subtraction, addition, or multiplication in this fun activity.  Choose which operation you want to improve and the range of numbers you’d like to practice. Click here for full screen...

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2nd Grade Science Learning Activity: Dr. Bones

Learn about human anatomy in this fun puzzle game. Put the skeleton back together, then click on all the joints to make sure they work. Click here for full screen This activity can be found in our 2nd...

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2nd Grade World History Learning Game: Where in the Roman World?

Want to learn about Rome? Listen to each riddle and learn about Roman history and culture. Can you guess the right answer? Click here for full screen Second graders continue their investigation...

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2nd Grade History Learning Game: Tic-Tac-GO! to Feudal Japan

Test your knowledge of Japanese history in this competitive game! Feudal Japan started in the 12th century and spanned several hundred years. In this activity, you will learn about religion, culture,...

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2nd Grade Reading Activity: Circus Vocabulary Adventure

Learn new words and how to use them in this fun story. Spin the wheel in the beginning to listen to new words, and get the definition for each. Once you’re ready, follow Winnie and Johnny on their...

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2nd Grade History Learning Activity: The Silk Road

The Silk Road was a trade route that stretched from Europe all through the Middle East and ended in China. In this activity, you are sent on an errand to take goods from Constantinople and trade these...

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2nd Grade Science Learning Activity: Beaufort Scale

The Beaufort Scale was developed by an Irish sailor named Francis Beaufort.  Beaufort created the scale to measure wind speed. Even though the scale was created in the early 19th century it is still...

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2nd Grade Reading Activity: Practice Homonyms

In this activity we’ll review words that sound similar and may look similar but have different meanings. These are called homonyms. Review these different homonyms and then choose the right word to...

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2nd Grade History Activity: Road to Rome

You are in charge of directing a play called ‘The Road to Rome’. For each act, choose the correct costumes, props, scenery, and other details to complete an accurate depiction of what life may have...

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2nd Grade History Activity: Odysseus and the Bag of Winds

The epic Greek poem, ‘The Odyssey,’ tells the tale of one man’s journey to return to his home and family. The activity below features a excerpt from this story and tells of Odysseus’ trials with...

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2nd Grade Reading Activity: Identifying Sentence Types

There are four main types of sentences in English: Statements, also called declarative sentences Commands, also called imperative sentences Questions, also called interrogative sentences Exclamations,...

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2nd Grade Reading Passage: Viking Morning

Read along as Astrid, a young Viking girl, goes about her day. Discover what life in her village may have been like for young Vikings, and what chores they may have had. Are any of their chores similar...

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2nd Grade Reading Activity: How to Write a Letter

Write a letter to Farmer Grey in this activity. Learn how to properly write an address, punctuate correctly, and which letters to capitalize. Once you’ve gone through this activity have your student...

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3rd Grade History: Gandhi’s Quotes

Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the Indian Independence in Britain-ruled India. He saw the injustices in his country and sought to create change. He is remembered for being able to achieve this...

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2nd Grade Science Activity: Richter Scale Activity

Charles Richter  and Beno Gutenberg were seismologists in 1935. They both worked in California, the state that experiences the second most earthquakes of any US state, surpassed only by Alaska. The...

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Math Activity: Interactive Graphs

Graphs are great tools for visualizing data. In this activity you can create and print three types of categorical graphs using your own data: circle graphs, bar graphs and double bar graphs. Circle...

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2nd Grade History Game: Roman History Trivia

Test your knowledge on Roman history in this  trivia game. Choose your character and travel to ancient Rome. Choose a category and see if you can answer each question in the given amount of time. Play...

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