Resources

With a couple tools and your know-how, you can figure it out your height and weight using measurements.

Curious George is using markers to measure his desk.

Use this resource to help children investigate how measurement can be used to describe, compare, and sort materials.

Grab a grown-up to make a chocolate mug cake in less than five minutes. No oven needed!

Make the Cat’s hat and a Measuring Snail to measure and compare all sorts of things.

Learn how magnets work and why some items are attracted to magnets and others are not.

In this simple science activity, your child will explore the science of magnets.

Learn what a force is and how it causes motion.

Grab a grown-up and some friends for Ruff’s take on table hockey! How many points can you score?

Grab a grown-up and some friends. Can you make a ramp that will roll a ball right to the target?

Learn the difference between bugs and insects.

Caterpillar Shoes Coloring Sheet

Talk about how caterpillars have many legs and feet to hold up their very long bodies.

Use the Insect Match cards to play Memory, matching the picture of the bug to its name.

Scatter the sight word bugs on the table. Read a word out loud and have your child “catch” the bug by swatting the word.

Uses your engineering and design skills to puzzle out how bridges are built and work.

Can you build a bridge out of cardboard that won’t collapse under the weight of a pile of books?

Practice early writing and geometry skills.

Practice word building skills.

Practice letters and numbers.

Practice counting and math skills.

Practice counting skills.

Practice early geometry, counting and pattern recognition.

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