Introduce all five short vowel sounds with hands-on sorting activities before diving into word families. This foundation lesson makes everything that follows click.

Build skip counting patterns with 3s and 4s using physical objects before memorizing the sequences.

Skip counting with real objects to build the pattern recognition before memorization. Kids group objects and count by 2s, 5s, and 10s.

A fun listening walk where kids discover music and sounds all around them - from birds to traffic to neighbors humming.

Kids learn that the little hand points halfway between numbers at half-hour, and the big hand always points at 6.

Kids learn to read analog clocks by making their own paper plate clock. Focus on hour hand only.

Learn what the three stars on Tennessee's flag mean. Kids create their own simplified version of the state flag while learning about East, Middle, and West Tennessee.

Explore Tennessee state parks and nature centers through maps, drawings, and stories. Perfect for first-time park visitors.

Go outside, notice one thing for each sense, then come back inside and draw or write about what you observed. Builds the observation skills that power all good writing.

Help early readers notice that reading happens everywhere, from stop signs to library labels to grocery aisle markers.

Teaching kids that everyone contributes to family life through simple, age-appropriate chores.

Kids learn food safety and basic cooking by making their own sandwich with parent guidance.

Kids discover that people are rulers! They measure objects using hand spans, foot lengths, and arm reaches before learning standard units.

Practice skip counting by 2s, 3s, 4s, and 5s using real objects and games to build addition fluency and number patterns.

Hands-on subtraction practice within 10. Kids physically take away objects to understand that subtraction means taking away and getting less.

Kids discover how animals special features help them survive. Hands-on sorting activity plus a drawing exercise to connect the concept to their own world.

Kids learn that add means put together and subtract means take away - real objects make these abstract words concrete.

Kids build words by adding a consonant beginning to common -AT, -AN, -AP word families.

A simple outdoor activity where kids collect natural items and practice counting and grouping them in the backyard or a local park.

A hands-on nature walk to collect and compare different leaf shapes and colors found right in Maryville.

A simple walking tour of the neighborhood to identify community helpers and local landmarks.

A classic, fizzy experiment that introduces kids to the concept of chemical reactions using simple kitchen staples.

A classic hands-on experiment to introduce kids to the concept of a chemical reaction through a fizzy, bubbling volcano.

An introduction to non-standard measurement using their own feet. Kids learn that measurement is about how many units fit in a space.