Read Alouds

• Storyline Online (no sign-up needed; mostly K-3, some 4-5th grade books) - The award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. 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. 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.

• Brightly Storytime, a 5–10 min. picture book read-aloud (Pre-K - 2) (YouTube @ Brightly Storytime)

• Storytime from Space - (K-5) Imagine astronauts on the Space Station reading stories to and conducting science experiments for the children of Earth as the world rotates below.  Imagine no more…it’s Story Time from Space!  We sent children’s books to the International Space Station.  While in space, astronauts are videotaping themselves reading these books to the children of Earth. These videos are being edited and placed on this Story Time From Space website- look under the heading ” Story Time Videos”. 

1. First Grade Stinks

2. The Rabbit Listened

3. The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors

4. Red: A Crayon's Story

Halloween Read-Alouds

1. Goodnight Moon & Goodnight Goon (parody) - compare & contrast

2. How to Catch a Witch

3. The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky (Bad Seed)

4. The Legend of Spookley the Pumpkin - acceptance & being okay with being different

5. The Vanishing Pumpkin - never trick an old wizard!

6. The Night Before Halloween - a parody of "Twas the Night Before Christmas"

7. Skeleton Cat

8. Room on the Broom

9. The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

Thanksgiving Day Read-Alouds

1. How to Catch a Turkey by Adam Wallace - from Storytime with Ryan & Craig

2. Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey

3. Turkey for Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting

Winter & Holiday Read-Alouds

1. The Mitten - by Jan Brett 

2. The Big Snow - by Berta & Elmer Hader

3. As Cool As It Gets - by Jory John & Peter Oswald

4. The Tough Cookie by Edward Hemingway

5. The Night Before Hanukkah - by Natasha Wing

6. Hanukkah Bear - by Eric Kimmel

7. Over & Under the Snow - by Kater Messner

8. How to Catch Santa Claus - by Alice Walstead

St. Patrick's Day Read-Alouds

1. How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace - from Storytime with Ryan & Craig

2. The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School by Laura Murray

3. The Leprechaun's Gold by Pamela Duncan Edwards - from Children's Books Read Aloud

4. Clever Tom and the Leprechaun by Linda Shute - from Stories for Kids - Children's Stories