Sometimes things don’t go as planned and you need some things to help keep the kids on track. When the kids are sick, you’re on a vacation, or school is cancelled due to a natural disaster, you’ve still got to help keep them learning at home. I’ve gathered up a bunch of different resources to help you learn at home.
Don’t forget to make some time to get outside and move around a bit during the day!
Some of these resources are online and some are printables. There are games and even educational things you can watch on Netflix! I’ve also included resources to help teachers keep students learning at home both to keep in touch with students and stay organized. There are things on this list for students of all ages to learn at home no matter what their interests.
General resources
This section of resources to help learn at home offer a variety of subjects for your kids to work on. These are a great “go go” because of the variety offered:
- ABC Mouse
- Adventure Academy
- Playful Learning
- Florida Virtual School
- Khan Academy
- 123 Homeschool for Me
- Purple Mash
- Brainpop (online lesson planning tool)
- Homeschool Resources
- Education YouTube Channels
- Century (English, math, and science)
- Hippocampus (for middle schoolers)
- Seneca (great for older kids)
- Open Culture
- Embarc
- Kiwi
- Seesaw
- Education.com
- Twinkl
- Dreambox
- Carmen Sandiego
- Ideas Roadshow
- 4 the Kids
- InThinking
- Parlay (prompts)
- EdPuzzle (videos and interaction)
- ListenWise
- MobyMax
- Boddle Learning
- Shmoop (for middle and high schoolers)
- Beanstalk
- PebbleGo
- Discovery Education
- Circle Time Fun
- Wonderopolis
- Homer
- Marco Learning
- eGFI
- Click Schooling
- Science and Film
- Have Fun Teaching (printables)
- Curriculum Associates (printables)
- Classroom Cereal (printables)
- Great Schools (printables)
- Teachers Pay Teachers (printables)
Math
Either you love it or you hate it. And if you fall into the “hate it” category, helping your kiddos learn at home is going to be a challenge. These resources are for you:
- 25 Math Activities to do Online
- Math Game Time
- Zearn
- SolveMe Mobile Math
- Prodigy
- Splash Learn
- ST Math
- Math at Work
- Cool Math
- Mangahigh Math
- Math Score
- Xtra Math
- Bedtime Math
- Colosky’s Math Academy
- Times Table Rockstars
- Numbots
- Black Girl Mathgic Box
- Math Fact Cafe (printables
- Sonic the Hedgehog – Lessons in Math (printables)
- K5 Math (printables)
Reading
Reading is such an important skill that so many kids learn differently. You might not think about reading resources when helping your child learn at home, but these can help incorporate more than just the books on your shelf at home:
- Scholastic Learn at Home
- Emily Arrow (music and story time)
- Tumble Book (Grades K-6: Username: tumble735 Password: books)
- Teen Book Club (Grades 7-12: Username: tumble2020 Password: A3b5c6)
- New York Public Library (download books for free)
- Epic (books, games)
- Harper at Home (books, games)
- Vooks
- Raz-Kids
- Reading IQ
- Reading Eggs
- Amazon Kindle
- Kindergarten Sight Words (printables)
Stories Being Read
One more story! Sure we’ve love to be able to sit and read stories for hours but that’s often not an option. Listening to stories is just as important as reading it themselves so this is an important part of learning at home:
- Story Time from Space (astronauts reading from space)
- Josh Gad reading stories on Twitter
- Author Chris Van Dusen reading stories
- Author Dan Gutman reading stories
- Virtual Story Time at Maitland Public Library
- Storyline Online
- Virtual Story Time with Pete the Cat
Writing/English
Keeping your kids writing and learning all the different rules of the English language can be a challenge. As your kids learn at home, these resources can help with the writing and language arts parts:
- Simplified Penmanship Class
- Disney Inspired Writing Prompts
- Kami Education
- Book Creator App
- Writing Legends
- Conjuguemos
- Letters and Numbers (printables)
- Alice
Spelling
Science
Don’t worry! It’s not all messy experiments that are going to be a huge undertaking. These resources will help your child learn important science related things while they’re at home:
- 21 Science Experiments to do at home
- Backpack Sciences
- Mystery Science
- NASA Kids Club
- Star Atlas
- Cotton Ball Launcher
- Biology Simulations
- Inq-ITS (science labs)
- Twig Science Tools
- Cotton Science and Sustainability Lesson Plans
- American Chemistry Society
- Science Activities
STEM
- 10 Challenges to do at home
- Tynker (coding)
- Elementari (coding)
- K5 Technology Curriculum
- 10 Science Fair Projects
Computers/Technology
Kids know more about tech than we do right? Foster that love of learning with these resources:
- iCompute (computer skills)
- Typetastic
- Typing Club
Space
All of my kids have been obsessed with space. They love to learn at home and at school and these resources are so helpful:
- Space Center Houston Virtual Tour and App
- Story Time from Space (astronauts reading from space)
- Mars Surface Tour
- National Air and Space Museum
- NASA Kids Club
- US Space and Rocket Center
- Johnson Space Center
- Star Atlas
- Apollo 11 Lunar Landing
- NASA Galleries
Music
You might just get to skip the recorder phase if you’ve got a child learning at home. They can still learn about music with these resources:
- Emily Arrow (music and story time)
- Philadelphia Orchestra performing at Carnegie Hall
- Changgeuk at National Theater of Korea
- Wagner’s Lohengrin performed at Theatro Municipal
- Performers at Elbphilharmonie (Germany)
- Busy Kids Piano
Art
Artists all have such incredible skill that takes practice to help them improve. If you’re not an artist, these resources will help. They’re also a great way for kids to check out new things they’re interested in:
- Keeping Kids Smart with Art (Boca Raton Museum of Art)
- Simplified Watercolor Class
- Lunchtime Doodles with Mo Willems
- Mary Blair Art Lesson
- McHarper Manor weekly projects
- Draw Every Day with JJK
- Free Online Art Classes
- My Blueprint
History/Social Studies/Government
An important part of any curriculum is history and social studies. Use these resources to help your child learn at home even if you can’t remember all the facts yourself:
- The British Museum artifact exploration
- U.S. Civil War
- The Alamo
- I Civics
- Seterra (map quizzes)
- Pioneers of the Civil Rights Movement
- Martin Luther King
- Foundation for Economic Education
- Library of Congress Today in History
Don’t worry if you kids are interested in the arts! You can still help them hone their crafts and check out new things while they learn at home with these resources:
Drama
- Met Opera Livestreams (happen daily and stay live for 22 hours following performance)
- Broadway HD (subscription streaming service)
Dance
- Performance at Paris Opera House (Ballet)
- Francisco Gella Dance Works
- Debbie Allen Dance Class
PE
- Kids Cook Real Food
- Knife Skills Course
- Beachbody Kids Workouts
- Star Wars Workout for Kids
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
- Les Mills On Demand
- Kids Workout
Learning Other Languages
Being bilingual is so important these days. Learning another language when you’re young is much easier than trying to learn as an adult (maybe you can all learn together):
Disney Related
Who wouldn’t want to add a little pixie dust as they learn at home?
Printables
Staring a screen all day isn’t good for anyone. These printables are great resources to learn at home without having to be on electronics all day while learning:
- Boardmaker (designed for students with learning disabilities)
- Have Fun Teaching
- Kindergarten Sight Words
- Curriculum Associates
- Classroom Cereal
- K5 Math
- Great Schools
- Letters and Numbers
- Teachers Pay Teachers
- Sonic the Hedgehog – Lessons in Math
- Kid Trivia
- Would You Rather Questions
- Math Fact Cafe
Learning Games
Education is fun so of course there are games included, even when you learn at home:
- Sheppard Software
- Common Sense Media
- Breakout Edu
- Arcademics
- Cool Math Games
- Kahoot!
- ABCYa!
- Lagged
- Time4Learning
Places to Visit Virtually
Field trips are one of the most exciting parts of school. No need to leave that out just because you’re learning at home! You can visit places all over the world while your pjs with these resouces:
- Airpano (visit anywhere in the world)
- Google Expeditions (download the app to visit anywhere)
- Country Reports (learn about every country in the world)
- Virtual Field Trips
- Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips
- Livestream Northern Lights
- Blarney Castle Ireland
- Cliffs of Moher Ireland
- Grand Canyon Virtual Tour
- Arches Park
- The White House
- Great Wall of China
- Taj Mahal (India)
- Eiffel Tower (France)
- Bahamien Coral Reef
- Ellis Island
- Easter Island
- Ancient Greece
- Amazon Rainforest
- Egyptian Pyramids
- Buckingham Palace
- Mount St. Helns Volcano Cam
- Empire State Building
National Parks
And don’t forget some of our national treasures:
- Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park (New Mexico)
- Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)
- Kenai Fjords National Park (Alaska)
- Dry Tortugas National Park (Florida)
- Yellowstone National Park
- Acadia National Park
- Badlands National Park
- Big Bend National Park
- Death Valley National Park
- Denali National Park
- Everglades National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Great Smoky Mountain National Park
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Mount Rainier National Park
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Sequoia National Park
Sports
- Yankee Stadium
- Cowboys Stadium
- Hockey Hall of Fame
Theaters
- Bolshoi Theater (Russia), Costume Department, External Theater Tour
- Carnegie Hall (New York), Origins of the Building
- National Theater of Korea, History of the Theater
- Theatro Municipal (Brazil), Backstage Tour
- Burgtheater (Vienna), Ceiling Artwork
- Elbphilharmonie (Germany), Creation of Building, Backstage Tour
- The Colosseum (Italy), Exterior Tour, Scale Model
- Palacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico), External Tour
- Sydney Opera House (Australia), Stage Tour, Stories about Sydney Opera House
- Teatro Bibiena (Italy)
- Paris Opera House (France), Stage, View from the Roof
Museum Virtual Tours
These are so many great paintings, sculptures, and other types of art all over the world. You may not ever get to experience them in person, but you can as you learn at home with these resouces:
- Over 3,000 Virtual Museum Tours
- Smithsonian Natural History Museum (Dinosaur Hall, Sea Creature Hall, 360 degree view); Portrait Gallery (First Ladies, Eye to I)
- The British Museum
- Guggenheim Museum Virtual Tour
- Natural Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)
- Museum of Modern Art
- Musee d’Orsay (France)
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Korea)
- Pergamon (Germany)
- Rijksmuseum (Netherlands)
- Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam)
- The J. Paul Getty Museum (California)
- Uffizi Gallery (Italy)
- National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)
- Met Museum Video Tours
- The Dali Museum (Florida), Courtyard Tour
- Picasso Museum
- Louvre (France)
- Acropolis Museum (Greece)
- Boston Children’s Museum
- National Air and Space Museum
- Boca Raton Museum of Art
Visit Popular Theme Parks Virtually
Just because you’re at home doesn’t mean you can’t explore some of your favorite theme parks too:
- Google Street View
- Disneyland
- California Adventure
- Universal Orlando
- Universal Studios Hollywood
- SeaWorld Orlando
- LEGOLAND California
- LEGOLAND Florida
- LEGOLAND Florida Water Park
- Hersheypark (Pennsylvania)
- Cedar Point (Ohio)
Disney Attractions
- Space Mountain (WDW)
- Slinky Dog Dash
- it’s a small world (WDW)
- Frozen Ever After
- The Little Mermaid
- Peter Pan’s Flight (WDW)
- Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway
- Pirates of the Caribbean (WDW)
- Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin (WDW)
- The Seas with Nemo and Friends
Zoos/Animals
- Z-Learning from Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens, SC (live on their Facebook page at 10:00 daily)
- San Diego Zoo live cams
- ZooAmerica (weekly at 11:00 on their Facebook page)
- Atlantic White Shark Conservatory (story time and Q&A daily 10:00 on their Facebook page)
- Cincinnati Zoo (learn about a new animal each day at 3:00 on their Facebook page)
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- National Geographic Kids
- Houston Zoo Webcams
- Polar Bears in Canada
- African Safari
- Virtual African Safari
- Zoo Atlanta Panda Cam
- National Aquarium
- Georgia Aquarium Cams
- South Carolina Aquarium
Farms and Gardens
- Dutch Hollow Farm
- Will-O-Crest Farm
- JoBo Holstein
- Royal Botanic Garden (London)
- Canadian Mink Farm
- Farm Foods Virtual Tours
Staying Connected
Keeping in touch with other students and teachers can be tricky and overwhelming as you navigate learning at home. These resources can help keep you in touch:
- Pronto
- Google for Teachers
- Buncee
- Pear Deck
- Wakelet
- Hapara
- We Video
- Go Guardian (for teachers)
- Bomb Bomb
- EP for Learning
- Slido for Education
- Microsoft Education (for teachers)
- Near Pod (create presentations with polls and quizzes)
- Loom (narrating videos)
- Edmodo
- Flipgrid
- Explain Everything
- Scribd (make your own schedule)
- Class Dojo
Educational Shows and Videos
Educational Board Games
Additional Resources
- Massive List of Resources
- Speech Therapy at home
- Dyslexia Academy
- 450 Free Ivy League Courses
- Coursera
- Online Magic Lessons (fee per lesson)
- Inventing Heron (career discovery)
- Jen Henson ACT Prep
If you have a favorite that’s not on the list, leave a comment so we can add it to the list!
Nicole Brady says
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