Looking for activities and resources to keep your kids engaged during this new-normal of school closures and social distancing? As the collection-development partner for school and public libraries across the nation, it's our honor to offer you these free resources to help keep students' brains busy and blossoming.
In the true spirit of our beloved libraries, these resources are available to ALL!
To help educators and parents during this time of coronavirus, they have pulled their most popular science lessons and are offering them for anyone to use for free. No account or login is needed. Use them however they might be helpful! Mystery Science is the creator of the most popular science lessons in U.S. schools. They’ve curated this starter set of science lessons that you can use remotely and/or share with other parents. If you need more lessons than what is listed below, you can sign up up for a free account
Perfect 5 minute breaks for your kids that answer real student questions like ….. Why do we get goosebumps? Why does soap make bubbles? Can a turtle live outside its shell? ETC.
This is a free, short-form reading show for children, parents and educators. Every week, Ryan and Craig read aloud a new children’s book with a sense of humor and big personalities!
For as long as schools are closed, audible is letting kids everywhere instantly stream an incredible collection of stories that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.
This website is a great resource of books for your kids to listen to. The books are read aloud by famous people you will likely be familiar with. It makes it fun for the kids and the adults as well! Did you know….Reading to children 6-7 days a week puts them almost a year ahead of those who are not being read to?!?! Such a simple way to advance your child’s learning and understanding!
This is a fun website that can get your kids up and moving to dances, has movement activities tied into learning concepts, has relaxation and breathing techniques, has stretching and balance exercises, etc. They love when we go noodle in our classroom and will love to Go Noodle at home as well!!
The content on this TV Ontario kids website is top notch. In addition to the standard fare of games, video, and contests, they have developed their own educational games and apps that will challenge your kids in new ways. Choose from the content designed for 2-5 year olds or for anyone under 11 years of age.
Give your kids their Max and Ruby fix on the fun and friendly digital companion to every kids favorite cable channel. There are enough games and videos to keep them entertained while you make dinner and printables to bring with you if you go out.
When it comes to programming we trust for our young children, what parent doesn't love Sesame Street? This website is especially good for keeping preschool and kindergarten children entertained. In fact, they will probably learn something too!
Your go-to site for all things science and science fair. There's so much great information on Science Bob on science experiments and research methods that you almost won't need to help at all. Almost.
Fans of the Disney staples like Sofia the First, Doc Mcstuffins, and Jake and the Never Land Pirates will swoon for the games and interactive videos on this colorful site.
This is the perfect place for your book-worm-in-training to nerd out. It's chalk full of kids books reviews, articles, contests, and author spotlights. It's never too soon to become a discerning reader, after all!
This is a great site to visit with your kids for fun and creative activities to do together. Older kids will also have fun browsing the great selection of crafts, recipes, science experiments, magic tricks, jokes, and trivia. Save it for a rainy day!
This is essentially an ultra simple virtual sketchpad that any creative kid would love. You can choose to publish the drawings on the site or older kids can share them to Facebook and Twitter. It is also an iPhone and iPad app.
It's a virtual lego set for the lego lover in your life. Lego and Google Chrome teamed up to build a site for master builders of all ages to build their own creations. And no clean up required!
Mainly a reading and phonics based program that encourages young children to enjoy stories and enjoy reading by introducing it in fun and exciting ways.
The school snack policy has been changed in the last couple of years. Please see my page about snacks along the left hand margin/or the bottom margin to read the policy for snacks.
Library Books
We have library every FRIDAY. Please make sure to have your child return their book each week so they have the opportunity to check out a new one. HAPPY READING!!
Recess
We have recess each morning and again after lunch. Please pay attention to the weather forecast each day and dress your child appropriately for the weather. Pay attention to the morning temperatures as well as the afternoon temperatures. Don’t just look at the high temperature for the day. Tennis shoes and socks are preferred school shoes to allow for safer play on the playground.
Water Bottles
Students are strongly encouraged to bring a clean water bottle each day to keep on their desk to drink from. It should contain only PLAIN WATER(NO kool-aid, soda, juice, gatorade, added flavors, etc.). You would be surprised at how much water a kindergartner will drink throughout the day when they have it readily available at their seats to drink as needed. And they will drink regular plain water without needing any flavors added!
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