AJE is happy to share these resources from Access Smithsonian, the Smithsonian Institute’s accessibility and inclusion office.  If you have questions about any of these programs, please contact Ashley Grady, Senior Program Specialist with Access Smithsonian at GradyA@si.edu or 202-633-4349

Tuesday, May 12

11:00 a.m.; NPG’s Young Portrait Explorers (Kid Friendly): https://npg.si.edu/event/young-portrait-explorers-4

12:15 p.m.; Meditation and Mindfulness: https://asia.si.edu/events-overview/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D143847383

3:00 p.m.; Natural History’s Teen Tuesday Webinar (Teen Friendly): https://naturalhistory.si.edu/events/teen-tuesday-earth-optimism-marine-scientist-melanie-mcfield

4:30 p.m.; Art Conservation Teacher Workshop (For parents/teachers): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/get-steamed-art-conservation-registration-102994553482

Wednesday, May 13

11:00 a.m.; NPG’s Story Time (Kid Friendly): https://npg.si.edu/event/story-time-6

2:00 p.m.; Natural History’s Adapting the Ocean Webinar (Teens/Young Adults): https://naturalhistory.si.edu/events/video-webinar-adapting-ocean-ichthyologists-kate-bemis-and-diane-pitassy

Thursday, May 14

1:00 p.m.; Air and Space’s Live with an Astronaut about Space Suits (All ages): https://airandspace.si.edu/events/live-chat-spacesuits

2:00p.m.: Natural History’s What Makes Fish so Fishy Webinar (Teens/Young Adults): https://naturalhistory.si.edu/events/video-webinar-science-how-what-makes-fish-so-fishy-dr-adela-roa-varon

2:30 p.m.: Anacostia Community Museum’s #TakeTimeThursday with local DC artist, Luis Peralta Del Valle (Kid & Teen Friendly): https://anacostia.si.edu/Events#/?i=13

Friday, May 15

11:00 a.m.; NPG’s Open Studio (Kid & Teen Friendly): https://npg.si.edu/event/open-studio-6

2:00 p.m.; Natural History’s Fossil Friday (All ages): https://naturalhistory.si.edu/events/video-webinar-fossil-friday-marine-paleobiologist-camilla-souto

Saturday, May 16

11:00 a.m.: Natural History at Home Drawing Webinar (Kid & Teen Friendly): https://naturalhistory.si.edu/events/video-webinar-families-natural-history-home-0

2:00 p.m.; Freer’s Family Puppet-Making Workshop (All ages – great for kids): https://asia.si.edu/events-overview/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D144381816

Upcoming

National Museum of African Art’s Creative Writing Workshops (Start on Tuesday, May 19); https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fragments-of-speech-nubian-explorers-tickets-104549556538?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch;

Ongoing Resources:

Smithsonian’s Central Website for Digital Resources (Smithsonian Cares): https://www.si.edu/cares

Spark!Lab’s Do Try This At Home (Hands-on/Digital Activities for all ages): https://invention.si.edu/try/do-try-home

National Air and Space Museum’s Air and Space Anywhere Resources (Kid & Teen Friendly) – https://airandspace.si.edu/anywhere

SEEC’s (Smithsonian’s Early Enrichment Center) Resource/Activity List (Pre-K Friendly): https://seecstories.com/covid-19-learning-resources/preschool-and-kindergarten-lessons/

National Museum of the American Indian’s Lessons/Resources (Kid & Teen Friendly): https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/resources.cshtml

National Postal Museum’s Curriculum Guide (Kid & Teen Friendly): https://postalmuseum.si.edu/curriculum-guides

National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tours (For All Ages) – https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour

National Portrait Gallery’s Visit at Home Resources (Kid & Teen Friendly) – https://npg.si.edu/visit

Smithsonian Libraries’ Color Our Collections (For all Ages) – https://library.si.edu/2018ColorOurCollections

Smithsonian Science Education Center’s Online Game Center (Kid & Teen Friendly) – https://ssec.si.edu/game-center

Smithsonian’s Explore and Learn (Teen Friendly) – https://www.si.edu/learn-explore

Cooper Hewitt’s Design It Yourself Activities (Kid & Teen Friendly): https://learninglab.si.edu/search?st=Design+It+Yourself&st_op=and&item_type=collections

Hirshhorn Kids at Home (Kid & Teen Friendly): https://learninglab.si.edu/profile/HirshhornKidsAtHome

National Museum of African American History & Culture’s Digital Resources Page (Teen Friendly): https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/nmaahc-digital-resources-guide

Ongoing Videos:

National Museum of Natural History’s The Doctor is In YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEoXRsqyFvc4Cuq8exbVLaw/videos

Smithsonian Education’s YouTube Channel (programs are archived here): https://www.youtube.com/user/SmithsonianEducation/videos

National Zoo’s Webcams: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams

Ongoing Activities:

National Museum of African Art’s The Power of Griot Poetry Contest; Deadline to enter is June 20. The museum also has great ideas for distance learning, which are found on the same webpage. –  (https://africa.si.edu/education/online-resources/ten-at-home-activities-for-k-12/)