Virtual Education Resources
LifeWorks Learning Center - Tutoring, mentoring, and test prep for high school and middle school students
Online Mentoring, Coaching and Tutoring with Yea Flicker, MA - academic and life skills coaching for teens and young adults
Best Practices for "Zooming"
Creating Curious Inquirers
Distance Learning Tips
Humanizing Online Teaching
12 Virtual Museum Tours
2-Hour Workshop by USF on Continuity of Instruction - how to use Zoom, Google apps, synchronous and asynchronous learning
Free Online Resources for Teaching your Students Virtually
More than “Moving Online”: Critical and Creative Teaching in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closings
View Pure - strips YouTube videos into a single video so your students don't go down a rabbit hole of videos
Five Tips for Designing Excellent Video Calls
How to Create Google Hangouts Meet Events in a G Suite for Education Account
Online Mentoring, Coaching and Tutoring with Yea Flicker, MA - academic and life skills coaching for teens and young adults
Best Practices for "Zooming"
Creating Curious Inquirers
Distance Learning Tips
Humanizing Online Teaching
12 Virtual Museum Tours
2-Hour Workshop by USF on Continuity of Instruction - how to use Zoom, Google apps, synchronous and asynchronous learning
Free Online Resources for Teaching your Students Virtually
More than “Moving Online”: Critical and Creative Teaching in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closings
View Pure - strips YouTube videos into a single video so your students don't go down a rabbit hole of videos
Five Tips for Designing Excellent Video Calls
How to Create Google Hangouts Meet Events in a G Suite for Education Account
Mindfulness, Meditation, and Movement
Alkalign Studios
Free Mindfulness Meditations
Online Emotional and Social Skills Program
Printable Mantra Bracelets
Fitness Blender (free online workouts)
Little Twisters Yoga and Emotional Wellness - offering free online yoga for kids the rest of March
Headspace - Mindfulness meditations for adults and kids
Yoga with Adriene
Five Tips for Staying Sane During Social Distancing and Virtual School/Work
Coronavirus: How to Protect Your Mental Health
Free Mindfulness Meditations
Online Emotional and Social Skills Program
Printable Mantra Bracelets
Fitness Blender (free online workouts)
Little Twisters Yoga and Emotional Wellness - offering free online yoga for kids the rest of March
Headspace - Mindfulness meditations for adults and kids
Yoga with Adriene
Five Tips for Staying Sane During Social Distancing and Virtual School/Work
Coronavirus: How to Protect Your Mental Health
Resources for Students with Learning Differences
Coronavirus Updates and Tips from Understood.Org
(Note: Understood is an excellent resource for parents of children with learning differences)
Learning Ally - Learning Ally is a great resource for kids learning to read, or kids with dyslexia
Krisp - a noise-cancelling app that removes background noise from calls; good for students with hearing loss
Google Hangouts accessibility features
Zoom Conferencing Accessibility Features
How to have your Mac read text that's on your screen
Adobe Acrobat accessibility features
5 Methods to have a PDF Read Aloud on an iPhone
10 Helpful Text-to-Speech Readers
Bookshare - A free audio book services for students with a diagnosed learning difference
(Note: Understood is an excellent resource for parents of children with learning differences)
Learning Ally - Learning Ally is a great resource for kids learning to read, or kids with dyslexia
Krisp - a noise-cancelling app that removes background noise from calls; good for students with hearing loss
Google Hangouts accessibility features
Zoom Conferencing Accessibility Features
How to have your Mac read text that's on your screen
Adobe Acrobat accessibility features
5 Methods to have a PDF Read Aloud on an iPhone
10 Helpful Text-to-Speech Readers
Bookshare - A free audio book services for students with a diagnosed learning difference
Learning Resources for Kids
Music with Megan - A wonderful children's performer with live and interactive shows at 8:30am, 9:30am & 4:30pm every day!
Youth in Arts - Free daily live-streamed art activities at 11:08 am PDT every day
Get Organized for COVID-19 Homeschool Success in 8 Simple Steps
Khan Academy Schedules for School Closures
Scholastic Learn at Home: 20 Days of Learning Materials (Pre-K - grade 6+)
NASA Kids Club - Free site dedicated to children with games, puzzles and more
Storyline Online - Children's books read by famous people
Grover Reads The Monster at the End of this Book
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Let's Keep Reading! - Interactive read-aloud
Free Printable Scavenger Hunts - indoor and outdoor scavenger hunts
Coronavirus and Kids: Resources from Save the Children
Scratch - Free MIT site to make stories, games and animations
Free Choice Subject Learning with the YouTube Learning Channel
Physics Girl - a YouTube channel that adventures into the physical sciences with experiments, demonstrations, and cool new discoveries.
PBS Kids - For CA: Starting Monday, KVIE2 will air educational programs specifically for kids in grades Pre-K through 12 from 6AM to 6PM.
Mystery Science - Free Kindergarten - 5 science lessons
30 Virtual Fieldtrips
Tot Rock Music Class with Allison Levy
National Geographic Kids - Videos, games, books and more
Highlights Kids - Activities, games, science experiments, recipes, crafts
Starfall - Math, reading, colors, phonics and more for Pre-K - 3rd grade
ABC YA - Educational games for Pre-K through 6+
Fun Brain - Games, books, videos, activities, math problems for Pre-K - 8th grade
BrainPOP- Rigorous and engaging online learning experiences
Into the Book -Teaching tools (lesson plans, activities and student videos) and activities for students (in English and Spanish)
GoNoodle - Brain breaks and movement with active screen time
Switch Zoo - Watch, listen and play games to learn about animals
Free Coloring Book Downloads from 113 museums
Podcasts for kids: (you can play using Google Home / Google Assistant)
Youth in Arts - Free daily live-streamed art activities at 11:08 am PDT every day
Get Organized for COVID-19 Homeschool Success in 8 Simple Steps
Khan Academy Schedules for School Closures
Scholastic Learn at Home: 20 Days of Learning Materials (Pre-K - grade 6+)
NASA Kids Club - Free site dedicated to children with games, puzzles and more
Storyline Online - Children's books read by famous people
Grover Reads The Monster at the End of this Book
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Let's Keep Reading! - Interactive read-aloud
Free Printable Scavenger Hunts - indoor and outdoor scavenger hunts
Coronavirus and Kids: Resources from Save the Children
Scratch - Free MIT site to make stories, games and animations
Free Choice Subject Learning with the YouTube Learning Channel
Physics Girl - a YouTube channel that adventures into the physical sciences with experiments, demonstrations, and cool new discoveries.
PBS Kids - For CA: Starting Monday, KVIE2 will air educational programs specifically for kids in grades Pre-K through 12 from 6AM to 6PM.
Mystery Science - Free Kindergarten - 5 science lessons
30 Virtual Fieldtrips
Tot Rock Music Class with Allison Levy
National Geographic Kids - Videos, games, books and more
Highlights Kids - Activities, games, science experiments, recipes, crafts
Starfall - Math, reading, colors, phonics and more for Pre-K - 3rd grade
ABC YA - Educational games for Pre-K through 6+
Fun Brain - Games, books, videos, activities, math problems for Pre-K - 8th grade
BrainPOP- Rigorous and engaging online learning experiences
Into the Book -Teaching tools (lesson plans, activities and student videos) and activities for students (in English and Spanish)
GoNoodle - Brain breaks and movement with active screen time
Switch Zoo - Watch, listen and play games to learn about animals
Free Coloring Book Downloads from 113 museums
Podcasts for kids: (you can play using Google Home / Google Assistant)
- Story Pirates
- Wow in the World
- But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
- Ear Snacks
- Brains on!
- Circle Round
- The Tales of Deputy Guppy
- Stories Podcast
- Peace Out (good for bedtime)
- The Two Princes (LGBTQ-friendly!)
- Professor Theo’s Mystery Lab
- Tales from the Moosiverse (“Blends the heart and playfulness of traditional British stories like A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh and Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland with a rich tapestry of characters and shared universe crossovers similar to Marvel Comics.”)
Food Banks, Food Delivery, and Take-Out Resources
SF and Marin Food Bank
San Geronimo Food Pantry
CalFresh Food Assistance
Chef's Warehouse - now open to the general public
Thrive Market - Organic, all-natural and sustainable food delivery
San Anselmo Eats - Local restaurants doing take-out and delivery in San Anselmo, CA
Town of Fairfax - resources and information including updates on restaurants and grocery stores
Good Fairy Network - Free network of support for people needing delivery services in Marin County, CA
Imperfect Foods - vegetables, dairy, and eggs
Good Eggs - organic grocery delivery
Green Chef - organic meal kits with options for gluten-free and paleo meals
Instacart -Home delivery from Costco, Safeway, CVS, BevMo and more
San Geronimo Food Pantry
CalFresh Food Assistance
Chef's Warehouse - now open to the general public
Thrive Market - Organic, all-natural and sustainable food delivery
San Anselmo Eats - Local restaurants doing take-out and delivery in San Anselmo, CA
Town of Fairfax - resources and information including updates on restaurants and grocery stores
Good Fairy Network - Free network of support for people needing delivery services in Marin County, CA
Imperfect Foods - vegetables, dairy, and eggs
Good Eggs - organic grocery delivery
Green Chef - organic meal kits with options for gluten-free and paleo meals
Instacart -Home delivery from Costco, Safeway, CVS, BevMo and more
Digital Distraction Management
Self Control - A free application for MacBooks that helps students avoid distracting websites.
Forest - An app that motivates kids to put down their devices and focus.
Focus - A paid website blocker for MacBooks.