[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By now, your news feeds are probably FILLED with links to online learning and entertainment resources for children who are at home due to school closures and social distancing measures. It is truly heartening to see our educational institutions and media companies providing free and expanded services for our little ones but searching them all can be overwhelming! To help out, we’ve created some categorized lists so you can easily access the resources that your family might enjoy the most. See below for Part One: Music, Movement, Yoga, Mindfulness, and Cooking[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Music/Movement” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]
- Prodigies is a music curriculum for kids ages 1-12 that will teach your kids how to play their first instrument, how to sing in tune & how to understand the language of music! 21 days for free at https://prodigiesmusic.com/
- Music is for everyone https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments
- Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. https://www.gonoodle.com/
- Introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, exercises, ear trainers, and calculators. https://www.musictheory.net/
- QuaverMusic is offering free access to general music activities to all impacted schools, including free student access at-home https://www.quavermusic.com/info/at-home-resources/
- Music practice transformed https://www.smartmusic.com/
- Learn to play instruments online! Instruments include the guitar, piano, pan flute, drums, and bongos. https://www.virtualmusicalinstruments.com/
- A large selection of fun songs to help teach preschool and kindergarten students https://www.songsforteaching.com/preschoolkindergarten.htm
- Poetry and music https://www.thewell.world/mindful-music/mindful-poetry-moments
- Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. https://www.gonoodle.com/
- At home OT, PT, and ST resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play. https://www.theottoolbox.com/
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- Free at-home kids yoga lesson plans https://littletwistersyoga.com/online-store/
- Cosmic Kids https://www.cosmickids.com/
- Kids Yoga Stories https://www.kidsyogastories.com/
- The Headspace app has created a collection that is free for everyone called Weathering the Storm. It includes meditations, sleep, and movement exercises https://www.headspace.com/
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- Illustrated recipes designed to help kids age 2-12 cook with their grown-ups. Recipes encourage culinary skills, literacy, math, and science. https://www.nomsterchef.com/nomster-recipe-library
- A free cooking kit shipped to your home from Raddish https://www.raddishkids.com/pages/suddenlyhomeschooling. Raddish also has a free online video series accessible via Facebook: On March 20th at 3pm ET / 12pm PT, founder Samantha Barnes and kids will cook Cinnamon Donut Holes! Get the recipe: https://www.raddishkids.com/blogs/bonus-bites/baked-cinnamon-donut-holes
- Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home.http://www.clubscikidzmd.com/blog/
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