Virtual Resources and Ideas

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ART & MUSIC

The Kennedy Center  (Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems)
Art for Kids Hub YouTube Channel
StoryBots
Jack Hartmann
Super Stolie
Ravinia’s “From the Vault” YouTube Channel
Art Institute of Chicago
Milwaukee Art Museum

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

City of Zion
Zion Township
Zion-Benton Public Library
Lake County Health Department
Lake County COVID-19 Dashboard
Center for Disease Control
CDC (COVID-19) Videos
Illinois Department of Public Health
United Way of Lake County 211
What You Need to Know About Handwashing (Video)
Wash Your Hands with Baby Shark

EDUCATION & LITERACY

Zion-Benton  Library Card
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
ABCYA
Ben’s Adventures (Read Aloud)
edHelper
Disney Imagineering in a Box.com
Homeschool Pop
International Children’s Digital Library
Kahn Academy
Museum of Science and Industry: Science at Home
Mystery Science
National Geographic Kids
PBS Kids  (A variety of math games available)
Readworks.org
The Science Classroom (Short and simple science tutorials)
Scholastic Learn at Home
SciShow Kids
Starfall Education
ST Math
StoryBots
Storyline Online  (Celebrated actors reading children’s books)
Storytime from Space
The Brain Scoop
We Are Teachers: 60 Awesome Websites for Teaching and Learning Math
XTRAMath

FITNESS

Cosmic Kids Yoga YouTube Channel
GoNoodle
Zion Park District A to Z Workout Challenge
Zion Park District (In Home Personal Training Video)
Zion Park District Cardio Strength
Zion Park District Yoga Strength

MISCELLANEOUS

Kidlist: How to Make the Most out of Coronavirus School Closings
List of Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions
30 Educational Netflix Shows

SENIORS

Zion Park District Senior Fit Exercise Class #1
Zion Park District Senior Fit Exercise Class #2
Zion Park District Senior Fit Exercise Class #3
Zion Park District Senior Fit Exercise Class #4
Senior Bingo Challenge
COVID-19 Senior Resources

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS

Boston Children’s Museum
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
Discovery Education
Farm Food 360
FUTURE U
Google Arts and Culture
Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
The Great Wall of China
Manufacture Your Future
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The National Museum of Computing
San Diego Zoo Kids
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Yellowstone National Park

WILDLIFE & NATURE 

Adler Planetarium
Brookfield Zoo
Georgia Aquarium Beluga Whale Webcam
Explore.org
Houston Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo – Mango Link Cams
Monterey Bay Aquarium
San Diego Zoo
Shedd Aquarium
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
The Field Museum
The Morton Arboretum
The Museum Of Science And Industry