The Chesapeake Public Library is bringing its popular storytime series to YouTube! Check out their channel for a variety of videos for your little ones:
Learn to Paint with 403 Free Episodes of Bob Ross’ “The Joy of Painting” on YouTube
Have you always wanted to learn to paint? Now you have time to delve into 31 seasons of the late Bob Ross’ The Joy of Painting, which is now freely available to watch on YouTube. Posted by “The Joy of Painting” with Bob Ross on Friday, March 27, 2015 Using Bob’s “wet-on-wet” technique you can learn to paint…
Kids Can Learn To Juggle, Hula Hoop and More with These Free Virtual Circus Trick Classes!
The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts is offering free virtual circus trick classes for kids! You can sign up for half-hour Zoom juggling class (ages 8-12; clubs not required), or circus tricks class (balancing, basic juggling, and acrobatics, ages 5-7), hula hoop (5 and up), or fun movement (ages 3-4). All classes are via Zoom. You can…
Get Fun Broadway-themed Educational Programs from The Lion King, Hamilton and More!
Work out with the Rockettes! Bring the Broadway stage to your living room with limited time full-length performances and live streams with cast members Get fun Broadway-themed educational programs from The Lion King, Hamilton and more! You can do all of this with SevenVenues Virtual View!
Watch a Joint Story Time with the Virginia Beach Library and Fire Department
Virginia Beach Firefighter Ben from Station 3 teamed up with the Virginia Beach Public Library for Story Time! Enjoy Ben’s reading of “Pete the Cat:Firefighter Pete”
Virtual Classroom with the Virginia Zoo
The Virginia Zoo’s YouTube brings the Zoo right to your living room! Meet and hear the Zoo Keepers talk about the animals they have the privilege of working with every day.
NASA Launched a Free Science Site for Homeschooling
NASA just launched a free website called “NASA at Home” that has a TON of stuff to help keep your kids occupied. You’ll find lesson plans . . . videos . . . e-books . . . podcasts . . . and STEM activities. There’s also an interactive map section called “NASA in All 50 States”…
Learn a New Language
Learn a New Language. Duolingo is a free language learning app that helps kids (and adults) learn a language through short, game-like exercises. Language learning app Babbel is offering its services free to all K-12 and college students through mid-June, to allow students to use their time at home productively. The app is offering three months free access…
Bring Virtual Animals Into Your Home with This Google Feature
We may not be able to visit the zoo right now, but you can bring virtual animals into your home, for free, through your phone. When you search for certain animals on Google using your phone, you’ll see the option to “View in 3D.” According to the blog 9to5Google, these are the animals included: Alligator…
Free Online Classes
54 free online courses from the best colleges in the US — including Princeton, Harvard, and Yale. Online learning sites like Coursera and edX allow you to audit any course for free. You get access to course materials and follow along with the class as it progresses. For an additional $40 to $160 (depending on…