Family Time
Art for Kids Hub
Welcome to our family YouTube channel, Art For Kids Hub! We love doing art together and hope you follow along with us. Many of our lessons are perfect for any age, all you need is a few supplies!
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. Reading aloud to children has been shown to improve reading, writing and communication skills, logical thinking and concentration, and general academic aptitude, as well as inspire a lifelong love of reading. Teachers use Storyline Online in their classrooms, and doctors and nurses play Storyline Online in children’s hospitals. Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, caregivers and educators worldwide. Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners.
Cartooning Club How to Draw
Online Games!
Check out these sites for Online Games you can play at home! Share the links with other families and play together from Home!https://www.thegamegal.com/word-generator/
Chess.com
Chess.com tries to be more than a chess site. We strive to be a community where chess fans from around the world can feel safe and happy while they grow as chess players. Here's what we believe in:
- Kindness: We believe that everyone deserves to be treated with respect. We encourage everyone to follow the golden rule of treating others how you would like to be treated. Be kind!- Learning: You never lose when you learn! Life and chess are both about learning, growing, experimenting, failing and then getting back up again with greater knowledge and understanding.
- Joy: We believe in fun, smiles, laughter, and in creating enjoyable experiences for everyone. Chess can be pure joy! The beauty of the game and the pure satisfaction of moving chess pieces around a board… exhilarating!
Chess Wizards
https://chesswizards.com/site/page/view/simple-chess-games
We believe strongly that education should be fun and exciting. Since our first classes in 2002, our Chess Wizards have inspired thousands of children across the United States and Canada to think logically, solve problems, win graciously, and learn from defeat.
The September 26 Project
The annual emergency preparedness checkup for autism and special needs families.
Fire Preparedness Checklist
Natural Disaster Checklist
Wandering Prevention Checklist
Camp TV
Welcome to CAMP TV – a day camp experience in your living room! Our head counselor, played by Zachary Noah Piser, guides “campers” as they learn through play. Partners include Carnegie Hall, Exploratorium, Memphis Zoo, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Victory Theater, NY Public Library, OK Go, They Might Be Giants and more.
Let's Learn
Let’s Learn helps children ages 3-8 with at-home learning. One-hour programs feature instruction by educators and virtual field trips.
Please visit the Let's Learn page on PBS LearningMedia for related resources. Check your local public TV stations for broadcast dates and times.
Planet Word Museum
Planet Word will inspire and renew a love of words, language, and reading in people of all ages. Through unique, immersive learning experiences, we provide a space to explore words and language that is grounded in a solid understanding of language arts and science.
Downtown Denville
Downtown Denville is the official Business Improvement District of our downtown. The district is a non-profit 501(c) funded by the downtown property owners with an elected Board of Directors. That funding supports promotional efforts, downtown improvements, downtown administration, and a collective force to support interests in our downtown. Please support Downtown Denville by shopping our local stores, eating at our wonderful restaurants, attending our exciting events, supporting our local services, and spreading the word about one of New Jersey’s best downtown shopping districts.
Cultivate Music Studio
https://cultivatemusicstudio.com/
Inclusive musical experiences for everyone.
Developmentally appropriate music lessons that promote expression, regulation, autonomy, skill, and lots of smiles.
Liberty Science Center
Liberty Science Center's mission is to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers and excite learners of all ages about the power, promise, and pure fun of science and technology. LSC is a 300,000-square-foot learning center located in Liberty State Park on the Jersey City bank of the Hudson near the Statue of Liberty. The Science Center houses 12 museum exhibition halls, a live animal collection with 110 species, giant aquariums, a 3D theater, live simulcast surgeries, hurricane- and tornado-force wind simulators, K-12 classrooms and labs, teacher-development programs, and the Western Hemisphere's biggest planetarium—the Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium and LSC Giant Dome Theater. More than 750,000 students, teachers, and parents visit Liberty Science Center each year, and tens of thousands more participate in the Center's off-site and online programs.
Memphis Zoo
-Wild Virtual Encounters LIVE Mon-Friday @ 12:30
-LIVE Zoo Cams!
-Memphis Zoo Insider Videos!
-Species Spotlights!
-Keeper Chats!
-It's All Here!
Sesame Street
A longtime favorite of children and adults, and a staple of PBS, "Sesame Street" bridges many cultural and educational gaps
with a fun programming.
Play educational games, watch videos, and create art with Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, and more of your favorite Sesame Street muppets!
PBS Kids
PBS Videos, Games & Shows
and MORE for Parents of PBS Kids!
United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey
United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey, Inc. (UACNJ) was formed in 1988 as a networking group for New Jersey area amateur astronomy clubs. UACNJ itself is not a club, but a consortium of about a dozen astronomy clubs united to support, coordinate, and communicate ideas among the many individuals who make astronomy their hobby in and around the state.
UACNJ helps promote and support amateur astronomy in the New Jersey area by representing its Member Clubs with astronomical displays at major area events. UACNJ's presence has been seen at Rockland Astronomy Club's North East Astronomy Forum (NEAF) each spring and we host our own Astronomy Day and Family Astronomy Field Day each year. UACNJ has been providing free public programs every Saturday from April through October since 1994 at our facility in Jenny Jump State Forest. UACNJ also maintains this web site which provides information on Member Clubs and links directly to all their websites.
BBC Earth
What is BBC Earth?Our mission statement is simple: "Think beyond your everyday world, and experience the Universe as it really is."We want to show you the life beyond your own, and worlds beyond your experience, and our planet.Duke Farms
At Duke Farms, you’ll find over 1000 acres of land devoted to an ongoing exploration—of native species, preservation and sustainability efforts, and of the area’s natural beauty. Join us for a walk or bike ride through the landscape. Attend a workshop, event or festival. Eat at our award-winning café or support local farmers at our seasonal market. However you choose to spend your stay, experience the outdoors in a fresh, new way. A visit to Duke Farms is an opportunity to experience New Jersey’s native landscape at its finest, and to engage with it however you’d like. We’re located in Hillsborough on a 2,740-acre property, where over 1,000 acres are open to the public for self-discovery, outdoor activities, and education and research related to ecological sustainability.
Alliance for NJ Environmental Education
The Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education (ANJEE) envisions a time when people will embrace their place in the natural world, understand that human health is dependent on a healthy environment and have the skills they need to enjoy their environment and protect it for present and future generations.
CHECK OUT THE ANJEE EE RESOURCE HUB! http://anjee.org/remote-ee-hub.html
Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network - CoCoRaHs
CoCoRaHS is a unique, non-profit, community-based network of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail and snow). By using low-cost measurement tools, stressing training and education, and utilizing an interactive Web-site, our aim is to provide the highest quality data for natural resource, education and research applications. We are now in all fifty states.
New Jersey Audubon
New Jersey Audubon fosters environmental awareness and a conservation ethic among New Jersey’s citizens; protects New Jersey’s birds, mammals, other animals, and plants, especially endangered and threatened species; and promotes preservation of New Jersey’s valuable natural habitats.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/
Dedicated to advancing the understanding and protection of the natural world, the Cornell Lab joins with people from all walks of life to make new scientific discoveries, share insights, and galvanize conservation action. Find Your Project. Explore. Learn. Teach. Share. We have dozens of ways for you to be a part of our mission to study and protect birds.
The Raptor Trust
The Raptor Trust is a 501 (c)(3) not for profit organization dedicated to the fulfillment of three primary missions:-To provide free care and assistance to injured, sick, or orphaned wild birds.-To educate people about wild birds, especially birds of prey.-To provide a humane example for others.
Morris County Park Commission
Great Swamp Watershed Association
Great Swamp Watershed Association is dedicated to protecting and improving the water resources of the Passaic River region, from the Great Swamp headwaters to Newark Bay, for present and future generations. Through education, advocacy, science, land preservation, and stewardship, in collaboration with partners, we work to instill our communities with an awareness of water’s effect on health and the beauty of the environment, from source to sea.
Morris County Tourism Bureau
https://www.morristourism.org/
The Morris County Tourism Bureau (MCTB) is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit membership organization that positively affects the economy of Morris County by promoting the area’s exceptional historic, cultural and recreational opportunities by providing services to residents, business travelers and tourists.
Denville Public Library
https://www.denvillelibrary.org/
CTC has a working relationship with Denville Public Library. Over the years Teachers & Students have accessed everything the Library has to offer. They have been a great Community Partner! Check out their Virtual Offerings!
NJ Tourism
Discover the Garden StateWith so many distinct places and experiences, New Jersey is well worth taking the time to explore. Start with the beaches along the coast. Each town has its own personality, from the wooden boardwalks and brightly lit resorts of Atlantic City to the family-friendly attractions and sweets shops of Ocean City. Head into northern New Jersey for picturesque mountains and move inland for forests and trails revealing waterfalls and other natural treasures. Throughout the Garden State, find inspiring museums celebrating the history and culture.
EarthDay.org
OUR MISSIONTo build the world’s largest environmental movement to drive transformative change for people and planet.Earth Day Network’s mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. Growing out of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 75,000 partners in over 190 countries to drive positive action for our planet.
Nasa
NASA's Vision:To discover and expand knowledge for the benefit of humanity.
Hubble Space Telescope
On April 24, 1990, the space shuttle Discovery lifted off from Earth with the Hubble Space Telescope nestled securely in its payload bay. The following day, Hubble was released into space, ready to peer into the vast unknown. Since then, Hubble has reinvigorated and reshaped our perception of the cosmos and uncovered a universe of unexpected wonders. Hubble has revealed properties of space and time that for most of human history were only probed in the imaginations of scientists and philosophers. Hubble continues to provide views of cosmic wonders never before seen and is at the forefront of many new discoveries.NJ Highlands Coalition
The New Jersey Highlands Coalition represents a diverse network of organizations — small and large, local, regional, statewide and national — and individuals. Our mission is to represent their common goal to protect, enhance and restore the New Jersey Highlands and to preserve the quality and quantity of drinking water both for the 850,000 people in the Highlands as well as the more than five million people in surrounding areas who depend on Highlands water.
National Geographic Kids
Lots of cool stuff to learn and explore!
National Park Service
Since 1916, the National Park Service has been entrusted with the care of our national parks. With the help of volunteers and partners, we safeguard these special places and share their stories with more than 318 million visitors every year. But our work doesn't stop there. We are proud that tribes, local governments, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individual citizens ask for our help in revitalizing their communities, preserving local history, celebrating local heritage, and creating close-to-home opportunities for kids and families to get outside, be active, and have fun.
The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world.
FIND YOUR VIRTUAL PARK :
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/find-your-virtual-park.htm
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
We are a bureau within the Department of the Interior.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the oldest federal conservation agency, tracing its lineage back to 1871, and the only agency in the federal government whose primary responsibility is management of fish and wildlife for the American public. The Service helps ensure a healthy environment for people by providing opportunities for Americans to enjoy the outdoors and our shared natural heritage. Our Objectives:Assist in the development and application of an environmental stewardship ethic for our society, based on ecological principles, scientific knowledge of fish and wildlife, and a sense of moral responsibility.
Guide the conservation, development, and management of the Nation's fish and wildlife resources.
Administer a national program to provide the public opportunities to understand, appreciate, and wisely use fish and wildlife resources.
NPR
NPR is an independent, nonprofit media organization that was founded on a mission to create a more informed public. Every day, NPR connects with millions of Americans on the air, online, and in person to explore the news, ideas, and what it means to be human. Through its network of member stations, NPR makes local stories national, national stories local, and global stories personal.
UK House Plants
Everything you EVER wanted to know about your houseplants!Plant Identification - Watering - Propagation - Pruning -
Growing Tips - Terrariums - Pests - Pet Friendly Plants - Re-Potting - Where do they come from? - Podcasts - Newsletter...it's all here presented by Joe from the UK!
Syracuse City Ballet
https://www.syracusecityballet.com/
At Home with SCB: Distance Learning
Motivated to continue engaging our audiences, we are keeping our commitment to the arts, but more importantly to our community. Syracuse City Ballet helps the #stayhome experience become a stimulating, educational event. Invite the whole family to a front row seat at the ballet! SCB has created leveled lesson plans that range K through 12th themed to each ballet we premiere on Cinema! This offers structure in times of complicated schooling while stimulating students through the art. Kids can have an encounter with the transformative art of dance while staying ‘on pointe’ with their schoolwork: