KP&L Educational Resources & Activities
As you all navigate through KPL group closures, below is a list of educational and fun resources you can incorporate in your virtual KPL groups.
Birth to Five Online Resources
Vroom (Vroom helps you do more with your shared moments. Add learning to mealtime, bathtime, bedtime, or anytime with 1,000+ fun, free activities).
Kaleidoscope Play & Learn Pinterest Page (Lots of 0-5 activities)
Scholastic (Free resource for articles, stories, videos, learning challenges, etc).
Mo Willems (Daily doodles weekdays at 1pm. Author and Illustrator (Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity).
Circle Time Fun (Sessions on music, arts & crafts and yoga)
Cosmic Kids Yoga (Fun and engaging video yoga sessions for kids)
Adventures in Familyhood (List of virtual field trips)
Khan Academy Kids (Online educational program)
Parent Map (Parent Resources)
COVIBOOK (How to talk to children about COVID-19, with pictures and it's available in multiple languages).
Camp Kindness (Activities for children related to kindness and social emotional development).
Common Sense Education (Get free tips and tools to support school closures and transitions to online and at-home learning).
HomeQuest (HomeQuest is a KidsQuest educator led video series that brings you art, science, and engineering activities to do from home).
King County Library System (ebooks and audio books)
Kanopy Kids (Movies with your King County Library System Card)
YMCA 360 (On-Demand videos, group exercise classes)
Cincinnati Zoo (Online and offline activity ideas)
Sesame Street (Caring for Each Other)
Birth to Five Activities
Outdoor Families Magazine (130+ Outdoor Learning Activities)
Little Sports (Exercise video routines with a fun twist)
CBC Parents (5 Open-Ended, Child-Led Activities For Toddlers)
Classroom (A List of Open-Ended Activities That Encourage Creativity in Children)
This Reading Momma (Toddler Activities)
Childhood 101 (31 Days of Sensory Activities)
Everyday Family (15 Household Items for Play- Toddlers)
The Happy Housewife (10 Household Items That Make Great Toys)
Mama OT (12 Baby Play Ideas-Household Items)
Enrichment Activities for Preschoolers
REI (Ideas for keeping kids active during social distancing)
Pacific Oaks College (A List of Open-Ended Activities That Encourage Creativity in Children)
Preschool Inspirations (Creating Calming sensory bottles)
Teach Preschool (List of activities for young children)
Imagination Tree (Actvities for young children)
Busy Toddler (List of activities)
School Age Online Resources
Educational Resources (Education companies offering free resources due to school closures)
Educational Subscriptions (Education companies offering free subscriptions due to school closures)
Camp Kindness (Activities for children related to kindness and social emotional development)
Scholastic (Free resource for articles, stories, videos, learning challenges, etc).
Mo Willems (Daily doodles weekdays at 1pm. Author and Illustrator (Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity).
Cosmic Kids Yoga (Fun and engaging yoga sessions)
Mystery Science (Mini Science lessons)
Art Lessons in the Classroom (Access art activities and lessons)
Adventures in Familyhood (List of virtual field trips)
Virtual Museums (Explore virtual tours of famous art museums)
Khan Academy (Daily (weekdays) 9 am PST/12 EST live streams on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for students, parents, and teachers navigating school closures)
COVIBOOK (How to talk to children about COVID-19 with pictures and it's availalbe in multiple languages)
Common Sense Education (Get free tips and tools to support school closures and transitions to online and at-home learning).
HomeQuest (HomeQuest is a KidsQuest educator led video series that you brings you art, science and engineering activities to do from home).
King County Library System (ebooks and audio books)
Kanopy Kids (Movies with your King County Library System Card)
Music Arts Toolkit (Videos in the Music Arts Toolkit collection explore the history and elements of music. Through live performances and interviews, the collection represents a wide variety of cultures, periods, and styles of music).
Dance Arts Toolkit (Videos in the Dance Arts Toolkit collection include the history and elements of dance. Through live performances and interviews, the collection represents a wide variety of cultures, periods, and styles of dance)
YMCA 360 (On-Demand videos, group exercise classes)
Parent Map (Parent Resources)
Cincinnati Zoo (Online and offline activity ideas)
School Age Activities
Outdoor Families Magazine (130+ Outdoor Learning Activities)
Classroom (A List of Open-Ended Activities That Encourage Creativity in Children)
Childhood 101 (31 Days of Sensory Activities)
Babble Dabble Do (40 DIY Toys)
The Happy Housewife (10 Household Items That Make Great Toys)
Little Sports (Exercise video routines with a fun twist)
