Helping You Keep Young Children Learning — At Home and in Child Care
Help your child create a disappearing masterpiece by painting with water! It’s an easy activity that can be done almost anywhere — great for outdoors on a sunny day or indoors on a rainy one.
Check out these tips and tricks for this fun (and mess-free!) activity.
Finger games and hand-clapping games help your child build gross and fine motor skills, reinforce memory and recall, and develop reading and writing skills, and they're a fun way to connect with children of all ages.
Check out these ideas for some hands-on learning.
Making pancake skewers is a fun and tasty way for kitchen helpers develop basic cooking skills!
Try cooking up this versatile snack with your little ones — CCRI’s Early Head Start Health and Nutrition Specialist Justin Turner says you can use any combination of fruits and spreads.
More Activities from CCRI
Fostering Independence in Young Children (all ages)
Mealtime with Infants (ages 0-1)
Feeling Anxious? (all ages)
Cotton Ball Grab (ages 2-3)
A Bright Idea to Ring in the New Year (ages 3+)
Practicing Gratitude (ages 2+)
Nature Painting (ages 4+)
Leaf People (ages 3-4)
Halloween Candy: Sort, Search, and Count (ages 3-6)
Shining a Light on Tummy Time (ages 2+ weeks)
Loose Parts (ages 1+)
Healthy Nut Butter Dip (ages 2+)
Put Your Child in the Driver's Seat (ages 18 months to 7 years)
Sweet Bear Toast (ages 2+)
The Nose Knows Memory Game (ages 4+)
The Ice Cream Census (ages 3-7)
Sensory Play Using Soil (ages 2-5)
Use Your Noodle (ages 2-5)
Blowing Bubbles (ages 2+)
Getting Creative with Toilet Paper Rolls (ages 3+)
Fun Nature Activities for Kids (ages 2+)
Fun Ways to Reconnect With Your Child (all ages)
Hands-On Learning (all ages)
Creating Your Own Creation Station (Toddler, Pre-K, and school-age)
Getting (Back) On Schedule During COVID-19 (all ages)
Curated Learning Resources
Bonding & Learning for Infants, Toddlers, & Twos
Play & Active Learning for Preschoolers
Activities and play-based lessons by theme:
Interactions with Young Children
Reading & Math
Listen to authors read their books live. (Toddler, Pre-K, and school-age)
Khan Academy Kids offers a free app to get young children excited about learning. (Pre-K to 2nd grade)
Check out Read Charlotte’s Home Reading Helper for children and families. (Pre-K to 3rd grade)
Scholastic is offering day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing. (Pre-K to 5th grade)
United for Literacy's digital books provide audio narrations in more than 40 languages, spoken by native speakers. (Pre-K to 5th grade)
ABCya offers 400 free educational games that will keep kids engaged and having fun. (Pre-K to 5th grade)
Listen to astronauts read children's books in Story Time From Space. (School-age)
Start With A Book compiled a list of cooking-related books for budding chefs. (School-age)
Science & Discovery
Arts & History
Travel the World
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Family & Home
Taking Care of You
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