Resources To Help Keep Kids Busy During Lockdown
With more than 150 days of lockdown behind us, parents are understandably worried about how to keep their children busy. Here are some fantastic resources to help you out! If you need some extra help, our Learn@Home Tutors & Facilitators are ready & willing to assist.
Online Resources
- BrainPop
- Curiosity Stream
- Tynker (Coding)
- Outschool
- Udemy
- iReady
- Beast Academy (Maths)
- Khan Academy
- Creative Bug
- Discovery Education
- JoziKids
- SA History Online
- e-Classroom
- HP
YouTube Channels
- Crash Course Kids
- Science Channel
- SciShow Kids
- National Geographic Kids
- Free School
- Geography Focus
- TheBrainScoop
- SciShow
- Kids Learning Tube
- Geek Gurl Diaries
- Mike Likes Science
- Science Max
- SoulPancake
Other Fun Ideas
- Play board games
- Read books / Kindle
- Tinkering/upcycling with household junk
- Art projects
- Learn a language
- Cook together
- Garden
- 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/
- Do an online exercise class like Stretch ‘n Grow: https://www.youtube.com/user/sngintl
Free Learning Websites
- https://www.starfall.com/h/
- https://www.abcya.com/
- https://www.funbrain.com/
- https://www.splashlearn.com/
- https://storyline.net/
- https://pbskids.org/
- https://www.highlightskids.com/
- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
- https://www.coolmath4kids.com/
- http://www.mathgametime.com/
- https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
- http://www.literactive.com/Home/index.asp
- http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
- https://www.switchzoo.com/
- https://www.seussville.com/
- https://www.turtlediary.com/
- https://www.e-learningforkids.org/
- Vodacom e-schooling
- Education.gov.za
This list originally appeared on https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
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