Some Fun Activities and Virtual Museum Tours For People of All Ages!

4/1/2020 (Permalink)

Child's drawing of yellow sun

This is a stressful time not only for adults, but for children as well. As they stay out of school and out of contact with their peers, its important to keep their little bright minds engaged! 

Below are some links for you to enjoy with children of all ages as well as some museums which offer free virtual tours! 

Scholastic Magazine: online learning: *look for username & password to access free lessons* 
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

San Diego Zoo-activities and live animal cameras:
https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/

Discovery education- space exploration:
https://www.boeingfutureu.com/virtual-field-trip

Discovery education- polar bear 
https://youtu.be/3pI22Seiqag

12 world-famous museums are offering "virtual" tours online:
    •    British Museum, London
    •    Guggenheim Museum, New York
    •    National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
    •    Musée d’Orsay, Paris
    •    National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
    •    Pergamon Museum, Berlin
    •    Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
    •    Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
    •    The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
    •    Uffizi Gallery, Florence
    •    MASP, São Paulo
    •    National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
 

Mystery Science - science lessons:

https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning

Smart Music-music education:
https://www.smartmusic.com/
 

Raddish- kids cooking:
https://www.raddishkids.com/ (Free kits currently sold out)

loads of free sources/subscription:
www.amazingeducationalresources.com/

more links to online activities:
https://mommypoppins.com/family/coronavirus-pandemic-update-indoor-activities-resources-kids

 CoderZ- STEM & coding:
https://gocoderz.com/

Metropolitan Opera: free opera streaming :https://www.metopera.org/about/press-releases/met-to-launch-nightly-met-opera-streams-a-free-series-of-encore-live-in-hd-presentations-streamed-on-the-company-website-during-the-coronavirus-closure/

We hope this brings a little sunshine to your day!