Online Learning Resources

To help families navigate the transition to at-home learning, these toolkits feature high-quality, free online resources that can be used anytime, anywhere developed by literacy and education experts at our sister literacy program, the Barbara Bush Foundation.

• At-Home Learning Toolkit for Parents and Caregivers was curated to help parents step into the role of teacher with confidence, providing a list of trusted resources to keep children learning and growing while schools are closed.

• To support the millions of parents who have their own unique educational needs, we also developed the At-Home Learning Toolkit for Adult Learners, which features high-quality resources to help adult learners continue their education from home.

our favorite learning and discovery options for children to explore at home

• Wide Open School: Great resources specifically for parents and families during this time.

• Virtual story time events with the Bookworm

• Backyard Nature Challenge with Walking Mountains Science Center

• Story time with the Eagle Valley Library District: daily live story time for babies, toddlers and kids. Schedule varies.

• Storyline Online: FREE children's literacy resource featuring the world's best storytellers reading books aloud. Each video includes an activity guide with lessons for K-5 students to do at home. 

• Lunch Doodle with Mo Willems: Draw, doodle, and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together. Bring in nature’s inspiration by adding this lesson plan from the Smithsonian Learning Lab.

• Bird Academy Play Lab: You have to try Beastbox! Make music with animal sounds from five different ecosystems. And explore the rest of this variety of online games that teach about birds.

• Exploratorium: Learning Toolbox: Explore science activities, articles, and videos curated specifically for school closures, all related to COVID-19.

• Make a Phenology Wheel / Seasonal Round: This is fun for the whole family. See how to make your own phenology wheel for your Biomimicry Nature Journal from Lily & Thistle.

• NatGeo Kids: Introduce your family to brain booster videos, cool articles, and fun games.

• Scholastic Learn at Home: Bring school home with daily learning experiences, each built around a thrilling, meaningful story or video. Kids can do them on their own, with their families, or with their teachers. Just find your grade level and let the learning begin!

• Free Science Lessons from Mystery Science: Mystery Science is the creator of the most popular science lessons in U.S. schools. They’ve curated a starter set of science lessons that you can use remotely.

• WWF’s Wild Classroom: Browse free educational resources, including species lessons, toolkits with fun activities and games, and expert webinars to bring conservation and science to life in your home.