Literacy Online
Magic Tree House
Mary Pope Osborne, author of the Magic Tree House series, is releasing the Magic Tree House Home Adventures program! There are many adventures with Jack and Annie to enjoy from home. There are books read by Mary Pope Osborne and games, activities, recipes, etc. Click the image to the left to get to all her great activities!
Here are some Read Alouds by favourite authors or Screen Actors Guild (SAG) actors.
Click on the image for the link to access each site.
Storyline Online
From the website:
"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."
Authors Everywhere
From the website:
"Hi friends! This is a Youtube Channel created and run by middle grade author Susan Tan, and made possible by an amazing community of children's book writers and illustrators. We wanted to do something to offer relief for parents and kids during these long days at home. On this channel, you'll find workshops, readings, activities, art projects, writing games, writing advice, and more. We hope that we can offer you some fun, some distraction, and a creative outlet for any feelings that might come up during this time."
KidLit TV - Read Out Loud
Authors read their favourite children's books. Lots of great titles to explore. There are also links to videos that will inspire your creative side, such as drawing tutorials and arts & crafts.
Dav Pilkey At Home
From the website:
"Hello Supa Buddies! Welcome to Dav Pilkey At Home. Together we can get creative and have fun with some of your favourite characters from Dog Man and Captain Underpants! Check back every Friday to discover new activities, exciting videos, and so much more!"
Save with Stories
In partnership with Save the Children and No Kid Hungry, they're offering stories on Instagram to provide fun and education to kids and parents at home during the coronavirus outbreak. Lots of great stories to enjoy.
Indigenous Storybooks
From the website:
"Indigenous Storybooks is a Canadian website for children, families, community members, and educators. Inspired by the open-licensed stories from Little Cree Books, this project aims to make the text, images, and audio of stories available in Indigenous languages as well as English, French, and the most widely spoken immigrant and refugee languages of Canada"
Read Alouds
Click on the image to enjoy stories online. This site has organized read alouds into themes so that it is easy to navigate. Enjoy!
Unite Books
We picture a world where all children have access to an abundance of books that celebrate their languages and cultures and cultivate a lifelong love of reading.
This site is great for emergent and early readers.
Writing Inspiration
Click on the image to find visual and written prompts to inspire your writing and reading.
Once Upon a Picture
Image prompts to use in the classroom or home that can be used to teach reading skills, prompt creative writing and more! Check out the different collections for a variety of image prompts.
Intermediate Focus
Scholastic Story Starters
Scholastic's Story Starters kids' writing activity generates creative writing prompts, from general fiction to adventure, fantasy, and science fiction.
Primary Focus
Visual Writing Prompts
A collection of visual and written writing prompts for a variety of writing styles. Scroll down to see the different writing styles and view the visual prompts for each category.
Intermediate Focus
Visual Writing Prompts
A collection of visual and written writing prompts for a variety of writing styles. Click on the genre for the different writing styles and view the visual prompts for each category.
Intermediate Focus
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