Children learn in a wide variety of ways. In these times of forced schooling-at-home, there are all kinds of web-based opportunities for children to enhance their learning – even when they can’t leave home. And when they’ve had enough of reading and other games around the house, perhaps the options below will help take the edge off their boredom.
Many thanks to various friends and Today.com for helping compile the wide variety of options shared below. In addition, Milford Schools are also working on a resource guide that will be available soon; we will update this post with that information as soon as it is published.
- America’s Test Kitchen: help your child learn to cook!
- But Why? Podcast: a way to explain coronavirus to kids
- ChessKid: play chess online with other elementary-aged kids
- Cincinnati Symphony: daily music education lessons
- Cincinnati Zoo: Home Safari Facebook Live, 3 pm, 7 days a week
- Clermont Library: the physical library is closed, but you can check out e-books, movies, and music
- Commonsense Media: a list of the best documentaries for kids
- Concerts & Broadway performances: livestreaming
- Cosmic Kids Yoga: yoga lessons via YouTube
- Duolingo: learn foreign languages for free
- Exploration of the Day: Prompts to get creative juices flowing
- Free educational resources: websites offering free subscriptions due to school closings
- GoNoodle: fun, active games to engage kids
- Khan Academy: personalized learning in math, grammar, science, history, SAT®, AP®, and more
- KidzBop: dance-along videos on YouTube
- Learning Resource Hub: a group started by a teacher & parent to share resources for kids of all ages
- Liv-Bits: interactive read-alouds with favorite authors
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willem: from the Kennedy Center
- McHarper Manor: free online art & craft tutorial, daily at 1 pm
- National Park exploration: virtually explore our national parks
- Open Culture: free cultural & educational media options, including textbooks, audiobooks, movies, and free online courses from professors
- Outschool: live online classes on a variety of subjects
- PBS Kids: a daily newsletter with lots of ideas
- Pinna: free audiobook subscription for 2 months with code PINNA4KIDS
- Scholastic Learn-at-Home: free daily projects
- StorySeeds Podcast: kids & authors collaborate on story ideas in real time
- So You Think You Can Dance: virtual dance parties through Instagram
- Ted-Ed: video learning from top educators
- Virtual Field Trips: 20 options
- Vooks: online streaming library offering one month free
- Writing Prompts: from author Kate DiCamillo