❄️ Winter Activities

🍳 cooking Grades 3-12

Create gluten-free banana bread

A quick 10-minute recipe for delicious gluten-free banana bread. This is a perfect math and science activity—measuring i...

⏱️ 10-15 min prep, plus baking time beginner

📚 learning Grades K-8

Map your neighborhood like a cartographer

Create a detailed map of your neighborhood or street. This 15-minute geography activity teaches map-making skills, spati...

⏱️ 15-30 min beginner

✍️ writing Grades 3-12

Write a 5-minute short story

Set a timer for 5 minutes and write a complete short story. This fast-paced creative writing exercise builds fluency, ov...

⏱️ 5-15 min beginner

🔬 science Grades 5-12

Calculate how far light travels in one second

Learn about the speed of light through simple math. Light travels 186,282 miles per second—that's roughly 7.5 times...

⏱️ 10-15 min beginner

✂️ craft Grades 2-10

Build a simple paper bridge that holds weight

Engineer a bridge from paper that can hold surprising weight. This 15-minute STEM activity teaches structural engineerin...

⏱️ 15-30 min beginner

📚 learning Grades 3-10

Practice mental math with the grocery receipt

Turn a grocery receipt into a 10-minute math workout. Practice addition, subtraction, percentages (tax, tips), and estim...

⏱️ 10-15 min beginner

🎨 creative Grades 2-12

Create a timeline of your life so far

Make a visual timeline showing major events in your life from birth to now. This 15-minute history and self-reflection a...

⏱️ 15-30 min beginner

🔬 science Grades K-10

Identify 5 types of clouds and predict weather

Learn to recognize cloud types and use them to predict weather. This 10-minute earth science activity builds observation...

⏱️ 10-15 min beginner

📚 learning Grades 2-6

Practice multiplication tables with a deck of cards

Turn card games into multiplication practice. Draw two cards, multiply them—simple, quick, and makes math practice fun. ...

⏱️ 10-15 min beginner

📚 learning Grades 3-12

Research your family tree for three generations

Discover your ancestry by interviewing family and researching family history. This 15-minute social studies activity tea...

⏱️ 15-30 min beginner

✍️ writing Grades 4-12

Write a persuasive paragraph about your favorite book

Practice persuasive writing by convincing someone to read your favorite book. This 10-minute language arts activity teac...

⏱️ 10-15 min beginner

🎨 creative Grades 2-10

Design a flag for an imaginary country

Create a flag with symbolic colors and shapes. This 15-minute civics and art activity teaches symbolism, design principl...

⏱️ 15-30 min beginner

📚 learning Grades 2-12

Learn 10 words in a new language

Start learning a foreign language by mastering 10 essential words. This 10-minute world language activity introduces new...

⏱️ 10-15 min beginner

📚 learning Grades K-8

Estimate measurements then measure accurately

Practice estimation skills by guessing measurements, then checking with a ruler or tape measure. This 10-minute math act...

⏱️ 10-15 min beginner

📚 learning Grades 3-12

Create a budget for a pretend shopping trip

Practice financial literacy by planning purchases within a budget. This 15-minute math activity teaches budgeting, addit...

⏱️ 15-20 min beginner

📚 learning Grades 3-10

Measure and calculate the area of your bedroom

Use measurement and multiplication to find your room's area. This 10-minute geometry activity teaches practical mat...

⏱️ 10-15 min beginner

🔬 science Grades 3-10

Document one hour of weather observations

Record weather data every 10 minutes for one hour. This meteorology activity teaches data collection, graphing, and scie...

⏱️ 1 hour (plus 10 min setup/analysis) beginner

📚 learning Grades K-12

5-Day Reading Challenge: Read and Track Progress

Read for 20 minutes daily for 5 days and track your progress. This multi-day language arts challenge builds reading stam...

⏱️ 20 minutes daily for 5 days beginner

🌱 nature Grades K-12

7-Day Nature Journal: Daily Observations

Observe and document nature for 10 minutes daily for one week. This multi-day science project teaches observation skills...

⏱️ 10-15 min daily for 7 days beginner

📚 learning Grades 5-12

Learn 5 advanced vocabulary words daily

Master one new sophisticated vocabulary word each day through multi-sensory practice. This 10-minute daily language arts...

⏱️ 10 min setup, then 5 min daily practice beginner

📚 learning Grades 11-12, college, adult

The Sakartvelo Paradox: Understanding Georgia at the Crossroads of Empires

Dive deep into the 3,000-year history of Georgia (Sakartvelo), a nation that has survived at the crossroads of Europe an...

⏱️ 4-6 weeks of study (2-3 hours weekly) for comprehensive understanding, or 2-3 hours for Six Truths overview advanced

📚 learning Grades 9-12

Understanding Governing Systems: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Everything In Between

Master the fundamentals of how governments work around the world. This comprehensive civics lesson explores democracy, a...

⏱️ 2-3 class periods (45-50 minutes each) or 2-3 hours self-paced beginner

🔬 science Grades 3-12

Understand the difference between moons and stars

Master the fundamental distinction between moons and stars—two celestial objects that look similar in the night sky but ...

⏱️ 15-20 minutes beginner