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These in-person and/or virtual activities will address academic skills, physical and emotional wellness, art and digital learning skills. These activities and resources are not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by the Montgomery County Board of Education, the superintendent, or the schools. The following resources have been pulled together for parents/guardians to explore with their children..
Program Provider/Organization: GoNoodle
Grades: Pre-K-5
Description: Get kids moving and practicing mindfulness with GoNoodle®. Check out these fun, family activities, and blog posts to connect, get moving, and have fun with the kids in your life.
Registration/Link: GoNoodle
Program Provider/Organization: Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Grades: K-5
Description: Warm up and practice your soccer and basketball moves with professional athletes for quick physical activity breaks.
Registration/Link: Fitness Breaks
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Program Provider/Organization: The Kennedy Center
Description: Watch extraordinary performances from the Kennedy Center's stages and beyond, with new releases daily, special series and original stories. Explore our vast collection of thousands of videos.
Registration/Link: Digital Stage
Program Provider/Organization: Washington Performing Arts
Description: Whether you’re new to the performing arts or a lifelong patron and practitioner—and regardless of your age—there’s always something new to learn. You’ll find opportunities to explore: practical skills, fun experiments and activities, historical and cultural insights, and deep-dives into genres and styles.
Registration/Link: Washington Performing Arts
Description: Access the original 15 episodes of Lunch Doodles and their activities. Let the doodling continue! Simple art supplies are necessary to complete the activities and are listed along with each episode.
Registration/Link: Lunch Doodles
Program Provider/Organization: The British Library and Google Arts & Culture
Grades: 3-5
Description: Explore the wonders of the British Library exhibition of Harry Potter.
Registration/Link: Harry Potter: A History of Magic
Program Provider/Organization: National Geographic Kids
Description: Every March, people in the United States celebrate the achievements and history of women as part of Women’s History Month. The theme for 2022 is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.”
Registration/Link: Women's History Month
Program Provider/Organization: Storyline Online
Description: Videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books with animated illustrations.
Registration/Link: Storyline Online
Program Provider/Organization: Smithsonian: National Air and Space Museum
Grades: Pre-K-3
Description: Listen to stories about air and space. Museum educators tell stories, do sketches, and demonstrate crafts that you can enjoy at home at any time of the day.
Registration/Link: On Demand Story Time
Description: Engage students in online literacy learning with these interactive tools that help them accomplish a variety of goals—from organizing their thoughts to learning about language—all while having fun.
Registration/Link: Read Write Think
Program Provider/Organization: Montgomery County Public Libraries
Date and Time: April 1 from 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Grades: 2-5
Description: If you are really good at solving riddles, you will enjoy the Virtual Scavenger Hunt! Join the competition to solve puzzles and then try to find those items before any other team. You will have to act quickly!
Registration/Link: Virtual Scavenger Hunt (Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If playing as a team, please register your entire household team under one name. After registration, you will be sent an email with instructions to join the Zoom meeting.)
Grades: K-3
Description: Learn about popular animals in the wild through videos, articles, games and more!
Registration/Link: Animals
Program Provider/Organization: National Air and Space Museum
Description: What makes an airplane fly? How does a spacecraft stay in orbit? Why does a balloon float in the air? What are you waiting for? Come and find out!
Registration/Link: What makes things fly?
Program Provider/Organization: National Park Foundation
Description: Got a bit of downtime? Take a trip to a national park from wherever you are! Many national park sites across the country offer digital tours and experiences that you can access anytime, anywhere. From digitally diving under the sea to watching the cherry blossom trees bloom, there are countless ways to enjoy a park experience online.
Registration/Link: National Parks Virtual Tours
Program Provider/Organization: National Zoo
Grades: 1-5
Description: Calling all animal lovers and budding conservationists: we’re recruiting YOU for the Young Guardians Initiative! Your mission: save species. If you choose to accept it, you’re in for a wild ride—caring for animals and combating the threats they face. Join Zoo Guardians, a mobile game where players build their own zoos, interact with animals through augmented reality, and learn what species need to thrive under human care and in the wild. To access the Zoo Guardians, you will need to download an app.
Registration/Link: Zoo Guardians
Program Provider/Organization: Smithsonian: National Air & Space Museum
Grades: 4-5
Description: If you want to know where you are, you need a reliable clock. It might seem surprising, but knowing the accurate time is essential for determining position. Learn what it takes to navigate in the sky, seas and space.
Registration/Link: Time and Navigation
Grades: 5
Description: How do we know what's in Space? How do we know sizes, compositions, and distances between celestial objects? During this Artifact Immersion, explore tools used to discover our Universe and learn about how they function in order to select the best tools to complete your own mission.
Registration/Access: Earth & Its Place in the Universe
Program Provider/Organization: Girls Who Code
Description: Every week they offer a free new educational computer science activity, some online, some offline.
Registration/Link: Code at Home Activities