Things to do while staying home.
Georgia Aquarium live cam https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/
Cincinnati Home Safari http://cincinnatizoo.org/home-safari-resources/
Scholastic releases free daily courses for kids stuck at home https://www.wavy.com/news/health/coronavirus/scholastic-releases-free-daily-courses-for-kids-stuck-home-amid-coronavirus-school-closures/?fbclid=IwAR01ImGnzRGIPvYZI8MBkLwa2imrcC1jy-79iMM3S2ov106ODhag1t3aHfI
30 Virtual Field Trips
Virtual Friend Movie Night
If you want to still have movie night with friends without risking COVID-19 spread, Chrome has an extension called Netflix Party that allows you to simultaneously stream Netflix with friends. It has a chat window & play/pauses for everyone in the group so you stay synced.
Download free books from the New York Public Library https://www.nypl.org/books-music-movies/ebookcentral/simplye
Public library apps https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/
Broadway Plays https://www.playbill.com/article/15-broadway-plays-and-musicals-you-can-watch-on-stage-from-home
Virtual tour of the Louvre
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
More free virtual tours
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/03/16/social-distancing-free-virtual-tours/5060244002/
30 At Home Brain Breaks
Please don’t make your kids sit at the kitchen table and do worksheets all day because that is NOT what they are doing all day at school. Take this time to develop social and emotional skills. Here is a great list of activities to do with your children. So many of these activities are beneficial for physical, social, and cognitive development!
https://m.facebook.com/story.php story_fbid=10102987225708049&id=51801325
Social Stories on the virus by Carol Gray https://carolgraysocialstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Pandemics-and-the-Coronavirus.pdf?fbclid=IwAR172RAxB4CHOtHyZevh9BvGUoU1w0iLBlnjkT3vWxV8oW0YQP_VE8FIiZE
Many companies are making their subscriptions free during this time. Here are a few that I have heard of and am familiar with.
- Brain Pop and Brain Pop Jr. free during school closures: https://go.brainpop.com/accessrequest
- Storyline Online (always free): Books read out loud by authors / famous people: https://www.storylineonline.net/
- Scholastic: https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
- Learning A-Z: https://accounts.learninga-z.com/accou.../marketing/trial.do
- Accessibyte makes fun, funky, fully accessible apps for users who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, dyslexic, or have other reading difficulties: https://www.accessibyte.com/stay-safe
See a large list of more resources HERE.
Susan F Rzucidlo, CESP
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