Search Common Core Hands-on Activities

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

Try this goofy, first grade phonics craft that focuses on the letter "F" as in "Frog" and helps build crucial reading and spelling skills in your child.

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills this holiday season! This decadent bread pudding, dressed up with pumpkin and warm spices, is a holiday show-stopper.

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Bring out your child’s creative side with this fun Halloween-themed craft.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

Did you know cooking supports your child in learning complex math skills? Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills by whipping up some healthy sweet potatoes for a dinner side dish!

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

This fill-in-the-blanks game is a little like Mad Libs, but for emerging writers. Get ready for some silly sentences!

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.