What a trying time we are in! Many of our kids are off of school for many weeks due to Coronavirus and many of us are freaking out! Or update: maybe you aren’t sending your child back to school this Fall and doing virtual learning at home instead. What will we do with them all day? I’ve put together a collection of educational ideas and resources you can use to keep them busy and learning while at home during their Coronavirus school break.
![Coronavirus School Break](https://elemenopkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Educational-Resources-1-683x1024.png)
Educational Resources to use during Coronavirus School Break
*Click any of the blue links to be taken directly to the resource
- If you have a preschooler at home: Preschool Daily Schedule
- Apps: Educational Apps for Preschoolers
- Preschool Camp: Play at Home Series-a collection of themed-weeks that include book, crafts, and snack ideas. 10 themes to choose from.
- Libby App: The free Libby app is the easiest way to get started with digital books, audiobooks, and magazines from your public library.
- Daily (M-F) Art Classes at 1:00pm EST via FB Live: https://www.facebook.com/McHarperManor/ (As of August 2020: these lives have already happened. Find the archive in the Video section of their Facebook page.)
- Scholastic’s Learning at Home: Provides children with up to 3 hours worth of learning experiences per day
- Mystery Science: Easy science lessons to do at home
- 123 Homeschool For Me: Free educational printables and educational activities to make learning fun
- All Kids Network: Free educational resources, worksheets, writing prompts, themed coloring pages, craft and snack ideas for parents
- Bedtime Math: Introduce math as a fun part of their daily routine, as common and beloved as the bedtime story
- Go Noodle: movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts
- Handwriting Heroes: multisensory handwriting curriculum that teaches children how to form their letters through animations, stories and song
- Little Twisters Yoga: Free at-home kids yoga lesson plans
- Storyline Online: Children’s literacy resource featuring read-aloud books. Each video includes an activity guide with lessons for K-5 students to do at home
- Mystery Doug: We’re collecting every question children ask and creating video explanations for all of them—not just Why questions, but also How questions. Weekly video for kids.
- PBS Kids: Online games and videos to entertain your kids while at home
- National Geographic Kids: Science-themed games, activities, videos, and more!
- Squiggle Park: Our bite-sized games are effective in building mastery of foundational reading skills through practice and play.
- History For Kids: You will find cool games, videos, worksheets on many historical events that will help you understand those that have gone before us; there is even a quiz on each section.
- Jr. Brain Pop: free videos and activities with topics ranging from biographies to science to animals!
- Virtual Museum Tours: Stuck at home? These 12 famous museums are offering free virtual tours.
- Scholastic Learn At Home: Free resource providing your children with 20+ days of exciting articles, stories, videos, and fun learning challenges.
- Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari: Facebook Live sessions will be offered weekdays at 3pm EST. Each session will highlight an animal and provide an activity that you can do at home. (As of August 2020: these lives have already happened. Find the archive in the Video section of their Facebook page.)
- Strive Academy: Free daily STEM activity you can do at home. Supplies should be items you already have in your house. M-F at 10am via FB live. (As of August 2020: these lives have already happened. Find the archive in the Video section of their Facebook page.)
If you would like to include any other resources, I haven’t added yet, please comment below!
Wow! Thank you so much for compiling all these resources. Virtual classes can be difficult to conduct, but with these resources– I think it would be much easier to put together a lesson plan and plan out activities.