Resource links to support families while the kids are home for an extended period of time.
Support
Arts
- Paris Museums Put 100,000 Images Online for Unrestricted Public Use
- Free Daily Art Classes – Jarrett J. Krosoczka—author & illustrator
- Museum Lesson Plans for Kids
- MET Opera offering up nightly opera streams
- Free virtual museum tours
- National Gallery of Art – kids section
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
- Broadway Living Room Concerts
- Berlin Philharmonic
- Guggeinheim
- Tour of Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, DC
- Tour of Versailles
- Boston Childrens Museum
- Broadway Shows You Can Watch Online
- Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections
- Art contests, Education, Games, and more.
- Van Gogh Downloadable Coloring Sheets
History
Math
Science
- Virtual Tour – Ecotarium
- Engineering Activities for Kids
- SciShow – science youtube channel
- SciShow Kids – science youtube channel (lower elementary)
- Switcheroo Zoo, watch listen and play games to learn all about animals
- National Geographic for Kids
- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden – Home Safari Facebook Live each weekday at 3pm
- San Diego Zoo Activities for Kids
- Steve Spangler Science
- Georgia Aquarium
- Shedd Aquarium, Chicago
- All NASA Media Library Publicly Accessible and Copyright Free
- Virtual marine biology camp to entertain and inform kids
Reading
- Funbrain – play games while practicing math & reading skills
- Famous Actors Reading Kids Books Online
- Storytime from Space – books read by astronauts
- Scholastic Learn at Home
- Suessville – Read, play games and hang out with Dr. Seuss and his friends!
- Pete the Cat Daily Story Hour via Instagram Live (Daily)
- Highlights Kids
- The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read Alouds & Activities
- Animorphs book series free online
- Epic!
Other
- Jr. Celtics at Home,” an interactive content series providing skills and drills featuring Celtics personnel
- The #DoGoodFromHome Challenge
- Mom’s Desk Directory of Educational Sites for Kids
- ABCmouse – Early Learning Academy
- Girls Who Code At Home Activities
- Free Access to Wifi for 60 Days
- 100 Low-Prep Activities You Can Do In Your Own Backyard
- Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions
- 150+ Enrichment Activities for Children While Parents are Working Remotely
- Free kids printables
- 87 Energy Busting Indoor Games & Activities
- Netflix Educational Shows
- Giant list of ideas for being home with the kids
- 40+ Indoor Ideas for Toddlers
- All Kids Network – crafts, activities, worksheets, and resources
- 450 Ivy League Courses You Can Take for Free
- 20 Virtual Field Trips You Can Take with Your Kids
- New York Times – Daily writing prompts for students
- Online youth leadership FB event
- TED-Ed – lessons worth sharing
- Joe Wicks – daily PD classes online at 9am