Learn & Do: Teen Resources
- Dungeons and Dragons
- https://dnd.wizards.com/remote/freematerial
- Free guides and adventures - new stuff posted daily
- Harry Potter at Home (Wizarding World)
- https://www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home
- A one-stop shop for all things Harry Potter! The first book is available on audio for free, there are quizzes, puzzles, drawing videos, crafts and more. Site is still being constantly updated.
- VidCode
- https://www.vidcode.com/
- Coding lessons for beginners, recommended for ages 9 to adult!
- Scratch
- https://scratch.mit.edu/
- For ages 8-16, program your own video games, animations and stories.
- Code for Life
- https://www.codeforlife.education/play/
- Free, but need an account- ages 6-13 or 13+
- Hour of Coding
- https://hourofcode.com/us/learn
- Try coding games based on age and experience
- A Little Craft in Your Day
- https://www.alittlecraftinyourday.com/category/teen-crafts/
- Decor, gifts, easy sewing, food, etc.
- PS I Made This
- https://psimadethis.com/
- The PS I Made This blog has tons of teen-appropriate craft tutorials including fashion, cooking, home and room decor.
- Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island, Georgia https://gstc.jekyllisland.com Join the Georgia Sea Turtle Center for lessons that provide a learning resource for parents, teachers and anyone looking to learn more about coastal wildlife! Includes “watch and learn” segments on Facebook and Instagram, and has a VR section.
- The Franklin Institute @ Home: https://www.fi.edu/franklin-at-home Take virtual tours of the museum, explore at-home science projects, and learn about “bad science.”
- NASA at Home https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-at-home-virtual-tours-and-augmented-reality Virtual tours of space stations, centers, and telescopes!
- NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/ Interactive exhibition of NYC history through sites connected to the LGBT community
- Hidden Worlds of National Parks https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service Explore narrated videos and interactive maps of US National Parks
- Yellowstone National Park Virtual Tour https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm Explore various attractions of Yellowstone
- Celebrating Harry Potter: Google Earth https://earth.app.goo.gl/gw4FWU Discover inspiration for Harry Potters and real-life places that were featured!
- Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour Check out past and current exhibits, room by room
- STEM activities from NASA https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach
- Space Place https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/ NASA and other partners created this interactive site for students interested in outer space; contains games, activities, coloring, articles, Q&A, interesting facts
- SciShow https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZYTClx2T1of7BRZ86-8fow Youtube videos for interesting facts and questions you’ve always had
- Authors Everywhere! Art Demos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAJB4XwgS0mH0IHDlZCE5CT5tF_Xhy-JN Various authors, graphic novelists and illustrators giving art tutorials
- Draw Every Day with Jarrett Krosoczka https://www.youtube.com/studiojjk Every day at 2pm Jarrett Krosoczka (author/illus. Lunch Lady and Hey, Kiddo) hosts a drawing lesson on his YouTube channel, which are archived for later viewing on his Youtube channel.
- Dav Pilkey at Home https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/dav-pilkey-at-home/- Author and illustrator makes tutorial videos on how to draw his famous middle grade graphic novel characters
- Georgia Museum of Art: Art at Home https://georgiamuseum.org/learn/art-at-home/ Printable PDFs of art activities you can do at home inspired by GMOA collection
- National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)- https://ywp.nanowrimo.org Though usually held in November, there is a month-long “camp” in April or you can take a personal challenge anytime. The goal is for 17 and under teens to write, write, write! Free, but you do have to create an account.
