We are on the hunt for companies that are giving away free access or free subscriptions to their services while kids are out for school. We wanted to collect them here in one place. Check them out below.
Design Theme Parks and work on Engineering Skills
Educational Content for Gamers
Daily Lessons Plans for Pre-K through 9th Grade
Charter School Approved Curriculum Ages 2-7
Database of Research Materials for All Ages
Card Deck and Inspiration Catcher for 3rd-6th Grade
Daily Activities right to your Email Box
Downloadable Stylish Printables
Imagineering in a box
Design Theme Parks and work on Engineering Skills
FREE
Walt Disney has partnered with Khan Academy to provide kids the opportunity to do lessons in theme park design and engineering, or Imagineering as they call it . The series offers 32 videos in which Imagineers share how they use a wide range of skills – from story development and conceptual design, to math, physics and engineering – to create immersive experiences. The online curriculum aims to ignite curiosity, inspire creativity, and encourage innovation in the minds of students and teachers alike, while creating fun and engaging opportunities to explore new concepts.
minecraft
Educational Content for Gamers
FREE
Minecraft is offering free educational content in their marketplace. They have activities like touring the International Space Station, exploring the inside of a human eye, renewable energy, marine biology, Greek history, and more! The worlds include lesson plans like creative writing activities, build challenges, and tricky puzzles. Read about how it works here.
Scholastic Learning
Daily Lessons Plans for Pre-K through 9th Grade
FREE
Scholastic Learning is providing weekly lessons for PreK – 9th grade. They currently have two weeks of lesson plans. Each day includes book readings, videos, and one activity. They also provide some readings in Spanish. For the older kids they provide a handful of articles that are relevant in social, academic, and historic settings.
Other goose curriculum
Charter School Approved Curriculum Ages 2-7
3 Weeks FREE
OtherGoose has given a FREE three week trial period for their online curriculum. This is for children between 2 and 7. This is a charter school approved curriculum that strives to be an all inclusive classroom that values play, freedom, and structure.
telluride library
Database of Research Materials for young ones to teens
FREE with a library card
Telluride Library has given out free digital resources for students. They are available on their website under the Research tab. You have to have a library card number. It is available in Spanish too! These are just some of the websites you can gain access to:
– Scholastic GO! Student friendly videos, world news, atlas + more.
– Culture Grams. Fun & Interactive geographic and cultural learning.
– Explora Primary. Massive database of cross referenced material and is easily searchable for specific school topics.
– Gale Middle School. Interactive and easy to search for student research.
– Learning Express Library. Focuses on helpful test prep for all grades and ages.
– National Geographic Kids. Fun videos, photo archives, grade leveled articles and magazines.
– Newsela. Fact-checked articles to help middle and high schoolers access reading comprehension practice and current events at the same time.
– Novelist K-8. Find awesome books for every age and subject.
crea curriculum & consulting
Card Deck and Inspiration Catcher for 3rd-6th Grade
FREE with email
At CREA Curriculum and Consulting, you can sign up to receive their idea generating card deck and inspiration catcher. These materials are meant to inspire creativity, curiosity, and self-exploration by supporting young people in making things and exploring ideas they care about (and learning something new about themselves in the process).
RAISING WONDER
Daily Activities right to your Email Box
FREE with email
At Sarah Jane Studies you can sign up to receive daily activities right to your inbox. She currently has a two week activity planner on her instagram. Check out her blog for more of her resources. She aims to bring families together to focus on creativity and a sense a wonder.
love the day
Downloadable Stylish Printables
FREE
A local company, Love the Day, is opening up her printable library for coloring sheets and kid activities. The kid activities include stylish chore charts, daily schedules, boredom ideas, gratitude journal, and reading log.