Parent/Student Resources during COVID-19
/This page will be updated as more resources become available/known, last updated 4/6/2020
The American Museum of Natural History learn-at-home resources for families and students:
OLogy, the science website for kids and families
Four Museum courses at Khan Academy
Museum quizzes through Kahoot
Curriculum collections (Activities, articles, videos and more, for educators, families, students, and anyone interested in teaching or learning about science.)
Grade-specific educator guides and activity sets based on the latest exhibitions, including:
The Space Show Worlds Beyond Earth
Coursera (including three courses for educators)
Online educational companies offering free subscriptions during school closures
http://amazingeducationalresources.com/
Brooklyn Public Library
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/coronavirus
Lincoln Center Pop-up Classroom: a daily dose of creativity designed and led by some of world's best artists and educators. Each daily digital live class will utilize simple materials found at home to help families with children explore a variety of art forms. (Tune in every weekday at 10AM or watch anytime at facebook.com/LincolnCenterNYC)
Lincoln Center #ConcertsForKids: a new performance series for families featuring a remarkable group of artists who will share their world-class artistry and diverse musical perspectives straight from their homes. We have four concerts lined up, featuring a remarkable group of diverse artists, and have many more on the way. Events will be listed at LincolnCenter.org/AtHome.
Public Theater Digital content:
The Public’s 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of MUCH ADO & The Gabriels are both available for streaming for free via WNET (https://publictheater.org/news-items/buckets/Features/muchado/)
Joe’s Pub Live! Archive streaming (every Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8 pm) (https://publictheater.org/programs/joes-pub/)
Watch Me Work with Suzan-Lori Parks every day at 5pm (Watch Me Work is a performance piece, a meditation on the artistic process, and an actual work session, featuring Tony, Pulitzer Prize and McArthur “Genius” prize winner, Suzan-Lori Parks working on her newest writing project. Traditionally hosted on the mezzanine of The Public Theater Lobby, this new version will bring the program to your home via Zoom sessions and HowlRound livestreams. The audience is invited to come and watch Suzan-Lori Parks work, share the space, and get some of their own writing work done. During the last 40 minutes of the performance, Parks will answer any questions the online Zoom audience and online social audience might have regarding their own work and their own creative process.) Suzan-Lori Parks will be online with HowlRound every day this week (Monday, March 30th - Friday, April 3rd) at 5pm-6pm ET. (https://publictheater.org/news-items/buckets/Features/watch-me-work2/)
Resources Suggested from Vashon School District
https://sites.google.com/vashonsd.org/onlineresources/home
Virtual art classes
Live daily art class via Zoom that Mila is taking, 9am PT / 12pm ET: http://paperwingsart.com <http://paperwingsart.com/> --> by donation
Lunch doodles with Mo Willems
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems
KCLS - Library resources online
(for those of you not in King County, WA check with on your local library site for resources)
https://kcls.org/online-resources/
--> Kanopy is a streaming service like Netflix but heavy on documentaries, Oscar-nominated animations, and others. Great curated content for kids and adults.
--> Free access to Mango which is a language-learning platform.
--> Free access to http://Lynda.com <http://lynda.com/> which has all kinds of tutorials. Mila is watching Google Sketchup tutorials and learning how to draw / create 3D objects online that she can manipulate. Also animations.
Math role-playing game
https://play.prodigygame.com/
Apparently kids find it addictive but it gets them doing lots of math!
Virtual Field Trips and Museum Tours
https://adventuresinfamilyhood.com/20-virtual-field-trips-to-take-with-your-kids.html
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRku_w/preview
Resources for kids learning and activities
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fceqmG0nYAI8uGm5Uv_Ilv5PI72b8iTmGdKag3elrDY/preview
30 Day Lego Challenge
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157014463567919
Live virtual music lessons (paid, one to one)
https://modemusicstudios.com/
Ideas for things to do while quarantining / social distancing:
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1o6kEgCKLn3cyIm2hehhhSTIk7yRTd0C3zx49JS4wwCI
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1RLo1qrlh_qEOrZmLa0tufuFNWwD_vQPWYkZWt6r6ams
Youth Filmmaking Resources
https://nwfilmforum.org/youth/youth-filmmaking-programs-workshops/youth-resources
Storytime Online with children's author Oliver Jeffers
On instagram live at 11am PT / 2pm ET daily: https://www.instagram.com/oliverjeffers/
