Resources for Kids & Teens
Movement and Mindfulness
- Free virtual mindfulness class (gr. K-5)
- List of Best Kid Yoga Videos
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
- P.E. With Joe-Daily Live Fitness Videos for Kids
- Free Disney Zumba Routines
Authors and Celebrities
- Dav Pilkey at Home: Drawing Demonstrations and Read Alouds
- https://www.storylineonline.net/
- Dan Gutman reads My Weird School
- Goodnight with Dolly Parton
- https://www.readtogetherbetogether.com/
Learning @ Home
- PBS Kids
- Wonderopolis
- National Geographic Kids
- Sesame Street Caring for Each Other
- https://www.mathschase.com/
Coding
Art & Creativity
- YouTube Art Classes for Kids
- How to Toon
- Finish this Comic
- Art for Kids
- Art at Home
- Free Arts and Crafts Resources for Home Learning
Fun & Games (Escape Rooms, Outdoors, Screen-Free)
- Breakout EDU
- Escape from Wonderland Digital Escape Room
- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
- Outdoor Learning and Activities
- Outdoor Scavenger Hunt
- Indoor Activities to do with your kids without a computer/screen
- Boredom Busters
- Indoor Scavenger Hunt
- Backyard Activities
Learning For Parents (about everything!)
- Virtual tours, learning websites, places you can learn online for anything
- Engaging Children Ages 2-7
- Apps for Different Learning Abilities
- 150+ Educational Shows on Netflix
- NYPL Remote Resources (ALL NYS residents can get an NYPL card & access)
Literacy (Reading, Writing & Author Resources)
- Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere
- Best Apps for Kids Liter
- Kid Lit Online Calendar
- Free Reading Websites for kids
- Free SongWriting Workshops for Kids
- Harry Potter @ Home
Math & Science
- Bedtime Math activities and games
- Bird Species and Sounds
- Virtual Dissections and Labs
- Steve Spangler Science for daily science experiment
- Science Mom
Multicultural Resources & Foreign Languages
- Free Language Lessons with Duolingo (also an app)
- Spanish Picture Books Read-A-Louds
- PJ Library Resources (Jewish/ Hebrew)
- Institute for Jewish Spirituality
- Baby Fingers (ASL for babies)
Music
- Nightly Metropolitan Opera Streams (7:30 PM E.T.)
- Sing-a-long with Emily Arrow
- List of LIVE video concerts
- Virtual Online Ballet Classes
- Laurie Berkner Music Videos
Storytimes/ Read Alouds (for children)
- Brightly Storytime Online
- Storyline Online Actors Read-ALouds
- Live Read-Alouds with Authors
- Storyline Online Actors Read-Alouds
- Astronauts: Storytime in Space
Teens
- Ivy League Courses to take for Free
- BBC IReporter
- Ted-Ed Videos
- Writing Class with Kelly Yang
- Free Disney Zumba Routines
Virtual Tours/ Live Cams (museums, zoos, world wonders etc.)
- List of virtual tours of zoos and museums
- National Park Tours
- Wolf Conservation Center Webcams
- NYS Parks Virtual Tours
- Mystic Seaport
Podcasts for Kids
Remote Learning tips for parents
- 80 tips for remote learning from seasoned educators
- Parents tips and tricks for distance learning
- 22 remote learning tips for parents helping at home
- COVID-19 & remote learning
- Parent guide to free language arts lessons
- 4 Tips for supporting parents during remote learning
- Khan Academy
Homeschooling a preschooler or Kindergartener
Thinking about homeschooling?
- https://www.familyeducation.com/school/how-homeschool/thinking-about-homeschooling-heres-what-you-need-know
- Thinking about homeschooling?
- https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/04/10-things-consider-thinking-about-homeschooling/
- 8 Steps to homeschooling success
- Considering homeschooling my teen
- Parent guide to free language arts lessons
- 7 steps to get started
- https://www.nyhomeschoolhelp.com/
- https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-start-home-schooling-during-covid-19-requirements-curriculum-tips/
- Home instruction questions and answers
- New York Homeschool Associations
- Virtual Field Trips
- Teaching children with special needs
- Khan Academy