For Parents
Resources
Create & Learn: Level Up Your Child's STEAM Skills with Free Coding Animations - With a structured learning path designed for every age and interest, your child will have the opportunity to explore their passion for computer science. Create & Learn offers kids the chance to code games and create animations using the user-friendly Scratch coding platform. Additionally, your child can solve puzzles and build engaging games in Minecraft through interactive coding activities.
Mecha Builders: Unlock Your Inner Builder with Sesame Street - Join Sesame Street’s Mecha Builders for all kinds of fun adventures using science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). This app is designed to ignite young minds with superhero-powered excitement! They have thoughtfully crafted STEM challenges to engage, educate, and inspire children, nurturing their curiosity, imagination, and creativity. Let’s get going—it’s time for your little ones to have fun learning through play!
Tinker: Learn 3D, Electronics, and Coding for Free - Tinkercad is a free app that equips the next generation of designers and engineers with the foundational skills for innovation: 3D design, electronics, and coding.
Scratch - Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children and a coding language with a simple visual interface that allows young people to create digital stories, games, and animations. Scratch is always free and is available in more than 70 languages.
Empowering Parents and Caregivers - Navigating AI in K-6 Education - Led by our panel of experts in the field, understand the positive role of AI in education and learn how to make informed decisions about integrating AI resources into your children’s learning experience.
Women Who Lead Series: MathQuest - Nurturing Your Child’s Potential - Hear advice and ideas from our panel of math experts. Discover how to motivate and encourage your child's interests in math and numbers - for a better future!
MathQuest Resources for Parents and Caregivers - Created for our WWL MathQuest Event, this document lists various math resources for parents/caregivers, ranging from websites, books, apps, and many more.
Empower Girls’ Future: Equip Girls with Crucial Skills for Today’s Challenges - The international nonprofit Girls Who Code offers free computer science resources for your community – no coding experience required and at no cost!
Let's Talk, Read, and Sing About STEM: Tips for Families with Young Children - Prepare young children for success using these tips and resources.
STEM Resource Inventory - Find local STEM programs near you.
talkSTEM.org - talkSTEM is a non-profit organization whose mission is to make STEM learning fun and accessible for all learners, particularly female and underrepresented students.
The Best STEM Books for K-12 Students - The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) announced its seventh annual list of “Best STEM Books K-12.” This list provides recommendations about the best trade books with STEM content available for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Girls Scout-STEM Playbook - Spark your curiosity with these science, technology, engineering, and math activities by Girl Scouts.
Wild Hope - A new series of short films that aims to showcase conservation success stories and highlight the intrepid changemakers restoring our wild places. The primary goal of Wild Hope is to inspire new hope for the future of our planet and counter the narrative of doom and gloom.