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 >
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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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >