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Free Netflix Jr. on YouTube: Bookmarks series
Watch the Netflix Jr. channel on YouTube. Currently featuring a new “Bookmarks” series celebrating Black voices! Read more >

Free Download from Candlewick Publishing: Coronavirus Book for Kids
Are your children asking questions about the Coronavirus and Covid-19? Candlewick Publishing is offering a free ebook for download… Read more >

The Princess in Black and the Case of the Corona Virus
A free, kid-friendly PSA about the Corona Virus featuring everyone’s favorite masked princess… Read more >

Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019
Messages for parents, school staff, and others working with children. Read more >

Dav Pilkey at Home: Every Friday at 8am EST
A collaboration between the “Dog Man” and “Captain Underpants” author and the Library of Congress (LOC), offers free activities, including how-to-draw demonstrations, read-alouds, and resources from the LOC’s collections. Dav Pilkey at Home can be found on Twitter (@LibraryCongress and @scholastic), Facebook (facebook.com/libraryofcongress and facebook.com/scholastic), the Library of Congress website (loc.gov/engage), and on the Dav Pilkey at Home and Learn at Home pages on the Scholastic site (scholastic.com/davpilkeyathome and scholastic.com/learnathome). Read more >

Peter H. Reynolds – Facebook Live Reading daily at 12:00 PM EST…
…until kids get back to school. Read more >

Draw every day at 2 PM EST with Jarret Krosoczka!
“Every weekday at 2pm ET for at least the next few weeks, I’ll host free webcasts for you and your kiddos.” Watch the YouTube channel for New York Times-bestselling author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Everything from the Punk Farm picture books to the Lunch Lady graphic novels. Read more >

Author Oliver Jeffers Reading at 2:00 PM EST – Every weekday on Instagram Live
“For all of you folks stuck at home in the coming weeks, from Monday, at 2:00 PM EST I will be reading one of my books every weekday, and talking about some of the things that went into making it.” @OliverJeffers on Instagram Live (“It will be up for 24 hours after. I’m recording them too and will add them to my website a few hours after.”) Read more >

Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari – Facebook Live every weekday at 3:00 PM EST
While the Cincinnati Zoo is closed and kids are home from school, let us help make your children’s hiatus from school fun and educational. Join us for a Home Safari Facebook Live each weekday at 3pm ET where we will highlight one of our amazing animals and include an activity you can do from home. Read more >

LeVar Burton Reads (@levarburton on Twitter)
Twitter livestream of read-alouds three times a week, divided by age group. Mondays at 12pm EST, he will read for children; Wednesdays at 6pm EST will be YA; and Fridays at 9pm EST will be for adults. Read more >

Good Night with Dolly Parton: Every Thursday at 7:00pm
The legendary country singer founded Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program that sends books to kids from birth until they start school, in 1990. Now she will be tapping those titles for a weekly read-aloud video series on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Storytimes that will be found on the Imagination Library’s social media channels on Twitter, on Instagram, and Facebook. Read more >

Pete the Cat TV! (songs & animations)
Do you have a Pete the Cat fan at home? Then this is the place for you! Come check out animations with Pete the Cat stories and songs… Read more >

First Second’s #SketchSchool Videos
First Second is bringing #SketchSchool videos from your favorite creators! Read more >

Dark Horse Comics Offering Free Selections!
We’re offering over 80 first issue comics, along with a handful of full graphic novels, for free to read on Dark Horse Digital! To start reading, just sign up for free at digital.darkhorse.com with a valid email address, no credit card required. Enjoy! Read more >

HarperKids Storytime Read Alouds on YouTube & Instagram Live fun – NEW CONTENT EVERYDAY AT 12 PM EST
We’re HarperCollins Children’s Books and we’re all about stories that young minds never forget. Whether for preschooler, tweens or teens, we’re home to the likes of Shel Silverstein, C.S. Lewis, Maurice Sendak, Beverly Cleary, Neil Gaiman, The Berenstain Bears, Fancy Nancy, Divergent series, The Selection series, Red Queen series and many more. Subscribe to HarperKids for a glimpse inside pages of your child’s next read by way of book trailers, author interviews, and original content. Read more >

New York Times Big List of PODCASTS for Little Kids
A list of great shows for kids ages 2 through 6 and their caretakers. They are all available free on nearly any podcast app. Read more >

Explore.org – Livecams of animals from around the world
Explore.org’s live cam collection is nicknamed “Pearls of the Planet.” The mission is to allow people to experience nature up close and personal so they can fall in love with the world. So please come explore and welcome to the explore family. Read more >

LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems! on YouTube
Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home. Mo Willems is the creator of popular series like Elephant & Piggie, Don’t Let the Pigeon, and more! Read more >

Dan Santat • Instagram Online Survival School for the Pandemic
Join author/illustrator Dan Santat starting on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (@dsantat) (#dandemic) Read more >

Writing Tips from Kate DiCamillo!
Join two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo as she offers up tips and writing advice. #WritewithKate posts weekly on YouTube. Read more >

STEM speaker videos available from USA Science & Engineering Festival
With many schools closed and kids learning from home, we want to assist parents and teachers working hard to educate students across the country with our FREE video library featuring engaging presentations from some of the most innovative minds in STEM. We will be providing weekly themed videos, but you may access the full video library of X-STEM speakers. [For Middle School and High School students.] Read more >

Audible Audiobooks from Amazon are temporarily free!
For as long as schools are closed, we’re open. Starting today, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids. All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet. Explore the collection, select a title and start listening. It’s that easy. Read more >

PUBLISHER ONLINE RESOURCES (compilation from The Children’s Book Council)
Looking for fun and educational resources, activities, discussion guides, teacher guides and more to share with children of all ages?
From fiction to non-fiction, STEM books to graphic novels, book publishers have created a wealth of content to support educators, librarians, booksellers, parents, and caregivers. Compiled here are links to various publishers websites where you can find these free resources. Read more >

FREE Disney Virtual Rides
SO MANY RIDES TO CHOOSE FROM! The Seas with Nemo & Friends at Epcot; Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom; Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios; Peter Pan’s Flight at Magic Kingdom; Pirates of the Caribbean at Magic Kingdom; Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin at Magic Kingdom; Frozen Ever After at Epcot; The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure at Magic Kingdom; It’s A Small World at Magic Kingdom; Slinky Dog Dash at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Read more >

KidLit TV: Read Out Loud
Explore and enjoy a collection of children’s authors and illustrators reading out loud. Read more >

National Geographic for Kids
Learn all about fascinating animals and geography with videos, games, and more! Read more >

Over 30 Virtual Field Trips with Links!
San Diego Zoo, Yellowstone National Park, MARS, and more! Read more >

Storyline Online
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and dozens more. Read more >

Junior Library Guild (JLG) – Free Access to Online Reading Platform!
With JLG Gold Standard eBooks for Elementary, Middle School and High School students, JLG Digital gives you and your readers unlimited access to read books online from any device. Now with no passwords necessary, it’s even easier for your students to log on and get reading in no time. There is no limit to the number of users who can access the books, so home-bound students can click to their hearts’ content! Titles enter and exit the digital stream regularly, so there are always new picks available! Read more >

SCHOLASTIC Learn at Home: Day by Day
Even when schools are closed, you can keep the learning going with these special cross-curricular journeys. Every day includes four separate learning experiences, each built around a thrilling, meaningful story or video. Kids can do them on their own, with their families, or with their teachers. Just find your grade level and let the learning begin! -The Editors of Scholastic Classroom Magazines Read more >

Free Coding Tutorials from Happy Code Club
To help with families who are looking for additional activities for their students, we would like to offer some free coding tutorials that students can easily do at home. We will release a new tutorial video each week so students can have fun learning coding without having to register for a scheduled class. We hope that by connecting families to free resources from a local business, we can all help support our communities and get through this together. Read more >

Virtual Tours Around the World!
Virtually tour museums and cities AROUND THE WORLD! Every want to visit Seoul, Korea or see the British Museum in London? How about live feeds from the Mars Rover? This is a GREAT page of amazing virtual tours curated by Bound to Stay Bound Bookstore. Read more >

FREE Mystery Science Lessons
To help educators during this time of coronavirus, we have pulled our most popular science lessons and are offering them for anyone to use for free. No account or login is needed. Read more >

GALE – open access to resources for teaching and learning
We’re offering open access to some of our most comprehensive resources for learning anywhere, at any time. A Quick Note on Access: If prompted to enter a password, use the password open. Be sure to visit often. Read more >

Variety of At-Home Resources from Bound to Stay Bound Bookstore
Educational Resources for at home learning. Bound to Stay Bound wants you to know that during these unprecedented school closures, we are here to support educators, parents, students, and our community in any way we can. Librarians and teachers are experiencing the challenging task of converting resources to adapt to remote learning situations, and we would like to assist in making this transition easier. Our resources specialist team has worked diligently to compile a list of academic resources for students while they learn from home.
Please use this site in any way you find helpful and share anywhere you see fit. New information will be added daily. Read more >

ABCmouse will be free to new signups during school shutdowns!
Please use code: SCHOOL7771 to take advantage of this offer Read more >

Author Kate Messner shares a treasure trove of online resources…
Popular children’s author Kate Messner shares a library of resources for kids, families, teachers, and librarians to make sure that reading & learning can happen anywhere. Read more >

Kids Ask Authors podcast with Grace Lin
“Going to be homeschooling the next couple of weeks? We are! Want a way to motivate your kids to write? Have them submit their book review, poem, short story or joke to Kids Ask Authors podcast.” 3 episodes a week! Read more >

teachitct.org – bringing Connecticut History to the classroom and home
In these pages you will find activities that link local events to national events so students can understand our state’s contributions that shaped our community, history, and heritage. Read more >

ConnecticutHistory.org
Your Home For Stories About Connecticut. People, Traditions, Innovations & Events making up the rich history of the Nutmeg State. Read more >