I know many of you have seen a lot of cool activities for kids. I wanted to wait until today to compile what I have in a list. Enjoy that extra time with your kids. Learn, grow, love!
Recently Added-
Thanks to Aubree and the St. Paul’s family
Margaret, Josh, Meg, and Skylar
https://www.titlemax.com/articles/road-trip-from-home-virtual-field-trips/
Nature:
National Parks
https://social.diply.com/121060/you-can-virtually-tour-a-whole-bunch-of-national-parks-from-your
Nature Tic Tac Toe from Preservation Parks
🦥Cincinnati Zoo
While the Cincinnati Zoo is closed and kids are home from school, let us help make your children’s hiatus from school fun and educational.
Join us for a Home Safari Facebook Live each weekday at 3pm EDT where we will highlight one of our amazing animals and include an activity you can do from home.
To watch our live videos just go to the Cincinnati Zoo Facebook page and scroll down. It will appear like the most recent post on our feed. You will not be able to see the videos from this event page. Once the live video has ended the video will remain on our Facebook page so you can watch later if you can’t make it during the live session.
Don’t have access to social media? No worries! All videos will be posted on our website and to our YouTube channel shortly after the Facebook Live ends.
The at-home activities will all be posted to this webpage – http://cincinnatizoo.org/home-safari-resources/
Hippo
https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/videos/646073945952924/
Brazilian porcupine
https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/videos/152751482590378/
Sihil the ocelot
https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/videos/196676964970338/
Two-toed sloths Moe & Lightning
https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/videos/2750477398339706/
Westerville Library Chick Hatching 2020
Animal Cams
Also Live Cams/Virtual Field Trips at
Monterrey Bay Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium
San Diego Zoo
Smithsonian National Zoo
Houston Zoo
Statue of Liberty Cam
International Space Station
Memphis Zoo
Kansas City Zoo
Maryland Zoo
Toledo Zoo
🌽Farm Food Tours
Alum Creek Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers has Reading Wednesdays on their Facebook page and you can earn a Junior Ranger Badge by completing activities in this book.
Age 4-7 complete 2 activities in each section Age 8-11 complete 3 activities in each section Age 12 & Up complete 4 activities in each section https://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/Portals/38/docs/recreation/ACS%20JR%20Ranger%20Book%20-2.pdf?fbclid=IwAR08SXWt1khIBEHT9zYjv-nUBcN1a51IJxvVELr09bAyNLNr329Bjbf61Fs
Art:
Author/Illustrator Jason Tharp has a YouTube channel full of HOW TO draw characters
Parents… this is a warning… some of his doodles talk about mental health issues. Preview or mute.
Lunch doodles with Mo Willems!!!!
Science:
BrainPop https://www.brainpop.com/ (mini cartoon informative movies with mini quizzes after and activities) *offering free access code on website
ABC mouse (free 30 day trial) ages 2-8 https://www.abcmouse.com
Kahn Academy: (FREE videos and practice that teach concepts and even has where you can set up a kid’s account) https://www.khanacademy.org/
COSI Connects
https://cosi.org/cosiconnects?fbclid=IwAR0VWmdvcDsndXzBWYZPbCyvW2ZZCq5fL9qUuisFSx3IQZxCiEgrrH3THXA
Mars
https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
Math: Prodigy https://www.prodigygame.com/ (free grades 1-8/ online math program)
EngageNY/ Eureka: https://www.engageny.org/ (pre-k through high school math) *offers a lesson plan with scripted lessons/examples; problem set with answers in the scripted lesson, and homework page)
Kahn Academy: (free videos to help teach math content) https://www.khanacademy.org/
Reading
Readworks: https://www.readworks.org/ (articles)
Newsela: www.newsela.com (articles)
Tumblebooks: https://www.tumblebooks.com/ (virtual online/audio book)
Scholastic: (lhttps://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/reading-resources.html
Reading A-Z (free downloadable resources) https://www.readinga-z.com/
LARGE Free List of a lot of free reading resources: https://www.ace.edu/blog/post/2018/11/06/an-exhaustive-list-of-free-reading-resources-for-teachers
Reading to kids is wonderful and everything, but reading to kids from space is super awesome
Harry the Dirty Dog by Betty White
The Arts:
Center for Puppetry Arts to livestream performances for free
History:
Learn at Home with Ohio History Museum
Music/Dance:
Laurie Berkner Band
Ballet Class For Children – perfect for kids age 4 to 7. These ballet class exercises for kids are from the Ballet Class For Children DVD by Kimberley Berkin (as featured in Dancing Times Magazine)
And More!
Boonshaft Museum of Discovery
http://www.boonshoftmuseum.org
We will be releasing daily programming on a variety of subjects in a variety of different formats.
Musk Co 4-H Program has virtual field trips to the fire station, a PT office, Windy Ridge Jersey farm, & a veterinarian’s office.
https://muskingum.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/virtual-field-trips
Soar With Wings Social Emotional Learning
-Video, activities, worksheets
https://www.soarwithwings.com/videos/virtual-field-trip
While Disney World & Disneyland Are Closed, Take Your Kids On Virtual Rides
Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch (Video)
Chris Field – Serial Disruptor has a variety of subjects
🦒Live with the giraffes🦒
https://www.facebook.com/disruptionchris/videos/228475878548952/
Bryan Police Department!
https://www.facebook.com/disruptionchris/videos/577510196179123/
Yoga with Young Ones!
https://www.facebook.com/disruptionchris/videos/1076052449434505/
Join me as I bring on a licensed professional counselor to help us as parents navigate the conversations around COVID-19.
https://www.facebook.com/disruptionchris/videos/283603032608265/
Let’s “go” to Ghana, Africa!
https://www.facebook.com/disruptionchris/videos/204081977356666/
For Parents-
It’s hard to stay sane in this time. Take care of yourselves too!
To help kids
How ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood’ Can Help Kids With COVID-19 Questions & Concerns
We all know that we are in challenging and unique times. To help you continue to stay motivated and inspired to reach your fitness goals during this season, every day at 12:00 we will be posting a fitness challenge that you can participate in. These won’t take long, but we want to provide an outlet for you to move a little bit each day and do it along with our Shred415 community.
https://www.facebook.com/shred415hamiltonquarter/videos/641489326697041/
M.Nicholson Hip-Hop Fitness
https://www.facebook.com/HipHopFitness/videos/602650140581987/
Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations Podcast
So many great people she interviews and tons of great life lessons, coping skills, and parenting tips.
