Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

In this activity, your child will explore what it means and how it feels to live in a community.

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

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.

Get in the spirit of Christmas by creating Santa's favorite helpers, the elves!

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

Children build a "Loving Kindness Garden" to represent what they have learned about love, mindfulness, and caring for others in community.

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.

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.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Santa needs all the helpers he can get, so why not create your very own holiday elf to watch over your presents.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

Lots of kids wonder what it would be like to be a police officer. Celebrate the people who help keep our communities safe with this fun craft.

In this activity, your child will write stories about two different people. The stories will include similarities and differences in the ways each person lives in their communities.

Try this kindergarten arts and crafts activity and surprise someone special on May Day with a homemade basket of pretty tissue paper blooms.

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

In this science fair project, kids will be able to see where germs reside on their hands while gaining insight into the benefits of thorough hand washing.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Is your third grader bombing around on a bike these days? Here's a way to put all that fun time together with some math learning, too.

In this social emotional learning activity, children will learn about forgiveness by watching a short video, listening to and learning "The Forgiveness Song," and reflecting on a time they practiced forgiveness.

For a cool art project, help your child create a "Me Timeline," a unique poster that works on a key math and social studies skill: putting events in order.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

In this activity, your child will be given images that portray different perspectives or emotions. Your child will practice empathy by coloring and drawing what each person may have been thinking or feeling.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Your kindergartener can contribute these beaded napkin rings to your Thanksgiving table...and sneak in some good math patterning practice, too.