Once the lock-down was enforced in India, I and my wife struggled to find useful ways to keep my eight years old daughter engaged. Her school shut-down for the academic year and all of her after school classes were also closed. On top of that she could not meet any of her school friends in per either. We wanted to limit passive screen time (TV & Mobile). I tried to look on the web for resources that I can use to keep my daughter actively engaged. I had compiled a list of resources that I shared with my friends friends and acquaintances on WhatsApp. Thought I will share the list on a blog post. I have added the Origami as well as miniature crafts resources that I came across in the last week. Hope you find them useful.
Academic:
Khan Academy is offering free resources for learning.
Scholastic learn at Home website
Twig Education website
Google Education Resources
Stories/ Reading:
Amazon Audible has made its story collection available for free.
Compendium of Resources:
Boston Globe has published a list of resources to keep kids engaged
Simple Most has published a list of resources
USA Today has published a list of resources
Beyond the Chalkboard website
Drawing/ Doodling:
Skillshare resources on Doodling
Open Culture resources on drawing lessons for kids
Thrive Art School YouTube Channel for art lessons
ThoughtCo resources on drawing lessons
IQDoodle website courses on doodling (paid service)
KlineCreative free online drawing classes
LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems YouTube Channel
The Visual Alphabet – Free 5 Day How to Doodle Course by IQDoodle on YouTube
PicCandle Doodle Tutorials on YouTube
Doodles by Sarah YouTube Channel
Origami YouTube Channels:
Miniature Crafts YouTube Channel:
Programming for Kids:
List of 7 programing tools on Lifewire
CS First with Google
Scratch coding for kids by MIT
Tynker coding for kids
Snap coding for kids by Berkeley
Blocky coding for kids by Google
Yogi's Blogosmos 