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Several Companies are Offering Educational Tools & Resources for Free for Kids impacted with Schools Closings. Thanks OptimusPrimeAutobot
  • Education.com: Basic Members (free to join, click sign up in upper right corner) Free Access to some of our best Premium Resources
  • Go Noodle: Engages kids with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts
  • KhanAcademy: Free Online Courses for Kids Age 2-18
  • KidsActivities.net: Lesson Plans, Fun Games, Activities, Jokes, Riddles for Kids
  • KidLitTV: Free Children's Literature through Video and Podcasts
  • Newsela.com: Free Access to Newsela's Entire Product Suite for the Rest of the 2019/2020 School Year.
    • Be sure to join as a Parent or Homeschool Teacher
  • Outschool.com: Classes available for Free to families in the U.S. who have been impacted by school closures and are facing financial hardship
    • Once you register for this program, you will still see full prices listed across the site, but any class scheduled between March 10 and June 1, 2020 is eligible for this offer.
    • When you click to enroll in an eligible class, you will see its price reduced to $1. You will need to enter a credit card, and you will be charged $1 per enrollment. This initial charge is necessary to confirm your intention to join the class, and to verify your identity. We will refund it when we confirm your attendance at the first class meeting. (Limit is $50 worth of classes per family)
  • Prodigy.com: Free Full Curriculum Access for students in Grades 1-8
  • San Diego Zoo: Free Access to Live Cams to Various Animals like Penguins, Polar Bears and more
  • Time for Kids: Time For Kids Digital Library for Free For The Rest Of The School Year
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Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the closure of schools for an indefinite period of time. Children have loads of free time on their hands. I've rounded up a list of some of the activities for kids to do right from the comfort of home and at the same time keep kids boredom at bay.


ABC Mouse: Free 30-day trial of full online curriculum for children ages 2-8. Cancel anytime.
https://www.abcmouse.com/abt/homepage?

Adventure Academy: Learning program for kids ages 8 to 13. First month free. Cancel anytime.
https://www.adventureacademy.com/

Amazon Audible: Free 30-day trial. Cancel anytime. More than 40,000 audiobook titles for kids
https://www.audible.com/cat/Kids-...2239696011

Barnes & Noble : Shops books, games and activities for kids + free curbside pickup
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/

Cosmic Kids Yoga: Free two weeks kids' yoga training via mobile app
https://www.cosmickids.com/

Duolingo: Free language learning app for kids
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/duo...1261096643

Education.com: Free access to Premium resources during school closures
https://www.education.com/

Epic: Free remote student access to more than 40,000 books w/ teacher invitation
https://www.getepic.com/learn/fre...entaccess/

GoNoodle: Free access to videos that challenge kids' bodies and mind with fun games and activities
https://www.gonoodle.com/

Google Arts & Culture: Explore tons of features on historic sights across the globe
https://artsandculture.google.com/

IXL: Personalized learning on a wide range of subjects, including math, science, social studies and more. For grades K-12. Family plans start at just $9.95
https://www.ixl.com/

Joann: Extra 30% off regular priced purchase w/ Code CRAFTSALE + curb-side pickup available until 3/31 > QA Update: Extra 40% off regular priced purchase w/ Code APRIL40SAVE
https://www.joann.com

Khan Academy: Free remote learning courses for kids ages 2-18
https://www.khanacademy.org/

Kid Activities: Free resource for parents and teachers offering lessons, games, jokes, music ideas & more
https://kidactivities.net/

KidLit TV: Provides a variety of children's literature through video, podcasts, books and arts & crafts
https://kidlit.tv/

Kiwi Co: 50% off first month + free shipping. Cancel anytime >Now 15% off everything with code LEARN
https://www.kiwico.com/

Newsela: Free access to entire product suite for the rest of the year
https://newsela.com/

Outschool: $100,000 worth of classes available for free
https://outschool.com/2020-school-closures-offer

PBS Kids : Free daily activities and games
https://shop.pbskids.org/pbs-home-page

Prodigy Game: Free access to full math curriculums. For children grades 1st to 8th
https://www.prodigygame.com/

San Diego Zoo: Free live cam footage of penguins, baboons, elephants, giraffes and more
https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/

Scholastic : Extra 15% off entire purchase w/ code BBTAKE15 until 5/1
https://shop.scholastic.com/paren...store.html

Scratch: Create stories games & more with people across the globe
https://scratch.mit.edu/

Story Time From Space: Watch astronauts reads children's books from outer space
https://storytimefromspace.com/

Time for Kids: Free access to digital library for remainder of the school year
https://time.com/tfk-free/

Virtual Museum/Park Tours: Museums and parks from around the world are now offering virtual tours, including Yellowstone, the Louvre and the Great Wall of China
Yellowstone - https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/ph...ltours.htm
Louvre
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
Great Wall of China
https://www.thechinaguide.com/des...l-of-china
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ABC Mouse is owned by one of the largest Scientology donors; in case you are wondering where your money goes...
Here's a single link from one-tab of an updating list of things to do for all ages that I've gathered, in no particular order, but mostly free stuff. At the moment, the list is 91 things.

https://www.one-tab.com/page/T8jg...yGPVSLkTaQ
Hammermill papers has a bunch of fun activities and printable resources for kids too

https://www.hammermill.com/fun-family-activities

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03-27-2020 at 03:12 PM.
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I just give them a whole pizza and put them in front of the TV with CNBC on


virtual tour of the Louvre? now you can see the Mona Lisa up close instead of standing behind 1000 people taking a picture of it.
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03-27-2020 at 03:13 PM.
03-27-2020 at 03:13 PM.
Quote from gkwong :
I just give them a whole pizza and put them in front of the TV with CNBC on
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Sounds good
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03-27-2020 at 03:13 PM.
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Hammermill papers has a bunch of fun activities and printable resources for kids too

https://www.hammermill.com/fun-family-activities
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03-27-2020 at 03:14 PM.
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Quote from titans4 :
Hammermill papers has a bunch of fun activities and printable resources for kids too

https://www.hammermill.com/fun-family-activities
Thank you 👍
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ABC Mouse is owned by one of the largest Scientology donors; in case you are wondering where your money goes...
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03-27-2020 at 03:30 PM.
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Quote from Cross_ :
ABC Mouse is owned by one of the largest Scientology donors; in case you are wondering where your money goes...
Thanks for the info, appreciate it 👌
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03-27-2020 at 03:31 PM.
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This helped us a lot. We downloaded it and slightly modified a few sections to meet our needs. The kids love it!

https://mommyhood101.com/daily-schedule-for-kids
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03-27-2020 at 03:31 PM.
03-27-2020 at 03:31 PM.
Kennedy Center Lunch with Mo Willems (don't let the pigeon drive the bus author https://www.kennedy-center.org/ed...o-willems/
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Quote from yawn87507 :
This helped us a lot. We downloaded it and slightly modified a few sections to meet our needs. The kids love it!

https://mommyhood101.com/daily-schedule-for-kids
Thank you, this will help other parent(s) 🙌
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Kennedy Center Lunch with Mo Willems (don't let the pigeon drive the bus author https://www.kennedy-center.org/ed...o-willems/ [kennedy-center.org]
Thank you, this will help other parent(s) 🙌
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