More Fun Activities, Virtual Tours, Games, and Exploration
Just for fun activities and educational websites to pair lessons with and keep students excited at home. Tour a zoo, visit the Great Wall of China, have a virtual visit to a farm in Canada, or do an on-line jigsaw puzzle.
https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/ – The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy the tour!
https://www.si.edu/kids – Brings your student everything from live video of the National Zoo to the Smithsonian Learning Lab right to their screen
https://www.nps.gov/…/lea…/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm – Tour Yellowstone National Park!
https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/ -Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover.
https://www.farmfood360.ca/ -This Canadian site Farm Food 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs.
https://switchzoo.com/ -Play games and learn all about animals
https://www.thechinaguide.com/destinati…/great-wall-of-china – This Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China is beautiful and makes history come to life.
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ – Geography and Animals
https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome – Educational games K-12
https://www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape/ – Engaging reading games for grades 2-8 that combines strategy, engagement, and imagination.
https://www.carmensandiego.com/resources/ – Carmen Sandiego videos, stories, and lessons for all subject areas
https://www.mathplayground.com/ – Elem Math games, logic puzzles and educational resources
https://www.thecolor.com/ – Online digital coloring pages
https://www.turtlediary.com/ – PreK – 5 games for all subjects.
https://www.jigsawexplorer.com/ – Online photograph jigsaw puzzles You can set the pieces from 6-1000+
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=viewing.webcams – Alaskan Wildlife cams
https://ocean.si.edu/ – This educational website hosted by the Smithsonian Museum takes a deep dive into ocean life.
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/ – Learn all about earthquakes
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/firstgarden/ – Guide to gardening for kids
https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html – Space science for students
https://www.youngzine.org/ – News and more for students
https://gridclub.com/ – Math games galore
https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/ – Tons of science experiments to recommend for home.
https://thehappyscientist.com/ – Explore, have fun and learn science along the way.
http://www.whatwasthere.com// – Allows students to type in any city, state, or country to view an archive of historical photographs and other documents. It’s a unique way to help them learn about history.
https://bensguide.gpo.gov/ – Interactive website allows your students to see the ins and outs of the U.S. government by taking a series of learning adventures with none other than Benjamin Franklin.
https://www.songsforteaching.com/preschoolkindergarten.htm – A large selection of fun songs to help teach preschool and kindergarten students.