Can the kids in the online chat do a show and tell? Pets, favorite book, etc? It seems like a free chat is not that interesting, but if you have a topic ready that a teacher or parent could facilitate something else. Maybe everyone could start decorating their front windows for Easter/Spring. Lots of people are taking drives or socially distanced walks around their neighborhood and it would be fun to see decorations.
I agree with the idea of projects. Have a closet that needs to be organized? Can you put school pictures in an album (or digital album). Can the kids make a movie at home with a phone?
That being said, my kids aren’t lucky enough to have school work to distract them right now. I am hoping that something will begin in the coming weeks.
