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Fun and Learning Activities

Learning

Khan Acacemy: Khan Academy Kids Review for Teachers | Common Sense Education

Parent Guide: Using Khan Academy Kids at Home – Khan Academy (zendesk.com)

Fun

Movies

Challenges

Building

Amazon.com: Toysmith Beetle & Bee Build A Bird Bungalow - DIY Kid Art Craft Outdoor Birdhouse Kit, 6" x 4" x 6", Hardware & glue included- 4 Paints, 1 Brush, 7 Wooden Pcs, Chain for Tree Hanging, Age 5+ : Everything Else

Amazon Best Sellers: Best Craft Kits

Books/Storytime

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https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/list/share/72464741/100345981

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/lx1vzt/short_stories_i_read_online_for_free_in_feb_2021/?rdt=38305

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Summer Camp Options

Summer Sailing School - Seattle Yacht Club

Kids Camps — mossbay

Smithsonian Summer Camp and Virtual Adventures (smithsonianassociates.org)

Youth Programs » Wilderness Awareness School

Kong Academy | ParentMap

Exciting Camps and Activities for Summer 2022 | ParentMap

Nature Adventure Day Camp » Wilderness Awareness School

Memberships - DaySmart Recreation

DaySmart Recreation Member - DaySmart Recreation

Lavner Education (ultracamp.com)

Lavner Education (ultracamp.com)

Leading Online Childcare Software - Family Portal - Daycare Works Family (schoolcareworks.com)

Profile - DaySmart Recreation

Summer Camps | Seattle Young Engineers

2022 Summer Youth Camps - Day Camp Adventures (hightrekeverett.com)

Kids Sports Camps & Clinics | Seattle, WA (skyhawks.com)

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Books etc.

Brain Quest Workbook: Grade 3

What's the Point of Math?

Big Thinkers and Big Ideas: An Introduction to Eastern and Western Philosophy for Kids

Esperanza Rising

The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time

https://www.amazon.com/s?bbn=4&rh=n%3A2579001011%2Cp_n_feature_five_browse-bin%3A6118394011&dc&qid=1618495931&rnid=2579001011&ref=lp_4_nr_p_n_feature_five_browse-bin_0

https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/684256011/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_books

https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Texts-Readers-Comprehension-Instruction/dp/0325108927/ref=pd_bxgy_3/135-3431400-1167406?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0325108927&pd_rd_r=a37f203a-4a9c-417b-a07e-1ed45f5d2bdb&pd_rd_w=KBu7x&pd_rd_wg=YFeXH&pf_rd_p=34d10534-152d-4098-abc1-4be2cec7dfd7&pf_rd_r=REYVDME47DAM5A76WZ2J&psc=1&refRID=REYVDME47DAM5A76WZ2J

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Teaching Values, Morality, and Recognizing Emotions

https://www.goodnet.org/articles/5-life-lessons-you-learn-from-sesame-street-list

https://takingchildrenseriously.com/posts/

https://takingchildrenseriously.com/the-can-do-attitude-versus-the-cant-do-attitude/

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Storytime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW6EIUx9Ui4

https://icebreakerideas.com/scary-stories-for-kids/

https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/top-13-scary-stories-to-tell-your-kids/

https://www.freechildrenstories.com/age-8-10-1

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Winter is coming projects

DIY Tee Pees designs: 

https://ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/easiest-play-teepee-tutorial

https://www.personalcreations.com/blog/how-to-make-a-teepee

Play tent designs:

https://clubedeassinaturas.com.br/aprenda-fazer-dois-modelos-de-cabanas-de-indio-para-as-criancas/

https://prettylifegirls.com/2016/08/diy-frame-play-tent.html

https://www.amazon.com/HearthSong-Wooden-Canvas-Frame-Brown/dp/B08D6ZCZH9/

https://petapixel.com/2021/08/28/how-to-build-a-camera-obscura-with-craft-store-supplies/

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Book lists

https://www.npr.org/2020/08/31/905804301/welcome-to-story-hour-100-favorite-books-for-young-readers

https://www.bookshark.com/reading-with-history-packages

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AFNF4CMVRDBLFWTBYQBJ4KBUUFSQ/ref=sxin_17?cv_ct_id=amzn1.osa.26677bd5-16bc-4f9a-8c96-130550d3215a.ATVPDKIKX0DER.en_US&cv_ct_pg=search&cv_ct_wn=osp-single-source&cv_ct_we=contributor-profile&pd_rd_w=dKZK6&pf_rd_p=d52519ff-b6da-4c82-8d22-ffffa07cc71c&pf_rd_r=Y4JD4CWCDXB98WQ81DNQ&pd_rd_r=6650facf-c0fc-4ede-a939-b841a0b6faa6&pd_rd_wg=8YNai&qid=1609609521&cv_ct_cx=homeschool+curriculum

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Story time - lessons for kids

Tall tales

“The Bear That Wasn’t,” by Frank Tashlin — in which a factory is built around a bear while he is hibernating. When the bear wakes up, no one believes that he is a bear; everyone is certain that he is a malingering factory worker “who needs a shave and wears a fur coat.” The bear keeps protesting, “But I am a bear.” Ultimately, his confidence in his own identity as a bear is shattered.

https://www.facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-human-behavior/chapter-1/bear-wasnt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW6EIUx9Ui4

http://hindumythologyforgennext.blogspot.com/

Conversation with Death: 

https://kids.baps.org/storytime/nachiketa.htm

https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/nachiketas-dialogue-with-lord-of-death

Focus: http://hindumythologyforgennext.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-eye-of-bird.html

http://www.bhagavatam-katha.com/mahabrarata-story-i-see-only-the-round-black-eye-of-the-bird/

https://www.thehindu.com/children/eye-of-the-bird/article28478654.ece

https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/arjunas-bird-eye-test-teachings/

https://newsstation.media/news/management-lessons-from-life-of-arjuna/

https://www.usashaolintemple.com/chanbuddhism-history/

https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/top-10-inspirational-indian-mythological-stories-for-kids-with-moral-lessons/

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Learn electronics & coding

https://www.makeblock.com/official-blog/264827.html

https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/projects/tags/kids

https://medium.com/young-coder/first-steps-in-electronics-for-kids-37107265cc8d

https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/9-cheap-and-easy-ways-to-learn-how-to-code

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/raspberry-pi/amp/

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Websites that teach skillz

https://www.parents.com/parenting/better-parenting/advice/10-life-skills-to-teach-your-child-by-age-10/

https://www.businessinsider.com/11-life-skills-teach-your-kids-at-home-during-quarantine-2020-4#11-time-management-11

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/best-places-your-kids-learn-real-life-skills-online-180974785/

https://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/20-excellent-websites-that-make-your-children-smarter.html

https://www.lifehack.org/802553/kids-websites

https://themomtrotter.com/learning-websites-for-kids/

https://www.bark.us/blog/educational-websites-kids-love/

https://codewizardshq.com/coding-websites-for-kids/

http://www.edutechpost.com/coding-for-kids-free-websites-teach-learn-programming/

https://zenhabits.net/kid-skills/

https://www.scholastic.com/parents/family-life/creativity-and-critical-thinking/learning-skills-for-kids/6-life-skills-kids-need-future.html

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https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/06/mr-rogers-neighborhood-talking-to-kids/562352/

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Activities with kids

https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/space

https://www.myspeechclass.com/speech-topics-kids.html

https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/seven-ways-to-encourage-kids-writing/

https://handsonaswegrow.com/32-ways-kids-can-go-on-scavenger-hunts/

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/do-something/

Making stuff: Mirrors with cars, make it an expedition

Planting / gardening:

Cartography: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-writers-map-their-imaginary-worlds

Mystery / Book reading

Treasure hunt:

Fixing stuff

https://www.seattleschild.com/recipes-for-young-athletes-to-refuel-post-game/

Gaming / Fun activities: https://oedb.org/ilibrarian/50-educational-video-games-that-homeschoolers-love/

https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/13-educational-video-games-for-kids-in-quarantine-that-are-actually-fun/

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Stay on top of them. Praise them correctly. Take them outside. Read to them correctly. Make them do chores. https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/05/11/how-to-raise-exceptionally-smart-resilient-success-kids-according-to-psychologist.html

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Things that should be taught in school (or at home by parents):

Logic

Critical Thinking. Unconscious Bias

Persuasion

Entrepreneurship

Growth Mindset

Personal Finance

Basic Cooking & Hygiene Skills

Basic Survival Skills

Emotional First Aid & Regulation: What to do with tough emotions,  How to Disagree

CPR & First Aid

Aesthetics and Art Appreciation

How to think about death & grief 

Quality sex & consent ed 

How to do your taxes 

Basics basic cooking & hygiene skills 

How to reduce carbon footprint 

Interview and negotiation skills 

Property market basics 

Practical DIY 

Natural history 

Emotional first aid 

Principles of advertising 

Legal 101