Free eLearning Resources
During the Pandemic
Several educational providers are currently providing free use of their resource materials during the Coronavirus Pandemic. I will continue to compile resources to this web page as I find them.
What adventures can you have while you are at home? Now is your opportunity to learn things that interest you.
Spartan Story Time
You can't come to the library ... so the library is coming to you.
Click on the link and listen to a story.
Bitmoji Libraries
Available during the Pandemic
Click on one of the books in the many libraries and listen to a book
Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore
Crabtree Plus - Student Discovery Lab
National Geographic Kids - Explore and see what interests you
Between the Lions - Lots of fun little videos
Good Books for Difficult Times:
Story Time From Space - It is not everyday you can have an astronauts from the International Space Station read you books. Click the link and listen.
Audible is providing access to a some of their audible books - that means books that are read to you. If you want to sit down and just listen to a story, select a book and just start listening. All stories listed are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.
New York Times - Currently free access to the digital version of The New York Times Newspaper
Virtual Field Trips:
Virtual Farm Tours While You 're Stuck at Home - My dad was a dairy farmer. We had black and white cows called Holsteins. We had about 40 cows. The dairy farms featured in these videos are called 'Mega-Dairy' meaning very big.
Dutch Hollow Farm - Elementary Grades Tour
Will-O-Crest Farm - Middle Grades Tour
JoBo Holsteins Farm - High School Tour
San Diego Zoo - The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing video, activities, and games. (Remember if you are using the web cam, there is a 3 hour difference. If it is 9:00 in the morning in Lima - it is 6:00 in the morning in San Diego.
Right now we have to stay home to stay healthy; but we can still travel virtually:
Reid Park Zoo Animal Cam - Watch elephant, giraffe, grizzly bear, lemur, or lions. Remember the animals are not always in front of the camera.
360 Canadian Farm Virtual Tours - Be sure to move your mouse around to see all around
Nature Works Everywhere Conservancy - 11 Virtual Video Tours
Great Lakes Virtual Video Tour - (3 short video tours) Which Great Lake borders Ohio?
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History - Virtual Tour - You can 'walk around' and see what interests you. I like the 'Mammal Hall' on the first floor
Pompei - Take a virtual walk around ancient Pompei. Research ... Where is Pompei located and what happened there? Listen to the book "I Survived The Destruction of Pompei" by Lauren Tarshis
Astronauts provide short videos featuring important aspects of the International Space Station. How do you use a Space Potty? How do you take out the trash ? ... and more.
Do you want to be an astronaut?
Football Hall of Fame Resources: "Now is the time for Americans to 'Huddle Up' during a time when we need to be united. "
The Heart of a Hall of Famer - Meet and learn from some of the greatest football players. This site contains 90 videos of Football Hall of Famers speaking about their careers and what the game football taught them that made them better men on-and-off the field. Each video is approximately an hour.
Football Hall of Fame Youth and Education Series: These video clips are part of the Football Hall of Fame Series that originally were from video conference events. The first minute of the video clip is a bit of a commercial or sales pitch to visit; but the rest of the video is interesting and worth your time.
Several Authors and Illustrators have provided resources for you during the Pandemic. - Enjoy!
Author / Illustrator Jarrett J Krosoczka is providing videos to teach you how to draw. Maybe you will grow up to be an illustrator!
Doodles with Mo Willems - and please "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus"
- Introduction - March 16
- Episode #1 - March 16
- Episode #2 - March 17
- Episode #3 - March 18
- Episode #4 - March 19
- Episode #5 - March 20
- Episode #6 - March 23
- Episode # 7 - March 24
- Episode #8 - March 25
- Episode #9 - March 26
- Episode #10 - March 27
- Episode #11 - March 30
- Episode#12 - March 31
- Episode #13 - April 1 .... Today is Pigeon's Birthday! 17 years ago today "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" was published.
- Episode #14 - April 2
- Episode #15 - April 3
Thank you Mo, Pigeon, Piggie and Elephant for the doodle lessons
Author Todd Parson reads some of his books
Author Debbie Ridpath Ohi reads Where Are My Books
Stimola Live has 50 videos of authors reading their books. (I can't wait to share the book The Noisy Paint Box with my mother, she liked the artist Vasily Kandinsky and has a copy of one of his painting in her living room)
Aiden Tyler, Quaran-Teen by Rex Ogle ... Author Rex Ogle is writing this book in real time and sharing online. Tune in and watch Rex read. Target audience grades 4-8 but all welcome. By the way ... Rex is looking for help illustrating; this may your chance to become a real illustrator.
Interest Level: 7-8/High School
Neil Shusterman reads some of his short stories.
The Bob Squad - (March 18)
Number Two - (March 23)
The Elsewhere Boutique - (April 2)
Smells Like Kafka - (April 7)
Presumed Destroyed - (April 22)
Matt Mikalatos reads his entire book The Crescent Stone online - one chapter per day. Listen and enjoy his book
Star Atlas - see the constellations and stars
Volcanoes - Click on the map to see the volcanoes and their alert level
Google Arts and Culture - Check out Google's virtual tour collection of many art museums.
GoNoodle - Take a break and get the wiggles out
Yoga - Stories, Songs, and Stretches - Let's Visit the Ocean .... Can you make your body move in different ways?
Fireflies Musical Yoga for Kids - 3 minutes yoga lessons on how to stretch your body and relax during stressful times.
Jr. NBA at Home Workout with Langston Galloway - Detroit Pistons guard Langston Galloway leads us in a Jr. NBA at Home Workout. All you need is a ball and some space to complete this comprehensive basketball workout at home!
Jr. NBA at Home Workout with Malik Beasley - Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley does a Jr. NBA at Home Workout with Jr. NBA coach Jeremiah Boswell.
Jr. NBA at Home Workout with Jamal Murray - Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray leads us in a Jr. NBA at Home Workout with Nuggets assistant coach John Beckett.
Jr. NBA at Home Workout with Overtime Larry - Overtime Larry leads us in a Jr. NBA at Home Workout.
Books and Reading Engagement - A great collection of resources of numerous books, authors and illustrators. Spend some time poking around. Free until .....
Graphic Novels with Thien Pham - Learn how to create a graphic novel (Grades 6-12)
What is Sign Language?
Learn Sign Language - Sign Language 101 contains 10 video lessons
What is Braille?