With school closing due to COVID19, here are some links to sites offering educational, fun, crafty, active and interesting things for the kids to keep them occupied and interested in things other than the T.V. Which ones are your favourites? Did I miss one? Let me know so we can share it with everyone! Enjoy!
~Eli Chi
✅This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs.
https://www.farmfood360.ca/✅This iconic museum located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies.
https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/✅ClickSchooling brings you daily recommendations by email for entertaining websites that help your kids learn.
https://clickschooling.com/✅Vocabulary, grammar, listening activities and games in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Korean, and Latin.
https://conjuguemos.com/✅3 Free Weeks of Maker Stations to keep your children creating at home! Each challenge includes simple instructions using materials around the house, QR code video resources, and a student recording sheet.
bit.ly/freemakerstations✅Online homeschool platform & curriculum for Pre-K to 12th grade. All main subjects are covered, plus extra curriculum courses.
http://discoveryk12.com/dk12/✅Printable board games, activities and more for phonics and reading all using evidence-based methods. Can be customized to any student's needs including creating flashcards for other subjects.
https://dogonalogbooks.com/printables/✅K-8 online math program that looks at how a student is solving problems to adjust accordingly and build a unique learning path for them.
https://www.dreambox.com/at-home✅A safe research site for elementary-level readers. They are offering -- free 24/7 access
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✅Educational brain breaks to help students review essential literacy and math skills, while getting in some exercise. Find over 900 videos to help your child keep learning at home and burn off some extra energy. Our site is best used for ages 4-8.
https://fluencyandfitness.com/register/school-closures/✅Scads of free resources, games, learning resources, and lesson plans for teaching personal finance
https://www.ngpf.org/✅Improve your typing skills while competing in fast-paced races with up to 5 typers from around the world.
https://www.nitrotype.com/✅Novel Effect makes storytime a little more fun for kids (and grown-ups too!) As you read out loud from print books (or ebooks!) music, sound effects, and character voices play at just the right moment, adjusting and responding to your voice.
https://noveleffect.com/✅Prodigies is a colorful music curriculum for kids 1-12 that will teach your kids how to play their first instrument, how to sing in tune & how to understand the language of music! 21 for free
https://prodigiesmusic.com/✅Science simulations, scientist profiles, and other digital resources for middle school science and high school biology
https://sepuplhs.org/✅The Shurley English program for grades K-8 provides a clear, logical, and concrete approach to language arts.
https://www.shurley.com/✅Kid-friendly workouts — choose from Strength for Kids, Agility for Kids, Flexibility and Balance for Kids, Warm-Up for Kids, Cooldown for Kids, Stand Up and Move for Kids, OR create your own custom kid workout.
https://app.sworkit.com/collections/kids-workouts✅A collection of hundreds of free K-12 STEM resources, from standalone models and simulations to short activities and week long sequences of curriculum materials.
https://learn.concord.org/✅Course sets (Levels 1–5) that combine and thoroughly cover phonics, reading, writing, spelling, literature, grammar, punctuation, art, and geography—all in one easy-to-use, beautiful course.
https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/✅Next Generation Science video game focused on middle school where students directly engage in science phenomena as they solve problems.
https://www.tytoonline.com/✅Short videos and readings that answer various burning questions for students. There are vocabulary challenges and comprehension questions.
http://wonderopolis.org/✅K-5 curriculum that builds deep understanding and a love of learning math for all students
https://www.zearn.org/✅A quick start resource to help families pull together a plan for surviving the next 1-2 months at home with their kids, but it can also be a time of slowing down and enjoying kids as they learn.
✅Tests kids’ geography skills. Using images from Google’s Street View, it plops players down in the middle of the street and asks them to figure out where they are.
https://www.geoguessr.com/✅Allows students to type in any city, state, or country to view an archive of historical photographs and other documents. It’s a unique way to help them learn about history.
http://www.whatwasthere.com//✅Helps kids learn to appreciate the arts by providing them with the opportunity to play games, conduct investigations, and explore different forms of art.
https://artsology.com/✅Resource section includes free flashcards, coloring pages, worksheets, and other resources for children, teachers, and parents.
https://supersimple.com/✅No need to travel to one of the Smithsonian’s zoos or museums — this website brings your child everything from live video of the National Zoo to the Smithsonian Learning Lab right to their screen
https://www.si.edu/kids✅Cool Kid Facts gives your child access to educational videos, pictures, quizzes, downloadable worksheets, and infographics. They can use these to learn about geography, history, science, animals, and even the human body.
https://www.coolkidfacts.com/✅This interactive website, hosted by the U.S. Government Publishing Office, allows your child to see the ins and outs of the U.S. government by taking a series of learning adventures with none other than Benjamin Franklin.
https://bensguide.gpo.gov/✅This NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals.
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/✅Ask Dr. Universe is a science-education project from Washington State University. Kids can send Dr. Universe any question they may have about history, geography, plants, animals, technology, engineering, math, culture, and more.
https://askdruniverse.wsu.edu/✅From rainbows to tornadoes and winter storms to tsunamis, meteorologist Crystal Wicker breaks down the fascinating world of weather.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/✅Kids Think Design explores careers in fashion design, graphic design, interior design, book design, product design, film and theatre, architecture, animation, and environmental design.
http://www.kidsthinkdesign.org/✅This educational website hosted by the Smithsonian Museum takes a deep dive into ocean life.
https://ocean.si.edu/✅Brainscape offers over a million flashcard decks for every subject, entrance exam, and certification imaginable.
https://www.brainscape.com/✅Banzai exposes students to real-world financial dilemmas to teach them the importance of smart money management.
https://www.teachbanzai.com/✅Innerbody explores the 11 bodily systems in depth. With interactive models and detailed explanations, this website will help them learn more about the internal mechanics of the amazing human body.
https://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
