Many families have reached out with questions regarding learning resources.
- On March 18th, the school district released their NPS Learning From Home material and can be accessed here
- The Underwood PTO gathered a set of free resources and ideas in the listing below and we will update these periodically
San Francisco Exploratorium: Make sense of COVID-19 at home with your child.
Cincinnati Zoo: Home Safari Facebook Live weekdays at 3pm. They will highlight one of their amazing animals and include an activity you can do from home.
Science Projects: Review the Scientific Method with your student, select a science experiment together, perform the experiment, and present the experiment results on paper or in a Google Slide presentation. Share the project with your teacher!
Cultural Fair Project: Whether or not we hold the Underwood Cultural Fair, students can still pick a project, conduct the research (online), develop the presentation (on paper or Google Slides), and share with family, friends, and teachers virtually!
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Discover, create, remix, and share first-rate museum artifacts
Read for at least 30 minutes a day
Newton Free Library: Audiobooks and eBooks
Start a virtual book club with a friend via FaceTime, Zoom, Skype
Audible: Kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages for free.
Poetry for Kids and Poetry Prompts and Creative Writing Prompts
Jarrett Lerner: Frequent activity sheets to spark creativity, like “Finish this comic strip”
Journal: We are living history right now. Have your student start a daily journal that records facts, feelings, daily routines, anything interesting to them.
Research and Write: Allow your student to pick a topic they are interested in, research (in books at home / on the internet), and then write about it (on paper / Google Docs).
Down Dog Yoga App: Free access to yoga online
West Suburban YMCA: At-home workouts will be posted periodically.
Turn on the music and move!
Cardboard Box Creations: Some ideas for extra cardboard boxes or let your child use their imagination.
Daria Music: Music Activities and Crafts
Cincinnati Music Hall Tour: Walk in this virtual tour and learn about the instrument sections.
New York Philharmonic: Great graphics and fun games.
London Symphony Orchestra: Experience the orchestra from multiple points of view.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Listen and learn.
FaceTime, Skype, Zoom, etc. with a friend