Homeschooling
Art & Making
Jarrett Lerner’s Activities Page
Krokotak - children's activities & coloring pages
Michael Woodside - Draw classic characters
Steel Cow - LOCAL! Valerie Miller's daily series of live videos for kids (and grown ups) to learn about art and being an artist. She’ll give demonstrations, and answer questions.
Zine Workshop - Free workshop with comic artist Malaka Gharib
Let's Move
Macaroni Soup with Miss Carole - new video every Wednesday
P.E. with Joe - Daily physical education videos!
Learning at Home
ABCmouse - 1st month free
Adventure Academy - 1st month free
DadLab - Dad & sons sharing their science experiments
Iowa Department of Education - Collaboration with agencies and organizations to provide access to educational enrichment options for students, parents and educators.
Khan Academy - Free resources to keep everyone learning
NatGeo @ Home - Quizzes, videos, science experiments, and at-home classroom resources.
PBS LearningMedia - Iowa PBS and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers like you.
Read, Wonder, and Learn - this is a lot of authors sharing lessons, excerpts, etc from their books
Live WebCams
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Monterey Bay Aquarium Jelly Fish Cam
San Diego Zoo - Panda, Baboon, Penguin, Polar, Ape, Koala, Giraffe, Owls, Elephant, Tiger & Condor cams.
Shedd Aquarium - Penguins & otters & fish, oh my!
Virtual Tours
Disney World & Disneyland Rides
Louvre (Paris) - Online tours and virtual experiences
National Museum of Natural History
National Parks via Google Earth
Terrestrial Globes - Virtual exploration of the British Library terrestrial globe collection
Virtual Disney World - 360 degree video experience
Virtual Dives - Immerse yourself in the ocean and your national marine sanctuaries without getting wet!