Gifted and Talented
The Gifted and Talented Teachers gathered resources for working with kids at home.
Gifted student resources-great links
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
Khan Academy math
https://khanacademy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040167432-How-can-Khan-Academy-be-used-for-remote-learning-during-school-closures-?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Resend%20Covid-19%20non-donors%20%5BC%5D&utm_term=all%20regions-all%20users-non-donors-covid_received_did_not_open
Code.org to lern computer coding with games
https://code.org/
Reading lists
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/hot_topics.htm
Playchess against computer
https://www.chess.com/play/computer
Art Museums-virtual tours
https://robbreport.com/lifestyle/news/14-virtual-museum-to-visit-during-social-distancing-and-quarantine-2905827/
Virtual tours in parks and museums
https://www.today.com/parents/try-these-virtual-field-trips-educational-fun-home-t176105
Cornell bird lab -live feed barred owl nests
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/barred-owls/
Maine llama farm tour for fun
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/maine-alpaca-farm-offering-free-virtual-tours-amid-closing-due-to-coronavirus/97-acc897c9-1a69-4de0-bfb0-791f47c8b315
PBS educational shows
https://mainepublic.pbslearningmedia.org/
Portland Museum of Art online collection
http://collections.portlandmuseum.org/
TED talks for kids. Inspirational talks by, and for kids on all sorts of topics.
https://www.ted.com/playlists/86/talks_to_watch_with_kids
NRich math
Grades K-2 portal to math challenges and independent study, pick and choose your favorite topic!
https://nrich.maths.org/primary
Grades 3-6 portal to math challenges and independent study, pick and choose your favorite topic!
https://nrich.maths.org/secondary
Monthly challenges open to students all over the world for communal problem solving. Send in your solution, or simply see how kids in other countries do math. They do want to see your reasoning!
Grades K-2 Approx’ age 5-7
https://nrich.maths.org/8495
Grades 3-6 ( Approx age 8 and up)
https://nrich.maths.org/8516
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York virtual tour.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/met-360-project
Browse the American Folk Art Museum to see amazing folk art objects such as quilts, sculptural chairs and handmade books
http://collection.folkartmuseum.org/collections;jsessionid=47258FB6551C1C9D3A88DF02DC02A8F3
Browse the Boston Museum of Fine Arts collections
https://www.mfa.org/collections
Browse the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions
Browse the Isabella Stuart Gardener Museum- a castle-sized house in Boston full of amazing furniture, paintings, a beautiful garden, and much more.
https://www.gardnermuseum.org/experience