Etiquette would be one thing that comes to mind. Sitting politely at table, waiting for all to be seated to eat, napkin on lap, thanking the cook and the good Lord for the meal.
It seems obvious, but I fear in our busy distracted lives we’ve forgotten some of the basics.
Such a good dad you are, thinking of how you can teach them even more!
My kid is 5 in kindergarten. Besides school subjects, weve been doing a lot outside. We built an elevated garden bed and he worked with wood and tools etc. Funnily enough, we also work on etiquette (I took it at a Catholic school as a regular class). I try to find stuff that will give him some skills out in the real world. He likes to learn about tools and building and when is a good season here for planting what food he wants to grow here, etc. Helps with his OT stuff too.
My kid is 5 in kindergarten. Besides school subjects, weve been doing a lot outside. We built an elevated garden bed and he worked with wood and tools etc. Funnily enough, we also work on etiquette (I took it at a Catholic school as a regular class). I try to find stuff that will give him some skills out in the real world. He likes to learn about tools and building and when is a good season here for planting what food he wants to grow here, etc. Helps with his OT stuff too.
Did you know Glacier has tons of lesson plans for students? They may normally take place in a classroom, but you can easily do these activities at home with your kids!
A bear’s sense of smell is 2,100 times better than a human’s, which means a bear can smell food from over two miles away! In this lesson, kids use their noses to find a smelly object that you hide somewhere in the house. How does your child’s nose compare to a bear’s nose?
The Louvre
Last year, the world's most visited museum was the subject of lamentations over overcrowding and peculiar guest behavior. Now because of its closure, visitors to the Louvre can check out virtual tours of the Egyptian antiquities collection, remains of the Louvre's moat and the Galerie d'Apollon without having to brush by anyone's shoulders.
Sistine Chapel
The national lockdown in Italy has forced the country to a near-standstill, shuttering public events, soccer stadiums and even the Vatican. Now, visitors can tour the interior artworks of the chapel, including its renowned ceiling and "The Last Judgment," by the Renaissance-era painter Michelangelo.
Guggenheim Museum
The Guggenheim is offering VR access to its entire contemporary arts collection through a partnership with Google Arts & Culture. Using the Street View feature, visitors can tour the museum's iconic architecture, sprawling design and any of its galleries.
Yosemite National Park
While parts of the park are still open for the season, those who can't make it to California's Sierra Nevada region can still tour the park — complete with sound — and visit some of Yosemite's iconic landmarks, including the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, the top of the Half Dome and the eponymous Yosemite Falls.
Van Gogh Museum
The largest Van Gogh collection in the world — 600 artworks and 700 letters — is housed in this Amsterdam museum and can be viewed via a virtual guided tour. View the inside of the museum along with insights into the Dutch postimpressionist artist's life through paintings including "Sunflowers" and "The Yellow House."
The Great Wall of China
China's most famous attraction offers virtual tours of some of the most visited sections of the wall, 3,000 miles of which are walkable. With much of the country under quarantine measures, the virtual tour offers a reprieve from the crowds who normally come from all over the world to see the 2,000-year-old marvel.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
The Smithsonian is offering virtual tours that let visitors take a self-guided, room-by-room trip through the museum's slate of exhibits. The current exhibits include the Butterfly Pavilion and the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils, and visitors can even journey through past exhibits, on topics including the last American dinosaurs, the universe, and DNA and genomics.
Yellowstone National Park
National parks are known for their dazzling views and historical landmarks, and Yellowstone holds some of the nation's most iconic ones. The virtual tour takes visitors through the first national park, showing Wyoming's most treasured sites including its canyons, hot springs and geysers, the most famous being Old Faithful.
Museum of Modern Art
The MoMa is one of over 500 museums and galleries Google Arts & Culture has partnered with to offer an interactive experience of the gallery space. The nearly 100-year-old museum is home to some of the contemporary art world's most famous pieces, including Claude Monet's "Water Lilies," Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night" and Pablo Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon."
San Diego Zoo
The most visited zoo in the country is known for its open-air, cageless natural habitats and is famous for being one of the few zoos in the country that spearheaded conservation efforts of giant pandas. Even though pandas are no longer in the United States, the San Diego Zoo has set up live streams of its habitats for anyone to view the koalas, baboons and penguins that call the zoo home.
British Museum
The world's oldest national public museum is another space that has partnered with Google Arts & Culture to showcase a virtual, interactive gallery. Visitors can roam the halls of the museum, peruse the exhibits and see famous objects like the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures and Egyptian mummies. Just don't expect to see any Banksys lying around anytime soon.
Probably too old for them:
Metropolitan Opera House
The Met in New York will host nightly encore performances of some of its most iconic shows throughout its season. The free streams will go live at 7:30 p.m. each day and be available for 20 hours after the performance. The slate includes the likes of Puccini's "La Bohème" and Verdi's "Il Trovatore" for viewers on-demand.
"We'd like to provide some grand opera solace to opera lovers in these extraordinarily difficult times," Met General Manager Peter Gelb said in a statement.
Liberty 's kids is a decent history of the revolution. I won't promise it's all great as I haven't seen every minute of every episode but seems good and accurate. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0337550/
It is free on YouTube on wildbrain channel also on prime. YouTube is littered with ads.
Also Kahn academy is great for math. Ron Paul had some online education somewhere also.
Teach them real US history, dont demonize Jackson for example
Etiquette would be one thing that comes to mind. Sitting politely at table, waiting for all to be seated to eat, napkin on lap, thanking the cook and the good Lord for the meal.
It seems obvious, but I fear in our busy distracted lives we’ve forgotten some of the basics.
Such a good dad you are, thinking of how you can teach them even more!
Your boys will be a girlfriends dream (and their parents!). I know it’s hard in restaurants (I hate cold food!), but it just seems right....
My kid is 5 in kindergarten. Besides school subjects, weve been doing a lot outside. We built an elevated garden bed and he worked with wood and tools etc. Funnily enough, we also work on etiquette (I took it at a Catholic school as a regular class). I try to find stuff that will give him some skills out in the real world. He likes to learn about tools and building and when is a good season here for planting what food he wants to grow here, etc. Helps with his OT stuff too.
Teacher here. Try Khan academy, it has a range of subjects and slices info thin so the kids can learn and understand easier. Best of all, it's free
My kid is 5 in kindergarten. Besides school subjects, weve been doing a lot outside. We built an elevated garden bed and he worked with wood and tools etc. Funnily enough, we also work on etiquette (I took it at a Catholic school as a regular class). I try to find stuff that will give him some skills out in the real world. He likes to learn about tools and building and when is a good season here for planting what food he wants to grow here, etc. Helps with his OT stuff too.
Congratulations on the new house!
Kept a list of things for my son and his three kids:
Washington state tulips
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/nominate/
Audio stories
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Did you know Glacier has tons of lesson plans for students? They may normally take place in a classroom, but you can easily do these activities at home with your kids!
A bear’s sense of smell is 2,100 times better than a human’s, which means a bear can smell food from over two miles away! In this lesson, kids use their noses to find a smelly object that you hide somewhere in the house. How does your child’s nose compare to a bear’s nose?
Check out our Bear Noses lesson plan on our website: https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/bear-nose.htm
Explore more of our lesson plans for students of all ages: https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/education/lesson-plans.htm Free educational websites:
https://fromabcstoacts.com/45-free-educational-websites-for-kids/
25 more:
https://fromabcstoacts.com/25-more-free-educational-websites-for-kids/
Monterey Bay Aquarium (10 tours)
https://youtu.be/2gHKDHmgVlU
Hermitage museum in Russia:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=49YeFsx1rIw
Carlsbad caverns:
https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/carlsbad-caverns/natural-entrance-tour
Free museum tours:
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours?fbclid=IwAR3It-mZDa-6ED210Qb7khQ14h6Na95s12tD8UClFTCL0xHQEYwIlippLmM&utm_content=buffer41ff8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Math
https://www.weareteachers.com/best-math-websites
Physical education
https://sites.google.com/a/pcsstn.com/capshaw-physical-education/p-e-at-home?authuser=0
Some kind of video maker
https://sites.google.com/a/pcsstn.com/capshaw-physical-education/p-e-at-home?authuser=0
Georgia’s Aquarium
https://www.narcity.com/things-to-do/us/ga/atlanta/georgia-aquarium-has-live-cameras-that-let-you-explore-from-home
Want to take a walk in the national parks:
https://youtu.be/Sn_g80FXA-0
Then there’s:
The Louvre Last year, the world's most visited museum was the subject of lamentations over overcrowding and peculiar guest behavior. Now because of its closure, visitors to the Louvre can check out virtual tours of the Egyptian antiquities collection, remains of the Louvre's moat and the Galerie d'Apollon without having to brush by anyone's shoulders.
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
Sistine Chapel The national lockdown in Italy has forced the country to a near-standstill, shuttering public events, soccer stadiums and even the Vatican. Now, visitors can tour the interior artworks of the chapel, including its renowned ceiling and "The Last Judgment," by the Renaissance-era painter Michelangelo.
http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/cappella-sistina/tour-virtuale.html
Guggenheim Museum The Guggenheim is offering VR access to its entire contemporary arts collection through a partnership with Google Arts & Culture. Using the Street View feature, visitors can tour the museum's iconic architecture, sprawling design and any of its galleries.
https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/solomon-r-guggenheim-museum-interior-streetview/jAHfbv3JGM2KaQ?hl=en&sv_lng=-73.95897540047744&sv_lat=40.78284373830581&sv_h=315.1449460682706&sv_p=-14.048308669549044&sv_pid=rfLOHTGWrOlcY4J1Oc_UzQ&sv_z=0.2739310462916823
Yosemite National Park While parts of the park are still open for the season, those who can't make it to California's Sierra Nevada region can still tour the park — complete with sound — and visit some of Yosemite's iconic landmarks, including the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, the top of the Half Dome and the eponymous Yosemite Falls.
https://www.virtualyosemite.org/about-virtual-yosemite/
Van Gogh Museum The largest Van Gogh collection in the world — 600 artworks and 700 letters — is housed in this Amsterdam museum and can be viewed via a virtual guided tour. View the inside of the museum along with insights into the Dutch postimpressionist artist's life through paintings including "Sunflowers" and "The Yellow House."
https://360stories.com/amsterdam/oldamsterdam/story/vincent-van-gogh
The Great Wall of China China's most famous attraction offers virtual tours of some of the most visited sections of the wall, 3,000 miles of which are walkable. With much of the country under quarantine measures, the virtual tour offers a reprieve from the crowds who normally come from all over the world to see the 2,000-year-old marvel.
https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History The Smithsonian is offering virtual tours that let visitors take a self-guided, room-by-room trip through the museum's slate of exhibits. The current exhibits include the Butterfly Pavilion and the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils, and visitors can even journey through past exhibits, on topics including the last American dinosaurs, the universe, and DNA and genomics.
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour
Yellowstone National Park National parks are known for their dazzling views and historical landmarks, and Yellowstone holds some of the nation's most iconic ones. The virtual tour takes visitors through the first national park, showing Wyoming's most treasured sites including its canyons, hot springs and geysers, the most famous being Old Faithful.
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
Museum of Modern Art The MoMa is one of over 500 museums and galleries Google Arts & Culture has partnered with to offer an interactive experience of the gallery space. The nearly 100-year-old museum is home to some of the contemporary art world's most famous pieces, including Claude Monet's "Water Lilies," Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night" and Pablo Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon."
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/moma-the-museum-of-modern-art
San Diego Zoo The most visited zoo in the country is known for its open-air, cageless natural habitats and is famous for being one of the few zoos in the country that spearheaded conservation efforts of giant pandas. Even though pandas are no longer in the United States, the San Diego Zoo has set up live streams of its habitats for anyone to view the koalas, baboons and penguins that call the zoo home.
https://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/vft_zoo.html
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uTaL07EW3iw
British Museum The world's oldest national public museum is another space that has partnered with Google Arts & Culture to showcase a virtual, interactive gallery. Visitors can roam the halls of the museum, peruse the exhibits and see famous objects like the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures and Egyptian mummies. Just don't expect to see any Banksys lying around anytime soon.
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-british-museum
Probably too old for them: Metropolitan Opera House The Met in New York will host nightly encore performances of some of its most iconic shows throughout its season. The free streams will go live at 7:30 p.m. each day and be available for 20 hours after the performance. The slate includes the likes of Puccini's "La Bohème" and Verdi's "Il Trovatore" for viewers on-demand.
"We'd like to provide some grand opera solace to opera lovers in these extraordinarily difficult times," Met General Manager Peter Gelb said in a statement.
https://www.metopera.org/
Monday, March 16 — Bizet’s Carmen
Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, starring Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna. Transmitted live on January 16, 2010.
Tuesday, March 17 — Puccini’s La Bohème
Conducted by Nicola Luisotti, starring Angela Gheorghiu and Ramón Vargas. Transmitted live on April 5, 2008.
Wednesday, March 18 — Verdi’s Il Trovatore
Conducted by Marco Armiliato, starring Anna Netrebko, Dolora Zajick, Yonghoon Lee, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Transmitted live on October 3, 2015.
Thursday, March 19 — Verdi’s La Traviata
Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, starring Diana Damrau, Juan Diego Flórez, and Quinn Kelsey. Transmitted live on December 15, 2018.
Friday, March 20 — Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment
Conducted by Marco Armiliato, starring Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Flórez. Transmitted live on April 26, 2008.
Saturday, March 21 — Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor
Conducted by Marco Armiliato, starring Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczała, and Mariusz Kwiecien. Transmitted live on February 7, 2009.
Sunday, March 22 – Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin
Conducted by Valery Gergiev, starring Renée Fleming, Ramón Vargas, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Transmitted live on February 24, 2007.
This is a once in a lifetime event. Ask them to record what they think—write, draw, photos, video. The six year old is old enough, maybe not three.
Liberty 's kids is a decent history of the revolution. I won't promise it's all great as I haven't seen every minute of every episode but seems good and accurate. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0337550/
It is free on YouTube on wildbrain channel also on prime. YouTube is littered with ads.
Also Kahn academy is great for math. Ron Paul had some online education somewhere also.