Short-Term Homeschool Resources for PA 5th grade

Like every other kid in PA, my kids are home for at least two weeks as the nation tries to flatten the curve of Covid 19.  Here are some resources we will use from our homeschool days to keep our brains and bodies moving. My sons are in 5th and 9th grade, but some of these resources can be used for all grades.

Shane ready to make his map on the back
of the Declaration of Independence

Online Homeschool Resources:

All-in-One Homeschool website for all grades

https://allinonehomeschool.com/

BrainPop

https://www.brainpop.com/

Waldorf Reading list:

https://austinwaldorf.org/programs/library/reading-lists/

Charlotte Mason reading list:

https://amblesideonline.org/curriculum.shtml

http://classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000.html#contents

Sparkle Stories:

https://www.sparklestories.com/stuck-at-home/

Virtual Museums:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75809/12-world-class-museums-you-can-visit-online

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/19-immersive-museum-exhibits-you-can-visit-from-your-couch

Educational Shows on Netflix

https://homeschoolhideout.com/educational-shows-on-netflix/

National Park Service Junior Ranger Resources: 

(Please note: the National Parks are not open, but Junior Ranger books can be printed, completed and turned in.)

Junior Ranger explorer books

https://www.nps.gov/kids/junior-rangers.htm

Night sky

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nightskies/juniorrangernight.htm

Caves

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/caves/junior-cave-scientist-program.htm

Fishing

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/fishing/junior-ranger-fishing.htm

Spaceflight

https://www.nps.gov/kids/junior-rangers-in-space.htm

Archaeology

https://www.nps.gov/kids/become-a-junior-archeologist.htm

Underwater Explorer

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/underwater/underwater-explorer.htm

Paleontologist

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/fossils/junior-paleontologist.htm

NPS Sites

https://www.nps.gov/kids/parks-with-junior-ranger-programs.htm

Adam's NHP

https://www.nps.gov/adam/learn/kidsyouth/beajuniorranger.htm

Hopewell Furnace (only 45 minutes away)

https://www.nps.gov/hofu/learn/kidsyouth/beajuniorranger.htm

Independence NHP app (iphone)

https://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/kidsyouth/digitaljuniorranger.htm

Valley Forge 

https://www.nps.gov/vafo/learn/kidsyouth/beajuniorranger.htm

Belmont-Paul Women's Equality NM

https://www.nps.gov/bepa/learn/kidsyouth/kidsyouth.htm

Women's  Rights NHP 

https://www.nps.gov/wori/learn/kidsyouth/index.htm

Explore the Hidden World of National Parks

https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/welcome

Hiking:

(For social distancing safety, if the parking lot is full, then it is too crowded to hike.)

Best Trails in Pennsylvania 

https://www.alltrails.com/us/pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Parks

https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Recreation/WhatToDo/Hiking/Pages/default.aspx

https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/DCNR_details.aspx?newsid=646&fbclid=IwAR27oefmy9lp8fnFTZzIq4i9vsDfAaPOciVuNgWI21W1pPB38giIP2sAJXc#

Rail Trail

https://www.railstotrails.org/trailblog/2014/september/30/top-10-trails-in-pennsylvania/

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.traillink.com/state/pa-trails/&ved=2ahUKEwipodjnpKToAhVDhOAKHaBXAFwQFjAHegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw3_PTQcXI0ie8i1FWOQANNU&cshid=1584543682989

Greater Reading hiking

https://www.visitpaamericana.com/see-and-do/hiking-trails/

Lancaster County

https://co.lancaster.pa.us/243/Parks-Trails

https://www.lancasterconservancy.org/

Middle Creek ( facilities closed but trails open)

https://www.pgc.pa.gov/InformationResources/AboutUs/ContactInformation/Southeast/MiddleCreekWildlifeManagementArea/Pages/default.aspx

Green Hills Preserve

https://natlands.org/green-hills-preserve/

Warwick Ephrata Rail Trail

https://www.warwicktownship.org/wert