Center for Community Engagement

First Grade

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Language and Literacy

Thanksgiving Worksheet

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

Summer Children's Storytime

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

Hair Love by Matthew Cherry Read Aloud

Listen to and watch Hair Love by Matthew Cherry read aloud

The Good Egg

Children will use their creative thought processes and critical thinking skills to understand their emotions.

Christmas Word Search

Tis the Season to learn new Vocabulary Words with this very merry word search.

Mathematics

Nature Patterns

Description: This activity requires backyard materials: leaves, rocks, flowers.

PBS Kids go Cyberchase

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

Math Playground

Description: Learn and practice mathematical concepts by grade level. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find a menu listing learning games.

Cat for Subtraction

Try out this fun math coloring worksheet as the children color a cat with the respective color when the subraction problem equals the assigned number. (Designed by a Cal Poly Student)

Science

Octopus Craft

Create a friendly octopus with construction paper.

How to Make a Bird Feeder

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

How to Make a Catapult Box

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

Rainmaker

Description: The child will be able to create a miniature water cycle in a bottle and record the process of how long it takes for it to “rain”.

Butterfly Life Cycle

Description: The purpose of this activity Is to identify how insects grow and a process in which children are able to physically see a life cycle in progress.

Nature Patterns

Description: This activity requires backyard materials: leaves, rocks, flowers.

Science games for kids

Description: Learn about forces in action as you experiment how gradients, weights, motion and resistance affect the movement of various objects with this fun science activity.

PBS Kids go Cyberchase

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

Foil Artwork

Description: Children will create a sculpture using foilpaper.

Optics 4 Kids

Description: Explore the Science of light!

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)

Parts of the Body

Children will learn the terminology for different body parts

Physical Education

Dr. Gupta shows Elmo how to make a mask

During the CNN Sesame Street town hall, Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains to Elmo why people are wearing masks and how to make one during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: CNN.

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)

Visual and Performing Arts

Floating Jellyfish

Children will create a hanging jellyfish using household items.

Rock Painting

This activity will teach children how to paint small rocks and turn them into ladybugs! (Desgined by Cal Poly Student)

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)

Maracas, Alpacas, and I

Create your very own maracas! (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.

How to Draw a Strawberry

In this activity, students will use various home materials to help them draw a simple figure, such as a big red Strawberry.

Family Christmas Tree

Children will create a Christmas tree and learn more about their family history.