Outschool is one of the best distance/remote education ecosystems out there, especially for kids! There are Arts Classes, Coding & Tech Classes, Health & Wellness, Life Skills, Math, Music and Science (and more, of course!)
The Deal? Click Here to sign up for Outschool and get $20 FREE toward classes. Since a lot of classes are $20 or less, that means you get a FREE Remote Class that is perfect for kids!
Tynker is an excellent platform for Kids to code! It’s a fun way to learn computer programming and starts with block programming, logic steps and transitions them into coding in a language like Javascript or Python.
Kids can do things like building games, modding minecraft and creating apps. Tynker is a great way to make kids’ screen time creative and productive.
Tynker is currently offering 15 Free Coding Resources. Read more about it on the Tynker Blog.
Zoos and Aquariums have provided virtual tours and close-up interactions with their animals
Many have provided their Youtube Channels and have created interactive tours.
The following is a large list of all the Zoos in North America that we have found Youtube Channels and Tours.
Your child can enjoy learning and improving their skill of cutting. This activity provides many benefits beyond scissors. It helps young children with fine motor skills that they will use when writing, painting, coloring and eating with spoons or forks. Many activities that require hand-eye coordination will benefit from this practice.
These cutting books are full color with pages of fun and bright projects!
When using these books, select the page for your child and remove it from the book. Then they will be able to hold and move the paper as needed when cutting.
There are some great resources online to find Cutting projects for your child.
You can download the following cutting projects and print them out. They are available as PDFs so that they can be easily printed.
Cutting craft projects made from vector assets provided by Vecteezy
From around the Web
These are various cutting pages/projects found from around the Web:
The cut out projects that you glue together after are a favorite!
It’s a great idea to start with plastic-bladed scissors and upgrade when they become more confident. Make sure you use safety scissors, especially ones with blunt tips.
If you find that your toddler/child would like to cut with less supervision, starting with Playdough is a great way to practice cutting.
There are many activities that also require fine motor skills.
Try using other instruments or doing other tasks associated to cutting. For instance, tongs, tweezers, and hole-punchers require the same open-close motion of scissors.
Source: Scissor Cutting Skills: Why They’re Important & How To Learn ’Em
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Audio books can provide literature to your children as they are doing passive activities. They can perform chores or put together puzzles while listening to an adventure or drama read to them.
Audible Gift Memberships 
Audio Books have great benefits for kids:
Mr Lemoncello’s Library
by Chris Grabenstein
Mystery, fun facts with board games, video games and word puzzles.
Enjoy 4 Books in this Series
Listen on Overdrive, Cloud Library, Audible
Spirit Animals
by Brandon Mull
Adventures, Danger and Spirit animals that help to save Erdas.
Enjoy 7 Books in this Series. 2nd Series is Fall of the Beasts
Check your local library’s website for the Audio and Digital content they provide to their community. Seriously, google your library near you now and look at their Digital streaming and audio books that they offer. You’ll need a library card and account in order to use their resources.
The libraries often include the following Audio Book services:
More Free Audio Books:
If you would like to suggest more great Audio books, please let us know in the comments
