With schools closed and social distancing in place, lots of free educational resources are showing up online. We've gathered as many of them as we can find, and we'll be updating this list often.
A quick start resource to help families pull together a plan for surviving the next 1-2 months at home with their kids, but it can also be a time of slowing down and enjoying kids as they learn. Preschool through 8th grade https://abetterwaytohomeschool.com/learning-at-home-everything-you-need-in-one-place.html
ClickSchooling brings you daily recommendations by email for entertaining websites that help your kids learn. https://clickschooling.com/
Online homeschool platform & curriculum for Pre-K to 12th grade. All main subjects are covered, plus extra curriculum courses. http://discoveryk12.com/dk12/
Lets kids play instruments online. Instruments include the guitar, piano, pan flute, drums, and bongos. https://www.virtualmusicalinstruments.com/
The Theta Music Trainer offers a series of online courses and games for ear training and music theory. https://trainer.thetamusic.com/en
Sight reading and sight singing practice exercises. https://www.sightreadingfactory.com/
MetKids - A virtual tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/explore
Tate Modern (London) https://www.tate.org.uk/kids
National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.) - Lots of interactive art activities for kids https://www.nga.gov/education/kids.html
Kids Think Design explores careers in fashion design, graphic design, interior design, book design, product design, film and theatre, architecture, animation, and environmental design. http://www.kidsthinkdesign.org/
Your child can play games, learn fun facts, and find out how to turn coin collecting into a hobby. https://www.usmint.gov/learn/kids
Crafts, activities, mazes, dot to dot, etc, https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/
Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities https://www.highlightskids.com/
Free printables library with activities for children 0-6 https://www.littlesparkcompany.com/printables-library
Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover.
https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
British Museum Virtual Tour
https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs. https://www.farmfood360.ca/
Travel to Paris, France to see amazing works of art at The Louvre with this virtual field trip.
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
This Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China is beautiful and makes history come to life.
https://www.thechinaguide.com/destinati…/great-wall-of-china
free nature cams: https://explore.org/livecams
300,000+ FREE printable worksheets from toddlers to teens https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printabl…/
Math practice from counting to algebra and geometry http://www.mathscore.com/
Resources for Spanish practice https://www.difusion.com/campu...
Chinese learning activities https://chalkacademy.com/
Reading passages for grades 3-12, with reading comprehension and discussion questions. https://www.commonlit.org/
Brainscape offers over a million flashcard decks for every subject, entrance exam, and certification imaginable. https://www.brainscape.com/
Vocabulary, grammar, listening activities and games in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Korean, and Latin. https://conjuguemos.com/
This Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China is beautiful and makes history come to life.
https://www.thechinaguide.com/destinati…/great-wall-of-china
K-8 online math program that looks at how a student is solving problems to adjust accordingly and build a unique learning path for them. https://www.dreambox.com/at-home
Banzai exposes students to real-world financial dilemmas to teach them the importance of smart money management. https://www.teachbanzai.com/
No need to travel to one of the Smithsonian’s zoos or museums — this website brings your child everything from live video of the National Zoo to the Smithsonian Learning Lab right to their screen https://www.si.edu/kids
Educational games K-12 https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome
This educational website hosted by the Smithsonian Museum takes a deep dive into ocean life. https://ocean.si.edu/
35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world. https://www.countryreports.org/
Schoolastic Learn at Home https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Digital learning content for preschool through high school https://www.curriki.org/
Digital archive of history https://www.bunkhistory.org/
Science, Math, Social Studies https://www.ck12.org/student/
2,500+ online courses from top institutions https://www.edx.org/
Music Based Spanish Learning https://rockalingua.com/
Biology https://www.biologysimulations.com/
Interactive games based on the book series https://www.magictreehouse.com/
Math and reading games https://www.abcya.com/
Math as a fun part of your daily family routine http://bedtimemath.org/
Grammar practice for middle grades https://www.classroomcereal.com/ National Geographic Young Explorers is a magazine designed specifically for kindergarten and first grade students. Children can listen to the magazine being read to them as they follow along with the highlighted text. https://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorer/index.html
Engaging reading game for grades 2-8 that combines strategy, engagement, and imaginative reading passages to create a fun, curriculum-aligned literacy game. https://www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape/
Ask Dr. Universe is a science-education project from Washington State University. Kids can send Dr. Universe any question they may have about history, geography, plants, animals, technology, engineering, math, culture, and more. https://askdruniverse.wsu.edu/
From rainbows to tornadoes and winter storms to tsunamis, meteorologist Crystal Wicker breaks down the fascinating world of weather. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
Online digital coloring pages https://www.thecolor.com/
Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home. http://www.clubscikidzmd.com/blog/
Games to get "into the book" https://reading.ecb.org/
This NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals. https://climatekids.nasa.gov/
Play games and learn all about animals https://switchzoo.com/
Play with fave show characters and learn too https://pbskids.org/
Math and Reading games https://www.funbrain.com/
Phonics skills https://www.starfall.com/h/
Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss https://www.seussville.com/
Geography and animals https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Elem Math through 6th grade https://boddlelearning.com/
Hands on Elem science videos https://www.backpacksciences.com/science-simplified
Resource section includes free flashcards, coloring pages, worksheets, and other resources for children, teachers, and parents. https://supersimple.com/
Math and language games https://www.arcademics.com/ The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy the tour! https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
Mystery Science - Free science lessons and activities for Kindergarten - 5th Grade https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning
Storyline Online - Tons of videos available anytime!
A list of read-alouds compiled by author Kate Messner
At home OT, PT, and ST resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play. https://www.theottoolbox.com/
Kid-friendly workouts — choose from Strength for Kids, Agility for Kids, Flexibility and Balance for Kids, Warm-Up for Kids, Cooldown for Kids, Stand Up and Move for Kids, OR create your own custom kid workout. https://app.sworkit.com/collections/kids-workouts
Free at-home kids yoga lesson plans https://littletwistersyoga.com/online-store/
Cosmic Kids Yoga https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Go Noodle https://www.gonoodle.com/
Educational brain breaks to help students review essential literacy and math skills, while getting in some exercise. Find over 900 videos to help your child keep learning at home and burn off some extra energy. Our site is best used for ages 4-8. https://fluencyandfitness.com/register/school-closures/