Stuck at home with kids and teens due to the virus? The White Plains Public Library has you covered with these suggestions from Josh Carlson, Manager of Youth Services.
Some of the sites listed here may be offering some content free of charge or may be offering free access currently in response to the virus, but will move to a charge model again in the future. Please take care when using these sites to avoid unwanted charges.
Great Ideas for Activities and Experiences
- Family Maker Camp – free projects and ideas
- Smithsonian’s Fun Stuff for Kids
- Cincinnati Zoo Home Safaris each day on Facebook
- Daily Creature Coloring Sheets
- Activities and Online Resources for Homebound Kids from LiveScience
- Smithsonian National Zoo Online Animal Cams
- BreakoutEDU @ home – escape room fun at home
- Childrens’ Museum of Manhattan – Magical Mondays – a fun activity to do at home each week
- Learn a Language
Learning at Home Resources
- Apps for Students with Special Needs, as School Buildings Shutter
- Pay Online Educational Services “Going Free” at This Time – listing from School Library Journal
- Another List of Education Companies “Going Free” at This Time
- Teaching, Learning and Thinking Critically Resources from NYT
- Digital Art Resources from Post Road School
- Instructables.com Teachers Resources – projects for every subject
- 125+ Amazing Online Learning Resources
- Turtle Diary – online educational games
- Grid Club – a wealth of fun and educational games and experiences on a variety of topics
- Big History Project – online history learning
- What Was There – connecting historical photos to Google Maps to see streets as they once were
Picture Books, Read Alouds, and Storytimes
- The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read Alouds and Activities
- NASA Astronauts Read to Kids from Space
- Archive of Read Alouds from Penguin Kids
Songs and Music
Make some of your own instruments at home!
- Chrome Music Lab
- Have a Dance Party with Josh’s Dance Party Friday playlist on Spotify (good for Fridays and any day that ends in Y)
STEM Learning
- Free Access to Jove Education through June 15
- Math Playground
- 60+ Awesome Websites for Teaching and Learning Math
- 50 Easy Science Experiments for Kids Using Household Stuff
- Daily STEM Resources
- 30 Awesome STEM Challenges for Kids with Inexpensive or Recycled Materials
- 9 Easy Kids STEM Projects Using Everyday Items
- NASA Kids Club – educational games and activities about space
- Coding for Kids Listing of Free Classes, Websites and Apps
- Smithsonian’s Do Try This At Home
Virtual Experiences
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