Read This! (Parents)




Podcasts can help our students to develop listening skills, and give their little eyes a break from the screen!




​Circle Round ( folktales from around the world, rich in sound and music, with printable coloring pages)

Smash Boom Best (debate show for kids and families, with topics like dragons vs. unicorns, with printable scoresheets and coloring pages)

The Big Fib Podcast (This podcast is great for digital citizenship because it teaches students to spot fake news. After listening, ask your students to make their own true and false stories to share with the group. The group will then guess which one is true.)

Kids Listen Activity Podcast is a daily show with related activities for students to do at home or school. For example, listen to a podcast about the Erie Canal, then build a waterlock system.)

Peace Out (relaxation stories for kids, teaching mindfulness and self-regulation)

Kids Ask Authors (hosted by Grace Lin, authors and illustrators answer questions from kids)

Wow in the World (an NPR podcast for kids about the wonders of the world around us)

Brains On (science podcast for kids from American Public Media)

Forever Ago (history podcast for kids from American Public Media, explaining the origins of things and teaching listeners to think critically about history)

Story Pirates (songs and sketches based on stories written by kids. Your students can write and submit their own stories.)

Six Minutes (an adventure story is told in 6-minute episodes. Students could write or draw their prediction for what happens next. You must listen to the episodes in order!)