Oak Brook Social Emotional Newsletter – Alternative Learning Activities

Press release from Butler School District 53:

Posted May 19, 2020

Alternative Learning Activities

Below is a list of fun websites that give students an opportunity to virtually check out field trips and destinations they may want to visit. This list includes museums, aquariums, zoos, national parks, Broadway, and even the planet Mars! Besides destinations, there are also some enriching educational activities included too. Whether you are looking for fun ways to extend your child’s learning or just looking for something fun to do with all this time at home, these are worth taking a look:

• Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch (Video)
• You Can Now Tour 2,500 World-Famous Museums From the Comfort of Your Own Sofa
• 20 Virtual Field Trips
• Tour Yellowstone National Park
• Explore the Surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover
• Virtual Disney World Ride
• Virtual Tours of 31 National Parks in the U.S.
• 15 Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch On Stage From Home
• 9 Educational Livestreams From US Historical Sites
• Free Educational Resources

This press release was produced by Butler School District 53. The views expressed here are the author’s own.