Fun Things to Do While at Home

*Janbrett.com--Author Jan Brett's webpage. Activities, videos, online games, podcasts.

*jimaverbeckbooks.com--Author Jim Averbeck (who was at UPES a few years ago) reads some of his books here.

*badkittybooks.com--Nick Bruel's website. Activities, videos, coloring sheets and mad libs too! Nick Bruel was at UPES too!

*It's OK to be Smart videos-science related videos on really interesting topics

like Is This Banana Really Yellow?, Why the Heck are we Ticklish?, Is Your Eye Color Real?, Where Do Teeth Come From? and MANY more.

https://www.youtube.com/user/itsokaytobesmart/videos

*Eric Carle reads The Very Hungry Caterpillar (a classic!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkYmvxP0AJI

*Seussville.com--the one and only Dr. Seuss. Crafts, activities, games and more!

*wizardingworld.com--the website of Harry Potter! Quizzes, special writings by J.K. Rowling and so much more!

*Studiojjk.com--website of author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka. He is the author and illustrator of the graphic novel Hey Kiddo and illustrated the Jedi Academy books. He has a drawing tutorial every day! There is a link from his webpage for them.

*pbskids.org--This site is full of fun activities, videos and games. You can sign up for a daily newsletter with more activities as well.

*Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems-- "Around the world, people of all ages have joined Mo Willems in his studio for weekday LUNCH DOODLES. The three-week run, all 15 episodes and their downloadable activities, are archived below. Let the doodling continue! Please tag your artwork on social media with #MoLunchDoodles so that we can all see it!"

*https://wimpykid.com-Official website of Jeff Kinney to include videos, info about the author AND Greg Heffley!

*https://pilkey.com--website of Dav Pilkey, author and illustrator of the Dog Man series. Dav draws comics of his own life here . You can also find videos and fun stuff like puzzles, coloring sheets and how to draw instructions.

*If you are a fan of Raina Telgemeier (graphic novels Ghost, Smile, Sisters, Guts...) check out her website at goraina.com. On the resources page are some trailers for her books.

*Love the Amulet books? Go to https://www.boltcityproductions.com/ for info about author/illustrator Kazu Kibuishi and see a trailer for the newest book.

*The Babymouse, Squish and Sunny Side Up author has an interesting web site with lots of book info--jenniferholm.com.

*The Cincinnati Zoo has a live webcast! "Join us for a Home Safari Facebook Live each day at 3pm EDT where we will highlight one of our amazing animals and include an activity you can do from home." Go to their webpage for an archive of the activities. http://cincinnatizoo.org/home-safari-resources/

*National Parks has a GREAT website! Listen to some of the fascinating animals and sounds in the parks--

"Each national park has a unique soundscape. The natural and cultural sounds in parks awaken a sense of wonder that connects us to the qualities that define these special places. They are part of a web of resources that the National Park Service protects under the Organic Act. From the haunting calls of bugling elk in mountains to the patriotic calls of bugling horns across a historic battlefield, NPS invites you to experience our parks through this world of sound."

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/sound/index.htm

*J.K. Rowling (the author of the Harry Potter books) has written a fairy tale that you can read each day online---

"Big news! J.K. Rowling has announced a new, original fairy tale, “The Ickabog,” which will be published each weekday over the next seven weeks and free for kids and their families to read online. Plus, young readers and artists can submit their own illustrations for a chance to have their work featured in the eBook that will be published in November."

Read the first two chapters here:

www.theickabog.com/read-the-story,

and learn more about the competition here: https://www.scholastic.com/site/illustrationcompetition.html

*Dav Pilkey hosts “Dav Pilkey at Home,” created with the Library of Congress and Scholastic. New episodes are posted Fridays at 8:00 a.m. EDT. They are on YouTube---https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpAGnumt6iV6fcun8XGk41DqOMZLs-qT2

He has a great website with lots of videos too! https://pilkey.com/video

*The Summer Reading Program from the Erie County Public Library begins June 13---http://becplny08.readsquared.com/ComingSoon.aspx

*Scholastic Summer Reading Program--https://www.scholastic.com/site/summer/home.html#:~:text=Scholastic%20is%20committed%20to%20providing,to%20books%20during%20the%20summer.

*Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program---https://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/our-stores-communities/summer-reading-program/

*Here is a map of Little Free Libraries in and around Hamburg. You can take a book or two and leave some too! It's all free!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/126pw8YCmrjDVjeJhkEXU8eEc8YfzFZ-F/view

*Wonderopolis is a website that answers an interesting question each and every day. There are thousands of wonders like--

What do your intestines do?

What is a murder hornet?

How were rubber bands invented?

What is the largest library in the United States?

How can you become a better reader?

If you would like to know, check out the Wonderopolis website here---https://wonderopolis.org/wonders

It also includes Camp Wonderopolis--

" Keeping kids and their families learning together throughout the summer and out-of-school time, Camp Wonderopolis can help build vocabulary, background knowledge in science, reading comprehension, critical thinking, and other literacy skills along the way."

https://camp.wonderopolis.org/