COVID-19 SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR PARENTS
General Learning and Games
Indoor Activities for busy toddlers
https://busytoddler.com/2020/03/indoor-activities
Play with fave show characters and learn too
https://pbskids.org
Math and Reading games
https://www.funbrain.com
300,000+ FREE printable worksheets from toddlers to teens
https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printables/
ClickSchooling brings you daily recommendations by email for entertaining
websites that help your kids learn.
https://clickschooling.com
Crafts, activities, mazes, dot to dot, etc,
https://www.allkidsnetwork.com
Math and reading games
https://www.abcya.com
Math and language games
https://www.arcademics.com
Voice based learning… learn through Alexa
https://bamboolearning.com/resources
Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities
https://www.highlightskids.com
Educational games K-12
https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome
Test Prep for SAT, ACT, etc.
https://www.bwseducationconsulting.com/handouts.php
Science, Math, Social Studies
https://www.ck12.org/student
Tons of free classes from leading universities and companies
https://www.coursera.org
Free printable K-8 Reading and Math activity packs (available in English and
Spanish)
https://www.curriculumassociates.com
Digital learning content for preschool through high school
https://www.curriki.org
Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com
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
Math
Math practice from counting to algebra and geometry
http://www.mathscore.com
Math as a fun part of your daily family routine
http://bedtimemath.org
Elem Math through 6th grade
https://boddlelearning.com
Geometry
https://www.canfigureit.com
A wide range of math content from middle school through AP Calculus.
https://deltamath.com/overview
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
Math Videos with lessons, real life uses of math, famous actors
https://www.hmhco.com/math-at-work
Enter your math problem or search term, press the button, and they show you the step-by-step work and answer instantly. 2nd grade through college.
https://www.mathcelebrity.com/online-math-tutor.php
Elem Math games, logic puzzles and educational resources
https://www.mathplayground.com
Math practice
https://xtramath.org/#/home/index
K-5 curriculum that builds deep understanding and a love of learning math for all students
https://www.zearn.org
Website allows students to play basic games to reinforce math skills and compete against the computer or others
https://www.mangahigh.com/en-us
Math Games, Logic Puzzles and Brain Builders
https://www.mathplayground.com
Short videos about numbers that help kids explore complex math topics and makemath more fun.
https://www.numberphile.com
Algebra games for kids
https://www.dragonboxapp.com
Fractions practice
http://www.mathchimp.com/freddysfractions.php
Math and logic problems for ages 5 and up to adult
https://www.aplusclick.org
History, Science and Geography
The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy the tour!
https://kids.sandiegozoo.org
Tour Yellowstone National Park!
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover.
https://accessmars.withgoogle.com
This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs.
https://www.farmfood360.ca
Play games and learn all about animals
https://switchzoo.com
This Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China is beautiful and makes history come to life.
https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
Geography and animals
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com
High school chemistry topics
https://www.acs.org
Hands on Elem science videos
https://www.backpacksciences.com/science-simplified
Online history classes for all ages preteen through adults
https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive
Biology
https://www.biologysimulations.com
Digital archive of history
https://www.bunkhistory.org
Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home.
http://www.clubscikidzmd.com/blog
Chemistry
https://www.playmadagames.com
35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world.
https://www.countryreports.org
K-5th Science lessons
https://mysteryscience.com
Interactive video earth science based curriculum supplement.
https://www.everyday-earth.com
A safe research site for elementary-level readers. They are offering — free 24/7 accessUSERNAME: read (case sensitive)PASSWORD: read (case sensitive)
https://www.facts4me.com
80+ do at home science activities
https://elementalscience.com
Science and math labs and simulations
https://phet.colorado.edu
An online physics problem and video bank designed for conceptual, standard, honors or AP1 physics.
https://www.positivephysics.org/home
Free videos from around the world from grade 3-12
https://www.projectexplorer.org
Science simulations, scientist profiles, and other digital resources for middle school science and high school biology
https://sepuplhs.org
Science projects that can be completed with or without Internet access
https://sciencespot.net/Pages/classhome.html
Next Generation Science video game focused on middle school where students directly engage in science phenomena as they solve problems.
https://www.tytoonline.com
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 along with the highlighted text.
https://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorer/index.html
Learn all about earthquakes
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids
Learn all about the periodic table
https://www.chemicool.com
Farmer’s almanac for kids… Date, weather, moon phase, etc.
https://www.almanac.com/kids
Space science for kiddos
https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html
Games, quizzes and fact sheets take kids on a journey through time.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids
NGAkids interactives offer an entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history.
https://www.nga.gov/education/kids.html
News and more for kids
https://www.youngzine.org
Tons of science experiments that you can do at home
https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments
An interactive way to learn history
https://www.mission-us.org
Just explore, have fun, and learn some science along the way.
https://thehappyscientist.com
Learn all about cells
https://www.cellsalive.com
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
A human visualization platform that allows students to explore the human body in really cool ways.
https://human.biodigital.com/login?returnUrl=/dashboard
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
From rainbows to tornadoes and winter storms to tsunamis, meteorologist Crystal Wicker breaks down the fascinating world of weather.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com
This educational website hosted by the Smithsonian Museum takes a deep dive into ocean life.
https://ocean.si.edu
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
Science podcasts to listen to with your kids
https://medium.com/kidslisten/19-great-science-podcasts-you-can-listen-to-with-kids-6fe46ac506b8
Alaskan Wildlife cams
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=viewing.webcams
Crafts, projects, science, recipes for young children
https://www.funology.com
Engineering challenges with things you have at home
https://thehomeschoolscientist.com
Reading, English, Writing and Grammar
Phonics skills
https://www.starfall.com/h/
Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss
https://www.seussville.com
Fave kids books read by famous people
https://www.storylineonline.net
Games to get “into the book”
https://reading.ecb.org
Grammar practice for middle grades
https://www.classroomcereal.com
Reading passages for grades 3-12, with reading comprehension and discussion questions.
https://www.commonlit.org
Engaging reading game for grades 2-8 that combines strategy, engagement, and imaginative reading passages to create a fun, curriculum-aligned literacy game.
https://www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape
Magic Spell is a carefully crafted spelling adventure.
https://brainbox.games/
Online curriculum that builds better writers.
https://www.noredink.com
Novel Effect makes storytime a little more fun for kids (and grown-ups too!) As youread 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
Teaches students how to write a paragraph through interactive online tutorial
http://www.paragraphpunch.com
ReadWorks is an online resource of reading passages and lesson plans for students of all levels K-12.
https://www.readworks.org
The Shurley English program for grades K-8 provides a clear, logical, and concrete approach to language arts.
https://www.shurley.com
Spellingcity is free right now with code VSCFree90
https://www.spellingcity.com
Spelling 1-4 grade
https://www.spellingtraining.com
Phonics and learning to read
https://readingeggs.com
Phonics worksheets for kids
https://www.funfonix.com
Free stories online ages 3-12
https://www.freechildrenstories.com
Randomly generates 356,300,262,144 story starters
https://thestorystarter.com
Interactive games based on the book series
https://www.magictreehouse.com
Work on the 8 parts of speech
https://www.grammaropolis.com
Foreign Language
Resources for Spanish practice
https://www.difusion.com/campus
Chinese learning activities
https://chalkacademy.com
Vocabulary, grammar, listening activities and games in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Korean, and Latin.
https://conjuguemos.com
Foreign languages
https://www.duolingo.com
Music Based Spanish Learning
https://rockalingua.com
22 languages to learn
https://www.memrise.com
Arts and Music
Travel to Paris, France to see amazing works of art at The Louvre with this virtual field trip.
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
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
Music is for everyone
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments
Introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, exercises, ear trainers, and calculators.
https://www.musictheory.net
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
QuaverMusic is offering free access to general music activities to all impacted schools, including free student access at-home
https://www.quavermusic.com/info/at-home-resources
Sight reading and sight singing practice exercises.
https://www.sightreadingfactory.com
Music practice transformed
https://www.smartmusic.com
A wonderful, endlessly detailed way to get kids engaged in the world of art.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids
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
Lets kids play instruments online. Instruments include the guitar, piano, pan flute, drums, and bongos.
https://www.virtualmusicalinstruments.com
A large selection of fun songs to help teach preschool and kindergarten students
https://www.songsforteaching.com/preschoolkindergarten.htm
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
The Theta Music Trainer offers a series of online courses and games for ear training and music theory.
https://trainer.thetamusic.com/en
Teach and Coding
3D printing projects and Coding projects, involving math and other K-12 subjects
https://www.instructables.com/…/EdgertonCent…/instructables/
Learn to code
https://www.codecademy.com
Coding with Star Wars
https://code.org/starwars
Immerse yourself in cryptography
https://www.cryptoclub.org
Scratch draws students of all types into coding and lays a foundation for future learning.
https://scratch.mit.edu
Coding for ages 4-10
https://www.kodable.com
Other Fun Ideas
Free at-home kids yoga lesson plans
https://littletwistersyoga.com/online-store
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
Illustrated recipes designed to help kids age 2-12 cook with their grown-ups. Recipes encourage culinary skills, literacy, math, and science.
https://www.nomsterchef.com/nomster-recipe-library
Quick & easy at home projects curated for kids 2 and up
https://www.kiwico.com/kids-at-home
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
At home OT, PT, and ST resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play.
https://www.theottoolbox.com
Keyboarding practice
https://www.typingclub.com/ or
Miscellaneous games for all subjects k-8
https://www.funbrain.com
Tons and tons and tons of games some learning some just fun
https://www.crazygames.com
Guide to gardening for kids
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/firstgarden
Your child can play games, learn fun facts, and find out how to turn coin collecting into a hobby.
https://www.usmint.gov/learn/kids
Banzai exposes students to real-world financial dilemmas to teach them the importance of smart money management.
https://www.teachbanzai.com
Online photograph jigsaw puzzles You can set the pieces from 6-1000+
https://www.jigsawexplorer.com