Covid-19 Resources

1. Visit Thecrashcourse.com, a YouTube channel offering educational videos in a variety of subjects.
2. Learn to play an instrument using web tutorials.
3. Spend 20 minutes a day teaching yourself a new language using free apps like Duolingo.
4. Watch YouTube videos to learn about budgeting and investing, hairstyling, computer coding, knitting, or other interests you have.
5. Try sketching objects in your backyard to discover hidden art talents.
6. Make a "20 Before 20" list - 20 things you want to accomplish before you turn 20.  Make a plan to accomplish one or two of them this summer.
7. Learn more about art and history by visiting virtual tours on the Internet.   Visit:
   1. Louvre in Paris, France
   2. British Museum in London, England
   3. Guggenheim Museum in New York
   4. National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC
   5. Musee d'Orsay in Paris, France
   6. National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, South Korea
   7. Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany
   8. Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
   9. J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California
   10. Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy
   11. Museu de Arte in Sao Paulo, Brazil
   12. National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, Mexico
   13. Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
   14. Natural History Museum in Washington, DC
   15. Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
   16. Ellis Island in New York
   17. White House in Washington, DC
   18. Buckingham Palace in London, England
   19. Spy Museum in Washington, DC
   20. Vatican in Rome, Italy
   21. Anne Frank house in Amsterdam
8. Many locations offer virtual tours (Great Wall of China, National Parks, etc).  Look one up!
9. Listen to the Berlin Philharmonic and enjoy some classical music.
10. Visit cities all over the world with 360 degree webcams.
11. Start a Gratitude Journal.  Identify two new things each day you are grateful for.
12. Start learning about colleges and/or trade schools that you might apply to one day.
13. Keep a Current Events journal to document this extraordinary time in history.
14. Watch an opera at metopera.org for free right now.

1. Mow a neighbor's lawn or pull weeds for them.
2. Clean and detail your parents' car.
3. "Heart Attack" a neighbor my making heart-shaped notes with positive messages glued to popsicle sticks.  Place these sticks anonymously in a neighbor's yard.
4. Take your dog for an extra long walk.  Remember to avoid others on the path.
5. Sort through clothes or belongings that are still in good condition and can be donated to others.

1. Learn to sew buttons on clothes or fix a hem.
2. Learn to do your own laundry and iron clothes.
3. Research a possible family vacation within a specified budget.
4. Begin preparing a cookbook of the meals you love.  Share this book with friends and family for a birthday or holiday.
5. Learn to plan and cook healthy meals for your family (lots of Internet tutorials and recipes).
6. Bake or cook.  Work with fractions by cutting a recipe in half or doubling it.
7. Plant a garden with flowers, vegetables or herbs.  Check out this site for ideas.

1. Make your own stationary with stamps.
2. Create a family playlist on Spotify.
3. Write a song or poem and perform it on video.
4. Write and illustrate a children's book.
5. Teach yourself calligraphy.
6. Practice your handwriting.
7. Learn and perform magic tricks for your family.
8. Learn to photograph architecture and objects in nature using your phone or a digital camera.  Practice with lighting, focus, and other settings.

1. Visit San Francisco's Exploratorium online
2. Do experiments from Science Cafe (homemade ice cream, lava lamps, naked eggs)
3. Do experiments from Spangler Science
4. Check out animal cams at various zoos, including the San Diego Zoo, National Zoo, Houston Zoo, and others.
5. Visit the Seattle Aquarium virtual tour
6. Learn about constellations and teach your family on a clear evening.  Visit Stellarium Web for ideas.
7. Visit the world's largest cave in Vietnam.
8. Oregon State University has created a site to support Outdoor School learning.

1. Fix something that is broken at home, paint a room or redecorate your bedroom with a family member.
2. Play board games / learn how to play a game that hasn't been opened yet.
3. Do puzzles together.
4. Help a younger brother or sister with homework.
5. Clean out the garage together.
6. Scan 35mm pictures from "the old days" to create a digital file for members of your extended family.
7. Organize your family photos
8. Interview parents and grandparents about important events in their lives.  Type the stories and share them with the family.
9. Learn how to do family history/genealogy work by starting with parents and grandparents.  Ancestry.com is a good place to start.
10. Write letters (not emails) to aunts, uncles, grandparents and others.
11. Watch a movie with your family that was popular when your parents or grandparents were your age.
12. Have a baking challenge with your family.
13. Take an online class.  many universities are offering personal development classes for free right now.

1. Borrow a digital book from the library (it is easy to get a card online if you don't have one).  The Sora app on Chromebooks provides easy access to libraries for digital books.
2. Spend at least 30 minutes a day reading -- anything you want.
3. Start an account on GoodReads and invite your friends.  Share the books you're reading with one another.
4. Start a bookclub with friends using FaceTime, Zoom or other video conferencing apps.
5. Create a Literary Bingo with books from many genres.  Try to complete at least one BINGO before the end of summer.
6. Read to a younger brother or sister.

Fun Games/Practice

1. Dreambox Learning
2. coolmathgames.com

6th/7th Grade Extra Practice

1. khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra
2. khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic

8th Grade Extra Practice

1. www.mobymax.com: email your math teacher for a login if you don't already have one
2. khanacademy.org/math/algebra
3. khanacademy.org/math/geometry