Free Learning Resources for Teaching Kids at Home During Quarantine
With schools being cancelled and everyone having to learn from home, many online resources are being offered to families for free. I’ve spent some time reviewing some of my favorites and have compiled a list to share with you. Some are geared toward younger kids and some are for any aged child. I know a lot of kids’ schooling has moved to e-learning, with plenty of work to keep them busy, but in case you’re looking for something extra, here you go.
- Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool is a complete pre-k through high school, free curriculum with full courses for every subject. I’ve used the Getting Ready 1 reading program to teach both of my pre-k girls how to read. It’s simple, straightforward, and everything you need is right on the website. For kids still learning their letters, they have worksheets and activities here.
- Little Dragon Toys has a whole area of their website dedicated to social distancing support. Some of my favorites are the Letters Workbook and the Numbers Workbook.
- Reading Eggs has a ton of free worksheets and workbooks for every age pre-k to 6th grade.
- The American Museum of Natural History has a huge variety of resources, including behind the scenes content of their exhibits on their YouTube channel.
- Arizona State University has 18 awesome, virtual field trips, with videos, photos, explanations, and more.
- Cincinnati Zoo has daily animal encounters and home-based activities with different animals.
- Math worksheets by Ed Helper for every age.
Free Resources + Ideas to Help Kids be Active Inside
- Cosmic Kids Yoga, Brain Breaks, Guided Relaxation,
- Ballet classes for kids
- My kids laugh and dance so much to all the Koo Koo Kangaroo songs
- A list of several resources for free dance classes for kids
- I love this list of 25 indoor exercise games by Mommy Poppins
Other Favorite Ways to Stay Busy
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems on YouTube every day.
- At-home cooking club by Taste Buds Kitchen, that release simple recipes along with tutorials teaching kids to cook every Tuesday and Thursday.
- Kid Time Story Time presents hundreds of books on YouTube, in a fun story time format.
- Go with YoYo has a bunch of fun fitness videos for kids.
- A list of STEAM activities and games that kids love.
- Participate in a cardboard box challenge, by encouraging your kids to make something out of cardboard and other materials you have at home. Check out some of these creative cardboard box ideas.
- Make a fort, gather some yummy snacks, and have a family read-a-thon.
I spent a lot of time rounding up fun and incredible resources for this time and hope you and your family will be able to benefit from these. Let me know if there are any other resources you’ve found, I would love to add to this list. We’re all in this quarantining business together, and we all need each other!
Sincerely,
