Urmilesh Arya MD
President National AIA
Followings are the links for some suggested books.
Educational resources
Khan Academy – great, free resource for instructional videos and assessments on many topics including math and ELA, from pre-K to college and beyond. www.khanacademy.org
Mystery Science – offering free science lessons from kindergarten to 5th grade. They have videos and hands-on activities.
https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning
TED-Ed has hundred of TED-Ed animations and TED Talks designed to spark our children’s curiosity. There are also many video-based lessons organized by age-level and subject. https://ed.ted.com/parent
BrainPop – provides animated interactive lessons, quizzes, and games for core subjects and a variety of electives. It is offering free access during school closures. https://www.brainpop.com/
NASA Kids – The NASA website’s section includes a great free catalog of articles, activities, videos, and games for children in grades K-12 on topics related to STEM, aeronautics, and space exploration. https://www.nasa.gov/stem
Duolingo – a free language app available for iPhone, Android, and on the web. It offers fun and engaging lessons for a number of languages, including Spanish, French, German, and Italian. https://www.duolingo.com/
Reading
Storytime from Space – this is a project of the Global Space Education Foundation, a nonprofit education foundation. They send children’s books to the International Space Station. While in space, astronauts videotape themselves reading books to the children of Earth. https://storytimefromspace.com/
“Pete the Cat” fun
Pete the Cat Songs & Videos – http://www.petethecatbooks.com/songs/
Draw Pete the Cat – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTLg2H40hu