COVID-19 and Kids

Fun Activities

• Busy Toddlers
  Indoor Activities for busy toddlers
• Conservation Ideas – Knowsley Safari
  Fun activities that teach children about animals and conservation
• PBS Kids
  Play with fave show characters and learn too
• Suessville
  Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss
• Highlights Kids
  Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities
• Preschool Express
  Crafts, activities, bulletin board designs, and finger plays for early education teachers and parents to use with kids.
• Cool Kids 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.

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Coding

• Scratch
  Scratch draws students of all types into coding and lays a foundation for future learning.
• Star Wars
  Coding with Star Wars

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Cooking

• Nomster Chef
  Illustrated recipes designed to help kids age 2-12 cook with their grown-ups. Recipes encourage culinary skills, literacy, math, and science.

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English/Language Arts

• Starfall
  Phonics skills
• Classroom Cereal
  Grammar practice for middle grades
• No Red Ink
  Online curriculum that builds better writers.
• Spelling Train
  Spelling 1-4 grade
• Wonderopolis
  Short videos and readings that answer various burning questions for students. There are vocabulary challenges and comprehension questions.

Finance

• Teach Banzai
  Banzai exposes students to real-world financial dilemmas to teach them the importance of smart money management.

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Geography

• What Was There
  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.
• Carmen Sandiego
  Carmen Sandiego videos, stories, and lessons for all subject areas
• Carmen Sandiego Google Earth Game

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History

• Bunk History
  Digital archive of history
• Mission US
  An interactive way to learn history

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Learning Languages

• Rock Alingua
  Music Based Spanish Learning
• Memrise
  22 languages to learn

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Math

• Dream Box
  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.
• Dr. Roger’s Math Neighborhood
  Higher level math series… online video series with detailed solutions to more than a thousand publicly-released College Board SAT Math, Subject Test Math Level 1, and Subject Test Math
• Math at Work
  Math Videos with lessons, real life uses of math, famous actors
• Math Playground
  Elem Math games, logic puzzles and educational resources.
• Mangahigh
  Website allows students to play basic games to reinforce math skills and compete against the computer or others.
• A+ Click
  Math and logic problems for ages 5 and up to adult

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Mindfulness

• Gonoodle
  Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts.
• The OT Toolbox
  At home OT, PT, and ST resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play.

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Museums and Art

• National Gallery of Arts Kids
  Interactive offer an entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
  A wonderful, endlessly detailed way to get kids engaged in the world of art.
• The Louvre
  Travel to Paris, France to see amazing works of art at The Louvre with this virtual field trip.
• The Museum of the World
  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.
• Smithsonian
  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.

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Music

• Chrome Music Lab
  Music is for everyone
• The Well
  Poetry and music
• Music Theory
  Introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, exercises, ear trainers, and calculators.
• Mister G
  Bilingual music artist has wonderful sing-along videos for children, a book about Monarch migration called Senorita Mariposa, and is working on some new material to help parents and kids get through the pandemic

Nature

• Yellowstone National Park
  Tour Yellowstone National Park!
• Farm Food 360
  This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs.
• Switch Zoo
  Play games and learn all about animals
• National Geographic Kids
  Geography and animals
• Young Explorer
  National Geographic Young Explorers is a magazine designed specifically for kindergarten and first grade students. Children can listen to the magazine being read to them as they follow.
• USGS
  Learn all about earthquakes
• Farms Almanac Kids
  Farmer’s almanac for kids… Date, weather, moon phase, etc.
• Into the Outdoors
  Outside-oriented, with some curricula for elementary, middle, and high school students
• Discover the Forest
  Activities for kids and can give people places to go (once parks are open again)
• NatureWatch
  Check out five great places to NatureWatch in National Forests across the United States
• Pollinator Partnership
  Hosts annual Pollinator Week and has an entire curriculum for grades 3-6, plus tons of pollinator and flower-themed activities for children of all ages.
• Project EduBat
  Has a lot of bat-themed activities.
• FSNatureLIVE
  Geared towards middle schoolers with science-based curricula and student-led videos on themes such as pollinators, bats, climate change, etc

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Reading

• Storyline Online
  Fave kids books read by famous people
• ReadWorks
  ReadWorks is an online resource of reading passages and lesson plans for students of all levels K-12.
• Reading Eggs
  Phonics and learning to read
• Magic Tree House Kids
  Interactive games based on the book series
• Free Children Stories
  Free stories online ages 3-12

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Science

• Access Mars
  Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover.
• Biology Simulations
• PhET
  Science and math labs and simulations
• The Science Spot
  Science projects that can be completed with or without Internet access
• TYTO Online
  Next Generation Science video game focused on middle school where students directly engage in science phenomena as they solve problems. 
• NASA Kids Club
  Space science for kiddos
• Cells Alive
  Learn all about cells
• Google Earth
  All sorts of learning here if you dig in
• Climate Kids
  This NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals. 
• Ask Dr. Universe
  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. 
• Weather Wiz Kids
  From rainbows to tornadoes and winter storms to tsunamis, meteorologist Crystal Wicker breaks down the fascinating world of weather. 
• Ocean
  This educational website hosted by the Smithsonian Museum takes a deep dive into ocean life. 
• Inner Body
  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.
• Natural Inquirer 
  Teaches children about the scientific process and nature using science standards. They have materials from elementary through high school, with some in Spanish also

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Test Prep

• BWS Education Consulting
  Test Prep for SAT, ACT, etc.

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Typing

• Nitro Type
  Improve your typing skills while competing in fast-paced races with up to 5 typers from around the world.
• Typing.com
  Keyboarding practice

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Zoos & Aquariums

• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• San Diego Zoo

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Misc.

• Fun Brain
  Math and Reading games 
• Curriculum Associates
  Free printable K-8 Reading and Math activity packs (available in English and Spanish) 
• CK-12
  Science, Math, Social Studies
• Coursera.org
  Tons of free classes from leading universities and companies
• Scholastic
  Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.
• Maker Stations
  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.
• !ZZIT
  Entertaining & educational videos for all levels and subjects.
• Khan Academy
  Online education program for toddler through high school.
• PBS Learning Media
  PreK-12 digital media service with more than 30,000 learning materials
• Quizlet
  For students to practice and master whatever they are learning.
• The Concord Consortium
  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.
• Fee Code Camp
  450 Ivy League courses that you can take
• Crypto Club
  Immerse yourself in cryptography
• Super Simple
  Resource section includes free flashcards, coloring pages, worksheets, and other resources for children, teachers, and parents.
• Overcoming Obstacles
  Life skills curriculum for students in grades K-12. Their resources include strategies for teaching social and emotional skills.
• Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government
  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.
• United Stats Mint
  Your child can play games, learn fun facts, and find out how to turn coin collecting into a hobby. 
• Brainscape
  Offers over a million flashcard decks for every subject, entrance exam, and certification imaginable. 
• Preschool Inspiration
  Toddler and preschool age ideas 
• PBS Brain Pop