It is normal to feel sad, stressed, confused, scared or angry during a crisis. WEforum is here to help connect you to the resources available in our community to meet your needs and to help you stay connected while we are socially distancing ourselves.
*If you are looking for live video content to promote “MOVING for Life,” you can find a number of resources here. (Video Content centered around (1) Dance, (2) Exercise & Stretching, (3) Meditation, and (4) Yoga)
Educational
- ABCmouse: Helps kids (Ages 2 -8) learn to read through phonics and teaches lessons in math, social studies, art, music and more (Free for 30 days)
- ABCya!: Educational games for PreK – Grade 6
- Boom Learning: Platform for creating digital activities for students through Boom “decks”
- BrainPOP: Animated educational site for kids – science, social studies, english, math, arts & music, health and technology
- FunBrain: Educational games for PreK – Grade 8
- GoNoodle: Free movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts
- Highlights Kids: Games and accessible resources for kids from surveys to crafts and recipes
- Kids Discover: Award-winning library of Science, Social Studies and High-Interest Non-fiction on any device for Grades 3 – 8
- Learning AZ: Literacy and Science learning resources (Free virtual resources for educators)
- National Geographic Kids: Easily accessible resources to engage kids
- PBS Learning Media: Curated standards-aligned videos, interactive, lesson plans and more for all age groups (PreK to High School) and all subjects
- Phonics Hero: Provides lessons and worksheets for parents and teachers (Free for teachers)
- Save the Children: Resources to support parents, caregivers, teachers, school administrators, etc.; Recommended list of free educational websites & apps (PDF)
- Scholastic Learn at Home: Resources for PreK and Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2, Grades 3-5, and Grades 6+ for families, administrators and teachers (available in Spanish)
- Squiggle Park: Reading skill building for ages 3 – 8+; Dreamscape: Reading comprehension for ages 8 – 15+
- Starfall Educaction: Specializing in educational games, movies, books, songs and more for reading, phonics & math for children Kindergarten – Grade 3
- Storyline Online: Celebrated actors read children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations (Emmy nominated)
- SwitchZoo: Play animal games, solve animal puzzles, take a guided tour and join a zoo quest while you make new animals at this virtual zoo
- TIME for Kids: Brings news and current events to young people and provides teachers with valuable resources for the classroom (Kindergarten – Grade 6)
- Vooks: Streaming library of animated children’s storybooks (Free for teachers)
- Wonderopolis: Where the Wonders of Learning Never Cease
- Zoom Video Conferceing: Offering video conferencing to K-12 schools for free as classes move online
Virtual Field Trips
- Animal Cameras (San Diego Zoo, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Pandas at Zoo Atlanta, Houston Zoo, Georgia Aquarium)
- Boston Children’s Museum
- Canadian Farm Tour (FarmFood 360)
- Discovery Education Trips (Discovery Education (Polar Bears and the Tundra), Soar with Wings (Social Emotional Skills), Boeing FUTURE U, Manufacture Your Future)
- The Great Wall of China
- The Louvre, Paris, France
- Mars
- San Diego Zoo
- U.S. Space and Rocket Museum, Alabama
- Yellowstone National Park
Miscellaneous
- The Metropolitan Opera: Offering various encore presentations from the company’s Live in HD series for free streaming
- Coloring Books from 113 Museums
- Google Arts & Culture’s collection of museums and famous historic and cultural heritage sites
- British Museum, London
- Guggenheim Museum, New York
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
- Musèe 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
- National Parks
- List of other curated resources!
