This page is a resource to help all of us survive the Shelter-In-Place Quarantine that is COVID-19.
If you come across any resources you would like to share, please send an email to helpdesk@ameschildcare.org.
Resources for Kids:
- Online Learning/Fun:
- Scholastic Kids – Learn at Home (Thanks @zytigg)
- Storyline Online (Thanks @TapRootGuru)
- Over 50 Virtual Field Trips Zoos, Aquariums, Countries, Museums & More (Thanks Macaroni Kid Palo Alto)
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Williams (Playlist) (Thanks Detweiler Family)
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
- P.E. with Joe (Thanks @cisforlisa)
- Barefoot Books (Thanks McConaughey Family)
- Two Little Hands Video Collection (Thanks McConaughey Family)
- Fluency and Fitness (Thanks @cisforlisa)
- NASA Kid’s Club (Thanks Popović Family)
- NASA Television (Thanks Popović Family)
- Virtual Disney World Rides (Thanks Stube-Culler Family)
- Storytime From Space (Thanks Detweiler Family)
- Not All Scientists Wear White Coats (This isn’t just a suggestion by one of our families, this blog is actually authored by Megan and Zoe Woodward’s Mama, Emma! Thanks Yates-Woodward Family!!)
- Education.com (Free access during school closures)
- Tablet Learning/Fun:
- Khan Academy Kids (Thanks Bandle Family)
- PBS Kids Apps (Thanks McConaughey Family)
- RV AppStudios (Thanks McConaughey Family)
- Screenless Learning/Fun:
- At-home activities: ages 0-6 months
- At-home activities: ages 7-12 months
- At-home activities: ages 13-18 months
- At-home activities: ages 19-24 months
- At-home activities: ages 25 months and beyond
- Indoor Scavenger Hunt (Thanks Bandle Family)
- Outdoor Scavenger Hunt (Thanks Bandle Family)
- The Giant List of Activities (Thanks to the Princess Awesome & Boy Wonder Community for the amazing suggestions)
- Busy Toddler (Instagram) (Thanks to @sparkerpix)
- Sample Labs (Curiosity Girls Science)
- The COVIBOOK (in multiple languages) (Thanks Claire)
- 8 Days of Activities for Kids(+Free Printable) (Thanks to my mother-in-law)
- NASA JPL: DIY Science Activities (Thanks Detweiler Family)
- Education.com (Free access during school closures)
- Alphabet Bingo
- Podcasts:
- Story Pirates (Thanks @cuteknitter)
- Big Life Kids
- A Big List of Podcasts for Little Kids (New York Times)
- Brains On Podcast (Thanks Detweiler Family)
- Wow in the World
Resources for Adults:
- Fitness Blender
- Yoga with Adriene (Thanks Bandle Family)
- Online D&D (Thanks McConaughey Family)
- Learn to cook with Christopher Kimball (formerly of America’s Test Kitchen) (Thanks @zytigg)
- entire line of online cooking classes available for free through April 30, 2020
- Nightly Met Opera Streams (Thanks @cuteknitter)