Many families are going on Spring Break, which could very well be extended due to the Coronavirus. While this can be a scary and uncertain time, it’s important to try and make kids feel safe and provide opportunities for fun and learning while they are home. Check out these wonderful Spring Break activities that kids can explore while they are away from school or practicing social distancing. If you have any other suggestion for ideas, share below in the comments and I’ll be happy to update this blog post on Spring Break Activities!
Storyline Online: A free, award winning children’s literacy program that promotes books and includes supplemental activities for English-language learners.
Storytime with Ryan and Craig: A free storytime website for children, parents & educators with fun stories added each week.
Storytime from Space: Fabulous free website where kids can hear stories read by astronauts at the Space Station!
Kate Messner: Author and illustrators share their books and other resources for online learning!
Epic: Join free for 30 days and get access to over 30,000 children’s books!
Vooks: Get one month free on this kid-safe website full of animated storybooks!
Unite for Literacy: Website that provides free digital ebooks narrated in a variety of languages
Author’s Everywhere: Youtube channel run by authors and illustrators to provide readings and activities for kids to do at home.
Into the Book: Reading comprehension activities for kids.
Pebble Go: Get free access for remote learning include Pebble Go Databases and Capstone Interactive Books!
Facts4Me: Get free access 24/7 until 4/4/2020 to this fabulous database.
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National Geographic: Free website kids can use to research a variety of topics, play games, and watch educational videos.
DK Find Out! : Another wonderful and free resource kids can use to research a variety of topics!
Brain Pop: Get access for 30 days for free to a variety of movies, quizzes, interactive concept maps, learning games, and more!
Mystery Doug: Quick videos answering student questions on a variety of topics.
Livecams: A variety of webcams set up around the world that kids can watch
Art4Kids: Fabulous website with tons of drawing activities. It’s a great tool to use after reading a story to get kids talking about what happened, what could happen next, etc.
Hour of Code: Kids can learn how to code in a variety of online games.
Scholastic Learn at Home : Day by Day projects using both fiction and non-fiction paired books to create a fun and engaging learning experience!
Online Museums: Check out these 12 famous museums that offer virtual tours you can take on your couch!
Home Base by Scholastic: Explore your favorite characters from your favorite books in this engaging book island game.
PBS Kids: Kids can watch videos, play games, and practice skills.
Starfall Education: Kids can practice their phonics and reading skills.
Highlights Kids: Kids can read, play games, and do some really fun science experiments.
Cube Creator: Kids can use the links to create a Bio Cube, Mystery Cube, Story Cube, or their own cube creation.
MyStorybook.com: Kids can create their own story online and then share it with others.
Fantastic Contraption: Kids will have hours of fun on the online physics puzzle game!
SwitchZoo: Kids can create their own unique animal and play a variety of online animal games!
Mystery Animal: Kids ask Google questions to try and guess the mystery animal!
This Is Sand: Kids will spend hours creating zen-like pictures with sand.
Mr. Nussbaum: Kids will have fun with the variety of games and resources on this website.
Cosmic Kids Yoga: Kids follow along as stories are told along with yoga poses.
*With the arrival of the Coronavirus, many educators are offering a collection of resources to help during the school closings.
Explaining the Coronavirus: Great Brainpop video explaining this disease outbreak to kids
Amazing Educational Resources: A wide variety of educational resources provided for free due to school closings.
Home with Kids: A giant list of activities to do with kids while they are home with you or doing social distancing and/or quarantine.
We Are Teachers: A fabulous list of free, online learning resources to teach kids virtually.
Facebook Live with Ben Clanton: Join the author of the fabulous Narwhal and Jelly series as he shows you how to draw while he talks about waffles and mermicorns on two Facebook Lives!
Facebook Live with Oliver Jeffers: Starting on Monday (3/16/20) at 6pm GMT / 2pm EST / 11am PST
he will be reading one of his books every weekday, and talking about some of the things that went into making it.
Instagram Live with Mac Barnett: Starting on Sunday (3/15/20) at 12pm PST he will be reading one of his books every day at noon.
Jarrett J. Krosoczka: Starting Monday (3/16/20) and on every weekday at 2pm ET for at least the next few weeks, he will host free webcasts for you and your kiddos. If you can’t watch live, each art lesson will be archived. Get your kids creating, drawing, using their imagination.
Mo Willems: Visit his studio weekdays at 1 pm EST for LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems!
I hope you find these Spring Break activities helpful!
Resources for parents, grandparents, teachers & students