Free Resources to engage your kids during Social Distancing & After (JK-Grade 12)
None of us saw this coming, so with the current state of things, you might be wondering what to do to keep your kids engaged while they are home.
Being at home doesn’t mean learning has to stop, we need to remind ourselves and the kids that this is not a vacation. Social distancing is happening for a reason and we should still make the best of this free time.
I decided to share this list of free resources (mostly online) that can keep your kids active during this period.
Online resources for older kids:
– BrainPop
– Curiosity Stream
– Tynker
– Outschool
– Udemy
– iReady
– Beast Academy (Math)
– Khan Academy
– Creative Bug
– Discovery Education
– Coursera
YouTube Channels:
– Crash Course Kids
– Science Channel
– SciShow Kids
– National Geographic Kids
– Free School
– Geography Focus
– TheBrainScoop
– SciShow
– Kids Learning Tube
– Geeek Gurl Diaries
– Mike Likes Science
– Science Max
– SoulPancake
Lots of board games, library books (and Kindle), tinkering/upcycling with household junk, etc.
Some resources to help with kids at home:
*Scholastic has created a free learn-from-home site with 20+ days of learning and activities.
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
*Pretend to travel the world..Go on a virtual tour of these 12 famous museums.
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
*This is the awesome free curriculum that we use. Everything from preschool activities to 12th grade is here!
https://allinonehomeschool.com/
*List of thinking games by grade: https://allinonehomeschool.com/thinking/
**More awesome free learning websites that we like to use**
https://www.storylineonline.net/
https://www.highlightskids.com/
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
https://www.coolmath4kids.com/
https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
http://www.literactive.com/Home/index.asp
https://www.e-learningforkids.org/
Some offline activities for younger kids include;
Building bricks or Lego
Puzzles – Number, letter, fruit and animal puzzles
Reading children books with graphics
Download books, games and puzzles on Amazon Kindle
Colouring with color books and crayons: Get affordable colour books and crayons at Dollarama or Dollar Tree
Pretend play with dolls and toys
Please feel free to share this with anyone who you think may benefit from this.
Don’t forget to continuously practice safety measures and keep toys and objects clean around the home.
I hope this whole crisis will pass away soon and we can all get back to living our lives.
It is well.
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