Center for Community Engagement

Kindergarten

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History and Social Science

Boston's Children Musuem

Visit the Boston Children’s Museum without even leaving your living room.

Coins for Kids | Math Learning Video

Learn the coins in this math learning video for kids in kindergarten, first grade, second grade and beyond! This video is a fun way to learn the coins, to discover how much money they are worth, what the different coins look like and easy ways to identify different coins!

Language and Literacy

All About My Name

This activity is an anti-bias actvity. In the author’s note for this book, Juana Martinez-Neal shares the history of her name and invites readers to share the story behind their own names. (Designed by Cal Poly Pomona Students)

Thanksgiving Worksheet

Enhance your child's language arts, critical thinking, and spelling skills with this fun thanksgiving worksheet created by a Cal Poly Pomona Student.

Figuring Out Fact or Fiction

Description: Students will be encouraged to think about, draw pictures and write whether the picture is fact or fiction.

Hair Love by Matthew Cherry Read Aloud

Listen to and watch Hair Love by Matthew Cherry read aloud

Summer Children's Storytime

CPP Library and ECS Dept. collaborate to bring you Zoom workshops for young children that include read-alouds and activities

Multicultural Paper Dolls

This activity will begin to teach children about all of our unique skin colors. It will teach children to treat everyone with kindess, as we are all one big community.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Video

Have your child begin to read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle's to you. After, watch the short animated clip, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a tiny caterpillar eats and eats…and eats his way through the week.

Science

Cloud Shapes

Children will use cotton balls to create shapes.

Counting Raindrops

Children will learn to count and make raindrops with their fingers.

What Do Plants Need?

Children will learn about how plants grow by creating a construction paper craft of the plant life cycle.

How to Make a Catapult Box

Chidlren will learn how to make a catapult box using critical thinking skills while having fun! (Designed by Cal Poly Pomona Student).

How to Make a Bird Feeder

Children will learn how to create their very own bird feeder (Designed by Cal Poly Pomona Student).

How to make a Balloon Catapult

Did you know there are so many different way to create energy? This fun way to launch a balloon is simple and fun! (Designed by Cal Poly Pomona Student).

Growing Gummy Bears Experiment

Description: Children will discover what will happen when a gummy bear is placed in water.

Make Your Own Slime!

Youtube Video showing how to create slime! 

Optics 4 Kids

Description: Explore the Science of light!

PBS Kids go Cyberchase

Description: Adventure into PBS Kids as you play educational games, activities, and watch fun videos in the world of Cyberchase.

Check Out Mars

Explore the surface of Mars with this digital 360° camera.

Plant Structure Activity

In this activity, students will complete a wordsearch that has the words that identify the structure of a plant.

Healthy Foods Activity

During this activity, students will be able to identify the healthy foods they are discovering.

Visual and Performing Arts

How to Make Your Own Rattle

This activity will allow children to make their own set of rattles using materials that you might already have at home or can get for an affordable price. (Designed by Cal Poly Pomona Student).

How to Make Your Own Drums

This activity will allow children to make their own set of drums using materials that you might already have at home or can get for an affordable price. (Designed by Cal Poly Pomona Sutdent).

Figuring Out Fact or Fiction

Description: Students will be encouraged to think about, draw pictures and write whether the picture is fact or fiction.

Foil Artwork

Children will create a sculpture using foilpaper.

Webby Dance Company

Join Webby Dance Company as they teach your children Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Gymnastics, and Even Yoga! They are currently offering online classes!!

Drawing a Cartoon Bear

Learn how to draw a cartoon bear! (Designed by a Cal Poly Student)

Drawing a Cartoon King Crab

Learn how to draw a cartoon king crab! (Designed by a Cal Poly Student)

Drawing a Cartoon Snail

Learn how to draw a cartoon snail! (Designed by a Cal Poly Student)

Let's Make A Family Tree

Children will learn about their families, family history, and how to make their own family tree.

Thanksgiving Turkey

Gobble Gobble Gobble! Let's make a Thanksgiving Turkey!

Multiple Subject

Learning Library

Learning Library is a Preschool through 5th Grade website with easy printable worksheets, online games, guided lessons, lessons plans, and more for all different subjects.

Anti-Bias Activity

Based on children's book "Neither" (see next activity for book). Children will understand that everyone has feelings, so when people are being treated unfairly they will speak up and help those in the same identity as their own. 

Neither by Airlie Anderson

In this colorful and touching story that celebrates what makes each of us unique, a little creature that's not quite a bird and not quite a bunny--it's "neither"--searches for a place to fit in.

Kindergarten Connection - 40+ Fall Activities

Kindergarten Conncetion is a website that has shared over 40 amazing fall crafts and activities for kindergarten (but great for other ages too!)

Bringing Insects Inside

Your child will make their very own insect friends inside with common household items. (Designed by a Cal Poly Student)

DIY Lovely Lava Lamp

Have your child create a functional and safe lava lamp at home and see the scientific reactions by all the items gathered. (Designed by a Cal Poly Student)

Maracas, Alpacas, and I

Create your very own maracas! (Designed by a Cal Poly Student)

Colorful Primary Butterfly

By doing this project we can see what happens when we wet the coffee filter on places where red and blue markers mix or where blue and yellow markers mix. (Designed by a Cal Poly Student)

Physical Education

How Does Exercise Impact Your Health?

This activity educates cihldren on the importance of keeping their bodies healthy understanding the importance of physical activity.(Designed by a Cal Poly Pomona Student)

Yoga

Children will learn how to do some simple yoga stretches, while also teaching them discipline, clearing their minds, and enhancing their muscles and flexibility. (Designed by a Cal Poly Student)