Manage Creative time of Kids using the below activities in Coronavirus (COVID-19) days
- Creative time
- Play Doh Contest - Animal Shapes
- Throw a party - come up with a theme and make decorations for a family party
- Record a 1 minute Ted Talk Video
- Learn the process of creating manure and then executing it
- Make a collage on your favorite topic
- Best from waste Activity - Make something useful from waste
- Learn a new type of painting such as Madhubani, Tikuli etc
- Create a box full of success - Write down your achievements on a chit paper and put it in that box
- Create your own Calendar by giving themes to each month
- Great resource for activities: www.busytoddler.com
- Decorating their room by creating new stuff
- Setting up a kitchen garden by growing coriander, tomato, lemon, orange or any other fruit/ vegetables
- Learning a recipe for making a smoothie / shake
- Learning origami and creating several figures from paper
- Creating different paper planes and finding out which is the most efficient
- Learning Calligraphy and improving your writing
- Learning doodling
- Learn to Rap a song ( English or Hindi)
- Writing script for a movie
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Time: Things to do for Managing Academic time for Parents
- Outschool
- Khan Academy
- Scholastic.com/learnathome
- Writing a 10 page book explaining a concept with illustrations
- ideas which can make the world sustainable and environment friendly
- Shark Tank at home - Come up with a business idea, make a poster and "pitch" it to the judges
- Writing handwritten letters to friends, family
- Learning a new language ( Basics)
- Build the tallest structure possible using just 1 foot of masking tape and 20 strands of dry spaghetti
- Science experiments - Make an egg float in salt water, etc - http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html
- Creating a ppt on CORONA VIRUS and its impact
- Science experiements from ACS: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/adventures-in-chemistry/experiments.html
- Age-appropriate science lesson plans from ACS: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/k-8/inquiryinaction.html
- Calculating water usage ( Monthly, yearly) by using unitary method
- Learning about states of India ( Pick any 5 states) and they can research about Culture, language, resources, economy
- Learn Story telling skills
Daily Challenges for Children to do in Coronavirus (COVID-19) lock ups
- The idea is to challenge yourself daily and improve at it
- Typing Speed Challenge
- Plank/ Situps/ Pushup Challenge
- Painting in a minute - Challenge
- Quiz time - Most number of questions answered
- Solve a sudoku in 15 min Challenge
- Writing as many words with a single alphabet challenge
- Spelling Bee Competition
- Completing tasks in 30 minutes
- Creating a sandwich in 10 minutes
Important links for Parents ( Free Online Resources for educating your child) in Coronavirus (COVID-19) home stay
Guide for Parents to Manage Kids in Coronavirus (COVID-19) Period
Activity Guide for ParentsSl. No | Activity | Age Range | How it works | Link |
1 | The San Diego Zoo | All | Explore the zoo from the comfort of your home | https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/ |
2 | Tour Yellowstone National Park! | All | Choose your virtual tour and get adventuring | https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm |
3 | Explore Mars on the Curiosity Rover | All | Check out the surface of Mars from your desktop! | https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/ |
4 | Indoor Activities for Toddlers | Toddlers | 40+ ideas to keep your toddler busy | https://busytoddler.com/2020/03/indoor-activities/ |
5 | Virtual tour of The Louvre | Older ages | Explore the Louvres exhibits | https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne |
6 | Fun Games (Math and Reading) | K-8th | Play fun games while learning new skills | https://www.funbrain.com/ |
7 | Homeschooling Worksheets | K-Teens | Thousands of printable educational worksheets for all ages | https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printables/ |
8 | Scholastic's Learning At Home | All | Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing. | https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html |
9 | Coding platform for creating animations | All | Create stories, games, and animations through coding | https://scratch.mit.edu/ |
10 | Prodigy | 1st-8th | The engaging, curriculum-aligned math platform | https://www.prodigygame.com/ |
11 | Originator | All | Free educational apps for download | https://www.originatorkids.com/ |
12 | Khan Academy | 2-7 years old | Educational program to promote discovery and learning | https://learn.khanacademy.org/khan-academy-kids/ |
13 | Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus | All | Read through this comic on COVID-19 then have your kids create their own | https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus |
14 | Breakout Edu | K-12 | Educational Games | https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome |
15 | Biology Simulations | High School | Biology Simulations helps students to learn about biology and practice data analysis skills. | https://www.biologysimulations.com/ |
16 | Conjuegamos | All | Vocabulary, grammar, listening activities and games in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Korean, and Latin | https://conjuguemos.com/ |
17 | BBC Earth Kids | All | Fun facts, amazing creatures, and a whole load of cool stuff about our planet. | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO_DaPp4ifhMAmiyybSLx9w |
18 | TED-Ed Animation | All | Topics taught using brief videos | https://ed.ted.com/lessons |
19 | NASA's STEM Activities | K-8th | Fun DIY activities related to STEM | https://www.nasa.gov/stem-at-home-for-students-k-4.html |
20 | Universe Simplified's DIY Activities | All | Fun DIY activities related to STEM that can be made from materials found at home | https://universesimplified.org/introductory-projects/ |
21 | Zines about science | All | A beautiful combination of art and science | http://ipsawonders.com/zines/ |
22 | Zero2Maker | 10+ above | Free innovation projects for children at home | https://zero2maker.org/zerolab/ |
23 | Exploratorium | All | Explore, Play, Discover: Websites, Activities, and More | https://www.exploratorium.edu/explore |
24 | Instructables | High School+ | Explore projects | https://www.instructables.com/ |
25 | Curiosity Machine | 10+ above | Learn, play, and create with future technologies including artificial intelligence | https://www.curiositymachine.org/ |
26 | MakerEd Resources | All | Introductory resources are for those new to making | https://makered.org/resources/getting-started/ |
27 | DIY | All | Huge library of hands-on projects, how-to videos, and an awesome kid community | https://diy.org/ |
28 | Universe Awareness | 4 - 10 years old | Inquiry-based learning techniques in a ready to use format | https://www.unawe.org/activity/ |
29 | Scratch | All | Teach young kids how to program | https://scratch.mit.edu/ |
30 | TeachEngineering | K-12th | STEM Curriculum for K12 | https://www.teachengineering.org/ |
31 | STEM Resources, UK | All | Website is home to thousands of free-to-access, quality-assured resources to support the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects | https://www.stem.org.uk/resources |
32 | Answer scientific questions | All | Five-minute inquiries used to start the day | https://mysterydoug.com/ |
33 | National Geography for Kids | All | animals, science, history, and geography, then games with fun quizzes | https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ |
34 | Science for kids, edited by kids | All | Scientists write about their cutting-edge discoveries | https://kids.frontiersin.org/ |
35 | Math and science raps | All | Just for fun | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMXzBKm3SSA |
36 | Experiments | All | science expirements for home | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbprhISv-0ReKPPyhf7-Dtw |
37 | Podcast for the curious | All | interviews scientists, historians, and experts | https://www.vpr.org/programs/why-podcast-curious-kids#stream/0 |
38 | 77 STEM Acitivites | All | a comprehensive list of more STEM activities | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U6sqCQMlpFJjIgJO3ww2RaRnmXJOZLNv/ |