Star Fall – Reading
Practice your phonics skills with these read-along stories! Kindergarten and Grades 1,2,3
Into the Book
Go “into the book” to play games that practice reading strategies! – https://reading.ecb.org/
Bilingual
National Geographic Kids – Geography + Animals
Learn all about geography and fascinating Animals!
The Louvre Museum – Virtual Field Trip
Travel to Paris, France to see amazing works of art at The Louvre with this virtual field trip.
PBS Kids – Games
Play with fave show characters and learn too https://pbskids.org/
Scholastic: Learn at Home – PreK – Grade 6+
Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.
Click on the link for all grades:
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
FunBrain – Games
Play games while practicing math and reading skills! https://www.funbrain.com/
SwitchZoo – Animal Games
Watch. listen and play games to learn about amazing animals – https://switchzoo.com/
Quick & Easy – Activities
Post-it Name Match – Match family names on sticky notes
Animal Parade – Make a parade on tape
Box Road – Use a box to create a unique city
Number Line Sorting – Sort out the number line with sticky notes
Sticker Line-Up – Use dot stickers to trace over lines
Hidden Colors Science – A fun twist on baking soda and vinegar
Pom Pom Drop / Ramp – Save those toilet paper tubes to make a ramp system!
ABC Post-it Match – Match up the ABCs on sticky notes
Shape Sorting – Sort real world objects by shape
Card Slot Drop – A quick activity for young toddlers
Animal Tape Rescue – Rescue animals trapped by tape
Alphabet Find Race – Kids race around the house to find their Abcs
Find the Shape – A shapes and coloring activity
Match & Glue – Matching pom pom balls to colors and gluing them
Erase the ABCs – Erase letter written in dry erase markers
DIY Ball Ramp – Create a DIY ball ramp from a box
Art – Activities
Body Painting Process Art – Trace your child and let them paint their “body”
Painting Dinosaurs – Paint dinosaurs or other plastic toys
Decorating Extreme Boxes – How to take box decorating to an extreme level
Paint the Trash – Nothing classier than painting trash!
Creation Station – Build and create with recycled items
Painting Ice Cubes – Painting ice cubes is so cool and fun
Shape Art Activity – Paint overlapping shapes on a large scale
Bath Tub Artist – Let toddlers paint in the bath tub
Rainbow Dot Sticker Art – Create a rainbow sticker sorting activity
Sensory Bins – Activities
Rice Bin – A simple rice sensory bin
Funnels and Rainbow Rice – Play with rice and funnels
Indoor Pouring Station – Create an indoor pouring station
Dinosaur Toy Bath – Give those dinosaur toys a bath
Oobleck Party – Have you made oobleck? It’s a must!
Bubble Foam Trucks – Play with bubble foam – just three ingredients that you have!
Ice Bin Scoop & Transfer – Scooping and transferring ice is so fun
Puzzle Sorting Station – Mix up puzzles to create a simple sensory and sorting bin
Toy Washing Station – Wash the plastic toys as an activity
LEGO Duplo Bath – Put the DUPLOS in the bath!
Popsicle Bath – Let your child enjoy a Popsicle in the tub
Paw Patrol Search & Rescue – Rescue the pups from water (or any favorite toy)
Pom Pom Soup – Pom pom balls CAN GET WET!
Rice Bin Scoop & Transfer – A rice scooping station is so peaceful
Color Bath – Create a color themed bath for kids
Making Potions – Let kids get creative and make potions
Animals + Food: Virtual Farm Field Trip
This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs. https://www.farmfood360.ca/
Surface of MARS – Virtual Field Trip
Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover.
https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
They are still building out the WEB experience. The Rover traveled 352 million miles to MARS and you can explore it yourself through this 360 experience.
Yellowstone National Park – Virtual Field Trip
Click here for a Virtual Tour of Yellowstone National Park. – https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
Mammoth Hot Springs Trails – Virtual Field Trip
“For hundreds of years, Shoshone and Bannock people collected minerals from Mammoth Hot Springs for white paint. These minerals contribute to the beautiful terrace structures, along with heat, a natural “plumbing” system, water, and limestone.
The volcanic heat source for Mammoth Hot Springs remains somewhat of a mystery. Scientists have proposed two sources, including the large magma chamber underlying the Yellowstone Caldera, or perhaps a smaller heat source closer to Mammoth.”
Click here for virtual field trip – https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/yell-mammoth-hot-springs-trails.htm
Mud Volcano Trail – Virtual Field Trip
“Yellowstone itself is a volcano, and one of its most spectacular eruptions occurred 640,000 years ago. During the eruption, the land collapsed and left a large depression in the earth—the Yellowstone Caldera. This caldera filled with lava flows over hundreds and thousands of years creating the volcanic plateau that comprises much of the central part of the park.” Click here for the virtual tour – https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/yell-mud-volcano-trails.htm
San Diego Zoo – Virtual Field Trip
The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy the tour!
It’s never too early to foster a love for animals and their habitats. Through animal stories, videos, crafts and activities, conservation projects, games, and more, San Diego Zoo Kids website piques children’s interest in feathered, furred, and finned friends, as well as those with scales and antennae! From meeting Zoo and Safari Park residents to reading about efforts to save habitats and the animals that call them home, San Diego Zoo Kids is your connection.