Sorry it is not in alphabetical order, that's how the content was delivered. I would use Control+fF which is a shortcut for "FIND" (Command + F on a Mac) to zip to what I want (e.g. virtual tour).
This will be updated as new activities come and go.
Common Sense Media has created a virtual online teaching/family resource at WIDEOPENSCHOOL (the name is the link), and choose either Educator or Family.I am putting this resource in a space by itself as it is a mini internet of resources.
Scheduled (all times in Pacific Time)
Virtual Storytimes
11:00 a.m. -- Stay at Home Story Time, a ~20 min. picture book read-aloud with Oliver Jeffers (Lost and Found author) (Instagram Live @oliverjeffers, uploaded to YouTube after)
11:00 a.m. -- Brightly Storytime, a 5–10 min. picture book read-aloud (YouTube @ Brightly Storytime)
~12:00 p.m. -- Jeff Norton reads a chapter (5–10 min.) of his sci-fi adventure novel Alienated (YouTube @Jeff Norton)
~6:00–9:00 p.m. -- Josh Gad (voice of Olaf from Frozen) will virtually read a picture book as a bedtime story(Twitter @JoshGad)
Virtual Drawing Lessons
8:30 a.m.(T/Th) -- Drawing with Toddlers, a short drawing lesson from E. B. Goodale (Under the Lilacs) (Instagram Live @ebgoodale)10:00 a.m. -- Lunchtime Doodles, a ~30 min. art lesson with Mo Willems (Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus) (YouTube @The Kennedy Center)
10:00 a.m. -- Drawing lessons with Wendy Macnaughton (NYT bestselling illustrator) (Instagram Live @wendymac)
11:00 a.m. -- Draw Every Day with JJK, a ~20 min. drawing lesson with Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Lunch Lady graphic novel series) (YouTube @ Jarrett J. Krosoczka—author & illustrator)
Music Classes & Performances
6:00 a.m. -- Music classes from Jam with Jamie (also uploaded for later viewing)8:00 a.m. -- Daily music, movement, yoga classes, and more for pre-K/young kids from Union City Play in New York City
11:00 a.m. and 5 p.m. -- Stars in the House, a 60 min. performance and chat by various Broadway actors and other performers to raise money for out-of-work entertainers (YouTube @The Actors Fund)
4:30 p.m. -- Every night a new recording from The Metropolitan Opera is available to stream
Various -- A full list of live concerts streaming, varying from pop stars to operas (curated by NPR)
Getting Online
Find free and low-cost internet and computers in your area (Everyone On, PCs for People)Educational Activities & Lesson Plans
Scholastic Learn at Home: 20 days of education activities, broken up into four grade levels
Amazing Educational Resources, a HUGE spreadsheet of tools/programs/services that usually cost money but are being offered for free, with info on subject and grade level (crowdsourced)
Encantos Learning Hub (pre–K-1 resources available in English and Spanish)
Learn@Home, educational YouTube channels curated by age group (YouTube)
Sesame Street has videos, games, and activities for younger kids) (sesamo.com in Spanish)
Tinkergarten has a week's worth of outdoor education DIY activities (sign up for the email newsletter on Tinkergarten's website)
Newsicle, a daily news trivia game put on by the folks behind XYZA: News for Kids
Complexly, a series of video series on educational topics ranging from literature to biochemistry (YouTube)
Arts, Film, and Music Lessons & Resources
Rebel Girls providing 90+ writing/drawing/DIY prompts (sign up via email)Digital curriculum and lessons available to go along with The Representation Project's films (lessons are free; films are available to rent or buy on streaming platforms)
CircleTime classes for age 0–6 including yoga, storytime, cooking, and music (registration required)
Quarantine Art Club, a daily drawing challenge from illustrator Carson Ellis (Du Iz Tak?) (Instagram @carsonellis)
Stop Motion Kids Camp enrollment from artist Trisha Zemp is being offered for free (redeem enrollment code by sharing one of Zemp's posts on Instagram @trishazemp)
Audiobooks & Virtual Storytime
Authors read their books aloud (curated on Kate Messner's website) (YouTube)
#OperationStorytime, a partnership with picture book authors and Romper to read their stories aloud (posted and curated on Twitter @romper, updated regularly)
Virtual Tours
Virtual tour of American National Parks (Google Arts & Culture)Virtual tour of the deYoung Art Museum in San Francisco (Google Arts & Culture)
Virtual museums, classes, and exhibits in San Francisco (curated by Red Tricycle)
Virtual museums, classes, and exhibits in Seattle (curated by Red Tricycle)
Virtual museums, classes, and exhibits in San Diego (curated by Red Tricycle)
Virtual museums, classes, and exhibits in Chicago (curated by Red Tricycle)
Virtual tour of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Virtual tour of the Louvre museum in Paris, France
Virtual tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
Virtual tour of the Boston Children's Museum (Google Earth)
Virtual tour of the Great Wall of China
Virtual tour of Mars from pictures from NASA's Curiosity rover (Google)
Virtual "field trips" to zoos, dairies, symphonies, and operas (curated by Red Tricycle)
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