ART
Lunch Doodles with Mo Williems!
Draw with Jarrett J. Krosoczka
ENTERTAINMENT
NASA Kids Club – NASA provides a safe place for children to play as they learn about NASA and its missions.
On this site, you will find games of various skill levels for children pre-K through grade 4. These games support national education standards in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
PBS KIDS – Activities, videos and games!
LEARNING RESOURCES
Access Mars – The real surface of Mars, recorded by NASA’s Curiosity rover.
What Do We Do All Day? – this blog is a wonderful resource for parents while your children are at home. Some of the great resources from the blog are Old Fashioned Games Modern Kids Love and Retro Crafts for Kids That Are Still Super Cool.
Hour of Code – Try a one-hour tutorial designed for all ages in over 45 languages. Join millions of students and teachers in over 180 countries starting with an Hour of Code.
Meigs Point Nature Center– Live virtual learning sessions Tuesday through Friday.
NASA STEM @ Home – for students K through 4,
Scientific American Bring Science Home-Try fun science activities, which parents and their kids ages 6-12 can do together with household items in just a half hour or less.
Smithsonian For Kids – Learn with Smithsonian. Fun Stuff for Kids and Teens.
Thinking Money for Kids – The American Library Association (ALA), in partnership with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, has released a collection of free online games to teach children basic financial skills related to earning, saving and spending money.
READ ALOUDS
HarperKids StoryTime Read Alouds
Lauren Tarshis – For kids home from school, Lauren is doing daily read-alouds from her series I Survived and from Scholastic’s ELA Magazine, Storyworks.
VIRTUAL TOURS
Visit Connecticut – Here are a few popular attractions across Connecticut that have created special online experiences or projects to entertain, teach and engage you while you stay safe at home.
Google Arts & Culture – Museum Views –Take a virtual tour of the some of the world’s greatest museums and heritage sites.
Yellowstone National Park – Ready to explore Yellowstone? You don’t have to wait for your trip out here. You can start exploring now by virtually touring some of the main attractions around the park