If you’re homeschooling, distance learning, or looking to keep your kids occupied over a long summer break, you need a list of fun learning resources for kids.
My 2nd, 4th, and 6th graders helped me brainstorm some activity ideas, and I added lots of online learning websites to share a list of resources you can use to keep your kids engaged in learning and creative play. We have two lists going: one for websites and online learning resources and another list of general activity ideas.
Educational Websites
(Add a bookmark folder with websites for your kids to visit and pin it to the toolbar for them to easily access.)
- Khan Academy: PreK-12 instruction
- WatchKnowLearn.org: educational videos organized by topic
- Storyline Online: large selection of children’s books read by actors
- MIT K12 Videos
- NeoK12: educational games and videos
- The Kid Should See This: kid-friendly videos on a variety of topics
- National Geographic Kids
- Classics for Kids: classical music podcast, games, & activities
- NASA: information and material for kids
- Science for Kids
- ABCya: math games for kids
- Epic: digital reading library for kids
- Cool Math Games
- Kidz Type: typing games for kids
- National Gallery of Art for Kids
- Scratch and Scratch,Jr.: coding for kids (8-16) and (4-7)
- Code.org
- Wonderopolis
- Educating Young Engineers/Lego Club Activities: lego challenge activities
- 360Parks: Virtual Tours of National Parks
For LOTS more ideas, visit openculture.com and spend the next week browsing all the options!
Podcasts for Kids
(Create a “Kids” station in my podcast app to keep all the kids podcasts organized.)
- BrainsOn!
- Smash Boom Best
- Wow in the World
- But Why
- The Past & the Curious
- Tumble
Activity Ideas
These are a combination of my suggestions and ideas my kids brainstormed themselves of things they would like to do. We’re looking at this as an opportunity to step back from our regularly rushed weekly programming and I’m asking them what they are interested in doing or learning. We are blessed to have unbelievable access to information; you can find an article, video, or tutorial for almost anything your kids come up with.
- coding
- knitting
- LEGO challenges
- language learning (Duolingo app)
- journaling
- gardening
- coloring
- creative lettering
- learn-to-draw videos
- crossword/word search/Sudoku puzzles
- virtual field trips
- crafts/art class
- baking
- recording stories to post online
- making their own exercise videos (and holding classes for the family!)
- watching movies
- making a mural
- learning about the periodic table
- playing Risk (and other games)
- write and act out a play
- family Olympics
- science experiments
March Home/School Plan
We will institute a little bit more structure starting in April, but for the next couple of weeks our plans are pretty simple.
Create or learn something (see lists above!)
Read
Exercise
Music practice
I’d love to hear what you’re doing with your kids! Let me know if you have favorite learning resources for kids: websites, YouTube channels (I didn’t even get into that today), book lists, or activities.
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