Stay-at-Home Activities

Uniquely Everett

So many fun things from our creative community!

Chrome Music Lab - Create music and learn how sounds, colors and science relate to music
CreativeBug database, with video classes for all sorts of crafts
Coloring pages from the Smithsonian
Draw with Pixar - Learn to draw the Disney way
Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Classroom offers a six week series of design lessons
The Lion King Experience from Disney is an online course in musical theater
Lunch Doodles from Elephant and Piggy author Mo Willems

United for Literacy offers online, read-along picture books with more than 40 choices of language for the narration
Arcademics - language arts and math games
Beanstalk - Preschool learning themes and activities you can do at home (requires free user account)
FunBrain - Develop skills in math, reading, problem-solving and literacy (some content is not free)
TumbleBook Library - Picture books, read-along chapter books, graphic novels, non-fiction books; in English, Spanish, and French
Teen BookCloud - TumbleBook collection of titles for middle school and high school students
Vroom - Brain Building Moments for parents of children 5 and under
Wonderopolis - Innovative programs, strategies, and resources that support learning, literacy, and family engagement in education

Dallas Zoo – Animal videos, printable activities, and lessons from zoologists
Monterey Bay Aquarium – Live camera feeds of animals, and Learning at Home resources
National Zoo – Animal webcams and a printable activity packet for K-5 students
San Diego Zoo KIDS – Learn from zoo staff through videos, games, and activities
Seattle Aquarium – Printable activity sheets and coloring pages, virtual tours and live streaming webcams
Shedd Aquarium – Underwater webcams and printable activity packets for K-12 students
Woodland Park Zoo brings the Zoo To You with printable activity books

National Museum of African American History & Culture launched a new web portal, Talking about Race
Seattle’s MOHAI (Museum of History and Industry) - History at Home resources
American Museum of Natural History – learn about science through games, stories, hands-on activities, and videos
Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum - An in-depth history curriculum for grades 7 and up, from a popular Everett museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art presents MetKids – Discover artifacts by travelling through history, and enjoy videos made for kids by kids.
Learn with Smithsonian – Activities and games inspired by the incredible offerings of our National Museums

American Academy of Pediatrics- Trabajando y aprendiendo en casa durante el brote del COVID-19
Dora la exploradora - Explorar el mundo de Dora o mirar el programa
El Mundo Divertido de Peep- Las series animadas de El Mundo Divertido de Peep dan alas a la innovadora idea de enseñar ciencias a los pre-escolares.
NASA Ciencia- Aprender todo sobre la ciencia de NASA.
Sésamo - Jugar con los caracteres del universo de Sésamo
Pocoyo - Explorar los juegos, los videos y los coloreables del programa Pocoyo
Juegos Infantiles - Jugar para aprender de las matemáticas, las ciencias, y mas
Daniel Tigre en espanol - Mirar videos del programa Daniel Tigre
Aventuras con los Kratt - Mirar videos del programa Aventuras con los Kratt

OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) - Science at Home online workshops and activities
Architecture From Home - Print, cut, and fold your way to designing a paper city
Do Try This At Home! from the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
America’s Test Kitchen KiDS - Discover kid- tested recipes, cooking experiments, & videos that will excite young chefs
Code - Computer programming, from building block lessons for preschoolers to complex coding projects for advanced programmers
NASA Kids’ Club - Latest images, videos and news from America’s space agency
National Geographic Kids - Amazing facts about animals, science, history, and geography, along with fun competitions and games
Scratch - Developed by college students at MIT, free computer programming platform to create interactive stories, games, and animations
TumbleMath -Math stories featuring animation, narration and sound to create a compelling and enticing reading experience

Everett Public Library Stories Online - Regularly updated playlist on YouTube
Storytime with President and Mrs. Obama, reading The Word Collector, by Peter Reynolds
Harper KIDS from Home - HarperCollins Publishers presents read-alouds and activities every day at 9a.m. Pacfic Time
KidLit TV - Videos centered on stories and literacy
Penguin Kids - Follow this publisher on Facebook to enjoy story videos and activities
Save With Stories - YouTube playlist of celebrities reading books out loud
Storyline Online - Stories read by Screen Actors Guild members
Story Time from Space - Astronauts reading stories from aboard a space station!
Tàta Storytime - Actors read adapted folk stories from Africa & the Caribbean.

Talking with Young Children (0-5) about Race, from the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association.
Using K-3 Picture Books to Talk About Race & Racism With Children, from the not-for-profit organization Diverse Book Finder, a resource to "Identify & explore multicultural picture books."
American Academy of Pediatrics article, Working and Learning from Home During the COVID-19 Outbreak. Click on "LISTEN" for a text-to-speech audio version.
Caring for Each Other - Support from Sesame Street during COVID-19
Coronavirus: A Book for Children. Download an informational picture book, free.
Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus - From NPR’s global health and development blog, Goats and Soda.
News Literacy Project - Helps educators and journalists give middle school and high school students skills to discern fact from fiction
Tips to Help Teens Cope During COIVD-19, by the National Council for Behavioral Health
Washington State Library COVID-19 Response - Master list of information and resources for librarians, teachers, parents, and older students.