We will be stuck at home for weeks to come. This is a great time to provide your children with learning opportunities that are fun and spark their interest. Let this be a time of discovery and fun. To help, I have compiled some of the free online resources I have been using, plus a few suggestions from friends.
Zoos and Parks
Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/
Join the Cincinnati Zoo at 3pm EDT each weekday on Facebook. Each live stream will highlight one of their animals. In addition, they will feature an at-home activity for your kids.
National Parks Service https://www.youtube.com/user/NationalParkService/featured
San Diego Zoo Global Academy https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
Museums and Art Galleries
ArtThink http://www.sfmoma.org/artthink/
The British Museum https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com
Google Arts & Culture https://artsandculture.google.com/
Google Art Project http://www.googleartproject.com/http://www.googleartproject.com/
The Louvre https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
MetKids https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/
Landmarks and More
Angkor Wat, Cambodia https://www.virtualangkor.com/360
The Great Wall of China https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
Machu Picchu https://www.youvisit.com/tour/machupicchu
Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
New Orleans https://www.neworleans.com/plan/virtual-experience/
Petra, Jordan http://petralivecam.com/
Stonehenge https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/
Taj Mahal Taj Mahal’s Google Street view listing
The Vatican http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html
Farm Tour
FarmFood 360 https://www.farmfood360.ca/
National Agriculture in the Classroom https://www.agclassroom.org/student/tours.cfm
Online Learning – General
123 Homeschool 4 Me https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printables/ – Worksheets & Printables
ABC Mouse – 2-month Subscription for FREE on Groupon
ABCya Games https://www.abcya.com/
All Kids Network https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/
Arcademics https://www.arcademics.com/
Bamboo Learning https://bamboolearning.com/resources
BrainBox https://brainbox.games/
Breakout EDU https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome
Busy Toddler https://busytoddler.com/2020/03/indoor-activities/
CK-12 https://www.ck12.org/student/
ClickSchooling https://clickschooling.com/
Coursera https://www.coursera.org/
Curriculum Associates https://www.curriculumassociates.com/supporting-students-away-from-school
Curriki https://www.curriki.org/
Discovery K12 http://discoveryk12.com/dk12/
Dr Seuss https://www.seussville.com/
Easy Peasy All in One Homeschool – https://allinonehomeschool.com/
EdgertonCenter https://www.instructables.com/member/EdgertonCenter/instructables/
Education Place http://eduplace.com/
Fluency and Fitness https://fluencyandfitness.com/register/school-closures/
FunBrain https://www.funbrain.com/
The Great Courses https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/lp/t1/freemo
Highlights for Kids https://www.highlightskids.com/
HippoCampus https://hippocampus.org/
Izzit https://www.izzit.org/index.php
Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/
KiwiCo https://www.kiwico.com/kids-at-home
National Geographic Kids https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Nitro Type https://www.nitrotype.com/
PBSKids https://pbskids.org/
PBS Learning Media https://dptv.pbslearningmedia.org/
Pebble Go https://pebblego.com/
Project Explorer https://www.projectexplorer.org/
Quizlet https://quizlet.com/
ScootPad https://www.scootpad.com/
Smart Boarding School https://www.smartboardingschool.com/
Starfall https://www.starfall.com/h/
Online Learning – Math
Bedtime Math http://bedtimemath.org/
Boddle https://boddlelearning.com/
Cool Math https://www.coolmath.com/
CanFitureIt Geometry https://www.canfigureit.com/
Delta Math https://deltamath.com/overview
DreamBox Learning https://www.dreambox.com/at-home
Math at Work https://www.hmhco.com/math-at-work
Math Playground https://www.mathplayground.com/
Math Score http://www.mathscore.com/
Next Gen Personal Finance https://www.ngpf.org/
Online Learning – Science
Biology Simulations https://www.biologysimulations.com/
ChemMatters https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/articles-by-topic.html?
Chemistry PlayMada Games https://www.playmadagames.com/
Elemental Science https://elementalscience.com/blogs/news/80-free-science-activities
Everyday Earth https://www.everyday-earth.com/
Mystery Science https://mysteryscience.com/
PHET https://phet.colorado.edu/
Positive Physics https://www.positivephysics.org/home
Science Simplified https://www.backpacksciences.com/science-simplified
Scratch Online Coding https://scratch.mit.edu/
Supercharged Science https://www.superchargedschool.com/
Switch Zoo https://switchzoo.com/
Online Learning – Language Arts
Classroom Cereal https://www.classroomcereal.com/
Common Lit https://www.commonlit.org/
Dog on a Log Books https://dogonalogbooks.com/printables/
Dreamscape https://www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape/
Into the Book https://reading.ecb.org/
No Red Ink https://www.noredink.com/
Novel Effect https://noveleffect.com/
Paragraph Punch http://www.paragraphpunch.com/index.php
Scholastic https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Story Online https://www.storylineonline.net/ Books read by celebrities.
Online Learning – Social Studies
Big History Project https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive
Bunk https://www.bunkhistory.org/
Carmen San Diego https://www.carmensandiego.com/resources/
Country Reports https://www.countryreports.org/
Online Learning – Foreign Language
Campus Difusión https://www.difusion.com/campus/ Spanish
Chalk Academy https://chalkacademy.com/ Chinese
Duolingo https://www.duolingo.com/ – many languages {also an app}
Online Learning – Music
Chrome Music Lab https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments
Music Theory https://www.musictheory.net/
Prodigies Music https://prodigiesmusic.com/
Quaver Music https://www.quavermusic.com/info/at-home-resources/
Online Learning – Arts & Crafts
Crafts for Kids https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/crafts-for-kids/
50+ Quick & Easy Kids Crafts https://www.happinessishomemade.net/quick-easy-kids-crafts-anyone-can-make/
My Favorite Learning YouTube Channels
Animal Planet https://www.youtube.com/user/AnimalPlanetTV/videos
Amazing Space https://www.youtube.com/user/ouramazingspace/videos
Dr. Roger’s Math Neighborhood https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQoCpvYRYRkRRvsObOPHaA
History Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/historychannel/videos
It’s Okay to be Smart https://www.youtube.com/user/itsokaytobesmart
Khan Academy https://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademy/videos
List25 https://www.youtube.com/user/list25/videos
Minute Physics https://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics
Miss Nina _ Children’s Sing & Move Along Songs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZmZOdrxQKdOiHyLs_PCADg
Mother Goose Club https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJkWoS4RsldA1coEIot5yDA
Nasa https://www.youtube.com/user/NASAtelevision/videos
National Geographic Kids https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVCgDuD_QCkI7gTKU7-tpg
Numberphile https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile/videos
Periodic Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos
Physics Girl https://www.youtube.com/user/physicswoman
Sesame Street https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoookXUzPciGrEZEXmh4Jjg
Signing Time https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmTz7xXw7VpY5H48AHiflkg
The Slow Mo Guys https://www.youtube.com/user/theslowmoguys
SmarterEveryDay https://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2
Veritasium https://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium
Author: Amber Louchart
Amber is the proud mother to four beautiful children, Damian (27), Rosaleigh (14), Carlyn (11), and Naomi (8). Her family also includes four cats. She loves being a stay-at-home mom and feels blessed to be able to care for her children full-time and provide them with so many opportunities through Metro Detroit Mommy. In addition to Metro Detroit Mommy, Amber has a passion for hosting karaoke with Malibu Entertainment. She enjoys the metro Detroit nightlife especially, singing, dancing and meeting new people.
Amber is the proud mother to four beautiful children, Damian (27), Rosaleigh (14), Carlyn (11), and Naomi (8). Her family also includes four cats.
She loves being a stay-at-home mom and feels blessed to be able to care for her children full-time and provide them with so many opportunities through Metro Detroit Mommy. In addition to Metro Detroit Mommy, Amber has a passion for hosting karaoke with Malibu Entertainment. She enjoys the metro Detroit nightlife especially, singing, dancing and meeting new people.
