Explore centuries of stories, poems and illustrations with Discovering Children's Books from the British Library. For children, teachers and book-lovers of all ages.
Story Pirates is a group of world-class actors, comedians, improvisers and musicians who adapt stories written by kids into sketch comedy and musical theater. Check out their podcasts for stories read aloud by some funny folks!
How does the government actaully work? Civics 101 podcasts for your middle and high school kiddos will fill in the blanks.
Kidcasts: Black Voices is a list of podcasts that center Black and African American history, culture, and notable figures.
Mystery Science is a fabulous website for science learning for kids K-5. There are mini lessons and activities that require minimal materials - usually things you have around the house. Check out, “Are Unicorns Real” and “How Does Hand Sanitizer Kill Germs.”
Audubon at Home: enjoy environmental education content that can easily be done from your own house/porch/yard with common household materials, created by Audubon Vermont.
DO try this at home! Bill Nye “The Science Guy” has a lot of simple experiments you can do at home with minimal materials.
Our friends at Bedtime Math have great content for preschoolers through middle school. On the website there are daily problems as well as screen-free activities in “Cabin Fever Math.” There are also two free apps that post daily math challenges. Check out Bedtime Math and Minimath in the app store.
Learn about animals, ecology, and conservation through interactive games and fun activities with Rainforest Alliance
Khan Academy/Khan Academy Kids is a great resource for all-around learning. Pick and choose from thousands of on-line learning opportunities at all levels. Ask your BSDVT student if they have created an account through school.
Learn at home with Scholastic lessons for kindergarten through 9th grade.
Check out Lakeshore Learning for all kinds of support including printables, flashcards, awards. Your kids would be thrilled to be named “Student of the Day!”
Teaching Tolerance has incredible educational resources on race and religion, ability, class, immigration, gender and sexual identity, bullying and bias, right and activism and ethnicity.
Great Schools has online-learning resources for grades K-12, including worksheets, booklists, and support for parents.
Virtual Field Trips
Visit a farm courtesy of the American Dairy Association
Blast off to the Johnson Space Center, explore the frozen tundra, road trip into the future, and more at Discovery Education
World-class museums you can visit online - including Burlington's own Fleming Museum.
