Educational Resources for Families
Virtual tours, educational resources, and activities suggested by the teachers at the ECC.
Infants
- Brooklyn Library—Virtual resources
- Springfield-Greene County Library District, Springfield, Missouri—Kids' programs
- Adventured in Familyhood—20 virtual field trips
Twos
- San Diego Zoo—Live animal cams
- Monterey Bay Aquarium—Live animal cams. Gives viewers a look into the water world and nests of some of its most popular sea animals. It is so relaxing looking at the different aquatic life forms.
- The Houston Zoo—Live animal cams. Live cams in some of the most popular animal exhibits. In some of the live videos, you can watch as the animals come into view and walk away, see feeding and cleaning times, and watch the people visiting the zoo in real-time.
- E.Z. Orchards—Virtual tours and activities
Threes
- Kids Out and About, Rochester, New York—Safe outdoor trips
- Music Together Online Classes—Dance, singing, play, and learning experience that children can do in the comfort of their own home.
- Australia Zoo—animal education, Robert Irwin's virtual Australia Zoo tour!, and more...
Fours
- explore—Provides a lot of resources for families and students. We used this resource for our class last semester, when we did our lesson on whales and sea animals. Explore.org offers a wide range of animals that you can view live. It also offers lesson plans that you can use for your classroom.
- Raptor Resource Project Teachables—Appropriate lessons for our age groups, including slides and information on certain animals that we may be learning about in our classroom.