Learning during a pandemic. A kindness.org response to COVID-19 School Closures.

A little more than a month ago, our team launched the Learn Kind pilot with outstanding K-8 teachers across the U.S. But in the last few weeks, like most of you, we’ve had to pivot. As the majority of the country transitions to remote teaching and learning, we’ve decided to pause the Learn Kind pilot until it can be fully experienced by students and educators, together.

But our commitment to our kindness and soft skills curriculum, and to educators, is more resolute than ever. Here’s our curated collection of resources to support teaching and learning from home. This list includes some of our favorites from interactive learning platforms to video libraries, to virtual tours. It covers a wide range of subject areas, including core subjects like ELA and math, as well as STEM, SEL, and the arts.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be creating new opportunities and tools to cultivate kindness and we will keep updating this list.

Kindness, Social-Emotional Learning & Mental Health

Now, more than ever, we must do all we can to care for the mental and emotional health of ourselves and others. These sites provide resources and tools to cultivate kindness, social-emotional learning, and mental health.

Articles & Best Practices

A list of articles and resources to help you navigate the transition to remote learning, schooling at home, how to talk with students about the coronavirus pandemic, and more.

Video Conferencing & Interactive Learning Platforms

Need to communicate with your students virtually in real time or monitor their progress and provide feedback? These video conferencing tools and interactive learning platforms provide a broad range of features to help you do just that.

Academic Resources & Content

A list of websites offering free videos, articles, lesson plans, and other tools, covering all K-12 subject areas.

Virtual Field Trips & Tours

Feeling like a break from home? With these websites, students can take free virtual field trips and tours from zoos, to art museums - and even Mars!

Awesome Extras

From coding apps to live doodles with Mo Willems, these sites offer a range of interactive projects, real world learning experiences, and resources that are just plain fun.