At Home Survival Guide for Staying at home
For both homeschoolers, and others who are now learning at home, we have compiled this list of resources and links (many from other lists) that have been floating around the internet, from Facebook, Reddit and other places.
Please check the link out before you share with your child, as we cannot guarantee all the links are suitable for all audiences.
As this is by no means an extensive list, if you have any resources that you think should be added, please don't hesitate to get in touch via our Contact Us page or by email at vhln.association@gmail.com
Please check the link out before you share with your child, as we cannot guarantee all the links are suitable for all audiences.
As this is by no means an extensive list, if you have any resources that you think should be added, please don't hesitate to get in touch via our Contact Us page or by email at vhln.association@gmail.com
How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus
https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-coronavirus
Canadian Homeschooler: Advice on how to learn at home when schools are on a break
https://thecanadianhomeschooler.com/how-to-learn-at-home-when-schools-are-on-a-break/
Keep Learning (BC Education): Suggestions for parents and caregivers to keep their children learning at home
https://www.openschool.bc.ca/keeplearning/
https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-coronavirus
Canadian Homeschooler: Advice on how to learn at home when schools are on a break
https://thecanadianhomeschooler.com/how-to-learn-at-home-when-schools-are-on-a-break/
Keep Learning (BC Education): Suggestions for parents and caregivers to keep their children learning at home
https://www.openschool.bc.ca/keeplearning/
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MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS TIPS
During Covid-19 Pandemic & Quarantine (written and compiled by Psychologist: Kathryn Diane Sandilands) |
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Digital books
National Emergency Library: Extensive selection
https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary
Planet Book: Huck Finn, Little Women, other classics
https://www.planetebook.com/ebooks/
Project Gutenberg: Treasure Island, Call of the Wild, other classics
https://www.gutenberg.org/browse/scores/top
Manybooks: Anne of Green Gables series; many children's and young adult books
https://manybooks.net/
Audible has made many of its children and teen selections free during the period of school closures
https://stories.audible.com/discovery
Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss
https://www.seussville.com/
Fave kids books read by famous people
https://www.storylineonline.net/
Virtual Tours
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Livecam
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/
San Diego Zoo - Livecam
https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
British Museum, London
https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
National Park Service
https://artsandculture.google.com/project/national-park-service
Cincinnati Zoo offers Facebook Live presentations at 3 pm daily, with past recordings available on their Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pg/cincinnatizoo/videos/
National Museum of Natural History
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour/current-exhibits
Google Arts and Culture offers tours worldwide: Acropolis Museum, Musée d’Orsay, Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Stonehenge, etc.
https://artsandculture.google.com/
Smithsonian Virtual tours
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour
List of 30 Virtual Field trips from around the world and beyond (including MARS!)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRku_w/preview
This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs.
https://www.farmfood360.ca/
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
40+ Interactive Web Sites for Virtual Field Trips & Tours
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/40-Interactive-Web-Sites-for-Virtual-Field-Trips-Tours-1046587
General Academic
UBC Geering Up – Engineering Outreach list of online STEM programs and resources
https://geeringup.apsc.ubc.ca/online-resources-for-kids-during-covid-19/
Lively Learning with Usbourne Books - educational resources, craft ideas and demonstrations, science experiments, art projects, boredom buster activities, game, LIVE story time and more, and more and more!
www.facebook.com/groups/LivelyLearningWithUsborneBooks/
Khan Academy: Multiple free online courses, organized by grade
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Scholastic offers an open-access digital hub for online learning
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
300,000+ FREE printable worksheets from toddlers to teens
https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printables
Math and reading games
https://www.abcya.com/
Math and language games
https://www.arcademics.com/
Foreign languages
https://www.duolingo.com/
Worksheets from Have Fun Teaching
https://www.havefunteaching.com/
Daily Free Learning Workbooks from edhelper.com
https://www.edhelper.com/teacher-education/Daily-Free-Learning-Workbooks-for-Teachers-to-Share-with-Parents-while-Schools-are-Closed-Kids-will-actually-do-these.htm
Open and go lessons that inspire kids to love science from Mystery Science
https://mysteryscience.com/
Performances
Metropolitan Opera live stream
https://www.metopera.org/
Variety magazine is maintaining an ongoing schedule of musical artists offering livestream performances
https://variety.com/2020/music/news/friday-music-live-streams-elvis-costello-dierks-bentley-ingrid-andress-tinashe-1203547038/
National Theatre Live @ Home – Full length plays every Thursday
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDq1XzCY0NIOYVJvEMQjqw
Yoga and mindfulness classes for children and teens
https://academy.yogaed.com/p/yoga-ed-for-free-online-yoga-mindfulness-classes-for-all-ages
General List and Resources
Massive Database of learning resources from around the world
http://amazingeducationalresources.com/
List of Free educational websites
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fceqmG0nYAI8uGm5Uv_Ilv5PI72b8iTmGdKag3elrDY/
List of educational sites offering free resources from Kidsactivitiesblog.com
https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/135609/list-of-education-companies-offering-free-subscriptions/
Great list of Free online activities from Commonsense.org
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/free-online-events-activities-kids-at-home-coronavirus
Digital books
National Emergency Library: Extensive selection
https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary
Planet Book: Huck Finn, Little Women, other classics
https://www.planetebook.com/ebooks/
Project Gutenberg: Treasure Island, Call of the Wild, other classics
https://www.gutenberg.org/browse/scores/top
Manybooks: Anne of Green Gables series; many children's and young adult books
https://manybooks.net/
Audible has made many of its children and teen selections free during the period of school closures
https://stories.audible.com/discovery
Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss
https://www.seussville.com/
Fave kids books read by famous people
https://www.storylineonline.net/
Virtual Tours
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Livecam
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/
San Diego Zoo - Livecam
https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
British Museum, London
https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
National Park Service
https://artsandculture.google.com/project/national-park-service
Cincinnati Zoo offers Facebook Live presentations at 3 pm daily, with past recordings available on their Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pg/cincinnatizoo/videos/
National Museum of Natural History
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour/current-exhibits
Google Arts and Culture offers tours worldwide: Acropolis Museum, Musée d’Orsay, Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Stonehenge, etc.
https://artsandculture.google.com/
Smithsonian Virtual tours
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour
List of 30 Virtual Field trips from around the world and beyond (including MARS!)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRku_w/preview
This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs.
https://www.farmfood360.ca/
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
40+ Interactive Web Sites for Virtual Field Trips & Tours
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/40-Interactive-Web-Sites-for-Virtual-Field-Trips-Tours-1046587
General Academic
UBC Geering Up – Engineering Outreach list of online STEM programs and resources
https://geeringup.apsc.ubc.ca/online-resources-for-kids-during-covid-19/
Lively Learning with Usbourne Books - educational resources, craft ideas and demonstrations, science experiments, art projects, boredom buster activities, game, LIVE story time and more, and more and more!
www.facebook.com/groups/LivelyLearningWithUsborneBooks/
Khan Academy: Multiple free online courses, organized by grade
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Scholastic offers an open-access digital hub for online learning
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
300,000+ FREE printable worksheets from toddlers to teens
https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printables
Math and reading games
https://www.abcya.com/
Math and language games
https://www.arcademics.com/
Foreign languages
https://www.duolingo.com/
Worksheets from Have Fun Teaching
https://www.havefunteaching.com/
Daily Free Learning Workbooks from edhelper.com
https://www.edhelper.com/teacher-education/Daily-Free-Learning-Workbooks-for-Teachers-to-Share-with-Parents-while-Schools-are-Closed-Kids-will-actually-do-these.htm
Open and go lessons that inspire kids to love science from Mystery Science
https://mysteryscience.com/
Performances
Metropolitan Opera live stream
https://www.metopera.org/
Variety magazine is maintaining an ongoing schedule of musical artists offering livestream performances
https://variety.com/2020/music/news/friday-music-live-streams-elvis-costello-dierks-bentley-ingrid-andress-tinashe-1203547038/
National Theatre Live @ Home – Full length plays every Thursday
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDq1XzCY0NIOYVJvEMQjqw
Yoga and mindfulness classes for children and teens
https://academy.yogaed.com/p/yoga-ed-for-free-online-yoga-mindfulness-classes-for-all-ages
General List and Resources
Massive Database of learning resources from around the world
http://amazingeducationalresources.com/
List of Free educational websites
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fceqmG0nYAI8uGm5Uv_Ilv5PI72b8iTmGdKag3elrDY/
List of educational sites offering free resources from Kidsactivitiesblog.com
https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/135609/list-of-education-companies-offering-free-subscriptions/
Great list of Free online activities from Commonsense.org
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/free-online-events-activities-kids-at-home-coronavirus