{"id":319,"date":"2020-03-25T12:43:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jenrassler.com\/?p=319"},"modified":"2020-03-25T12:43:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:43:39","slug":"free-and-fun-online-resources-that-arent-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jenrassler.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/25\/free-and-fun-online-resources-that-arent-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE and FUN Online Resources That Aren&#8217;t YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amazing Common Sense Media organization has done it again\u2014this time by providing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/blog\/free-online-events-activities-kids-at-home-coronavirus\">this list of scheduled and anytime events, lessons, and activities<\/a> for kids who are stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic. There&#8217;s something here for all age levels, toddler to adult. (I&#8217;m looking forward to some of the virtual tours, myself.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Whether you want easy lesson plans from Scholastic, a living room concert from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/search\/John%20Legend\">John Legend<\/a>, or a drawing lesson from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/search\/Mo%20Willems\">Mo Willems<\/a>, there&#8217;s no shortage of fun things to do online. We even have tools to help you find free or reduced-cost internet in your area. So check out this list of resources and events (we&#8217;ll be updating it as new things are announced).&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>scheduled<\/strong> events can help give those looooong days at home a sense of structure and routine. (Note that all times listed are for the Pacific time zone.) Resources include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Virtual storytimes with well-known authors and voices (picture books and chapter books)<\/li><li>Virtual drawing lessons with a variety of illustrators<\/li><li>Music classes and performances of everything from pop to Broadway to opera<\/li><li>Other fun stuff, including farm tours and virtual cooking classes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are also lots of <strong>anytime<\/strong> resources, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Free and low-cost ways to get online<\/li><li>Educational activities and lesson plans<\/li><li>Arts, Film, and Music Lessons and Resources (including writing!)<\/li><li>Audiobooks and virtual storytime<\/li><li>Virtual tours<\/li><li>Fun &amp; games<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/blog\/free-online-events-activities-kids-at-home-coronavirus\">Bookmark the list<\/a> for those inevitable &#8220;I&#8217;m so bored&#8221; moments, and while you&#8217;re there, be sure to check out their searchable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/reviews\/category\/movie\/status\/dvd-4511\">family-friendly reviews of movies you can watch at home<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The amazing Common Sense Media organization has done it again\u2014this time by providing this list of scheduled and anytime events, lessons, and activities for kids who are stuck at home &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"FREE and FUN Online Resources That Aren&#8217;t YouTube\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenrassler.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/25\/free-and-fun-online-resources-that-arent-youtube\/#more-319\" aria-label=\"More on FREE and FUN Online Resources That Aren&#8217;t YouTube\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-events","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenrassler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenrassler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenrassler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenrassler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenrassler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenrassler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":324,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenrassler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions\/324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenrassler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenrassler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenrassler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}