At Home Activities
Stuck at home?
We've compiled a list of STEM - primarily CS! - activities to help you, your siblings, your kids, or your friends stay busy and have fun while you're staying safe at home.
Resources for all ages
- SuperNova At Home https://www.supernova.dal.ca/online-content
- Create with Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/ideas
- CODE (free mini courses) https://studio.code.org/courses
- Take a CODE BREAK https://code.org/break
- Working with Raspberry Pi https://www.raspberrypi.org/
- Tynker - Coding made easy https://www.tynker.com/
- CS Unplugged (no computer!) https://csunplugged.org/en/resources/
Resources by age group
- Typing Club https://www.typingclub.com/ (K-2)
- BBC, Bite Size https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zyhbwmn (K-2)
- Code Combat https://codecombat.com/ (K-6)
- Code for Life, Rapid Router https://www.codeforlife.education/play/rapid-router/ (K-6)
- BBC, Bite Size (https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zvnrq6f (Grade 5 - 9)
- Code for Life, Kurono https://www.codeforlife.education/play/kurono/ (Grade 6+)
- Microsoft Arcade https://arcade.makecode.com/ (Grade 6+)
- BBC, Bite Size https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zvc9q6f (Grade 9 - 12)
- Snakify https://www.snakify.org/ (Grade 9 - 12)
Recommended Apps
- Scratch Junior (awesome for younger students)
- Daisy the Dinosaur
- Lightbot
- Spritebox
- Code Karts
- codeSpark
- Kodable
- Tinkerblocks
- Box Island
- Nancy Drew Codes and Clues
- Mimo
- Hopscotch
- Tynker
- Screenplay
- Code Kingdom
- Coda Game