At-Home Learning Resources
At-Home Learning Resources
Note: there are other informational links for At-Home Learning on the Teacher and Parent pages.
Listen to the astronauts read stories!
3. Storyline Online --- Actors and actresses read children's books with animated pictures that are fun!
Starfall is a resource divided into two age groups: Kindergarten and Grades 1,2,3. It is focussed on language arts, math, and music. Lots of good read-alouds here!
KidLit TV and Radio feature fun read alouds, crafts, activities
Scholastic Learn At-Home Day-by-day projects from children's publisher Scholastic to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing
First Lady of the Commonwealth & MA Libraries' Video Library A collection of story times, art projects, science experiments, sing-alongs, and more!
Dav Pilkey At Home: the author of Captain Underpants and Dog Man and Ricky Ricotta shares starting on April 1.
Junie B. Jones activity packs (downloadable)
Magic Tree House activity packs (downloadable)
Authors Everywhere! (YouTube Channel) Read! Draw! Create Community! by children's book authors and illustrators for you!
1. Dog Man Escape Room activity
2. Harry Potter Hogwarts Digital Escape Room activity
3. Camp PBS LearningMedia! Summer Camp online with learning leader PBS. Here for pre-K to grade 2 and here for kindergarten to high school.
"Draw Everyday with JJK" --- Children's book author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka draws daily
Draw "Bad Kitty" with Nick Bruel (YouTube)
The Hidden Worlds of Our National Parks. National Parks, such as Kenai Fjords in Alaska, Hawaiian volcanoes, New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns, Utah’s Bryce Canyon, and Florida’s Dry Tortuga, work with Google to present these experiences.
Out of this world! Explore Mars on this virtual field trip!
Zoos
Zoo Field Trip Questions Worksheet is a free download from the Teachers-Pay-Teachers site
The SanDiego Zoo site is very kid-friendly
Or this Animals at The SanDiego Zoo Kids site
Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Website has "Panda Cam" and "Lion Cam"
Zoo Atlanta has "Panda Cam"! If you scroll down, there's also "learn at home"
Reid Park Zoo has "Elephant Cam" and "Giraffe Cam" and "Grizzly Cam" and "Lemur Cam" and "Lion Cam"
Houston Zoo has Giraffe Cam, Gorilla Cam, Elephant Cam, Leafcutter Cam, Rhino Cam and Chimp Cam
Ouwehand Park has "Polar Bear Cubs Cam." Awww!
Aquariums
Aquarium Field Trip Worksheet is a free download from the Teachers-Pay-Teachers site
New England Aquarium has presentations and at-home projects and activities for your virtual visit
Monterey Bay Aquarium has all kinds of webcams
Georgia Aquarium has a "Piranha Cam" and many others.
Seattle Aquarium has a virtual field trip on YouTube
Museums
Take a walk through the Boston Children's Museum
Visit the Louvre Museum in France
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has online exhibits that may or may not be suitable for our younger students. Please take a look before you share with your children!
History
Visit Plimoth Plantation and the Wampanoag Homesite in this virtual field trip.
Visit and explore Ellis Island with this virtual field trip.
Visit Colonial Williamsburg with these webcams.
Explore Yellowstone National Park from home. Scroll down a bit to the interactive map.
Visit The Great Wall of China in this virtual field trip. Requires Adobe Flash.
Visit Pompeii in this virtual field trip.
Interesting
Farm Food 360 Explore different farms in Canada, from apples to pigs to minks (these are short videos on YouTube).