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The normal calendar has been replaced this month to provide information for families that are with children in this time of social distancing The Coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, is sweeping through the United States. This nasty virus has caused schools across the nation to close their doors for weeks at a time. As a parent, this can be scary. No one wants their child to fall behind academically. Thankfully, programs across the globe have stepped up to offer online educational avenues to help these learners get through this pandemic. Many programs are now offering their services free of charge during the quarantine period. With so many amazing options, you will be able to keep your child busy and thriving until these weeks have passed. Here are just a few for you to check out.

Museum Virtual Tours msn.com/en-us/travel/travel-trivia/stuck-at-home-these12-famous-museums-offer-virtual-tours-you-can-take-onyour-couch-video/arBB119nm6?li=BBnbfcL&fbclid=IwAR0 _OBJH7lSyTN3ug_MsOeFnNgB1orTa9OBgilKJ7dhnwlVvH- EsptuKkj1c Google Arts & Culture teamed up with over 500 museums/galleries around the world to bring everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums around the world. ABDO eBook ABDO/abdodigital.com ABDO's entire eBook collection is now available to students to access at home FREE. ActivityVillage activityvillage.co.uk/school-closures Activity Village provides thousands of colouring pages, crafts, puzzles, worksheets and more. Specially for these difficulit times, free themed bundles of fun printable activities for children - including puzzles, colouring pages, fun worksheets and more. American Archive of Public Broadcasting americanarchive.org A collaboration between the Library of Congress and the WGBH Educational Foundation to coordinate a national effort to preserve at-risk public media before its content is lost. More than 52,000 files are available online. Access to thousands of historic public television and radio programs. Crazy Adventures in Parenting crazyadventuresinparenting.com/category/art/printable Free printables, activity sheets, coloring pages, and more! Beanstalk beanstalk.co/ Beanstalk Interactive, a Denver-based interactive educational pre-school children’s content company, announced today that it will be offering free membership during the Coronavirus outbreak.

Children’s University childrensuniversity.co.uk/get-involved/downloadable-ac- tivities/ Children’s University is a charity that encourages participation in learning beyond the classroom. We have collated and are sharing as many downloadable resources and links to other activities for children

Club SciKidz clubscikidzmd.com/blog/ Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home. Each day we will be posting a daily activity for parents and kids to do at home, mostly using things the already have at home. We’ll also include videos and other resources to extend the experiment. Storypark storypark.com Storypark is a family engagement and communication tool. We have over 100 free videos of open-ended play ideas and have free webinars.

Coloring Nature coloringnature.org/ We have more than 675 FREE printable coloring pages. Our coloring categories include serious science: biomes, anatomy, animals, plants and more, plus some pure whimsy – just for fun. Connected Camps connectedcamps.com/minecraft-kid-club Connected Camps Kid Club is more than just a free, safe, kid-friendly Minecraft server for kids ages 8-13. It’s also an online community where kids can explore their own creativity through unstructured play, collaborate with peers, and deepen their knowledge of Minecraft. It’s a safe space for kids to strengthen their social emotional learning and explore STEM concepts. Always free server from Friday - Sunday 1pm PST to 5pm PST for social emotional and STEM learning through collaboration with other kids. Discover the World Education discover-the-world.com/study-trips/classroom-resources/ Geography videos and activities of free videos and teaching resources. eduprintables eduprintables.com Thousands of free printables, games, quizzes and fun stuff Free resources for pre-k and elementary school students Little Twisters Yoga & Emotional Wellness littletwistersyoga.com/online-store/ Free at-home kids yoga lesson plans Me and My INKlings meandmyinklings.com/index.php/laura-kelly-designs-printable-library/ A library of educational printable resources. Hundreds of FREE printables, games, puzzles and learning packets

Nomster Chef nomsterchef.com/nomster-recipe-library Illustrated recipes designed to help kids age 2-12 cook with their grown-ups. Recipes encourage culinary skills, literacy, math, and science. Simple Living. Creative Learning simplelivingcreativelearning.com Lots of free printables and resources for homeschooling through to upper elementary as well as simple living and wellness resources. Lots of free educational printables and activities. Starfall www.starfall.com/h/ Starfall.com is a powerful tool that provides hours and hours of engaging educational content for pre-school and grade school kids. It uses animation and sound to engage children in the learning process. Sworkit app.sworkit.com/collections/kids-workouts Kid-friendly workouts — choose from Strength for Kids, Agility for Kids, Flexibility and Balance for Kids, Warm-Up for Kids, Cooldown for Kids, Stand Up and Move for Kids, or create your own custom kid workout. The Science Spot sciencespot.net/Pages/classhome.html Home science projects that can be completed with or without Internet access; other resources useful in eLearning. All the resources on the site are available free of charge. Vooks vooks.com/teacher-appreciation Vooks is a streaming library of storybooks, brought to life, to help encourage the love of reading. It is ad-free, kid-safe animated read-aloud stories enjoyed by millions of children around the world every week. getepic.com educationdive.com/press-release/20200316-epicannounces-free-support-for-educators-students-andfamilies-impacted-b/ The leading digital playground built for unmatched safety, discoverability and fun, reaching 20 million kids. Digital library for kids with over 40,000 high quality books audiobooks and videos from the world’s best publishers.

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