Online Activities

This site offers online classes for kids 3-18 - live. This is a GREAT FAMILY activity! Don't just sit your kid down to join...watch with them! Some great options on here! Some free classes - some paid. Check carefully.

https://outschool.com/#abk80g5j9v

20 Screen-free Things to Do With Kids Indoors

A great blog post with ideas!

Link - https://savedyouaspot.com/2020/03/12/20-screen-free-things-to-do-with-your-kids-indoors-when-school-is-closed/

Gallery of Gratitude

Let's teach our kids to look at all we have to be grateful for with this great Gallery of Gratitude! The sheet and info are in this teacher's post!

https://cassiestephens.blogspot.com/2019/09/in-art-room-tiny-gallery-of-gratitude.html?m=1

Maker Station Activities

Check out this great PDF of Maker station activities to keep the whole family busy!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T4CZCt8hJqYLVT5ZVYpR7SgHLWDWaaUO/view

50+ Quick and Easy Kids Crafts that Anyone Can Make

What a fun list of items to make! Break out the glue and string...and have fun!

https://www.happinessishomemade.net/quick-easy-kids-crafts-anyone-can-make/

150+ Enrichment Activities for Children

Wow! Not our list - just sharing!

Link - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KCFnWreu4v7VoO3NbgP-Qcq2LyE1FvliYSoiTLRY7Qg/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true

A Padlet of Ideas

Some of these may duplicate what we have here - but there are some nice fresh alternatives to boredom as well! Check it out!

https://padlet.com/richpat3/free_resources

18 Best Podcasts for Kids in Elementary, Middle School, and High School

Check out some of these! Listen with your kids and discuss!

Link - https://www.weareteachers.com/best-podcasts-for-kids/?utm_content=1584122203&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Another List of Educational Resources Offering Freebies Due To The Virus

Check 'em out! Some may require the school district to activate them....just sayin'.

Link - http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/

TedED

Watch amazing TED talks geared for education and discuss them with your kids/family/friends both at home and around the world on social media! Fun!

https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation

Interland: Be Internet Awesome

This fun game by Google teaches people how to be smart citizens of the internet! Lots of levels and fun activities!

Link: https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland

Code.Org

Learn to code with fun activities for ALL AGES!!! You'll find some familiar characters in these lessons that teach the basics (and more) of coding! Lessons are broken up K-5, 6-12, and Beyond K-12

Information - https://code.org/

Learn - https://studio.code.org/courses

Incredibox

Get ready to spend some serious time on this fun site! This site allows you to create your own, unique music by dragging accessories onto people who make different beats, sounds, and rhythms! So much fun! You can loop, record, and download your original music too! WORTH the visit - we promise!

Link - https://www.incredibox.com/

Chrome Music Lab

This amazing playground of 13 music labs will have you all creating music in no time! These amazing tools from Google explore all aspects of music in fun, interactive ways!

Link - https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments

Autodraw

Not that great at drawing? Google's got you covered! Use autodraw's AI to recognize what you're trying to draw and offer you a selection of pre-made drawings to use! Super fun! You can color it all in and save your work!

Link - https://www.autodraw.com/

Storybird

Students of EVERY grade level (and adults too) can create their own illustrated book! This site allows students to write their own book and illustrate it with donated art work from some truly INCREDIBLE artists! They also have writing challenges to keep kids engaged and writing! AND...you can pay to print your books!

Information - https://storybird.com/

Get Writing - https://storybird.com/start-with-art/picture-book

Challenges - https://storybird.com/challenge/basic

Experiments with Google

Google has some really crazy (and insanely interactive experiments you can play with)...Here are some fun ones to try!

Freddiemeter - An AI-powered singing challenge that rates how closely your singing matches the voice of Freddie Mercury (lead singer of Queen).
Flappy Bird - Play flappy bird in your browser window
Geometrize - A tool for turning images into geometric shapes
My Storytime - Write stories that can be read to you by your Google Assistant
You can see them ALL here - https://experiments.withgoogle.com/