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Year three Activities

Looking for some great activities to keep your second grader busy? Our games and project ideas perfect for second graders are the perfect fusion of learning and fun. Our addition and subtraction games, including plenty of card games, make maths practise fun and easy. Feeling artsy? Browse our craft projects that promote creativity and help hone fine motor skills necessary for all that writing your kid will be expected to do! What's more, you'll find a bunch of reading activities that will enable your kid to grow from an emerging reader to a full-on bookworm! No matter what subject you're hoping to focus on, we have an activity that's just right. Check out our year three activities and find a few for your kid today!

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Firework Science

Put your year three scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its giant tentacles!

Separate Salt and Pepper With Static Electricity

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

Make Your Own Rainbow

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Maths Facts Secret Codes

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

States of Matter in a Baggie

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Guess My Word: A Vocab Game

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

This gooey, squishy recipe will introduce your second grader to the world of measurements without seeming like a lesson or a chore.

Play Subtraction "War"

Play this "subtraction war" card game with your second grader and watch his maths facts mastery leap forward!

Maths Facts Game

Maths Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets maths. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

See Seeds Come to Life!

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Korean Paper Fans

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

Close Call: An Addition Card Game

Create addition problems using critical thinking skills in this fun year three maths card game.

Butterfly Life Cycle

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.

Build a Terrarium

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Craft Fizzing Bath Soaps

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Superhero Lightning Bolt

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Hand-Dipped Candles

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!

Bottle Race Car

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Build Animal Piggy Banks!

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

All you need to put together this guitar is an old shoebox. Soon your kid will be rocking out while saving room in the landfill.

Tell a Story in a Jar!

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

Build a Balloon-Powered Car

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

Money Tic Tac Toe

Help your second grader to a better understanding of how to count and represent money with age old game of Tic-Tac-Toe.

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