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Online Stories & Activities

Some ideas for online stories and activities for young children to middle-schoolers.

Online Story Resources

Storyline Online – Books read by celebrities

https://www.storylineonline.net/

Kate Messner Website – A list of resources for lessons and authors reading their books

https://www.katemessner.com/read-wonder-and-learn-favorite-authors-illustrators-share-resources-for-learning-anywhere-spring-2020/?fbclid=IwAR1wKRNHVL7CVzdTrK9ghhW-VyILR-JO93_MGj3O3CwwcVR3CGmzc2jdASs

Jarrett Lerner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k015s03zEBYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWXnfEeuyO4

Comic for kids on the coronavirus

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus

Authors Activities

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=authors+everywhere

Oxford Owl – Sign up for a free account

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/welcome-back/for-home

CDC Washing Hands Posters

https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/posters.html

Take & Make Kits

These “kits” are activities geared to various ages that are simple, easy, and inexpensive. They can be used as take-home projects (instructions and materials inside a plastic bag), a passive program at your library, or an additional activity for a library program.

Balloon Rocket instructions
Coffee Filter Butterfly instructions
Finger Knitting instructions
Friendship Bracelet instructions
Greenhouse instructions
Kazoo instructions
Origami Heart instructions
Pom Pom instructions
Snowflake instructions
Tangram instructions | Tangram template

Hope these are helpful.