Virtual Education Resources
LifeWorks Learning Center - Tutoring, mentoring, and test prep for high school and middle school students
Online Mentoring, Coaching and Tutoring with Yea Flicker, MA - Academic and life skills coaching for teens, young adults, and students with learning differences
Five Tips for Staying Sane During Social Distancing and Virtual School/Work
Best Practices for "Zooming"
Creating Curious Inquirers
Distance Learning Tips
Humanizing Online Teaching
12 Virtual Museum Tours
2-Hour Workshop by USF on Continuity of Instruction - how to use Zoom, Google apps, synchronous and asynchronous learning
Free Online Resources for Teaching your Students Virtually
More than “Moving Online”: Critical and Creative Teaching in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closings
View Pure - strips YouTube videos into a single video so your students don't go down a rabbit hole of videos
Five Tips for Designing Excellent Video Calls
How to Create Google Hangouts Meet Events in a G Suite for Education Account
Online Mentoring, Coaching and Tutoring with Yea Flicker, MA - Academic and life skills coaching for teens, young adults, and students with learning differences
Five Tips for Staying Sane During Social Distancing and Virtual School/Work
Best Practices for "Zooming"
Creating Curious Inquirers
Distance Learning Tips
Humanizing Online Teaching
12 Virtual Museum Tours
2-Hour Workshop by USF on Continuity of Instruction - how to use Zoom, Google apps, synchronous and asynchronous learning
Free Online Resources for Teaching your Students Virtually
More than “Moving Online”: Critical and Creative Teaching in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closings
View Pure - strips YouTube videos into a single video so your students don't go down a rabbit hole of videos
Five Tips for Designing Excellent Video Calls
How to Create Google Hangouts Meet Events in a G Suite for Education Account
Learning Resources for Kids
Music with Megan - A wonderful children's performer with live and interactive shows at 8:30am, 9:30am & 4:30pm every day
Youth in Arts - Free daily live-streamed art activities at 11:08 am PDT every day
Get Organized for COVID-19 Homeschool Success in 8 Simple Steps
Khan Academy Schedules for School Closures
Scholastic Learn at Home: 20 Days of Learning Materials (Pre-K - grade 6+)
NASA Kids Club - Free site dedicated to children with games, puzzles and more
Storyline Online - Children's books read by famous people
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Let's Keep Reading! - Interactive read-aloud
Free Printable Scavenger Hunts - indoor and outdoor scavenger hunts
Coronavirus and Kids: Resources from Save the Children
Scratch - Free MIT site to make stories, games and animations
Free Choice Subject Learning with the YouTube Learning Channel
Physics Girl - a YouTube channel that adventures into the physical sciences with experiments, demonstrations, and cool new discoveries.
PBS Kids - For CA: Starting Monday, KVIE2 will air educational programs specifically for kids in grades Pre-K through 12 from 6AM to 6PM.
Mystery Science - Free Kindergarten - 5 science lessons
30 Virtual Fieldtrips
Tot Rock Music Class with Allison Levy
National Geographic Kids - Videos, games, books and more
Highlights Kids - Activities, games, science experiments, recipes, crafts
Starfall - Math, reading, colors, phonics and more for Pre-K - 3rd grade
ABC YA - Educational games for Pre-K through 6+
Fun Brain - Games, books, videos, activities, math problems for Pre-K - 8th grade
BrainPOP- Rigorous and engaging online learning experiences
Into the Book -Teaching tools (lesson plans, activities and student videos) and activities for students (in English and Spanish)
GoNoodle - Brain breaks and movement with active screen time
Switch Zoo - Watch, listen and play games to learn about animals
Free Coloring Book Downloads from 113 museums
Podcasts for kids: (you can play using Google Home / Google Assistant)
Youth in Arts - Free daily live-streamed art activities at 11:08 am PDT every day
Get Organized for COVID-19 Homeschool Success in 8 Simple Steps
Khan Academy Schedules for School Closures
Scholastic Learn at Home: 20 Days of Learning Materials (Pre-K - grade 6+)
NASA Kids Club - Free site dedicated to children with games, puzzles and more
Storyline Online - Children's books read by famous people
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Let's Keep Reading! - Interactive read-aloud
Free Printable Scavenger Hunts - indoor and outdoor scavenger hunts
Coronavirus and Kids: Resources from Save the Children
Scratch - Free MIT site to make stories, games and animations
Free Choice Subject Learning with the YouTube Learning Channel
Physics Girl - a YouTube channel that adventures into the physical sciences with experiments, demonstrations, and cool new discoveries.
PBS Kids - For CA: Starting Monday, KVIE2 will air educational programs specifically for kids in grades Pre-K through 12 from 6AM to 6PM.
Mystery Science - Free Kindergarten - 5 science lessons
30 Virtual Fieldtrips
Tot Rock Music Class with Allison Levy
National Geographic Kids - Videos, games, books and more
Highlights Kids - Activities, games, science experiments, recipes, crafts
Starfall - Math, reading, colors, phonics and more for Pre-K - 3rd grade
ABC YA - Educational games for Pre-K through 6+
Fun Brain - Games, books, videos, activities, math problems for Pre-K - 8th grade
BrainPOP- Rigorous and engaging online learning experiences
Into the Book -Teaching tools (lesson plans, activities and student videos) and activities for students (in English and Spanish)
GoNoodle - Brain breaks and movement with active screen time
Switch Zoo - Watch, listen and play games to learn about animals
Free Coloring Book Downloads from 113 museums
Podcasts for kids: (you can play using Google Home / Google Assistant)
- Story Pirates
- Wow in the World
- But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
- Ear Snacks
- Brains on!
- Circle Round
- The Tales of Deputy Guppy
- Stories Podcast
- Peace Out (good for bedtime)
- The Two Princes (LGBTQ-friendly!)
- Professor Theo’s Mystery Lab
- Tales from the Moosiverse (“Blends the heart and playfulness of traditional British stories like A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh and Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland with a rich tapestry of characters and shared universe crossovers similar to Marvel Comics.”)
Resources for Students with Learning Differences
Coronavirus Updates and Tips from Understood.Org
(Note: Understood is an excellent resource for parents of children with learning differences)
Learning Ally - Learning Ally is a great resource for kids learning to read, or kids with dyslexia
Krisp - a noise-cancelling app that removes background noise from calls; good for students with hearing loss
Google Hangouts accessibility features
Zoom Conferencing Accessibility Features
How to have your Mac read text that's on your screen
Adobe Acrobat accessibility features
5 Methods to have a PDF Read Aloud on an iPhone
10 Helpful Text-to-Speech Readers
Bookshare - A free audio book services for students with a diagnosed learning difference
(Note: Understood is an excellent resource for parents of children with learning differences)
Learning Ally - Learning Ally is a great resource for kids learning to read, or kids with dyslexia
Krisp - a noise-cancelling app that removes background noise from calls; good for students with hearing loss
Google Hangouts accessibility features
Zoom Conferencing Accessibility Features
How to have your Mac read text that's on your screen
Adobe Acrobat accessibility features
5 Methods to have a PDF Read Aloud on an iPhone
10 Helpful Text-to-Speech Readers
Bookshare - A free audio book services for students with a diagnosed learning difference
Mindfulness, Meditation, Mental Health, and Movement
Resources from UCSF to Support Your Mental Health During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Alkalign Studios - 7 days of online classes for $17
Free Mindfulness Meditations
Online Emotional and Social Skills Program
Printable Mantra Bracelets
Fitness Blender (free online workouts)
Little Twisters Yoga and Emotional Wellness - offering free online yoga for kids the rest of March
Headspace - Mindfulness meditations for adults and kids
Yoga with Adriene
Coronavirus: How to Protect Your Mental Health
Alkalign Studios - 7 days of online classes for $17
Free Mindfulness Meditations
Online Emotional and Social Skills Program
Printable Mantra Bracelets
Fitness Blender (free online workouts)
Little Twisters Yoga and Emotional Wellness - offering free online yoga for kids the rest of March
Headspace - Mindfulness meditations for adults and kids
Yoga with Adriene
Coronavirus: How to Protect Your Mental Health
Food Banks, Food Delivery, and Take-Out Resources
SF and Marin Food Bank
San Geronimo Food Pantry
CalFresh Food Assistance
Thrive Market - Organic, all-natural and sustainable food delivery
San Anselmo Eats - Local restaurants doing take-out and delivery in San Anselmo, CA
Town of Fairfax - resources and information including updates on restaurants and grocery stores
Good Fairy Network - Free network of support for people needing delivery services in Marin County, CA
Imperfect Foods - vegetables, dairy, and eggs
Good Eggs - organic grocery delivery
Green Chef - organic meal kits with options for gluten-free and paleo meals
Instacart -Home delivery from Costco, Safeway, CVS, BevMo and more
San Geronimo Food Pantry
CalFresh Food Assistance
Thrive Market - Organic, all-natural and sustainable food delivery
San Anselmo Eats - Local restaurants doing take-out and delivery in San Anselmo, CA
Town of Fairfax - resources and information including updates on restaurants and grocery stores
Good Fairy Network - Free network of support for people needing delivery services in Marin County, CA
Imperfect Foods - vegetables, dairy, and eggs
Good Eggs - organic grocery delivery
Green Chef - organic meal kits with options for gluten-free and paleo meals
Instacart -Home delivery from Costco, Safeway, CVS, BevMo and more
Digital Distraction Management
Self Control - A free application for MacBooks that helps students avoid distracting websites.
Forest - An app that motivates kids to put down their devices and focus.
Focus - A paid website blocker for MacBooks.
Forest - An app that motivates kids to put down their devices and focus.
Focus - A paid website blocker for MacBooks.
