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Online Resources for Children

eBooks, Audiobooks & Poetry

Educational Resources

Story Times

Activities

Exercise at Home

Explaining COVID-19

eBooks, Audiobooks & Poetry

TumbleBookLibrary (K-6) - children's ebooks
TeenBookCloud (grades 7-12) - teen ebooks (*access ends 9/1/20)
Kid Lit TV - Children's literature resources
Poems for Kids from the Academy of American Poets
Children's Poetry Archive - children's poetry read aloud
NASA at Home e-books
eBooks

Educational Resources

Khan Academy - Daily schedules for children (age 4-18)
Smithsonian digital education resources 
National Geographic KidsMystery Science - K-5 science lessons to do from home
Hour of Code - One-hour coding tutorials for all ages in over 45 languages
CT Digital Newspaper Project - inquiry-based teaching tools
PBS Parent Resources - activities by age, read-along books
Math Games from BedtimeMath.org
Wonderopolis.org
Indoor Activities for Kids
Educational resources for kids from Open Culture
Educational

Story Times


Storyline Online - children's books read aloud, with illustrations
*Read*Draw*Create*Community* - activity videos from children's book authors and illustrators
Space & Science Story Times
Harry Potter chapters read aloud by Daniel Radcliffe, Stephen Fry and more
StoryTimes

Activities

Eric Carle Printable and Activities
Junie B. Jones Printables and Activities
Harry Potter at Home - crafts and quizzes
Remote Learning Activities from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
NASA Activities & Citizen Science
Science at Play activities from the Connecticut Science Center
Activities

Exercise at Home

Movement routines to simple songs by Debbie Doo
Songs to dance to at the Learning Station and Have Fun Teaching
2-minute yoga routines framed as adventures by Cosmic Kids Yoga
Exercise

Explaining COVID-19

Covid Kids Materials
E-Books
My Hero is You: How Kids Can Fight COVID-19 (WHO)
Just for Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus (NPR)
Many more COVID-19 free eBooks for children (NYC Department of Education)
Videos
Ping-Pong Chain Reaction to explain the importance of social distancing (Ohio Board of Health)
Washing Your Hands: The Purple Paint Demonstration
Time to Come In, Bear: A Children's Story About Social Distancing by Kim St. Lawrence
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