Take a short listening walk and help your child notice rhythm, pitch, and patterns in everyday sounds around your neighborhood.

Helping kids understand they are part of a family team and that everyone contributes - building a sense of belonging and responsibility.

Teaches kids to calculate elapsed time - how long an activity takes. Uses real-world examples like walks, cooking, and screen time.

A hands-on chemistry lesson where kids test different kitchen liquids to see which one cleans a dirty penny the best.

A visually stunning lesson on surface tension where pepper "flees" from a drop of soap like magic.

An introduction to magnetism. Kids test common household items to discover what is magnetic and learn about attraction and repulsion.

A child-friendly biography of Abraham Lincoln - from log cabin beginnings to preserving the Union. Includes the Tennessee connection through Andrew Johnson.

Move beyond counting on fingers with powerful addition strategies: doubles, near-doubles, and making 10. Includes hands-on practice activities.

Explore the amazing animals that live right here in East Tennessee! From black bears in the Smokies to salamanders in mountain streams, kids learn what a habitat is and why different animals need different homes.

Read a child-friendly biography of Tennessee's own Dolly Parton, focusing on her love of reading and the Imagination Library. Includes discussion questions.

A kid-friendly overview of Blount County history including the Cherokee people, Fort Loudoun, Sam Houston Schoolhouse, and early settlers.

Learn to identify how two things are the same and different. Introduce Venn diagrams and practice comparing short passages and characters.

A child-friendly biography of George Washington covering his childhood, leadership in the Revolution, and presidency. Separates myth from reality with discussion questions.

Understand what multiplication really means through equal groups, arrays, and real objects. Learn to write multiplication sentences.

A family field trip guide to the Sam Houston Schoolhouse in Maryville, TN - what to see, discussion questions, and connections to Tennessee history.

Learn to find the main idea in a paragraph using a simple strategy, then practice with short passages and discussion questions.

Hands-on practice using a ruler to measure everyday objects in both inches and centimeters. Kids learn the difference between the two systems of measurement.

Learn to identify pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, know their values, and practice counting simple coin combinations using real coins.

A complete times table chart from 1 to 12 with tips for reference, practice, and fun games to build multiplication fluency.

Discover the history of Maryville, TN - why it is called Maryville, downtown landmarks, and things every kid should know about their hometown.

Understand what place value means by building numbers with beans and cups. Learn to read, write, and break apart numbers using ones, tens, and hundreds.

Learn what reading fluency is, why it matters, and practice with short repeated-reading passages at the grade 2 level.

Discover how informational text is different from stories. Learn to use headings, bold words, and captions, then practice with a nonfiction passage about Tennessee wildlife.

Practice retelling stories in order using who, what, where, when, and why. Build comprehension by putting events in your own words.