Below is a mind-blowing list of over 200 educational resources for remote learning, teaching, homeschooling, and for exercising the minds and bodies of kids, teens, and adults. The list is the long-term project of Joy and Rick Rosson. First compiled for friends and families, they a generously sharing their effort to help others during the COVID19 pandemic and school closures. Joy Rosson is a former classroom teacher mom who has homeschooled her teenage son since he was four. She also educates others on all areas of wellness (physical, emotional, familial, and financial) with a focus on non-toxic living in all areas of life. You can follow her at https://www.facebook.com/oktobewell/ or https://www.facebook.com/joy.novackrosson.
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Advanced Learning, Adult Learning
- Test Prep for SAT, ACT, etc. https://www.bwseducationconsulting.com/handouts.php
- 450 Ivy League courses that you can take https://www.freecodecamp.org/…/ivy-league-free-online-cou…/…
- Classes for older teens or adults https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/lp/t1/freemo…
- Tons of free classes from leading universities and companies https://www.coursera.org/
- Resources for AP students including live reviews, live trivia, and study guides! https://app.fiveable.me/
- 2,500+ online courses from top institutions https://www.edx.org/
- Resources for AP students https://marcolearning.com/
Coding, Cryptography, and Computers
- Scratch draws students of all types into coding and lays a foundation for future learning. https://scratch.mit.edu/
- Learn to code https://www.codecademy.com/
- Immerse yourself in cryptography https://www.cryptoclub.org/
- 3D printing projects and Coding projects, involving math and other K-12 subjects https://www.instructables.com/…/EdgertonCent…/instructables/
- Coding with Star Wars https://code.org/starwars
- Coding for ages 4-10 https://www.kodable.com/
Cooking
- Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home.http://www.clubscikidzmd.com/blog/
- Illustrated recipes designed to help kids age 2-12 cook with their grown-ups. Recipes encourage culinary skills, literacy, math, and science. https://www.nomsterchef.com/nomster-recipe-library
Engineering, STEM, and Finance
- 3 Free Weeks of Maker Stations to keep your children creating at home! Each challenge includes simple instructions using materials around the house, QR code video resources, and a student recording sheet.
- Banzai exposes students to real-world financial dilemmas to teach them the importance of smart money management. https://www.teachbanzai.com/
- 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/
- A collection of hundreds of free K-12 STEM resources, from standalone models and simulations to short activities and week long sequences of curriculum materials. https://learn.concord.org/
- Engineering challenges with things you have at home
https://thehomeschoolscientist.com/paper-structures-engine…/
Exercise, Yoga, and Movement
- 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-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
- Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. https://www.gonoodle.com/
- Free at-home kids yoga lesson plans https://littletwistersyoga.com/online-store/
Farms and Animals
- See Zoos below.
- Geography and animals https://kids.nationalgeographic.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/
- Play games and learn all about animals https://switchzoo.com/
Foreign Language
- Foreign languages https://www.duolingo.com/
- Vocabulary, grammar, listening activities and games in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Korean, and Latin. https://conjuguemos.com/
- 22 languages to learn https://www.memrise.com/
- Resources for Spanish practice https://www.difusion.com/campus/
- Chinese learning activities https://chalkacademy.com/
History and Civics
- Allows students to type in any city, state, or country to view an archive of historical photographs and other documents. It’s a unique way to help them learn about history.
http://www.whatwasthere.com// - Digital archive of history https://www.bunkhistory.org/
- An interactive way to learn history https://www.mission-us.org/
- Games, quizzes and fact sheets take kids on a journey through time. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/
- Online history classes for all ages preteen through adults https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive
- This interactive website, hosted by the U.S. Government Publishing Office, allows your child to see the ins and outs of the U.S. government by taking a series of learning adventures with none other than Benjamin Franklin. https://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Hobbies and Misc.
- 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
Homeschool and General Learning
- 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/
- 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-everyth… - Every course you could possibly want to homeschool preschool https://allinonehomeschool.com/
- Digital learning content for preschool through high school https://www.curriki.org/
- Every course you could possibly want to homeschool for high school https://allinonehighschool.com/
- 100 free online educational program ideas
https://savingdollarsandsense.com/free-educational-resour…/… - Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing. https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/…/learnathome.html
Math and more Math
- Math and logic problems for ages 5 and up to adult
https://www.aplusclick.org/Algebra games for kids https://www.dragonboxapp.com/ - Fractions practice http://www.mathchimp.com/freddysfractions.php
- 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
- Geometry https://www.canfigureit.com/
- Website allows students to play basic games to reinforce math skills and compete against the computer or others https://www.mangahigh.com/en-us/
- Enter your math problem or search term, press the button, and they show you the step-by-step work and answer instantly. 2nd grade through college. https://www.mathcelebrity.com/online-math-tutor.php
- Elem Math games, logic puzzles and educational resources https://www.mathplayground.com/
- Elem Math through 6th grade https://boddlelearning.com/
- Math practice from counting to algebra and geometry http://www.mathscore.com/
- Free printable K-8 Reading and Math activity packs (available in English and Spanish) https://www.curriculumassociates.com/supporting-students-aw…
- Short videos about numbers that help kids explore complex math topics and make math more fun. https://www.numberphile.com/
- Math Videos with lessons, real life uses of math, famous actors https://www.hmhco.com/math-at-work
- Math Games, Logic Puzzles and Brain Builders https://www.mathplayground.com/
- Math and Reading games https://www.funbrain.com/
- Adaptive curriculum in Math and ELA for Grades K-8
https://www.scootpad.com/Math and reading games https://www.abcya.com/ - Math as a fun part of your daily family routine http://bedtimemath.org/
- Math and language games https://www.arcademics.com/
- Math games galore https://gridclub.com/
- Math practice https://xtramath.org/#/home/index
- Higher level math series… online video series with detailed solutions to more than a thousand publicly-released College Board SAT Math, Subject Test Math Level 1, and Subject Test Math Level 2 problems.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQoCpvYRYRkRRvsObOPHaA…
- A wide range of math content from middle school through AP Calculus. https://deltamath.com/overview
- K-5 curriculum that builds deep understanding and a love of learning math for all students https://www.zearn.org/
Music and Arts
- The Theta Music Trainer offers a series of online courses and games for ear training and music theory.
https://trainer.thetamusic.com/en - Helps kids learn to appreciate the arts by providing them with the opportunity to play games, conduct investigations, and explore different forms of art. https://artsology.com/
- NGAkids interactives offer an entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history. https://www.nga.gov/education/kids.html
- Introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, exercises, ear trainers, and calculators. https://www.musictheory.net/
- Music is for everyone https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments
- Crafts, activities, bulletin board designs, and finger plays for early education teachers and parents to use with kids. http://www.preschoolexpress.com/
- QuaverMusic is offering free access to general music activities to all impacted schools, including free student access at-home https://www.quavermusic.com/info/at-home-resources/
- Sight reading and sight singing practice exercises. https://www.sightreadingfactory.com/
- Prodigies is a colorful music curriculum for kids 1-12 that will teach your kids how to play their first instrument, how to sing in tune & how to understand the language of music! 21 for free https://prodigiesmusic.com/
- Music practice transformed https://www.smartmusic.com/
- Music Based Spanish Learning https://rockalingua.com/
- Poetry and music https://www.thewell.world/mindful-mu…/mindful-poetry-moments
- Lets kids play instruments online. Instruments include the guitar, piano, pan flute, drums, and bongos. https://www.virtualmusicalinstruments.com/
- A large selection of fun songs to help teach preschool and kindergarten students https://www.songsforteaching.com/preschoolkindergarten.htm
National Parks, Nature, Out-of-Doors
- Farmer’s almanac for kids… Date, weather, moon phase, etc. https://www.almanac.com/kids
- Guide to gardening for kids https://web.extension.illinois.edu/firstgarden/
- This educational website hosted by the Smithsonian Museum takes a deep dive into ocean life. https://ocean.si.edu/
- Alaskan Wildlife cams http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=viewing.webcams
- Tour Yellowstone National Park!
https://www.nps.gov/…/lea…/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
Puzzles, Crafts, and Learning Fun
- Online digital coloring pages https://www.thecolor.com/
- Crafts, activities, mazes, dot to dot, etc, https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/
- Online photograph jigsaw puzzles You can set the pieces from 6-1000+ https://www.jigsawexplorer.com/
- Tons and tons and tons of games some learning some just fun https://www.crazygames.com/
- Crafts, projects, science, recipes for young children https://www.funology.com/
- Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities https://www.highlightskids.com/
Reading, Literature, Language Arts, and Phonics
- ReadWorks is an online resource of reading passages and lesson plans for students of all levels K-12. https://www.readworks.org/
- Games to get “into the book” https://reading.ecb.org/
- 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/
- Fave kids books read by famous people https://www.storylineonline.net/
- Novel Effect makes storytime a little more fun for kids (and grown-ups too!) As you read out loud from print books (or ebooks!) music, sound effects, and character voices play at just the right moment, adjusting and responding to your voice. https://noveleffect.com/
- Reading passages for grades 3-12, with reading comprehension and discussion questions. https://www.commonlit.org/
- Math and Reading games https://www.funbrain.com/
- Phonics skills https://www.starfall.com/h/
- Phonics worksheets for kids https://www.funfonix.com/
- Phonics and learning to read https://readingeggs.com/
- Course sets (Levels 1–5) that combine and thoroughly cover phonics, reading, writing, spelling, literature, grammar, punctuation, art, and geography—all in one easy-to-use, beautiful course. https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/
- The Shurley English program for grades K-8 provides a clear, logical, and concrete approach to language arts. https://www.shurley.com/
- Interactive games based on the book series https://www.magictreehouse.com/
- Printable board games, activities and more for phonics and reading all using evidence-based methods. Can be customized to any student’s needs including creating flashcards for other subjects. https://dogonalogbooks.com/printables/
Science, General
- K-5th Science lessons https://mysteryscience.com/
- Tons of science experiments that you can do at home
https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/Science projects that can be completed with or without Internet access https://sciencespot.net/Pages/classhome.html - Next Generation Science video game focused on middle school where students directly engage in science phenomena as they solve problems. https://www.tytoonline.com/
- Science podcasts to listen to with your kids https://medium.com/…/19-great-science-podcasts-you-can-list…Science and math labs and simulations https://phet.colorado.edu/
- Just explore, have fun, and learn some science along the way. https://thehappyscientist.com/
- 80+ do at home science activities https://elementalscience.com/…/n…/80-free-science-activities
Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and General Science
- An online physics problem and video bank designed for conceptual, standard, honors or AP1 physics. https://www.positivephysics.org/home
- Chemistry https://www.playmadagames.com/
- Amphibian unit studies https://premeditatedleftovers.com/…/amphibians-unit-study-…/
- Learn all about cells https://www.cellsalive.com/
- Learn all about the periodic table https://www.chemicool.com/
- A human visualization platform that allows students to explore the human body in really cool ways. https://human.biodigital.com/login?returnUrl=/dashboard
- Biology https://www.biologysimulations.com/
- Science simulations, scientist profiles, and other digital resources for middle school science and high school biology https://sepuplhs.org/
- High school chemistry topics https://www.acs.org/…/hi…/chemmatters/articles-by-topic.html
- Hands on Elem science videos https://www.backpacksciences.com/science-simplified
- Innerbody explores the 11 bodily systems in depth. With interactive models and detailed explanations, this website will help them learn more about the internal mechanics of the amazing human body.https://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
Science: Space, Astronomy, Geology, and Geography
- From rainbows to tornadoes and winter storms to tsunamis, meteorologist Crystal Wicker breaks down the fascinating world of weather. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
- Learn all about earthquakes https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
- Space science for kiddos https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html
- Tests kids’ geography skills. Using images from Google’s Street View, it plops players down in the middle of the street and asks them to figure out where they are. https://www.geoguessr.com/
- This NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals. https://climatekids.nasa.gov/
- 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/ - Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover.
https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/ - Interactive video earth science based curriculum supplement. https://www.everyday-earth.com/
Social Emotional Learning
- Life skills curriculum for students in grades K-12. Their resources include strategies for teaching social and emotional skills. https://www.overcomingobstacles.org/
Toddlers and Pre-K
- Toddler and preschool age ideas https://preschoolinspirations.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
- Indoor Activities for busy toddlers
https://busytoddler.com/2020/03/indoor-activities/… - Play with fave show characters and learn too https://pbskids.org/
- Free Printables for PreK-2nd Grade https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/…/Lite…/Price-Range/Free
- Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss https://www.seussville.com/
- 300,000+ FREE printable worksheets from toddlers to teens https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printabl…/
Virtual World Travel, World Culture, and Museums
- A wonderful, endlessly detailed way to get kids engaged in the world of art. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/
- 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 - 35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world. https://www.countryreports.org/
- Free videos from around the world from grade 3-12
https://www.projectexplorer.org/ - This iconic museum located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
Writing, Spelling, and Keyboarding
- Randomly generates 356,300,262,144 story starters
https://thestorystarter.com/ - Improve your typing skills while competing in fast-paced races with up to 5 typers from around the world. https://www.nitrotype.com/
- Teaches students how to write a paragraph through interactive online tutorial http://www.paragraphpunch.com/
- Online curriculum that builds better writers. https://www.noredink.com/
- Spelling 1-4 grade https://www.spellingtraining.com/
- Spellingcity is free right now with code VSCFree90
https://www.spellingcity.com/ - Magic Spell is a carefully crafted spelling adventure. https://brainbox.games/
- Keyboarding practice https://www.typingclub.com/ or https://www.typing.com/
- Grammar practice for middle grades https://www.classroomcereal.com/
Zoos
- 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
- The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy the tour! https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
28 Uncategorized and Equally Great Resources – Most are General Education
- Educational games K-12 https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome
- Science, Math, Social Studies https://www.ck12.org/student/
- 8. https://fluencyandfitness.com/register/school-closures/
- 7,000 free videos in 13 subject areas https://hippocampus.org/
- Carmen Sandiego videos, stories, and lessons for all subject Areas https://www.carmensandiego.com/resources/
- Entertaining & educational videos for all levels and subjects
https://www.izzit.org/index.php - Online education program for toddler through high school… https://www.khanacademy.org/
- Free printables library with activities for children 0-6 https://www.littlesparkcompany.com/printables-library
- Scads of free resources, games, learning resources, and lesson plans for teaching personal finance https://www.ngpf.org/
- Daily lessons and educational activities that kids can do on their own https://www.superchargedschool.com/
- Quick & easy at home projects curated for kids 2 and up
https://www.kiwico.com/kids-at-home - PreK-12 digital media service with more than 30,000 learning materials https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
- Curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students.
https://pebblego.com/free-pebblego-capstone-interactive-acc… - For students to practice and master whatever they are learning. https://quizlet.com/
- Critical Thinking resources for K-6 students https://marketplace.mythinkscape.com/store/redtkids
- Short videos and readings that answer various burning questions for students. There are vocabulary challenges and comprehension questions. http://wonderopolis.org/
- Miscellaneous games for all subjects k-8 https://www.funbrain.com/
- PreK – 5 games for all subjects https://www.turtlediary.com/
- Free stories online ages 3-12 https://www.freechildrenstories.com/
- News and more for kids https://www.youngzine.org/
- Work on the 8 parts of speech https://www.grammaropolis.com/
- All sorts of learning here if you dig in https://www.google.com/earth/
- Resource section includes free flashcards, coloring pages, worksheets, and other resources for children, teachers, and parents. https://supersimple.com/
- Cool Kid Facts gives your child access to educational videos, pictures, quizzes, downloadable worksheets, and infographics. They can use these to learn about geography, history, science, animals, and even the human body. https://www.coolkidfacts.com/
- Brainscape offers over a million flashcard decks for every subject, entrance exam, and certification imaginable. https://www.brainscape.com/
- Alcumus is specifically designed to provide high-performing students with a challenging curriculum appropriate to their abilities https://artofproblemsolving.com/alcumus
- Find and fix learning gaps https://www.mobymax.com/
- Education for kids all topics https://www.ducksters.com
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