Stories/Podcasts
Hands-on Experiences
Academic Content
Virtual Field Trips
Stories/Podcasts

Activity DescriptionRecommended Ages
Watch Oxford Education’s Story Hour.T, PK, K
Listen to Storyline Online.T, PK, K
Check out books (remotely) at the Austin Public Library.T, PK, K
Listen to Wow in the World podcast.PK, K
Listen to Stuff You Should Know podcast.PK, K
Listen to an astronaut read from space.PK, K
Listen to Story Pirates.PK, K
Do a book-based, five-day space adventure with Reading Rockets.PK, K
Listen to But Why? podcasts.PK, K
Listen to stories in six different languages!PK, K
Listen to news stories made just for kids!K
Hands-on Experiences

Activity DescriptionRecommended Ages
Do a sleep meditation at rest time.T, PK, K
Exercise with Go Noodle.T, PK, K
Do some yoga.T, PK, K
Play a feelings words game.T, PK, K
Try some hands-on activities families can do at home.T, PK, K
Make yarn letters and words.T, PK, K
Do some marble painting.T, PK, K
Do a shape matching activity.T, PK, K
Cook and bake together.T, PK, K
Try some hands-on activities for toddlers.T
Try some seasonal activities for toddlers.T
Try some more hands-on activities for toddlers.T
Do science experiments with Bill Nye.PK, K
Learn to do origami.PK, K
Do some more yoga.PK, K
Learn new skills with How To!PK, K
Do more science experiments.PK, K
Download apps that inspire outdoor play.PK, K
Try a science experiment about mixing colors.PK, K
Draw and get creative with Mo Willems.PK, K
Make some music!PK, K
Explore STEM Activities with NASA.PK, K
Do some brain building exercises.K
Academic Content

Activity DescriptionRecommended Ages
Play alphabet games with Endless Alphabet.T, PK, K
Play games on the Smithsonian Science Education Center’s website.PK, K
Do some Brain Pop lessons.PK, K
Do some Scholastic lessons.PK, K
Do some Mystery Science lessons.PK, K
Learn a new language.PK, K
Learn about the world and play games with National Geographic for Kids.PK, K
Develop math skills with ST Math.PK, K
Learn lots of new stuff with Khan Academy Kids.PK, K
Explore the World of Wonders.PK, K
Explore art in museums all over the world.PK, K
Practice reading with Endless Reader.PK, K
Play number games with Endless Numbers.PK, K
Start learning Spanish with Endless Spanish.PK, K
Sing alphabet and number songs with Jack Hartmann.PK, K
Virtual Field Trips

Activity DescriptionRecommended Ages
Watch Beluga whales at the Georgia Zoo.T, PK, K
Watch sea otters at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.T, PK, K
Watch African animals visit a watering hole.T, PK, K
Watch animals at the San Diego Zoo.T, PK, K
Watch all sorts of interesting things in real time with live cams placed all over the world.T, PK, K
Go on live safaris with the Cincinnati Zoo.T, PK, K
Watch Tower Girl live at UT (Peregrine Falcon)T, PK, K
Take a digital tour of the Louvre.PK, K
Visit Yellowstone National Park.PK, K
Explore the surface of Mars.PK, K
Visit the Great Wall of China.PK, K
Visit the British Museum.PK, K
Visit the Houston Museum of Natural Science.PK, K
Learn about polar bears in the wild.PK, K
Take interactive tours of National Parks and see fjords, volcanoes, caverns, and canyons.PK, K