Activities

Here are a few of our favorite bilingual resources to help caregivers and educators teach kids about Hispanic and Latino cultures through recipes, kids books, notable people and places, all in one list.

Can you race like an Olympian? Try out this simple family relay race activity, which will get your child moving, as well as collecting, graphing and comparing data. Three ... two ... one ... GO!

Do you know what laundry races, mealtimes and cleanup all have in common besides being tasks we all have to do? They’re amazing for practicing math at home with your little ones and can be super fun! How? To keep things easy, just a few clever twists here and there will do the trick.

Preschoolers need to develop counting and sorting skills to lay the foundation for more complex tasks like addition and subtraction. Here are a variety of simple math-related card activities for your child that you can do with a deck of cards and a few Cheerios or small candies.

It’s time to get nostalgic! Retro games like Simon says, hopscotch, musical chairs and more are back, just with a few math makeovers to sneak some math learning into playtime.

When we make early math concepts simple and fun, kids feel empowered to continue to learn — and that truly is magical! Here are some easy-to-learn illusions that will infuse math with the enchantment of magic.

Help make math learning fun and easy this summer with these three outdoor activities you can do with just a few household items — and some mud, of course.

Spending time outside at night opens up a whole new world for kids, exposing them to new sounds, new smells and new feelings they don't usually experience. And making it a learning opportunity is easy!

What is coding anyway? And how can caregivers and educators boost coding skills at home and in the classroom without fancy equipment? It might sound complex, but it's just writing instructions for computers to do; and getting started can be as easy as making a good old peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Although teaching engineering may appear complex, it is not as daunting as it sounds and teachers don't really need "anything fancy," says JPL ed specialist Ota Lutz. Here are six of her tips on how to get kids enamored with engineering.