Little Big Virtual Academy
The purpose of the Little Big Virtual Academy is to keep Littles and Bigs connected during times of physically distancing. When matches might not be able meet in-person, they can continue to communicate and interact via phone and computer. The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa team has compiled a list of fun and interactive activities and resources for Littles and Bigs to do together- check them out below!
Each month, we will host a virtual workshop.
March Workshops
Virtual Art Class with Des Moines Art Center- Create artwork
with air dry clay on Thursday, March 4 at 6pm.
Please click here to sign up.
Milk Street Cooking Class on
Saturday, March 13 at 1pm.
Please click here to sign up.
Virtual Mental Health Training with NAMI
on Tuesday, March 23 at 6pm.
Please click here to sign up.
*Special thank you to Variety - the Children's Charity for their generous support of the Little Big Virtual Academy.*
- A Good Time to Write- a Remote Learning Kit
- Create a "My Favorite Toys" Book
- Play a Storytelling Game
- Memory with Letters and Letters Sounds
- Letter Tracing
- Read and Find
- Reading Bingo
- Character Word Search
- Writing Workshop- Imagination
- Writing Workshop- Breakfast Time
- Mad Libs
- Writing Workshop- Music
- Writing Workshop- Letter D
- Reading with Arthur
- 15 Math Games in 15 Minutes or Less
- 50+ Fun and Simple Way Math Activities
- Math Activities to do at Home
- Free Math Worksheets
- Math Practice Sheets
- FunBrain Online Math Games
- Math Printables by Grade
- Addition and Subtraction Exercises
- Counting and Graphing
- Sorting Shapes Worksheet
- Dominoes Exercise
- Leap Frog Counting Activity
- Hamilton Education Program
- State Historical Museum of Iowa- videos
- Flood of 1993 - videos
- Alexander Clark and an African-American’s Fight for Civil Right
- Oral History of the Tinker v. Des Moines Schools Decision
- Rural Midwest Farm Life During the Great Depression and Early 20th Century
- Iowa's World War II Stories
- Iowans Remember the Vietnam War
- History of the Iowa Caucuses
- Experiences of Freedom Summer Volunteers
- Iowa Soldiers Remember Afghanistan
- 1980s Farm Crisis
- Market to Market Classroom
- San Diego Children's Museum- Art Activities
- Build a Snowman
- How to Draw- Step by Step
- Online Coloring Pages
- Origami
- Des Moines Art Center- Sculpture Park Coloring Page
- Des Moines Art Center- Virtual Art Class using Toilet Paper Roll
- Make Drawing Fun!
- Put on a Puppet Show- PBS Kids
- A House Just Right for Me- PBS Kids
- Create and Crack Codes- PBS Kids
- Make Paper Planes- PBS Kids
