24 FREE Virtual Tours & Learning Resources For Your Homeschool

Published:
March 23, 2020

Contributor:
Shannan Swindler

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When plans change and you are stuck at home, there are loads of activities to take the pressure off the homeschooling family. Sometimes, though, it’s just good to escape. Dream about the places you want to go in person and enjoy activities at home that will add fuel to your plans for learning with these virtual learning resources.

To start things off with a bang, let’s head to a few famous palaces. There are probably loads of other famous palaces with virtual tours, but these are iconic and perfect for enhancing your medieval Europe studies.

Buckingham Palace – London England

The Palace of Holyroodhouse – Edinburgh, Scotland

The Palace of Versailles – Versailles, France

The Doge’s Palace – Venice, Italy

The Tower of London – London, England

Castle & Palace Learning Resources

Everyone loves learning about historic castles and palaces. Make those fairytale dreams come true using learning resources like these with a palace virtual tour.

FREE Printables on Knights, Castles, Kings, and Queens of Medieval Times

FREE Castles & Knights Terminology Copywork Notebook

Gorgeous Gardens – The Next Stop On Our Tour.

Botany, bugs & blooms! Garden tours for every season can entertain & engage kids. Virtual tours are the perfect place for an indoor nature study. No magnifying glass required – or bug spray & sunscreen!

Hidcote English Gardens, England

Monet’s Garden – Giverny, France

Japanese Garden – Portland, Oregon

Garden Virtual Learning Resources

Nature studies and botany printables are such fun ways to learn about science! Here are a few favorites that other homeschool families love. They go great with a variety of science curricula.

United States Botanic Garden Virtual Tour

Apologia Exploring Creation with Botany FREE Printables

National Parks

National parks the world over are teeming with adventures for curious kiddos needing to escape and explore.

Australia National Parks & Fraser Island – Australia

United States of America National Parks – USA

Landscape Virtual Tours of England & Scotland – UK

Pyramids of Giza – Egypt

National Parks Virtual Learning Resources

Only a few national parks have online resources because they want you to visit in person. But, that’s not always possible. These resources are awesome companions to a few of the virtual tours mentioned above.

20 National Parks to Experience in the U.S.

Take a Virtual Visit to a Natural Park

Egyptian Mummies Virtual Tour & Unit Study

Zoos & Aquariums

Zoo cams can be mesmerizing, relaxing and downright funny! Grab a zoo cam and one of the free resources below. Have fun seeing how the animals behave went they think no one is watching!

San Diego Zoo live cam – San Diego, CA

Edinburgh Zoo live cam – Edinburgh, Scotland

Dublin Zoo animal Cams – Dubin, Ireland

Zoo Virtual Learning Resources

FREE Zoo Scavenger Hunts + Report Pages

FREE Zoo Animal Trading Card Printable

Let’s Study Dublin – unit study  includes resources for Dublin Zoo

Famous Museums

Art, artifacts, science, and history –  just to name a few! There are oodles of famous museum virtual tours available, but there are only a few that offer quality, engaging activities to supplement virtual tours for homeschoolers. Grab the entire list  & check out these educational and enchanting virtual museum tours & the unit studies that go with them. You’ll want to check out the Egyptian Mummies Virtual Tour & Unit Study for a super fun, virtual museum adventure. Get ready to bring the study of ancient Egypt to life while you learn all about mummies. Your kids will love it, and so will you!

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