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Hello everyone!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for all of your messages, emails, and comments. It means the world to me to know how many people from all over the world are benefitting from this resource list.

ChatterPack is run on a voluntary basis in my *spare* (!) time to help share information and resources to those who need it. Have fun, explore the world from the safety of your home, and please stay safe.

Huge love to you all.

Claire Ryan 

P.s. You can find my book, ADHD and Me - a guide for children and young people, at the end of this list - please do share the link with others who might be interested, and/or get in touch if you have any questions :) 

 Alternative lists of free resources including support, advice, and information for families. Please do share the links for these with others/family/friends

    1. School closures: Resources, information, and activities for families to support Home Learning
    2. Support, advice, and resources for families of children with: speech, language, and communication needs & special educational needs and disabilities
Notices

        Virtual tours, and live webcams

        • Future Learn - Explore the architecture and history of Rome, walking around a 3D digital model of the ancient city, with this free online course.
            Museums and galleries

              Animals

              Explore the oceans (underwater cameras)

                • Aquarium – Otters, sea lions, pirana, jellyfish, and many others. 

                Birds

                  Online learning

                  • Open Culture - learn 48 different languages online - FREE
                  • University of Alabama - Free online archaeology and Egyptology Uni courses (create an account to log on)
                  • Open Learn - Free, online courses, Open university 
                  • Future Learn - Free, online courses including languages, health, coding, wellbeing, creative arts, etc. 
                  • Royal institute - Christmas lectures. A series of lectures presenting scientific subjects to a general audience in an entertaining manner.
                  • iDEA - An international programme that helps you develop/demonstrate your digital, enterprise and employability skills for free
                  • U3A - Online courses for mature students
                  • Blocky games - Games to help beginners learn computer programming skills
                  • Scratch - Beginners computer programming games/projects
                  • T.K.S.S.T - Smart videos for curious minds of all ages

                  Geography, nature, and history

                  • Tutorful - Top Geography websites, YouTube videos, and resources 
                  • Project Noah – Global site where you can view and share wildlife
                  • Seterra - Free world geography, online quizzes 
                  • UK parliament  - Politics, history, citizenship, etc. Written for children and young people, but lots of very interesting information, including how laws are made. 

                   Music 

                  *Check the location/time zones of live-streamed concerts to calculate the UK start time. Time Zone calculator

                  • Free Opera  - Dates confirmed until the end of March. Check the website via the link for future dates to be added

                  Arts and culture

                  • Parlia - The encyclopedia of opinion - mapping the worlds thinking
                  • Walter's Museum - houses the highest artistic achievements from nearly every corner of the world. View some of the past, present, and future exhibitions
                  • Teaching history - 100 objects from museums across the UK with resources, information and teaching ideas to inspire your students’ interest in history
                  • Black history - Telling the story of the black British experience

                   Literature online

                  • Gutenburg - Download free books, e.g. Shakespear, Edgar Allen Poe, Frankenstein, etc. 
                  • Listening books.org - For people with Parkinson's Disease, visual impairment, fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, mental health difficulty or learning difficulty such as Dyslexia, which impacts the ability to read or hold a book
                  • Solomon Kingsnorth - Books in PDF, Word and audiobook format - Alice in Wonderland / Wind in the Willows / The Railway Children / The Jungle Book / Peter Pan / Black Beauty
                  • Audible - Free for this period - Available in 6 languages

                  Learn a new skill or develop a current one!

                  • A tutorial resource guide to photography and editing - Adobe
                  • Tai-Chi - the moves and the method - BrightEducation
                  • Craft projects - Sew, Knit, Crotchet, quilt, and fun for the family too!

                  Miscellaneous & entertainment

                  • BBC Sport - Shares the greatest sporting moments
                  • Radio 4 - Comedy podcast, 'Now Wash Your Hands' featuring guest comedians
                  • Zooniverse - Digital volunteering opportunities 
                  • Life Story Hub - Inspiring creative communication with the young and old using the arts
                  • Expeditions App- Free virtual Reality Augmentation app for all ages, to take virtual trips around the world to hundreds of destinations.
                  • Roll20 - Build your own game - or play games with others online
                  • Latest free stuff - UK site (if you are outside of the UK, google 'latest free stuff' and add your location)
                  • Staying Put: A guide to planning for, arranging and funding care in your own home in old age including how new technology can help improve your lifestyle (£2.99)

                  Anxiety/Mental health/loneliness

                  • WeMeditate - Live streamed, guided meditation sessions
                  • Get Sober - Free, online support for anyone struggling with alcohol addiction and staying sober during this period

                  Image with ideas to help with wellbeing - things I can and cannot control

                  CBT image about managing emotions

                  Board split into sections with activity ideas to cope with isolation

                  Prayer resources

                  *Check the location/time zones of live-streamed masses to calculate the UK start time. Time Zone calculator

                    ADHD and Me, by Claire Ryan, ChatterPack. Find out More

                    A handbook designed to help children and young people figure out what ADHD means to them as a unique individual.

                    Written in an ADHD-friendly format, the book includes tips and strategies to help children, young people and the adults in their lives to better understand their ADHD.

                    ADHD and Me is now available as a digital download! Find out more

                      Alternative lists of free resources, support, advice, and information for families - please do share the links for these with others/family/friends

                        Written by ChatterPack

                        Comments

                        Thank you for giving up so much of your precious time to do this. An inspirational effort that will benefit and bring happiness to many more people around the world than you could ever imagine. 💕

                        Jennifer Tattam on Mar 27, 2020

                        quite amazing thank you dear Claire soo much for all these resources and for the time you must put in searching and adding them to the list
                        Given by a dear friend so will pass it on to others
                        Keep well and safe
                        Marie

                        marie dega on Mar 27, 2020

                        Many thanks for sharing, much appreciated at this time,
                        Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

                        Peter Fisher on Mar 27, 2020

                        Brilliant. We are going to use your resource, whenever we can, as we engage on Skype with each of our granddaughters. The plan is for an hour daily with each one. Thank you for your caring generosity in sharing.

                        Linda on Mar 27, 2020

                        I have shared this on my work Facebook page to help support the families and communities that I work with. This is a fabulous idea… thank you so much!!

                        Karin on Mar 27, 2020

                        What a fabulous resource for everyone at this strange time.
                        Thank you very much for all your hard work.

                        Judith Rice-Jones on Mar 27, 2020

                        For exercise, try Nike Training Club app for free training videos. I’ve been using it for years and it’s awesome!

                        LJ on Mar 27, 2020

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                        karindew on Mar 27, 2020

                        Hi from New Zealand. Just watched the incredible ted talk about Ella. What a true gift from God she is. Blessings to her family for sharing her story. Thanks for sharing what looks to be an outstanding combination of helpful resources. Blessings to you also.

                        Audrey on Mar 27, 2020

                        outstanding. thank you so much

                        Michael Angarone on Mar 27, 2020

                        This is bloody brilliant. Thanks for sharing!!

                        Ray Wood on Mar 27, 2020

                        Amazing list, what a great effort. Thank you.

                        Michaela Christofi on Mar 27, 2020

                        Great! So much to see and share!

                        Faye Waddington-Ayres on Mar 27, 2020

                        Muchas gracias Claire, haces que el mundo sea cada vez mejor

                        GUSTAVO PAREDES CHAVEZ on Mar 27, 2020

                        I’m a writer but I’m having (a little) difficulty concentrating on my fiction at the moment, so to know these resources exist is a wonderfully comforting thing. Thank you.

                        Angela Young on Mar 27, 2020

                        Awesome!!! Thank you for sharing! We’re going to learn Spanish

                        Amy on Mar 27, 2020

                        Fab. Who knew there was so much out there. Might just be the opportunity to take time and learn something new.

                        Anne Marie martin on Mar 27, 2020

                        Love it!!! Especially the Georgian chocolate video from the museum.

                        Charlotte Hukvari on Mar 27, 2020

                        Wonderful resource. Thank you

                        Avril Wilson on Mar 27, 2020

                        thanks a lots for these useful informations during this hard period.

                        kashanchi on Mar 27, 2020

                        This is a fabulous resource, thank you so much for putting this together and sharing it. It will make a difference to so many people’s experience of self isolating.

                        Andrea Whitehead on Mar 27, 2020

                        Well done and thank you !

                        Theresa Viani on Mar 27, 2020

                        Thank you so much for the comprehensive list,😊

                        Mary on Mar 27, 2020

                        This is awesome…thank you for all your effort’s. Stay safe! Stay well!
                        Julianne Coker
                        Medford, NJ

                        Julianne Coker on Mar 27, 2020

                        Love your website thank you

                        Tara on Mar 27, 2020

                        Hi from Australia,
                        Thank you for making the effort to put this together, it’s a fantastic tool to beat the isolation lots of people are in at the moment. It is also a great go to list for the future when with any luck the world has returned to normal. (Whatever that may be !)

                        Anthony on Mar 27, 2020

                        This is very inspiring and I would be grateful to receive it.

                        Joan Conroy on Mar 27, 2020

                        Just got this in Los Angeles and am thrilled. Many thanks from across the pond (and continent)!

                        LAmom on Mar 27, 2020

                        Thank you so very much for this. You are keeping my whole family sane during this difficult time. xx. Thank you, thank you, thank you x

                        Melissa Johnson on Mar 27, 2020

                        Thus yes great thank you

                        Penny

                        Penny Reiners on Mar 27, 2020

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