updated 5/18/2020
- Navigating COVID-19 When Your Child has a Disability
- Social Stories and Visuals to Help Explain COVID-19
- Helping Your Child Understand COVID-19
- Teaching Transition Skills During COVID-19
- COVID-19
Resources on this page
- Kansas
- Online Learning Supports for Kids with Disabilities
- Academic
- Arts & Crafts
- Math
- Miscellaneous
- Music & Movement
- Reading, Story Time, and Writing
- Sensory Activities
- Social Emotional Learning
- Speech
- STEM
- Unplugged Activities
- Virtual Tours
- Virtual Disney Ride Experiences YouTube.
Online Learning Supports for Kids with Disabilities
- KSDE Dynamic Learning Maps At-Home Learning Resources – resources to help students with significant cognitive disabilities be engaged, focused, and learning.
- Supporting All Learners: Resources for Families and Caregivers of Children with Special Needs (KSDE TASN)
- Resources for Working with Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities During COVID 19 Pandemic (KSDE)
- Online Instructional Resources To Support Virtual Learning For Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities
- ASD On The Go – online modules focused on social skill, problem solving, and organizational support. (University of Kansas)
- Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students and Special Needs
- BookShare – People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they need for school, work, or the joy of reading.
- National Center on Accessible Educational Materials
- English Learners Family Engagement During the Corona virus
- Bamboo – Voice based learning… learn through Alexa
- Physical Activity at Home for Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
- Build New Routines
- COVID-19 And Social Distancing A Checklist for Parents of Kids with Severe Mental Health Conditions
- Family Resources for Students with Complex Learning Needs
Kansas
- Greenbush
- KC Kids Out and About
- Museum – Prairie Fire (Science sessions age 3-5)
- Stepping Stones Music Therapy – Online music groups (6 mos – 12 years)
- Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom – Virtual Tours
- Kansas Children’s Discovery Center – Discovery at Home
- Fuzion School of Dance – (Facebook live) – free dance classes
- Sunflower Music Therapy – (Facebook)
- Kansas City Zoo Penguin Cam
- Kansas City Zoo Polar Bear Cam
- Kansas City Zoo Masai Giraffe Cam
- Shawnee County Public Library
- The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center daily project/activity
- Kansas Cosmosphere – daily museum facts and science projects
- Kansas City Zoo – #zootoyou – Daily animal chats and look behind the scenes
- Topeka Parents-as-Teachers – posting ideas and activities every other day at least
- Topeka Zoo – live stream of tigers, giraffes and monkeys
- Topeka Zoo – Daily #Bringingthezootoyou behind the scenes, educational look at the animals
- Sedgwick County Zoo – Virtual Visits on weekdays at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Facebook Live
- Wonderscope Children’s Museum of Kansas City
Academic
- Carmen Sandiego videos, stories, and lessons for all subjects
- School House Rock
- 123 Homeschool for ME – Free worksheets and activities
- Purple Mash – coding, animation, publishing, art, math, spelling and grammar
- PBS Kids
- Starfall – elementary
- Kids National Geographic
- ABC Mouse
- Scholastic Learn at Home
- Play Prodigy
- Khan Academy – elementary through high school
- Typing Club
- Mystery Doug
- Virtual Gifted and Talented Enrichment Support Materials
- History for Kids
- 2020 Parent’s Guide to Google Chrome
- Scholastic Learn at Home
- Teachers Share Their Favorite Free Learning Websites And Apps For Kids
- Walking Classroom Educational Podcasts for Learning at Home
- Apps That Act Like Math and Science Tutors for Homework Help
- Interactive Games and Puzzles at Highlights Kids
- Math and Reading games
- Access class materials through VitalSource’s Bookshelf app at no cost
- Educational Games for Kids
- Play games and learn all about animals
- Online history classes for all ages preteen through adults
- Discover Biology Through Biology Simulations
- Classes for older teens or adults
- Learn a Language Free
- Learning at Home
- Magic Spell – spelling adventure
- Resources for AP students
- Ben’s Guide – see the ins and outs of the U.S. government through a series of learning adventures
- Scaffolded Math & Science
- Free Tech for Learning – more than 700 free resources by grade level
Arts & Crafts
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems!
- Tons of Creative Projects
- Tiny Super Heroes Crafts
- Kids’ Drawing Class from Illustrator Wendy MacNaughton
- Recipe for Moon Sand & Easy Activities
- Crafts, projects, science, recipes for young children
Math
- Algebra games
- Math Videos with lessons, real life uses of math, famous actors
- Math Centers that Deliver — Differentiation Instruction
- 60+ Awesome Websites for Teaching and Learning Math
- 16 Card Games That Will Turn Your Kids Into Math Aces
- Cool Math 1st-5th
- GregTangMath K-5th
- Math Game Time K-8th
- Math Help 5th-12th
- Math Playground 1st-6th
- Toy Theater 1st – 5th
- PBS K-8
- Use LEGOs To Explain Math
- Online and At-Home Math Resource Sheet
- Dinosaur Columns, Rows, and Intro to Tables/Graphing
- Train Columns, Rows, and Intro to Tables/Graphing
- Ocean Animal Bar Graphing Unit
- Math practice from counting to algebra and geometry
- Math as a fun part of your daily family routine
- Geometry
- Math content from middle school through AP Calculus
- Adaptive curriculum in Math and ELA for Grades K-8
- Math and logic problems for ages 5 and up to adult
- Financial Literacy – real-world financial dilemmas teach the importance of smart money management
- MathChops
- Math-Aids
Miscellaneous
- NFL giving fans free online access to past games including Chiefs Super Bowl LIV victory
- 1,150 Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Noir, Westerns, etc.
- The Secret to Keeping Your Kids Happy, Busy and Learning if Their School Closes Due to Coronavirus
- Fun and Learning for Parents and Children: An Activities Handbook (Headstart)
- Healthy Habits video series from Sesame Street
- OpenStax Allies offer free access to learning technology
- Disney’s “Imagineering in a Box”
- Homemade Dog Ice Cream Recipe: Tasty Snack for Your Dog
- Possible Skills To Work On At Home
Music & Movement
- Chrome Music Lab
- GoNoodle
- Teaching Yoga To Kids
- Free Online Mindfulness Classes for Kids
- 25 Dance Games
- Movement Apps, Games, and Websites
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
- Virtual Musical Instruments
- Joe Wicks’, the Nation’s P.E. Teacher, Free Daily Kids Workouts On You Tube
- The Theta Music Trainer
Reading, Story Time & Writing
- Texans Story Time with Houston Texans’ players
- Houston Texans’ Huddle at Home program
- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
- Kids Stories in ASL
- ABC Mouse
- Storyline
- Best Documentaries (all ages)
- Squiggle Park – ages 3-8+
- Little House in the Big Woods Audiobook
- Dreamscape – ages 8-15+
- Time In New York Public Library – 300,000 Free e-books
- Children’s Book Authors Offering Free Online Videos
- Wonderopolis K-6
- Authors and Illustrators Go Live K-8
- What’s Going on in This Picture – all ages
- When School Is Closed: Resources to Keep Kids Learning at Home (Reading Rocket)
- Story Time From Space.
- Free Language Arts Lessons (IEW)
- Actor Josh Gad Is Reading Books to Kids Online
- Audible is offering free stories for kids
- Activities for “The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog” (Or Other Frog Books)
- Phonics skills
- Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss
- Grammar practice for middle grades
- Reading passages for grades 3-12, with reading comprehension and discussion questions
- Eric Carle reads The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Big Brown Bear (typing and literacy)
Sensory & Motor Skills
- “Heavy Work” Organizing Proprioceptive Input
- Sensory Yoga (Proprioception and the Vestibular)
- Sensory Calming Activities
- Sensory Break Ideas For Children
- Sensory Processing Disorder Chores, Rewards & Charts For Kids
Social Emotional Learning
- Social Emotional Learning Resources (CASEL)
- Teaching Kids Media Smarts During Breaking News
- Meditation Apps for Kids
- 17 Apps to Help Kids Stay Focused
- Top Time Management Apps
- 10+ Social Emotional Activities for Home
Speech & Language
STEM
- NHL’s Future Goals program – elementary and middle school
- MLB’s Summer Slugger
- Design Squad – 2nd-5th
- 30 Day Lego Challenge – all ages
- 28 Days of STEM Activities and STEAM Activities for Kids
- Engineering Activities – all ages
- Breakout EDU – K-12
- Make Me a Genius – K-7th
- Fun & Easy Science Activities – elementary
- Coding – K-12
- Chemistry
- Kids National Geographic
- Inspark Smart Courses include textbook replacements, labs, lessons, simulations, and projects
- FREE Homeschool Science Class: Marine Biology, Oceanography and Underwater Robots
- Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home
- K-5th Science lessons
- 80+ do at home science activities
- Interactive Simulations for Science and Math
- Online physics problem and video bank designed for conceptual, standard, honors or AP1 physics
- NASA STEM Engagement
- Engineering challenges with things you have at home
- Coding with Star Wars
- Coding For Kids: Free Classes, Websites, and Apps
- Interactive models and detailed explanations to help learn about the internal mechanics of the human body
- Weather Wiz Kids
- Ask Dr. Universe – kids ask Dr. Universe any question they may have about history, geography, plants, animals, technology, engineering, math, culture, and more
- NASA Climate Kids
Unplugged Activities
- 33 DIY Ideas for Kids to Make at Home
- 100 Kids Activities to Do At Home
- 20 Screen Free Things to Do – all ages
- 25 Screen Free Activities – pre K – elementary
- 75+ Entertaining & Educational Activities to do Indoors
- Home Play dough – pre K – elementary
- Ideas for Fun, Meaningful & Generally Pixel-Free At-Home Learning
- 40+ Best Indoor Activities from Busy Toddler
- Non-screen Activities to Do at Home – elementary
- Picture Scavenger Hunt – pre K – elementary
- 101 Things To Do While in Quarantine
- Thousands of Free K–12 Worksheets and Printables
- 21 Fun Delicious Recipes You Can Make with Your Kids
- Low-cost (and no-cost) Indoor Activities to Keep Little Kids Entertained
- 300,000+ FREE printable worksheets from toddlers to teens
- Best Dice Games for Kids: Have Fun and Learn Math Skills
- 1447 Worksheets
Virtual Tours
- 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch (Video)
- Atlanta Zoo Panda Cam
- Ancient Rome Virtual Tour with Lessons
- Anne Frank House Virtual Tour
- Bay Aquarium Live Webcams
- Berlin Philharmonic: Digital Concert Hall
- British Museum London
- Buckingham Palace
- Cincinnati Zoo Virtual Safaris at 3pm EST daily
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium (home of Winter the dolphin)
- Discovery Virtual Field Trips (multiple options)
- Duke Farms Eagle Cam: New Jersey
- Ellis Island Interactive Tour
- Explore.Org Live Cams
- FarmFood 360
- Field Museum: Chicago
- Georgia Aquarium
- Google Arts and Culture (multiple options)
- Great Wall of China 360
- Great Wall of China Virtual
- Great Pyramids
- Guggenheim Museum, NYC National Aquarium livestream
- Houston Zoo
- Ivy League college courses available online
- Kansas City Zoo Animal Cams
- Kennedy Center Digital Stage
- Kennedy Space Center
- Liberty Science Center: New Jersey
- Little Rock Zoo’s live stream ‘Around the World Safari’
- Louvre Museum
- Mars via Curiosity Rover
- Marine Traffic Around the World
- Metropolitan Opera
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Musee d’Orsay, Paris
- NASA Mission Operations Room
- National Air & Space Museum – Smithsonian
- National Aquarium Virtual Tour: Baltimore
- National Aquarium Live Cams: Baltimore
- National Aquarium: Washington
- National Gallery of Art
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
- National Museum of Toys and Miniatures
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
- National Park Service Virtual Tours (multiple options)
- National WWI Museum and Memorial
- Nature Conservancy: Nature Works (multiple options)
- National Parks via 360-degree virtual tours
- Paris Museum Collections: Images and Tours
- Reach the World
- Reid Park Zoo: Tucson, AZ
- Research Quest (multiple investigations): Natural History Museum of Utah
- San Diego Zoo
- Schmidt Ocean Institute
- Smithsonian National Zoo: Washington
- Smithsonian Museum takes a deep dive into ocean life
- Spy Museum Tour the Kennedy Center with the Penguin
- The Hidden World of the National Parks
- The San Diego Zoo Adventure Journal – live animal cams
- VanGogh Museum: Amsterdam
- Washington DC Architecture
- White House
- Wolf Conservation Center
- World Panoramas
- Yellowstone National Park
- You Visit: Virtual-Reality-360-Degree Experiences – multiple locations
Virtual Disney Ride Experiences YouTube
- Space Mountain in Tomorrowland at Disney’s Magic Kingdom.
- Slinky Dog Dash at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
- It’s A Small World in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom.
- Frozen Ever After at Epcot.
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
- Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin at Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom.
- The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure at California Adventure, Disneyland.
- Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland.
- Peter Pan’s Flight in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom.
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends at Epcot.
Please note that Families Together, Inc. isn’t endorsing these agencies, merely collecting information in the interest of families who are seeking ideas and resources during this unprecedented time.
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