Across SLJ’s Best Books 2019 list, readers will find tender and joyful celebrations of families and intergenerational friendships, delightfully goofy series installments, deft and poignant coming-of-age narratives, wildly original speculative fiction, and revelatory informational works that shatter false mythologies. Explore an outstanding collection of 92 titles spanning picture books, transitional chapter books, middle grade, young adult, nonfiction, and graphic novels.
This is an amazing library of resources for kids, families, teachers, and librarians to make sure that reading & learning can happen anywhere this spring. You can find here read alouds and other activities.
KidLit TV is a winner of the Parents’ Choice Gold Award, the Norton Juster Award for Devotion to Literacy, and one of the American Library Association’s Great Websites For Kids.
You can find here: The Children’s Literature Podcast for Kids, Read Out Loud, Activities,Crafts and Book Trailers.
Here is a link: kidlit.tv/
streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
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.
Watch astronauts on the International Space Station read books aloud!
There are some science demonstration videos, too!
This Channel was created and is run by middle grade author Susan Tan, and other authors and illustrators.
On this channel, you'll find workshops, readings, activities, art projects, writing games, writing advice, and more.
link: www.youtube.com/channel/UCowhHSUaWp3KJDcuI0nR0vw/featured
Story time and read-alouds from HarperKids.
link: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiYzMwyBPG96EDjV7MAohaCnXoQnqiBmG&feature=share&app=desktop
National Geographic Kids funny fill-ins (Like digital Mad-Libs) .
Scholastic Virtual Field Trips linked with Popular Books: 39 Clues, I Survived: Beyond the Battlefield, The Magic School Bus and many more.
more Virtual Field Trips: docs.google.com/document/d/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRku_w/mobilebasic
Harry Potter at Home is Bringing Hogwarts to You.
every week you will find new chapter of Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone read by great cast of narrators: Daniel Radcliffe, Stephen Fry, David Beckham, Dakota Fanning, Claudia Kim, Noma Dumezweni and many more.
nifty magical craft videos (teach your friends how to draw a Niffler!), fun articles, quizzes, puzzles and plenty more for first-time readers, as well as those already familiar with the wizarding world.
link: www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home
Get the FREE NOOK Reading App for your smartphone or tablet and choose from hundreds of bestselling eBooks also available for free.
great choice of books!!!
Do your kids love to draw?
Have them join the journey as Drew, creative director of TIME for Kids, and his sidekick Rosie explore their imaginations and dream up fun things to sketch each week.
currently there is six episodes.
link: time.com/5820518/draw-with-us/?scid=33338ddc-b3b0-48b1-a126-467ef0d43d0a&mv=social&mv2=owned_social
amazing websites for kids
Neil Gaiman reads the story and so much more.
Eric Carle, Roald Dahl, Judy Blume...
link: gws.ala.org/category/literature-amp-languages/authors-illustrators
Easy to maneuver site with colorful eBooks for younger students.
Dogo News
Ella-Science-Social Studies
Current events for kids
See a Wonder of the Day for exploration and discovery.
Amazing website for curious kids