Times have definitely changed. Teachers are no longer teaching from classrooms and students are learning at home, with parents orchestrating to the best of their abilities.
There seems to be two different camps that families are currently in. One family has embraced distance learning and is just trudging through with the help and guidance of their teachers. The other camp is frustrated and ready to give it all up!! LOL! I know the feeling…I have two kids of my own that are doing distance learning and it is not easy!!
As a kindergarten teacher AND parent, I have been doing my best to gather resources that my students and their families can access and use. But I also know that there are a plethora of teachers and families out there that could benefit from this extra information and resources that I have found and shared.
In trying to do my part to help, I have put together a list of School At Home Activities for kids. Plus, I joined together with some awesome teachers to create a pack of resources that are TOTALLY FREE and available to download ASAP!! So if you are a teacher or parent, please feel free to browse through these ideas and implement them for your student(s)! Happy virtual/at-home teaching!
School At Home Activities For Kids
These activities for kids are perfect for at home school. They are fun for the kids but will also hit many of the standards that they were working on in school.
These ideas are also perfect for parents, as they are simple to prep and easy for parents to walk their kids through. Win Win! This is the perfect list to send to parents. You can send the link to this post or we’ve included a printable PDF below.
Literacy
Word Family Garden from Playdough To Plato
Free Sight Word Interactive Readers from Clearly Primary
Writing Spring Sentences from Keeping My Kiddos Busy
Real and Nonsense Words With Recording Sheets from Tickled Pink In Primary
Sight Word Swat Game from The Primary Pond
Make It Play It Sight Word Game from Conversations In Literacy
Mystery Sight Word Games from Tickled Pink in Primary
Math
Free 2D Shape Play Dough Mats from Life Over C’s
Color the coin from 123Homeschool 4 Me
Spring Roll and Cover from The Kindergarten Connection
Number Decomposition: Stacks Of Five from Playdough to Plato
Free Alligator Greater Than, Less Than from The Measured Mom
Decomposing Numbers Pom Pom Math Activity from Keeping It Cool At School
Tally Mark Math Tray from And Next Comes L
Coin Sorting Mats from Fantastic Fun and Learning
Spring Teaching Time Clock Puzzles from A Dab Of Glue Will Do
STEM
This is my favorite Homemade Playdough recipe.
Rain Cloud In A Jar from Fun Learning Ideas For Kids
Marbles and Playdough STEM Challenge from Frugal Fun For Boys and Girls
Jelly Bean Toothpick STEM Challenge from Productive Pete
Flower Dissection from Steamsational
Walking Water Rainbow from The Stem Laboratory
31 Days of Outdoor STEM from Little Bins For Little Hands
Crafts
Coffee Filter Butterfly from The Kindergarten Connection
Spring Do A Dot Printables from The Resourceful Mama
Popsicle Stick Unicorn Bookmark from Books and Giggles
Cardboard Tube Monsters from The Joy Sharing
Interactive Space Paper Plate Craft from Books and Giggles
(Click the image below to access the PDF. You can email or post it to an online classroom or print out for families)
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Great ideas!
This is a great list for any homeschooler, mother or teacher. I have been playing the sight word swat game with kids for over 5 years and they absolutely love it. The word family garden idea is brilliant. I cannot wait to do this with my little ones. Thank you for sharing this.
I am a teacher and a parent too. I really appreciate the school at home activities you have shared. My kids will surely continue to love learning with these amazing activities. Thank you.