{"id":50,"date":"2021-02-02T17:05:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T17:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:04:22","slug":"family-activity-kits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/resources-for-families\/family-activity-kits\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Activity Kits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/resources-for-families\/cajitas-de-actividades-para-familias\/\">Para Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-highlight\"><strong>Family Activity Kits<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Head Start on Engineering program focuses on creating fun engineering learning experiences for the whole family at home. Each family that participates gets a set of bilingual (Spanish\/English) take-home activity kits that help engage children and adults in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/resources-for-families\/everyday-engineering\/\">engineering design process<\/a>. Each activity focuses on a hands-on engineering design challenge and includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A storybook or song selected to launch the activity and create an age-appropriate, imaginative design context for young children;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simple materials that can be easily reused, replaced, and supplemented; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A parent facilitation guide with instructions and extension ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the images below to learn more about each activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Baby Chickens<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/02\/Cover_FoxHen.png\" src=\"https:\/\/filedn.com\/llHJkVP2LCLJlRAbtLlexSm\/HSE%20Systems\/HSE%20Systems%20GY3%20Updated%20Activity%20and%20Read-Aloud%20Videos\/HSE%202022%20Pollitos%20Activity%20English.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/filedn.com\/llHJkVP2LCLJlRAbtLlexSm\/HSE%20Systems\/HSE%20Systems%20GY3%20Updated%20Activity%20and%20Read-Aloud%20Videos\/HSE%202022%20Pollitos%20Activity%20Spanish.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Available in Spanish here.<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Families&nbsp;build structures to keep a flock of baby chickens safe and cozy. This challenge is based on the song,&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/filedn.com\/llHJkVP2LCLJlRAbtLlexSm\/HSE%20Systems\/HSE%20Systems%20GY3%20Updated%20Activity%20and%20Read-Aloud%20Videos\/HSE%202022%20Pollitos%20Book.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pollitos&nbsp;Dicen<\/a><\/em>. The activity guide is available in Spanish, English, and Arabic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/Pollitos-Activity-Guide-English-Spanish-Arabic.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fort Building<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/02\/Cover_Fort.png\" src=\"https:\/\/filedn.com\/llHJkVP2LCLJlRAbtLlexSm\/HSE%20Systems\/HSE%20Systems%20GY3%20Updated%20Activity%20and%20Read-Aloud%20Videos\/HSE%202022%20Fort%20Activity%20English.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/filedn.com\/llHJkVP2LCLJlRAbtLlexSm\/HSE%20Systems\/HSE%20Systems%20GY3%20Updated%20Activity%20and%20Read-Aloud%20Videos\/HSE%202022%20Fort%20Activity%20Spanish.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Available in Spanish here.<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Families design and build&nbsp;a fort&nbsp;that is big enough for everyone to fit inside.&nbsp;This challenge is based on the book,&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/filedn.com\/llHJkVP2LCLJlRAbtLlexSm\/HSE%20Systems\/HSE%20Systems%20GY3%20Updated%20Activity%20and%20Read-Aloud%20Videos\/HSE%202022%20Fort%20Book.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Little Red Fort<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;The activity guide is available in Spanish and English <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/Fort-Activity-English-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taco Party<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/02\/Cover_Tacos.png\" src=\"https:\/\/filedn.com\/llHJkVP2LCLJlRAbtLlexSm\/HSE%20Systems\/HSE%20Systems%20GY3%20Updated%20Activity%20and%20Read-Aloud%20Videos\/HSE%202022%20Taco%20Activity%20English.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/filedn.com\/llHJkVP2LCLJlRAbtLlexSm\/HSE%20Systems\/HSE%20Systems%20GY3%20Updated%20Activity%20and%20Read-Aloud%20Videos\/HSE%202022%20Taco%20Activity%20Spanish.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Available in Spanish here.<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Families work together to plan a taco party for their friends and family and design a process for assembling the tacos. This activity is based on the book, <a href=\"https:\/\/filedn.com\/llHJkVP2LCLJlRAbtLlexSm\/HSE%20Systems\/HSE%20Systems%20GY3%20Updated%20Activity%20and%20Read-Aloud%20Videos\/HSE%202022%20Taco%20Book.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>How to Fold a Taco<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;The activity guide is available in Spanish and English <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/Tacos-Activity-English-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mouse Run<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/02\/Cover_MouseRun.png\" src=\"https:\/\/filedn.com\/llHJkVP2LCLJlRAbtLlexSm\/HSE%20Systems\/HSE%20Systems%20GY2%20Updated%20Activity%20Videos\/HSE%20Mouse%20Run%20-%20English%202021.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/filedn.com\/llHJkVP2LCLJlRAbtLlexSm\/HSE%20Systems\/HSE%20Systems%20GY2%20Updated%20Activity%20Videos\/HSE%20Mouse%20Run%20-%20Spanish%202021.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Available in Spanish here.<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Families&nbsp;use tubes and other household materials to help a \u201cmouse\u201d escape a cat, collect food, and get back to its family. This challenge is based on the book,&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.candlewick.com\/essentials.asp?browse=title&amp;mode=book&amp;isbn=0763669121&amp;bkview=p&amp;pix=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Catch a Mouse<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;The activity guide is available in Spanish and English <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/Mouse-Run-Activity-English-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Big Dog, Little Dog<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/BigDog_LittleDog.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2557\" style=\"width:392px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/BigDog_LittleDog.png 806w, https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/BigDog_LittleDog-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/03\/BigDog_LittleDog-768x497.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Families collaborate to create beds and houses that are just the right size for stuffed doggies of different sizes. This challenge is based on the book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.ca\/books\/44581\/perro-grande-perro-pequeno-by-pd-eastman-illustrated-by-the-author\/9780394851426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Dog, Little Dog<\/a><\/em>. The activity guide is available in Spanish, English, and Arabic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Doggies-Activity-Guide-v2-English-Spanish-Arabic.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Dream Neighborhood<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/04\/Our-Dream-Neighborhood.png\" alt=\"Illustration of a diverse neighborhood park with families, children playing, people walking, jogging, and sitting together outdoors.\" class=\"wp-image-2709\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5390670216460238;width:388px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/04\/Our-Dream-Neighborhood.png 788w, https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/04\/Our-Dream-Neighborhood-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/04\/Our-Dream-Neighborhood-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Families create a model of their dream neighborhood that is fun, healthy, and connected. This activity is inspired by the book,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barefootbooks.com\/more-we-get-together?srsltid=AfmBOopU_MK1dIzOiGo19x2VgUymeNbyF8tTv4XQd9z6Q9HgCCkwCs0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The More We Get Together<\/a><\/em>. The activity guide is available in Spanish, English, and Arabic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/04\/Dream-Neighborhood-Activity-English-Spanish-Arabic.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The activity kits are designed for the whole family, including adults, preschool-age children, and other family members and friends. It\u2019s easy to adapt and expand the activities to your own family\u2019s needs and interests. The activity kits also provide a model for more family learning experiences\u2014like using other storybooks to inspire engineering design challenges with everyday materials around the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/resources-for-families\/cajitas-de-actividades-para-familias\/\">Para Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Family Activity Kits<\/p>\n<p>The Head Start on Engineering program focuses on creating fun engineering learning experiences for the whole family at home. Each family that participates gets a set of bilingual (Spanish\/English) take-home activity kits that help engage children and adults in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/resources-for-families\/everyday-engineering\/\">engineering design process<\/a>. Each activity focuses on a hands-on engineering design challenge and includes:<\/p>\n<p>A storybook or song selected to launch the activity and create an age-appropriate,  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/resources-for-families\/family-activity-kits\/\">&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":41,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"1","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":62,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2710,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions\/2710"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/hse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}