Museum Resources
With all its museums, galleries, dance and theater companies, concert halls, zoos, botanical gardens and aquarium,The City of New York is a great resource for our students to engage in fun activities that will reinforce what they learned at school and more! In addition Many institutions offer free hours or suggested admission, so go and explore them!
Click here for the list of Venues with Free or Suggested Admission compiled by NYCulture of the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of NYC.
If you can't go to the museum, below are websites designed for kids by some of the above-listed museums:
- Ology - the American Museum of Natural History's Science website for kids
- Museum of Modern Art Online activities
EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTARIES
- BrainPOP in French
- Il etait une fois la vie : Great for Biological Sciences
- Il etait une fois... l'Homme : Great for Human History
- Il etait une fois... Les Ameriques : Great for American History
- BrainPOP in English
- National Geographic
- National Geographic Kids
- BBC Earth
- BBC Life
- C'est pas sorcier
- PBS kids on Kids Thirteen
- Life Hacks for kids: cool Arts and crafts using recycling material
WHERE TO FIND BOOKS
- Scholastic Books Canada
- New York Public Library - find the nearest public library to your home or school and borrow up to 15 books for FREE
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