Working from Home Links

Tips on managing both work and family in this COVID-19 Environment:

• Coronavirus Triple Duty: Working, Parenting and Teaching from Home (NPR)

• 5 tips for effectively working from home during the coronavirus outbreak, when you have kids (CNBC)

• 9 tips to be productive when working at home during COVID-19 (Forbes)

Tours:

• Safari Tour Ride along on a live safari.

• Virtual field trips A list of virtual trips you can take to zoos, museums and parks.

• San Diego Zoo Tour the San Diego Zoo.

• Yellowstone National Park Take a virtual tour of Yellowstone National Park.

• Arts & Culture Virtually visit 500+ museums and art galleries around the world.

• Monterey Bay Aquarium Live stream of different aquarium exhibits.

• Hidden Worlds of National Parks Google's partnership with the National Parks Services quite literally brings the outdoors inside.

• Smithsonian Natural History Museum Virtually visit exhibits in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.

For pre-school

• ABC Mouse Math, art, science, reading & color lessons for ages 2-8. 

• Animal Sound Safari Australian podcast travels in a Magic School Bus-style “safari mobile” to discover animals around the world.

• Arts & Culture Virtually visit 500+ museums and art galleries around the world.

• But Why: A podcast for curious kids Public radio host Jane Lindholm helps answer kids' most burning questions.

• Disney stories on Spotify 10-15 minute Disney stories told in an engaging way.

• Earth Rangers A sound-rich dive into nature and animal science, podcast guided by Ranger Emma

• Go Noodle Kid-friendly videos to get your kids up and moving around

• Khan Academy Offers a personalized learning dashboard with videos and practice exercises.

• Kinder Art Art lessons for grades PreK – 8th grade. Free and fee-based lessons available online.

• LUNCH DOODLES Children's author and illustrator Mo Willems invites you to explore new ways of making and writing.

• McHarper Manor Free daily live art and craft tutorials.

• Monterey Bay Aquarium Live stream of different aquarium exhibits.

• Pants on Fire Kids are challenged to “spot the liar” on this game show, co-hosted by a robot.

• Polar bear live stream Live stream of polar bears in the Tundra.

• Puppy cam Live stream of a puppy playroom.

• Scholastic Learn at Home Keep the learning going with four daily learning experiences, each built around a meaningful story or video.

• Smash Boom Best podcast Debate show pits two awesome things against each other, encouraging listeners to choose their own winner.

• Storyline Online Streams videos of celebrated children's books alongside creatively produced illustrations.

• Supercharged School Online science lessons and experiments. Free and paid content available.

• Teach Your Monster to Read Free online phonics and reading lessons

• WOW in the World Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas, radio and podcast stars, serve up science news with a heavy dose of silliness.

For K - 2nd grade

• ABC Mouse Math, art, science, reading & color lessons for ages 2-8. 

• Brains On Award-winning science podcast for kids from American Public Media.

• But Why: A podcast for curious kids Public radio host Jane Lindholm helps answer kids' most burning questions.

• Cosmic Kids Zoga Yoga, mindfulness and relationship for kids 3+.

• Curriculum Associates Free printable reading and math activity packs (in English and Spanish).

• Disney stories on Spotify 10-15 minute Disney stories told in an engaging way.

• Earth Rangers A sound-rich dive into nature and animal science, podcast guided by Ranger Emma

• Go Noodle Kid-friendly videos to get your kids up and moving around

• Khan Academy Offers a personalized learning dashboard with videos and practice exercises, includes math, science, history, etc.

• Kids Learning Tube YouTube channel that teaches using animation.

• Kinder Art Art lessons for grades PreK – 8th grade. Free and fee-based lessons available online.

• LUNCH DOODLES Children's author and illustrator Mo Willems invites you to explore new ways of making and writing.

• McHarper Manor Free daily live art and craft tutorials.

• Mindfulness for kids Free mindfulness class for kids.

• Mystery Science Free, easy science for remote learning.

• National Geographic Kids Interactive, engaging and colorful games, videos and more.

• Puppy cam Live stream of a puppy playroom.

• Polar bear live stream Live stream of polar bears in the Tundra.

• Reading IQ Reading assessment and digital library of books. Free access w/code SCHOOL7771.

• Scholastic Learn at Home Keep the learning going with four daily learning experiences, each built around a meaningful story or video.

• Storyline Online Streams videos of celebrated children's books alongside creatively produced illustrations.

• Supercharged School Online science lessons and experiments. Free and paid content available.

• TIME for Kids Free access to a library of grade-specific digital editions of TIME for Kids.

• WOW in the World Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas, radio and podcast stars, serve up science news with a heavy dose of silliness.

• Zearn Online math lesson resource, free during school

For 3rd - 5th grade: 

• Adventure Academy Math, art, science and reading for ages 8-13, free during school closures w/code SCHOOL7771

• Arts & Culture Virtually visit 500+ museums and art galleries around the world.

• Brains On Award-winning science podcast for kids from American Public Media.

• But Why: A podcast for curious kids Public radio host Jane Lindholm helps answer kids' most burning questions.

• Coding courses Created by the Creative Computing Lab at Harvard, supports increasing fluency with computational thinking.

• Cosmic Kids Zoga Yoga, mindfulness and relationship for kids.

• Curriculum Associates Free printable reading and math activity packs (in English and Spanish).

• Hidden Worlds of National Parks Google's partnership with the National Parks Services quite literally brings the outdoors inside.

• Drawing classes Author/illustrator Jarrett Krozoczka offers drawing classes on YourTube, daily.

• Khan Academy Offers a personalized learning dashboard with videos and practice exercises, includes math, science, history, etc.

• Kids Learning Tube YouTube channel that teaches using animation.

• Kinder Art Art lessons for grades PreK – 8th grade. Free and fee-based lessons available online.

• LUNCH DOODLES Children's author and illustrator Mo Willems invites you to explore new ways of making and writing.

• McHarper Manor Free daily live art and craft tutorials.

• Mindfulness for kids Free mindfulness class for kids.

• Mystery Science Free, easy science for remote learning.

• National Geographic Kids Interactive, engaging and colorful games, videos and more.

• Reading IQ Reading assessment and digital library of books. Free access w/code SCHOOL7771.

• TIME for Kids Free access to a library of grade-specific digital editions of TIME for Kids and Your $ financial literacy magazine.

• The Science Guy Demos and experiments you can try at home.

• Scholastic Learn at Home Keep the learning going with four daily learning experiences, each built around a meaningful story or video.

• Smithsonian Natural History Museum Virtually visit exhibits in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.

• Story Pirates Podcast series with original stories written by real kids, featuring celebrity guests.

• Supercharged School Online science lessons and experiments. Free and paid content available.

• WOW in the World Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas, radio and podcast stars, serve up science news with a heavy dose of silliness.

• Zearn Online math lesson resource, free during school.

For 6th - 8th grade: 

• Adventure Academy Math, art, science and reading for ages 8-13, free during school closures w/code SCHOOL7771

• Arts & Culture Virtually visit 500+ museums and art galleries around the world.

• Brains On Award-winning science podcast for kids from American Public Media.

• Coding courses Created by the Creative Computing Lab at Harvard, supports increasing fluency with computational thinking.

• Drawing classes Author/illustrator Jarrett Krozoczka offers drawing classes on YourTube, daily.

• Khan Academy Offers a personalized learning dashboard with videos and practice exercises, includes math, science, history, etc.

• Kinder Art Art lessons for grades PreK – 8th grade. Free and fee-based lessons available online.

• LUNCH DOODLES Children's author and illustrator Mo Willems invites you to explore new ways of making and writing.

• MathAntics YouTube videos that teach math lessons through animation.

• Reading IQ Reading assessment and digital library of books. Free access w/code SCHOOL7771.

• Scholastic Learn at Home Keep the learning going with four daily learning experiences, each built around a meaningful story or video.

• Story Pirates Podcast series with original stories written by real kids, featuring celebrity guests.

• Supercharged School Online science lessons and experiments. Free and paid content available.

• WOW in the World Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas, radio and podcast stars, serve up science news with a heavy dose of silliness.