AJE is happy to share these resources from Access Smithsonian with our families.

Wednesday, September 2

11:00 a.m.: National Portrait Gallery’s Story Time: https://npg.si.edu/event/introducing

Thursday, September 3

12:00 p.m.: Let’s Talk About Gardens (Understanding Plant Stress Signals): https://www.si.edu/events/online?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D146855356

Friday, September 4

11:00 a.m.: National Portrait Gallery’s Open Studio (All ages): https://npg.si.edu/event/open-studio-22

Saturday, September 5

11:00 a.m.: Natural History’s Family Day (Families/All ages): https://naturalhistory.si.edu/events/video-webinar-families-natural-history-home-home-habitat

 

SI-Wide Resources:

National Museum of African American History & Culture’s Talking about Race: https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race

Smithsonian Cares Website: https://www.si.edu/cares

Smithsonian For Kids: https://www.si.edu/kids

Smithsonian For Teachers: https://www.si.edu/educators

Tween Tribune (Kindergarten & up): https://www.tweentribune.com/

Discovery Theatre’s Creative Tools (All ages, teachers, & parents): https://creativetools.si.edu/

Learning Lab’s Talk with Me Toolkits (Parents & Teachers): https://learninglab.si.edu/profile/45521

 

Virtual Tours:

Smithsonian Gardens (Greenhouses): https://gardens.si.edu/smithsonian-greenhouse-tour/

Smithsonian Gardens (Trees): https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/753fcab715934350b34ba1618634ed80

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:

Smithsonian Gardens: Be a Plant Explorer: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c5ec9d44610c4ee9a378a4b9e6b9a266

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

National Air and Space Museum’s Educator Resources: https://airandspace.si.edu/learn/educator-resources/activities

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