PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Museum of Science, or OMSI, is celebrating with explosions, demos and never before seen exhibits, virtually of course. The museum’s doors are closed due to covid-19, but this exhibit can be viewed in your own ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — One of our own staff members is showing her kids what she does here at NBC5 as part of ‘Take your kids to work day’. Amanda Guthmiller works in our creative services office and even though she ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — Fourth grade teachers in Ashland have shifted from teaching in front of a classroom of students to a camera. Everyday Cory Carnes posts lessons for his students on YouTube. He says it’s been a team effort to revamp ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — A local martial arts studio is doing one month of free online introductory courses. With everyone staying inside, Dan Bluhm’s Premier Martial Arts is looking to bring karate to your home. Owner Dan Bluhm says it teaches ...
REDMOND, Ore — With kids away from school, teachers are homebound and itching to start teaching again. But being away from the classroom didn’t stop Emma Wampler who transformed her guest room into ‘The Learning Corner.’ “With everything going on it’s ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — One local 8th grader is using her free time to make her own YouTube channel. 13-year-old Flannery Lundgren is turning idle time into productive energy. “I’ve tried to start a youtube channel before, so I think it’s ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — One way to keep your kids engaged is to get them in the kitchen. Certified Healthy Hands Instructor Jenny Borchard says having your kids shadow you in the kitchen is one of the easiest ways to get ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — There’s more than just restaurants offering ‘take-out’. A pottery store in Grants Pass is staying open by offering take-home pottery to paint. Pottery Canvas and Stone has over 400 pottery items to paint. Just pick up a kit ...
WINSTON, Ore — The Wildlife Safari in Winston is using social media to teach about their animals. Wildlife Safari is doing facebook live videos every morning at 11 featuring different animals at their park from bears to cheetahs. People of ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Kid Time Children’s Museum in Medford has taken it’s classes digital. “We are trying to find things that we know parents can access and that is helpful during this time and that is a comfort, not work,” ...