Educational Activities for Kids and Families

While kids are out of the classroom, it’s important to keep them learning, growing, and engaged. Our Y Academy teachers have compiled a set of educational activities you can use at home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keep the learning going while the kids are home from school! Below is a list of free, high-quality learning resources that we encourage you to visit with your child- everything from educational games to virtual tours, and we’ve even included some articles and tips about how to talk to your child about what’s going on. Check back as we will continue to update this list!

Educational Activities:

• PreK-5 Interactive Handwriting Activities
• Phonics

Online Youth Programming Websites:

• National Afterschool Association
• PBS
• PBS Kids
• WGBH Pre-K Distant Learning
• BrainPOP
• New York Times
• Foundations Inc
• Khan Academy
• Google/National Parks Virtual Tours
• Museum Virtual Tours
• Scholastic
• The Other Goose
• Left Brain Craft Brain
• National Geographic Education
• National Geographic Kids
• Scholastic Learning

Children with Disabilities

Northeast Arc Virtual Playgrounds

Northeast Arc Visiting Services via telehealth (978-921-1182, dgravlin@ne-arc.org)

STEM Activities:

These fun experiments and activities focusing on science, technology, engineering, and math can be done using everyday objects found around the house!

Grades K-6

• Chromatography Mysteries Instructions
• Chromatography Mysteries Worksheet
• Storm the Castle Instructions

Grades K-8

• Parachute Challenge Instructions
• Parachute Challenge Worksheet

Grades 3-8

• Principles of Flight Instructions
• Principles of Flight Worksheet

 

Access learning and story time videos:

Visit our Y Academy Channel!