For many of our families, the unexpected closure of local schools has us all scrambling for ideas to keep kids occupied, while keeping them safe and healthy in light of current events. While a lot of local schools will be offering online work, we wanted to provide y’all with a list of free resources you can do with your kids in the meantime. Hopefully these resources will bring some much-needed structure at this time!
Scholastic Learn at Home: This resource has 20 days of activities spanning multiple subjects for children K-12. There are virtual field trips, articles to read, and quizzes to take. Each day has four activities to do. Kids can do them alone or with family.
Khan Academy : a large nonprofit with educational videos on literally thousands of topics. If your child wants to join a program, these are self-paced to allow children to learn at their own pace. They are also providing daily schedules for Ages 4-18 with many links and lots of advice. (Ages 4+).
PBS Kids: On this website children can watch videos, educational TV programs, play games, and participate in virtual lessons. Additionally, if you sign up with the daily newsletter, you will be emailed a list of learning activities each weekday.
FunBrain: a website for pre-K to 8th grade. This resources allows students to learn about math and reading through videos and games.
Vocabulary.com a website that is designed to improve a child’s vocabulary. It is designed in a quiz-like format to help your child truly “master” learning new words. (4th grade +)
Bonus: YouTube Educational Channels: while a lot of YouTube for kids is NOT educational, there are plenty of wonderful educational channels to explore including Liberty’s Kids (American History), Bill Nye the Science Guy (science), and Crash Course (many subjects).
We hope these resources are helpful to your family! Stay tuned for our next blog post with more helpful activity ideas for you and your child!