Lists, resources, activities, guidance abound in this time of supporting kids learning at home. According to Room to Read, the recent data published by UNESCO, 102 countries have closed primary through secondary schools nationwide. This represents more than 849.4 million primary and secondary students enrolled in those closed schools. Additionally, 11 countries have localized school closures. Here are some from CLiF’s partners.
CLiF recognizes changes in permissions from publishers to allow for sharing books during this time; here is how Penguin Random House and Scholastic are allowing teachers and librarians to read books on line. Here are some resources specifically for librarians.
Resources from CLiF Presenters
Recommended Book Lists
– Great Reads by the National Children’s Books and Literacy Alliance: “Great Reads are those books that ‘you can’t stand to stop!’”
– American Library Association Recommended Lists
– VPR Vermont Edition’s Book Recommendations featuring CLiF partner Amy Olsen from the Lanpher Memorial Library
Resources from Literacy Organizations
– Read Together, Be Together from Penguin Random House and Parents Magazine
– Harper Collins at Home – I Can Read book club, storytimes, recommendations for kids and adults
– Children’s Book Author Events from Hachette Publishing for children and young adults
– Brightly’s literacy activities by age
– National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance – education for parents and early educators/teachers
– Room to Read’s Literacy Cloud
– Scholastic Learn at Home program
– Reading Rockets for elementary kids
– Start With A Book
– 30 Days of Families Learning Together
– Read how publishers are supporting teachers, booksellers, authors, and families
– Imagination Library Goodnight with Dolly
– Digitized historic children’s classics
– DC Kids Camp
– Free stories on audible
– KidLit603 -resources from children’s authors in NH
Resources from CLiF Partners
– VT ELA Distance Learning Resources
– American Federation of Teachers resources for teachers
– RiseVT – great resources for activities, action, outdoors, and academics, plus a nice schedule of repeating live events with authors, illustrators, museum, zoos, etc.
– FirstBook free at-home learning resources
– VT 4-H online resources for kids 8+ for all students, anywhere
– McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center resources for STEM/STEAM and Story Time from Space
– Cirkus Smirkus @ Home
Resources from Other Authors
– Mo Willems lunch doodles
– Jarrett Krosoczka teaches illustrations
– Peter Reynolds read aloud
– Oliver Jeffers read aloud
– Dav Pilkey at home (Captain Underpants)
– J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter
– More authors
General Ideas
– Older students – poetry for social movements
– Support with learning to write or to begin keyboarding
– Check your school library’s web site – they have lots of digital resources
– Greater Good’s Guide to Well-Being During Coronoavirus
– BOKS – physical education at home, suggestions for bursts of energy, and fun games
