The following is a list of free online based resources that can help make your self quarantine a little easier and brighter. Take care of yourselves and if you need any additional assistance you can reach Community & Social Services at 646-984-0167.
General Activities
Fitness
- Orange Theory 30-minute workouts no equipment needed. Posted daily (free)
- Planet Fitness 20-minute live workouts. Daily at 7pm EST (free)
- Barry’s Bootcamp band workouts and 20-minute bodyweight workouts. Posted daily (free)
- Blink Fitness live cardio workouts. Mon-Fri at 8am EST (free)
- Rumble live boxing-inspired cardio workouts. Daily at posted times (free)
Yoga and Stretch
- Corepower Yoga online yoga and meditation classes (free)
- Yoga with Adriene online yoga and meditation classes (free)
Dance
- NYC Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck live ballet classes. Daily at 1pm EST (free)
Activities for Children
Art
- Wendy MacNaughton live drawing classes. Mon-Fri at 1pm EST (free)
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems live drawing classes. Mon-Fri at 1pm EST (free)
- Jarrett J. Krosoczka live drawing classes. Daily at 2pm EST (free)
Learn at Home
- Scholastic Learn at Home daily curriculum for children PreK — 6th grade (free)
- Busuu live language lessons in English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and French for children 5–7 years old (free)
- Grand Street Guild Scholars SHSAT prep remote classroom. Tuesdays 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm EST (free)
Reading
- Story Time with Mac Barnett. Daily at 3pm EST (free)
- Operation Storytime with celebrities like Josh Gad and Jennifer Garner reading children’s books (free)
- Authors Everywhere! videos of activities, writing workshops, and read aloud sessions (free)
Other Children’s activities
- Caribu app provides a virtual playdate for kids to read a book or play games together (free)
- Classroom Champions live lessons with athlete mentors. Starts on Mon 3/23, daily at 12pm EST (free)
- Nomster Chef illustrated recipes and cooking classes with kids (free)
Virtual Field Trips
- National Parks virtual tours of Acadia, Joshua Tree, Grand Canyon, Denali, and more on Google Earth (free)
- Monterey Bay Aquarium live cams of jellyfish, sea otters, penguins, and more (free)
- San Diego Zoo live cams of polar bears, giraffes, koalas, and more (free)
- Denver Zoo live stream with zookeepers and animals. Daily at 3pm EST (free)
- NASA’s Curiosity rover surface recordings of Mars (free)
- Museum of Natural History has virtual tours and guided hall tours (free)
Activities for Seniors
- Youtube is a great free resource for low impact exercises to keep you healthy while maintaining a quarantine
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- Sudoku is a great activity to keep your mind sharp! (free)
- AARP Game Site has a variety of games to keep you engaged while indoors (free)
