At Home Enrichment

Here you will find: Parent/Family Tip Sheets, Parent/Family Resources and Organizations, Podcasts and Webinars, Online Programs, and Critical and Creative Thinking Choice Boards.

Resources for students and parents to find challenges in various areas of math, science, and design thinking.

Interactive lesson plans, videos, and more across several disciplines. Also some cool current event videos and quizzes.

Interactive lesson plans, videos, and more across several disciplines. Also some cool current event videos and quizzes.

Discover all the resources the Smithsonian has to offer as you dive deep into an interest area. Then create collections of the information you gather. Then you can share your collection or learn from others’ collections.

Lesson plans, design activities, and TED connections will provide a lot of possibilities for extensions.

Feed your student’s curiosity. Watch with your student and inspire deep conversation, or have your student form an interest group among friends to watch and discuss specific TED Talks.

Each day a new “wonder” is posted. This is a great chance for the curious learner to look into several different fun facts and have follow up resources to learn more.

YouTube channel that has a huge library of videos on a variety of topics and disciplines.

YouTube channel that has a collection of informational and fun videos about different countries around the world.

When it comes to gifted education, Joseph Renzulli is kind of a big deal! Renzulli Learning is an online interactive system that helps students develop a learning profile and then have access to helpful resources and ideas based on the individualized learning profile. You can check out the home edition of Renzulli Learning to find engaging activities for the whole family.

Bummed that you can’t travel right now? Try these virtual field trips and visit the Louvre without waiting in line! Try them out and tell me which trips are your favorite. I personally am loving some of the interactive zoo experiences.

Check out fun videos that teach a student how to learn chess, or how to do sodoku, or how to create your own School House Rock, etc. There are a lot of fun chances to learn how to do something that stimulates your brain.

Zoom in on famous pieces of art to learn more about the work and the artist. You can also participate in fun quizzes.

Take on some real world applications of mathematics and think more deeply about how to apply that math skill you wondered “When will I use this in real life?”

A Fun place to try out some statistics games, look at different schools, and even learn about different colleges with the college navigator.

Test out your math skills, stretch your brain, and have fun! Here are KenKen puzzles for all grades.

Try out a daily challenge!

Want to develop as a creative writer? Check out this site with videos and daily tips on how to build your craft.

Want to check out some STEM activities? NASA has you covered! Become the next generation of explorers with NASA Education Outreach.

Explore different fields of engineering and activities that will challenge you with problem solving.

An excellent place to learn more about a time, event, person, or group from history that you have been curious about.

One of the masters of documentaries! You can explore a time period in history through his documentaries and analysis of primary sources.

Interested in military history? Here is the YouTube channel for you!

National Geographic Kids is a great resource with activities, videos, and games on a variety of topics.