| Arts and Crafts
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Audiobooks & Online Storytime
- Audible
- "For as long as schools are closed, we're open. Starting today, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.
All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.
Explore the collection, select a title and start listening."
- Storyline Online
- "Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, caregivers and educators worldwide. Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners."
- Storytime from Space Directory
- Videos of astronauts reading books from space.
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Educational Resources
- Amazing Educational Resources
- Free Online Resources for Schools Shifting Online During Coronavirus Pandemic
- Possibly more for teachers.
- Home Base
- "Welcome to Home Base -- your destination for characters, games, stories, and your fellow fans. Make new friends as you explore islands from the books you love."
- Khan Academy
- "Trusted content created by experts, Khan Academy’s library of trusted, standards-aligned practice and lessons covers math K-12 through early college, grammar, science, history, AP®, SAT®, and more. It’s all free for learners and teachers."
- Scholastic Learn at Home
- "Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing."
- The Parent Resource Hub (University of Florida Literacy Institute)
- "This collection of web-based language and literacy resources was compiled and curated by UFLI faculty and graduate students. We are adding to and refining these resources regularly, so check back often!"
- Timeline and Information Organizing
- "ClioVis enables students to actively make connections themselves. As students make historical connections in the timelines they create they also learn the craft of history, the ability to differentiate between events that happened to occur at the same time and events that were actually related and/or connected in some way."
- True Flix
- Non-fiction videos and books on many different topics.
- Typing Club--Touch Typing Tutorials
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Free Magazines
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GED Test Prep (Free Access through June 30, 2020)
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Science and STEM
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Test Prep
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Virtual Field Trips
- British Museum, London
- "This iconic museum located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies."
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Live cams of birds, fish, jellyfish, and so much more.
- National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
- "The National Gallery of Art – the nation's museum – preserves, collects, exhibits, and fosters an understanding of works of art."
- San Diego Zoo Web Cams
- Live cams of various zoo exhibits: baboons, penguins, pandas, polar bears, and so many
- The J. Paul Getty Museum
- "The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center features works of art dating from the eighth through the twenty-first century, showcased against a backdrop of dramatic architecture, tranquil gardens, and breathtaking views of Los Angeles. The collection includes European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European, Asian, and American photographs."
- The Louvre
- "Visit the museum's exhibition rooms and galleries, contemplate the façades of the Louvre...
Come along on a virtual tour and enjoy the view, thanks to the sponsorship of Shiseido."
- The National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City
- "The National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City – devoted to the archaeology and history of Mexico’s pre-Hispanic civilisations. It was inaugurated in 1964 and designed by Mexican architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez."
- Van Gogh Museum
- "The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in the world. The permanent collection includes over 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 500 drawings and more than 750 letters. The museum also presents exhibitions on various subjects from 19th-century art history."
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