Explore the world while you are in lockdown
A useful list of links to museums, zoos, art galleries, story times, games, craft activities, movement videos, kid’s school lessons and more…
Visit museums. Google Arts and Culture partnered with over 2,500 museums and galleries around the world to offer virtual tours of their spaces
The Louvre, Paris
British Museum, London, allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies
Met Museum for kids
Sydney Opera House for kids
National Zoo and Smithsonian Learning Lab
Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover
Country reports explore different cultures and countries of the world
Young Explorers – kids can listen to the magazine being read to them as they follow along with the highlighted text
NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals
Listen to astronauts read stories from space
Tests kids’ geography skills. Using images from Google’s Street View, it puts players down in the middle of the street and asks them to figure out where they are
For budding Marine Biologists - take a deep dive into ocean life
Science podcasts to listen to with your kids
Online history classes for all ages preteen through adults
Children’s books read by famous people
Powerhouse museum art classes and more
Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities
Illustrated recipes designed to help kids age 2-12 cook
Help children earn to appreciate the arts by providing them with the opportunity to play games, conduct investigations, and explore different forms of art
Think Design explores careers in fashion design, graphic design, interior design, book design, product design, film and theatre, architecture, animation, and environmental design
Music is for everyone
Projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing
Mo Willems, the author of ‘Don’t let the Pigeon Stay up Late’ is uploading daily drawing lessons
Short videos and texts that answer various burning questions for children. There are vocabulary challenges and comprehension questions
Grammar - work on the 8 parts of speech
Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts
Yoga and mindfulness for kids
Scratch teaches students all about coding
Science experiments that you can do at home
Short videos about numbers that help kids explore complex math topics and make math more fun
A large selection of fun songs to help teach preschool students
Coding for 4–10-year-olds
Red Tent Art - step by step instructions on art projects
Prezi (make your presentations zoom)
Voki - Create interactive avatars to showcase children’s learning
101 things to do with kids that cost nothing but time
Thank you to everyone who have contributed the above ideas.