Hello again! I hope this post finds everyone staying at home and safe.
It’s amazing how much can be found on the internet to keep a person entertained and learning while we’re hanging out at home. I’m taking classes on all kinds of subjects from several different sites myself these days. I’m almost finished with all the courses on Code.org. That site is like playing a game all day! I’m reviewing my math skills on Alison (Alison.com). I’ve started coding on FreeCodeCamp (https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/), and I am excited to say that I am finally working on earning NASA Badges (https://www.txstate-epdc.net/). I’m not advertising these sites over any others. I’ll mention other websites that offer adult learning as part of my blog posts every few days.
Oh, yeah! I just received National Geographic Educator certification!! I’m excited about that!
In the last few days, I have found lots of places online to go for live-streaming story-times and recorded story-times on youtube. I found museums offering 3D virtual tours (I spent quite a while in Anne Frank’s Annex.) I’m listing sites that offer both e-books to read on your own, and e-books that read to you. I am also listing some fantastic zoo sites and webcams of animals doing their thing. Oh, and if you go to the Georgia Aquarium’s website, they have an art contest that kids can enter, and you can chat with the animal caretakers during the day while you watch the webcams.
People can’t tour the Shedd Aquarium, but the penguins can!!
Penguins in the Amazon?! 🐧🌴
Some of the penguins went on a field trip to meet other animals at Shedd. Wellington seemed most interested in the fishes in Amazon Rising! The black-barred silver dollars also seemed interested in their unusual visitor. pic.twitter.com/KgYWsp5VQD
— Shedd Aquarium (@shedd_aquarium) March 15, 2020
The adventure continues! 🐧🐧
This morning, Edward and Annie explored Shedd’s rotunda. They are a bonded pair of rockhopper penguins, which means they are together for nesting season. Springtime is nesting season for penguins at Shedd, and this year is no different! (1/3) 👇 pic.twitter.com/VdxN3oQAfe— Shedd Aquarium (@shedd_aquarium) March 16, 2020
If you aren’t so fond of penguins, what do you think about Sue, the T-rex?
Once SUE heard about the @shedd_aquarium penguins, we really didn't have a choice. 🤷♀️ pic.twitter.com/X5z1yo5VU1
— Field Museum (@FieldMuseum) March 18, 2020
It’s still Women’s History Month, for the next days, so take a look at this:
https://www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/women-science-akiko-shinya-fossil-preparator
And now, here are today’s links:
Here’s Some Fun for the Pre-K Crowd
***Google Calendar of Live-streaming storytimes
Times are in US Eastern time
***Livestreaming Storytimes
https://jbrary.com/storytime-online/
Check the links for times!
ASL Nook
Life and stories in American Sign Language
Barnes and Noble
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/bn-storytime
Barnes and Noble is adding storytimes to its youtube channel
Circletime
live on-line classes and storytimes for children 0-6 and their parents
Emily Arrow’s Songs for Kids
https://www.youtube.com/emilyarrow
Emily creates songs from children’s books
Flannelboard stories, songs, and rhymes
J Library’s Youtube Index of Storytimes
https://jbrary.com/youtube-playlists/
An alphabetical list of J Library’s story times
Kinedu
learning activities for the 0-4 year old crowd and their families
Miss Nina: Children’s Move & Singalong Songs
https://www.youtube.com/user/NinaStone13
Stories, songs, rhymes, and fun
Sesame Street Podcast
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/sesame-street-podcast-sesame-street-DqEralYAzJt/
It’s Sesame Street!
Story Blocks
Songs and rhymes to share with children
Storyline Online
https://www.storylineonline.net/
https://www.youtube.com/user/StorylineOnline
Famous people read picture books, with a pdf guide for activities
Story Place
Digital and virtual story times, songs, rhymes, and activities
Storytime From Space
https://storytimefromspace.com/
Astronauts aboard the ISS read stories
Storytime Online
https://www.worldbookday.com/storytime-online/
Famous people read books for kids, with some games and workshops, too
Storytime Seedlings
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/storytime-seedlings-storytime-seedlings-9YUTXBLwWxS/
Podcast storytime
Storytimes for the School-Aged Crowd
ASL Nook
Life and stories in American Sign Language
Circle Round
https://www.wbur.org/circleround
Podcasts of folk and fairy tales from around the world
Lunch Doodle with Mo Willems
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/
Mo Willems will be live-streaming activities every day at 1p.m. ET
Scholastic’s Learn at Home Resources
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Books being read, and to read, along with songs, activities, and videos
Story Pirates
https://www.storypirates.com/podcast
Podcasts created from stories written by kids!
Storynory
Audio stories for all ages
Educational Videos
The Brain Scoop: the Field Museum
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebrainscoop
The Field Museum’s youtube channel, with all kinds of cool videos
California Academy of Sciences Animal Webcams
https://www.calacademy.org/learn-explore/animal-webcams
See what the animals are up to
California Academy of Sciences on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/calacademy
CAS is starting youtube programs April 2
California Academy of Sciences Science Video Vault
https://www.calacademy.org/educators/science-video-vault
All kinds of animal and science videos
Cosmic Kids Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga?reload=9
Yoga, exercise, and relaxation for kids
Disney Books Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbZK8_2tEJy_f7_pzBiWKVQ
Meet the authors of your favorite books, and more
Emily Arrow’s Songs for Kids
https://www.youtube.com/emilyarrow
Emily creates songs from children’s books
National Geographic videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiG-CoAhayzAwWwDffX2NDg
Space Station Explorers Videos
https://www.spacestationexplorers.org/news-media/videos/
What it’s like to live in space – baths, toilets, meals, etc
Virtual Trips to the Zoo
Atlanta Zoo Animals Page
https://zooatlanta.org/animals/
Learn about the animals, with pictures and videos
Atlanta Zoo PandaCam
https://zooatlanta.org/panda-cam/
Watch the Pandas
California Academy of Sciences Animal Webcams
https://www.calacademy.org/learn-explore/animal-webcams
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden – Animals Page
http://cincinnatizoo.org/animals-habitats/
Learn about the animals at the zoo with info and videos
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden – Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/
Doing Facebook Live shows 7 days/week – check it out!
Dallas Zoo: Bring the Zoo to You
https://www.dallaszoo.com/bringthezootoyou/
Web series of videos, coloring pages, and a pollination download
Georgia Aquarium
https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/animal-guide/
Learn about ocean animals, watch webcams & live-chat with keepers
Georgia Aquarium At Home Learning
https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/at-home-learning-with-georgia-aquarium/
Live-streaming, activities, coloring sheets, and an art contest for kids
Houston Zoo Animal Webcams
https://www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/
See what the animals are doing
Monterey Bay Aquarium Curriculum
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/for-educators/curriculum-and-resources/curriculum?filterBy=
Curriculum guides for variety of subjects
Monterey Bay Aquarium Learn at Home Resources
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/for-educators/learning-at-home
Activities divided by grade, with more on the way
Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Cams
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
Sharks, sea lions, jelly fish, kelp forest, aviary, and more
National Aquarium Exhibits
https://aqua.org/Experience/exhibits-experiences
Exhibits and animals (look in Experiences for animals & cams)
National Aquarium Stay at Home Activities
https://www.aqua.org/activities
Alphabet coloring pages, word finds, crafts
National Aquarium Virtual Tour
https://aqua.org/media/virtualtours/baltimore/index.html
Really, really virtual tour of the museum
Oregon Zoo
https://www.oregonzoo.org/news/2020/03/oregon-zoo-live-video-and-home-activity-resources
Videos, links to Facebook Live sessions, and activities
San Diego Zoo Kids’ Pages
Videos, coloring pages, games, and crafts
San Diego Zoo Curriculum Pages
https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/curriculum
Pdf resources for adults to use with children
Shedd Aquarium Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/sheddaquarium/
Pictures, videos, and updates about the animals
Shedd Aquarium
https://www.facebook.com/pg/sheddaquarium/videos/?ref=page_internal
The animals are loose, and visiting one another!
Virtual Museum Tours to Take on Your Computer
Anne Frank House
Learn about Anne Frank, take a 3D tour, play games, and more
The British Museum
https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
The coolest interactive timeline ever!
Google Arts & Culture
https://artsandculture.google.com/?hl=en
All kinds of tours of places all around the world
NASA Glenn Research Center
https://www.nasa.gov/glennvirtualtours
Tours of the places where NASA tests vehicles for space
NASA Langley Research Center
Videos and virtual tours of NASA
National Museum of the United States Air Force
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Education/For-Kids-Parents/
DIY activities and crafts, coloring pages, word searches, lesson plans, links
National Museum of the United States Air Force
https://www.womenshistory.org/events/electronic-field-trips
Online exhibits (with activities & links), virtual tours, podcasts, & photos
National Women’s History Museum
https://www.womenshistory.org/students-educators/digital-classroom-resources
Fantastic info on individuals, events, and landmarks in women’s history
National Women’s History Museum
https://www.womenshistory.org/events/electronic-field-trips
Electronic tours of the museum – scroll to the bottom
National Women’s History Museum
https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/online-exhibits
Online exhibit of women’s contributions to society
Science Stories
Interactive biographies of famous scientists
Free Books to Read Online or Download
BookRix
https://www.bookrix.com/books;page:2.html
Free books to read online or download, sorted by genre
Daily Lit
Here books can be delivered 15 minutes worth at a time, or all at once
Digital Public Library of America
Books, exhibits, primary resources, and more
Europeana
The European experience through books, galleries, exhibits, and blogs
Feedbooks
http://www.feedbooks.com/publicdomain
Offers public domain books and ebooks for sale
Googlebooks
books in various formats, with the option to create a personal library
International Children’s Digital Library
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
1000’s of books to read, create your own book list, and more
Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/texts
Collection of ebooks, including children’s books, comics, & graphic novels
Library of Congress Collection of Classics
Classics of literature to read online
Manybooks
Free ebooks, sorted by genre
Open Library
A digital library where books are borrowed and returned online
Novel Free Read
http://novelfreereadonline.com/
Read online, sorted by genre
Project Gutenberg
Maybe the largest collection of books anywhere
Project Gutenberg Partners
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Partners,_Affiliates_and_Resources
Even more copyright free books
Smashbooks
https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/home/1/free/any
Offers many genres, and prices, including free
Tell Me a Story
A huge collection of finger rhymes and poems to share with children
Please check back in a few days. I’ll be posting more early next week. Since April is Earth Day month, I’ll look for subjects relating to Earth Day, conservation, and recycling. I’ll look for science information, art, and I haven’t forgotten about the graphic novels. There will be some in my next post. I promise!
If there’s a subject you want me to research for you, please let me know.
Stay home. Stay healthy!
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