Now that the temperatures are rising in Austin, Texas – it’s time to find air conditioning or a body of water to swim in. I’ve made a list of our favorite Indoor and Outdoor activities for June, July and August.
Feel free to print out a copy for your fridge if you want ideas of what to do with your kids in Austin this summer.
Happy Exploring!
The kids are at home for at least the next few weeks, and I’m so grateful that our school district sent out some resources and lesson plans over the weekend. I wanted to share some of the sites from that list as well as places my co-workers, friends and family have been sharing among ourselves.
If you have elementary age kids, I hope you find this list helpful:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – free learning activities and lessons, divided by grade bands
Scholastic – free learning activities and lessons, divided by grade bands
Thinkery – hands on Science activities
Duolingo – learn a new language
Tynker – coding for kids
Typing Club – free game to improve typing skills
Khan Academy – start with their online schedules for Parents – such a great resource
Pinna – ad-free audio streaming service, can get first 60 days free, a lot of our favorite podcasts are here
Filament Games – lots of options here, some geared more towards older kids
GoNoodle – our new PE class at home
National Geographic Kids – for the science/nature portion of the day
PBS Kids – games and activities
Prodigy – Math game
Skillshare – for art and creativity, free and paid class plans
NASA – more great S.T.E.M. activities for Gr. K- 4th
YouTube – when the parents need a break 😉 – but still lots of educational stuff on there as well
And through the school portal, we’ll be using:
May we all figure out our own Corona Curriculum. And if you have suggestions for other sites, please leave me a comment below. I’ve found this Facebook group has loads more specific resources – go check it out!
