COMMUNITY-BASED

The time Bigs & Littles spend together is fun, meaningful, and it strengthens relationships. Sometimes, Bigs & Littles in the Community-Based program meet virtually. It can be challenging to find new things to do, so below are many great things to do one-to-one with your Little virtually.
Feel free to browse through the other Virtual Academies for even more ideas.

EDUCATION

Reading & Writing
Play a Storytelling Game
Character Word Search (printable)
Writing Workshop-Imagination (printable)
Writing Workshop-Breakfast Time (printable)
Mad Libs (printable)
Create a Picture Story (ages 5-9)
Read a Book Together

Math
15 Math Games in 15 Minutes or Less
50+ Fun and Simple Way Math Activities
Math Activities to do at Home
FunBrain Online Math Games
Math Printables by Grade
Wide Open School Games
Money and Finance

STEM
Complexly Science Videos
PBS Kids Design Squad Build Activities
Space Place

Science
 NASA at Home
Exploratiorium-Online Learing: Science, Art and Human Perception
National Marine Sanctuaries Games
Virtual Programs & Educational Resources
100+ Science & STEM Experiments for Kids (ages 5-9)
NASA Virtual Tours
The Moon
Mars
Nature Conservancy Virtual Fieldtrips
Youth Education Resources for Ages 14-18
Science Videos from American Museum of Natural History
Astronomy Videos from American Museum of Natural History
Son Doon, The World's Largest Natural Cave

Art
Build a Snowman
How to Draw Step-by-Step
Online Coloring Pages
Origami
Des Moines Art Center-Virtual Art Class using a Toilet Paper Roll
Make Drawing Fun
Homemade Bracelets
Quick/Easy Kids Crafts
Lunch Doodles
Louvre French Art Museum
Guggenheim Art Museum
National Gallery of Art
The British Museum of the World
Smothsonian National Museum of Natural History
Metropolitan Art Museum
National Women's History Museum
National Museum of the United States Air Force
Des Moines Art Center
Musee d'Orsay French Art Museum
Brazil's Mondern Art Musum the Musea de Arte de Sao Paulo
South Korean National Museum of Modern and Contemperary Art
Amerstdam Rijksmuseum Art Museum
Amsterdam VanGogh Art Museum

History
Rural Midwest Farm Life During the Great Depression and Early 20th Century
Experiences of Freedom Summer Volunteers
Mission US
Social Studies Games
Minnesota
Jingle Dress Mille Lacs Ojibwe
The White House Tour
Ellis Island Tour
Great Wall of China Tour
Colonial Williamsburg Living History Museum