Online Activites and Resources for Kids and Caregivers!

There are all kinds of FREE activities you can do while at home! Check out all of the fun things below.

Arts and Entertainment

• ArtBar – activity guide for kids in quarantine
• One Hundred Museums transformed their collections into free coloring pages
• Shakespeare plays
• #StoryMarch – fun way for artists of every age to stretch themselves and have fun

Escape Rooms (digital)

• Dog Man
• Harry Potter – Hogwarts Digital Escape Room

Learning Activities

• ABDO Free Distance learning resources available free through June 2020.  Also 10 free titles.
• Amazon Future Engineer classes – free through August 31, 2020
• AskRose – math and science tutoring helpline for middle and high school students
• Disney “Imagineering in a Box”
• Duolingo
• Education companies offering free subscriptions 
• Free online courses
• Free online events and activities for kids at home
• Free online Ivy League courses
• Free Online Learning Resources for schools affected by Coronovirus/COVID-19 
• Free resources from Pop Culture Classroom – free comics-literacy based materials
• Jarrett J. Krosoczka drawing webcasts
• Jarrett Lerner’s Activities Page – lots of printouts/activities that encourage creativity and story creation
• Khan Academy
• Kennedy Space Center – science lessons on Facebook live
• Kid friendly live streams
• National Geographic Kids
• Publisher Online resources – free fun & educational resources & more
• Scholastic Learn at Home
• Science at Home – Terre Haute Children’s Museum
• Skype a Scientist is another interactive approach to learning. The service matches families to a scientist for a live video Q&A session.
• ST Math
• StoryBlocks – short videos of Colorado librarians demonstrating rhymes and songs with early literacy tips – available in 7 languages
• Stuck at home?  Enriching activities to do with all ages from the Indiana Young Readers Center – Indiana State Library

Cooking

• A list of kitchen tools for children 1-4 years of age
• Montessori Kids in the Kitchen 
• Montessori food preparation cooking 
• Sourdough starter recipe

Covid-19 & Kids

• Answering Kids’ questions about coronavirus – YouTube video from Children’s Hospital of Colorado
• Blog post from Bucks County Free Library, Pennsylvania. Their post includes a special section of information for kids that would be particularly helpful for caregivers and teachers about the Coronavirus.
• BrainPOP video for kids. You can share this video with teachers and caregivers or play it at story times or children’s events to help educate kids and alleviate their fears. The site also has lots of other resources for kids including related reading, games, and lesson plans.
• CDC Resources for K-12 schools and childcare programs
• Comic for kids from NPR. Library social media managers are passing around this piece by NPR education reporter Cory Turner. He asked some experts what kids might want to know about the Coronavirus.  You can print and fold the comic, which also comes in Chinese.
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Statistics & Research
• Coronavirus how to talk with child
• Coronavirus Infographic and game
• Education.com is offering free worksheets for preschool through 5th grade students and if you are looking for material about the coronavirus
• Handwashing posters and other materials for children and teens – Center for Disease Control (CDC)
• Helping Children Cope – how to help children cope with disasters
• Helping Children Cope with Stress during the 2019-nCoV Outbreak PDF – from World Health Organization
• Indiana Department of Health – Novel Coronaviris (COVID-19) information
• John’s Hopkins Coronovirus Covid-19 interative map
• Just for Kids:  a comic exploring the new coronavirus
• Mental Health and coping during COVID-19
• Parent/Caregiver guide to helping families cope with the coronavirus disease 2019
• Protect yourself and your family – from Center for Disease Control (CDC)
• Resources for families during the coronavirus pandemic
• Talking to children about COVID-19
• What does “flatten the curve” mean?  Check this article out  for a great visual simulation.
• World Health Organization printable advice for the public

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