Class 2 Activities

You need

• ✓30 seeds or pebbles
• ✓A sheet of paper with a grid (or just the floor)
• ✓A pencil to record equations

How to do it

1. 1Arrange 3 rows of 4 seeds. Ask: 'How many seeds without counting one by one?'
2. 2Count the rows: 3. Count each row: 4. 'Three rows of four is 3 times 4.'
3. 3Count all: 12. Write: 3 × 4 = 12.
4. 4Rotate the array 90 degrees: now it is 4 rows of 3. Count: 4 × 3 = 12. 'The answer is the same!'
5. 5Make arrays for 2×6, 3×5, 5×4. Record each equation.
6. 6Challenge: 'Can you build an array for 24 in two different ways?'

You need

• ✓Measuring tape or a piece of string + ruler
• ✓Chart paper for recording
• ✓Pencil
• ✓A partner (parent, sibling)

How to do it

1. 1Measure your child's height. Record in cm.
2. 2Spread arms wide. Measure from fingertip to fingertip (arm span). Record.
3. 3Compare: 'Are they the same? Close? Different by how much?'
4. 4Measure foot length and handspan.
5. 5Try the same measurements on you (the parent). Compare the two data sets.
6. 6Make a table: Name | Height | Arm Span | Difference. Ask: 'What pattern do you notice?'

You need

• ✓A zip-lock bag (medium size)
• ✓Blue food colour (a drop)
• ✓Water (1/4 cup)
• ✓Permanent marker
• ✓Tape to stick on window

How to do it

1. 1Add the blue food-coloured water to the bag and seal it.
2. 2On the outside, draw the water cycle with permanent marker: ocean/lake at the bottom (water), arrows going up (evaporation), clouds at the top (condensation), raindrops falling (precipitation).
3. 3Tape the bag on a sunny window in the morning.
4. 4Check after 2 hours — water droplets will appear on the upper part of the bag.
5. 5Ask: 'Where did those drops come from? They were not there before.'
6. 6Explain each stage using the diagram they can see right on the bag.

You need

• ✓Paper, pencil, crayons
• ✓Scissors
• ✓String or thread
• ✓A twig or stick for hanging

How to do it

1. 1Discuss: 'Plants make their own food using sunlight. We call them producers. Animals that eat plants are herbivores. Animals that eat other animals are carnivores.'
2. 2Draw 4 characters in an Indian food chain: grass → grasshopper → frog → snake → eagle.
3. 3Colour and cut each character out.
4. 4Punch a hole in each and connect them with thread in the food chain order.
5. 5Tie to a twig and hang near a window.
6. 6Ask: 'What would happen if all the frogs disappeared?'

You need

• ✓A selection of Indian coins: ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10
• ✓A few ₹10 and ₹20 notes (or paper substitutes)
• ✓A simple 'shop' — 5 items with price tags (10 to 50 rupees)

How to do it

1. 1Lay out coins and identify each: 'This is 2 rupees. This is 5 rupees.'
2. 2Set up the shop: label items with prices (pencil ₹5, eraser ₹8, biscuit ₹12).
3. 3Give your child ₹50 in mixed coins and notes. They are the customer.
4. 4They choose an item, pay you the exact amount, or give more and ask for change.
5. 5Compute change together: 'You gave me ₹20 for a ₹12 item — how much change do you get?'
6. 6Switch roles — your child is the shopkeeper.

You need

• ✓A4 paper divided into 4 quadrants
• ✓Pencil and crayons
• ✓A simple story prompt: 'A monkey finds a mobile phone in a mango tree'

How to do it

1. 1Divide the paper into 4 boxes and label: Setting | Characters | Problem | Solution.
2. 2In the Setting box: draw and write where the story happens.
3. 3In the Characters box: draw and name who is in the story (give them names and personalities).
4. 4In the Problem box: what goes wrong? 'The monkey calls random numbers and causes chaos.'
5. 5In the Solution box: how does it resolve?
6. 6Now write the full story using the map as a guide. The map removes the 'blank page' anxiety.