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

Hearing true stories of compassionate people can be uplifting and inspiring! In this home activity, your child will hear a true story of compassion and then set goals to bring compassion to their home and/or community.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

Here are two fun, rhythmic jump rope chants to help your first grader learn the days of the week, practice reading skills, and stay fit!

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

In this activity, your child will learn and practice mindfulness by using their senses to focus on one thing at a time.

Help your child get more comfortable with rhyme schemes with The Bear in Despair by Amanda Bray Cody.

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Nature is so generous to us all. How often do we reflect and thank nature? In this activity, children will engage with the classic story, The Giving Tree, and actively practice gratitude in nature for trees and all that trees do for us!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Your first grader will improve her fine motor skills as she designs her own drum set with recycled household objects and art supplies!

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!