Schooling of children at home? Some ideas from Cape Cod and beyond – Entertainment & Life – capecodtimes.com

Regional and national organizations offer fun activities for children learning from mom and dad.

Parents who become teachers or caregivers for housebound children can get a lot of help from outside the house for interesting and fun activities that provide learning at the same time. Here are some ideas from Cape Cod and beyond:

The Marthas Vineyard Film Festival makes its library of films available to children with its free “One film a day” program. Choices for March festivals and its movie circus include instructions for activities (a worksheet, crafts, etc.) to complete the film. Find them every day, as well as past selections: https://tmvff.org/movieaday. For any questions or requests, send an email to the Education Coordinator, Jenna Robichau, at [email protected]

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution offers a regularly updated list of scientific resources for activities and games at home on https://seagrant.whoi.edu/suggested-educational-resources-for-use-during-school-closures / . Among them: Cincinnati Zoo Home Safaris which can be watched live on the zoo’s Facebook page @cincinnatizoo or later on the zoo’s website or on Youtube, and there are links to animal webcams, including a monkey camera, condor camera, elephant camera, panda camera and koala camera. “Skype a scientist” options.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s regional collaboration network, in collaboration with Woods Hole Sea Grant, offers a series of live events at 11 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during school closings, often with a few additional events. . between the two. Each webinar features a different NOAA expert / topic and a moderate segment of questions and answers. Webinars are for students in Grades 2 to 8 and allow students to communicate with scientists. Upcoming topics include: April 3, Genevive Davis, NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center at Woods Hole, talks about “Can you hear me now?” Marine mammals and bran. “There are also” Skype a Scientist “offers next week, as well as a NASA Live event at 3 a.m. (yes, in case they can’t sleep!), At 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. on April 9 l International Space Station expedition.

Outward Explorers offers daily activity guides on its Facebook page, www.facebook.com/OutwardExplorers, including treasure hunts and nature explorations. Some recent articles: how to make a pine cone bird feeder, a meeting guide for outdoor walks and find out why honey bees dance

Children’s author Mo Willems (the series “Elephant and Piggy”, “Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus”) published a video “Lunch Doodle” at 1:00 p.m. Every day of the week. “You may be isolated, but you are not alone,” he says on the web page, where he encourages children to share their scribbles and send questions. “You are an art creator. Let’s do it together. “Willems is an artist in residence at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, so finding it is via the center at https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/. Questions can be sent to [email protected]

MetKids allows young people to take a virtual trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and find the exhibitions that interest them. Click on one of the points, for example, and you can find a bowl with feet, and learn that it was made in Egypt between 3900 and 3650 BC.

Amazon offers parents free streaming access to over 40 children’s shows, including “Pete the Cat” and “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”, as well as select seasons of PBS Kids, including “Arthur” and “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood”. These are all accessible with a valid Amazon account, which is free; you do not need to be a paid Prime Video member.