Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

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.

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

Children will discuss what it means to have healthy friendships and create a unique friendship painting that illustrates the qualities of good friends.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will hear the story Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids, learn the benefits of yoga, and create their own yoga sequence to teach someone else.

In this lesson, your child will watch a video on restorative justice, and together you will come up with ways your family can use restorative justice at home.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

Create a sun-shaped summer words chart in this DIY craft activity!

Children will reflect on how community service makes us better people. Then they will complete a service survey to gain a better understanding of their interests, gifts, and their potential role as a service worker in their community.

Reinforce your child’s foundational math skills while creating small works of seasonal art with this creative Halloween rock painting activity!

In this activity, your child will write and draw about a time when they acted in ways that illustrated responsibility, kindness, or integrity. They will also reflect on what it felt like to have control over their choices and behaviors.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Make counting coins make "cents" to your second grader while giving her the chance to practice her math skills by playing this fun game with her.

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

Understanding how good friends can have a positive effect on our lives is important in all stages of life! In this activity, children will write create a "Want Ad for a Friend" and will list all of the characteristics that are most important in a friend.

Children will reflect on the importance of diversity and brainstorm ways to support people in their community who may feel alone, researching local organizations that strive to help those people.

In this activity, your child will explore the differences between facts and opinions. Together, you will go on a scavenger hunt in your home and play the role of detectives in search of facts.