Want to make the best use of this continuous lockdown period with your kids?
Here’s the list of online activities to occupy kids during the COVIID-19 pandemic.
Kids have run out of the fun activities to do during the pandemic and are getting bored day by day. Parents have a great responsibility to keep their kids occupied and active until the schools remain closed.
Let’s begin with the online activities to occupy kids during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Museums and Park Trips
Many museums around the world are offering online access to many of their collections. You can access them online through Google Arts and Culture to make your children learn and enjoy the unique things around the world.
Public parks can also be accessed online for the purpose of virtual tours. Believe me, your kids will get to learn a lot from these online trips.
Online learning material for Science fans
If you are the parents of a science fan kid, then it’s the best time to make your kid engaged in online science learning sites. Following are some of the online learning sites you can easily access:
- Ology Science website
- Khan Academy
- Behind the scenes
- Air and Space anywhere webpage
These sites cover a wide range of science topics, along with some fun and game activities for kids full of learning.
Side activities and fun games are always there to make kids entertained and fresh all the time, which includes, coloring and drawing, etc.
DIY Experiments
Access the DIY science experiments at Frost Science@Home, where your curious kid will find a lot of important stuff to do, including science activities.
Teenagers can get access to their favorite science topics at Nova Labs at PBS. The fascinating science topics are delivered through various means, including:
- Videos
- Animation
- Games
Discover about the latest discoveries about the universe through the site, Teachable moments. You can find plenty of material for grades KG to 12.
Keep your loved ones connected virtually
Socializing is essential for mental health and refreshing your mood as well. It is equally important for kids to stay in touch with their loved ones to keep on learning.
During the pandemic where you can’t go to one another’s place, keep in touch through FaceTime, Skype, or any other social media app. Communication can help them release their stress because of social distancing, and they will learn a lot from their peers.
Physical Education Activities
The physical education activities are as necessary as other curriculum activities. Engage them in different physical education activities to turn this pandemic a productive one for your kids.
The curriculum of physical education that kids are taught in schools guides the learning of movement skills such as balance, agility, and coordination, as well as the development of important life skills such as strength and power, empathy, and leadership. Distance learning in physical education is another crucial topic your kids should know about.
Additionally, teach your kids the importance of developing good healthy lifestyle behaviors such as sleep, nutrition, hydration, and physical activity through physical education activities.
Some of the best known online sites to learn and enjoy these activities are:
- Future Learn
- The body coach
- Moovlee
- Sworkit kids app
- Carone learning
- And much more
Workout and dance
Make your body move and groove to make it healthy and smart. The exercise has a lot to do with your kids learning.
Even copying a simple dance step from any online source can be an excellent workout for your kids.
You can find proper training sessions online at Youtube where experts will guide yoga workouts and other exercises, including cardio as well as simple dance steps in about ten to twenty minutes long videos.
You can stream such videos online on:
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
- The kids coach
- Amazon Prime Video
America’s Test Kitchen
The classroom kitchen for kids to learn various content free of cost online is playing an incredible role in this panic situation around the world. America’s Test Kitchen for kids offers online classes on easy-to-follow recipes, how to cut vegetables, how to make easy desserts, and so on, where your kids will learn various things, including measurements, etc.
There is a lot of stuff available online to keep your kids educated during the present situation. We hope you’ll find the most accessible and essential online activities to occupy kids during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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