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  • About Us
    • Faculty and Staff
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Hours & Location
    • Curriculum
    • Natural Outdoor Classroom
    • Contact Us
  • Children & Families
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    • Tuition
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    • FAQ
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Learning at Home

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

Activity Description Recommended 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 Description Recommended 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 Description Recommended 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 Description Recommended 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

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Physical Address:
108 East Dean Keeton
Stop A2701
Austin, TX 78712

Mailing Address:
Priscilla Pond Flawn Child and Family Laboratory P.O. Box 300455
Austin, TX 78703

512-471-3974 (office)
512-475-8662 (fax)
labschool@utexas.edu

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School of Human Ecology
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