Fun Links & Resources for Home

We know students may be needing some new and fun activities in the interim and parents are struggling to balance work, child care and self-care.

We have compiled a list of links to additional resources if you are looking for ways to keep the young minds in your house active.

New! The Ministry of Education has launched its Keep Learning website which includes educational links to free learning activities. This is a great resource for B.C.’s school community.

Please see the tabs below with educational links and materials for many different ages:

Parent Support

General Parent Support Links and Resources

Quarantine – The New Family Reality – From Beginningwell.org

Troubling Times: Anxiety Rising, Schools Closing, and Way More Time at Home With The Kids. – audio series

How to Work From Home With Children – From Parenting in the New York Times

How to Be a Quiet Adult: Five Tips to Encourage Child-Directed Play – Screen Free parenting.com

Quaranteenagers: Strategies for Parenting in Close Quarters from New York Times

Sensory Input Techniques to Calm and Focus your Young Child – Youtube video

Early Childhood

Early Childhood Links & Resources

General collections:

Cedarwood Waldorf School – resources including audio stories & activities for young children

Stories:

The Little Gnome Who Had to Stay Home – story to read
Little Stories for Tiny People – audio stories

Outside Activities:

10 Nature Activities to Help Get Your Family Through the Coronavirus Pandemic – news article

Crafts:

Music:

Hand Washing Poems/Song for Little Children

Grade 1-4

Grade 1-4 Links & Resources

Stories:

Circle Round podcasts of folktales from around the world
Amazon Audible – offering free streaming of a large collection of stories for 30 days
The Great Pause – A Tale for Young Children – a story to read

Outdoor Activities:

Moraine Waldorf scavenger hunt ideas

Crafts/Handwork:

Virtual Field Trips:

Gr. 5-7

Grade 5-7 Links & Resources

Literacy/Numeracy:

Khan Academy – supplementary practice exercises & instructional. Please note: resources may not align with the BC Ministry curriculum, but serve as supplementary resources.
Mathies – Ontario educational resource bank

Virtual Field Trips:

Gale – access to news content including full-text newspapers and with hundreds of thousands of images, videos, and audio selections that include archival film clips, broadcast video, etc. Created for upper middle school.

Amazon Audible – offering free streaming of a large collection of stories for 30 days

High School

High School Links & Resources

General:

Gale – access to news content including full-text newspapers and with hundreds of thousands of images, videos, and audio selections that include archival film clips, broadcast video, etc.
Best Free Online Experiences – The Guardian Newspaper
What’s on Stage – London Theatre
National Film Board of Canada – Streaming videos on issues of global importance from a Canadian perspective

French:

CBC radio
National Film Board French – Streaming videos on issues of global importance from a Canadian perspective in French

Numeracy/Literacy:

Khan Academy – supplementary practice exercises & instructional. Please note: resources may not align with the BC Ministry curriculum, but serve as supplementary resources.
Mathies – Ontario educational resource bank
Amazon Audible – offering free streaming of a large collection of stories for 30 days

Post a Resource on WWS Blogs

WWS community members are invited to post Waldorf-inspired ideas, resources and personal accomplishments.

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WWS Community Posts

Thank you to essential workers!

May 5, 2020/in Community Posts/by Guest User

Thank you to all the essential workers in our community! You are helping keep us safe and we appreciate everything you do!

Impressive Waldorf at a Distance work!

April 1, 2020/in Community Posts/by Admissions

Grade 8, Oak’s illustration of a scientist who has made contributions to the field of chemistry!

WWS Community Invited to Share

March 28, 2020/in Community Posts/by web editor

A forum for WWS Community Posts Sharing ideas & accomplishments outside of the classroom During our indefinite school suspension, we are reaching out to the community members of WWS to post their pictures of home study projects and daily activities to whistlerwaldorf.com In the upcoming weeks we will share them in the weekly school E-news […]