We hope these resources from ACCESS Smithsonian help AJE families manage and maybe even thrive during the COVID-19 response; here some online Smithsonian events for the rest of the week, as well as some resources you can use anytime.  

Wednesday, May 20

11:00 a.m.: NPG’s Story Time (Kid Friendly): https://npg.si.edu/event/story-time-7

2:00 p.m.; Natural History’s Deep Sea Corals Webinar (Teens/Young Adults): https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/live-video-programs?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D144614832

Thursday, May 21

12:15 p.m.; Meditation and Mindfulness: https://zoom.us/j/3405656016

2:00p.m.: Natural History’s Science How: Deep Sea Ocean Webinar (Teens/Young Adults): https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/live-video-programs?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D144867171

Friday, May 22

11:00 a.m.: NPG’s Open Studio (Kid & Teen Friendly): https://npg.si.edu/event/open-studio-7

12:15 p.m.; Meditation and Mindfulness: https://zoom.us/j/3405656016

2:00 p.m.; Natural History’s Fossil Friday (All ages): https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/live-video-programs?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D144884122

Saturday, May 23

11:00 a.m.: Natural History at Home Webinar (All ages – great for families): https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/live-video-programs?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D144429781

Virtual Tours:

Smithsonian American Art Museum: https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/smithsonian-american-art-museum/ywEOjAeoI896FQ?sv_lng=-77.0224807&sv_lat=38.8978573&sv_h=42.545602349691116&sv_p=0.957047214755363&sv_pid=H1YzyddM2E0qqa78uHcZbA&sv_z=1.0000000000000002

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

Museum Activities:

SAAM’s Crafting from Home (Great for our artists!): https://americanart.si.edu/crafting

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 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

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

National Air and Space’s STEM in 30 Video Series (All ages, great for Teens): https://airandspace.si.edu/event-series/stem-30