Educational & Engaging

ART ACTIVITIES

Beyond stick figures: free art resources compiled by Creative Bloq
Author-illustrator Jarrett Lerner created a lot of cool activities
Menlo Park Art: Mrs. Nordensvan's Art Class Website has tutorials to help kids learn to draw a variety of things
Discovering Portugal Through Art: Easy Projects for Kids thanks to student teacher Ana who is from Portugal

* Fun experiments on A Resource Guide for Science Nerds - shout-out to Bre K. (and her mom, Jillian) for sharing
* STEM experiments using balloons - also thanks to Bre K.
* Find out how simple machines are used in cars - again thanks to Bre K.
* All about astronaut Neil Armstrong - another link sent by Bre K.
* Guide to Fun Experimental Science Projects - shout-out to Kristie L. in Miss Martin's STEM Club for this recommendation
* Free STEM Activities and Resources for Kids - shout-out to Megan in Mrs. Stagle's New Hampshire Stem Club for Girls
* A Kid’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - shout-out to Ms. Evelyn Williams's student, Amelia, at Hampton Public Library
* A bird in hand or on screen - Audubon for Kids
* NASA for kids - NASA Kids Club
* The best high school level biology resources from Howard Hughes Medicine Institute - Biointeractive
* You want physics? I'll give you physics - activities related to my book Queen of Physics on the Educator Resources page
* Raising nature-aware kids - How to help kids pay attention to nature written by Cynthia Argentine
* Science experiments in bottles on the BottleStore site - shout-out to Maureen at Colorado Student Success
* Rosie Riveters STEM Confidence - Rosie Reads page for Queen of Physics

* Back in my (homeschooling) day: From Twitter and Beyond - a clearinghouse of sites for cool & educational topics
* Resources and giveaways from the KidLit For Growing Minds newsletter
* Notable19 lives on: lesson plans and fun things from my debut group
* Authors & More: Mixed-Up Files listing
* Love gardening (or something resembling it)? National Gardening Association has printables, etc., for kids
* Want to help kids broaden their horizons? Check out the Diverse Book Finder site