Learn and reinforce important early reading and literacy concepts through Sesame Street Apps and videos! NOTE: Although there are many Sesame Street apps lite or free versions, some apps may require a purchase fee to use.
Sesame Street Apps for iOS Sesame Street Videos
Sesame Street App Google Play
Discover games, videos and more on topics important to you and your child.
Sesame Street in Communities Sesame Street Reading & Writing Activities Developing Math Skills Learning Through Play
Bedtime Stories, Fairytales & Folktales: Kid-Tested, Moral Short Stories in English FOR FREE.
Day One I swam around my bowl. Day Two I swam around my bowl. Twice. And so it goes in this tell-all tale from a goldfish. With his bowl to himself and his simple routine, Goldfish loves his life..until one day…
Story by Devin Scillian
Illustrations by Tim Bowers
MATERIALS
Goldfish craft templates (printable)
Goldfish template #2 (will make 2 fish)
Googly eyes
Markers, coloured pencils or crayons
Scissors
Glue
| The Pout-Pout Fish | The Rainbow Fish | Lulah, The Fish and the Whale |
| What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss | Not Norman, a Goldfish Story | Fidgety Fish |
| How To Draw A Cartoon Fish | Origami Fish in 5 MINUTES | Beginner Goldfish Care Guide |
| Find Letters with Elmo Fish and Abby Fish | How Goldfish Crackers Are Made | Go Fish Snack Bags |
You can change the world one snippet of kindness at a time.
Snippets is a story that reveals the power of kindness and the beauty of being unique.Story and illustrations by Diane Alber
MATERIALS
Snippets craft frame (printable)
Paper snippets
Assorted shapes
Sticky embellishments
Markers, coloured pencils or crayons
Scissors
Glue
| 10 Easy Paper Crafts for Kids | Shape Collage | Using Paper Scraps |
| 11 Books About Why It’s OK to be Different | Sesame Street: Murray Visits a Recycling Center | How to Make a Paper Family |
| Fun Recycling Game | Paper Heart | Scribble Song |
| Sesame Street: Use it Again, Recycling Song | Reduce Reuse Recycle Song for Kids The Kiboomers | Tearing Paper Song |
Families joined our story host Enza for an engaging morning of virtual stories, songs, and crafts! Each week, families were guided through interactive storybook sessions designed to spark imagination and creativity.
5 SUNDAY MORNING SESSIONS
AGE RANGE: 2-10 years old (family members are all welcome)
ACTIVITIES: Each session includes live story reading, music, and guided craft activities using materials from the Gummy Bear Activity Kit.
GUMMY BEAR ACTIVITY KIT: Each registered participant received a special activity kit.
Featured stories:
All materials for the Gummy Bear crafts were included in the mailed activity kit.
You can enjoy Gummy Bear’s previous virtual featured stories here.
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The Learning Exchange is busy distributing 1000’s of books as well as family literacy resources to families, daycares and elementary schools in the Laval area as part of this year’s Storytime project.
Check out our family fun ideas on the Winter and Holiday Activities pages and go to our Family Literacy section to look for other great resources over the holidays!
Happy Holidays to all!
Also, look for exciting family literacy and community events in the New Year on our calendar.
Welcome to The Learning Exchange (TLE) Winter and Holiday Activities page. Here you will find fun and exciting ideas and activities for all ages and members of the family to do! Visit this page for new activities & resources and look for new additions over the holidays.
These snowman activities and recipes are engaging, fun, and full of literacy skills, math skills, and STEAM skills! Children learn to count, follow directions, read, problem solve and experiment or to just have fun being creative!
Books introduce children to the exciting world of stories and help them learn to express their own thoughts and emotions. Find favourites on these free online story sites.
Music stimulates all the senses, helping children learn to recognize patterns and sequence. Early music exposure helps children learn by promoting language, creativity, coordination, social interaction, self-esteem and memory.
| Winter Hokey Pokey | Winter Songs for Kids | The Kiboomers | Winter Snowman Dance | Wintertime is Here Song | The Kiboomers |
Spending time with family helps create a better life for your kids. Have fun together with these activities.
Few months present as many multicultural celebrations as December. From Christmas to Kwanzaa, the last month of the year is a “world of holidays.” Click on the links below for lots of fun family-friendly activities related to some of December’s holidays around the world.
| Holidays and Observances Around the World | Canada Calendar | Boxing Day in Canada |
| CHRISTMAS | HANUKKAH | KWANZAA |
| NEW YEAR’S |
We’d love to hear from you! Contact admin@TLEliteracy.com with comments, suggestions, or December/holiday celebrations you’d like to see featured.
Use TLE’s Family Literacy Series videos to help instil a love of reading in your child or family member.
| How to Raise-a-Reader | How Reading Helps Kids Grow | Ways to Help Kids Love Reading |
| Learning Through Creative Play | Family Literacy Inside and Outside the Home |
Use TLE’s Collection of resources with your clientele, families, and staff. We have organized resources and family literacy planning ideas to help you quickly find resources and ideas to use and share.
1. Social Media: Use platforms parents use to share resources.
2. Pinterest Boards: Curate specific boards with resources.
3. DIY Learning Resource Kits: Prepare kits with materials for home learning.
4. Workshops: Organize learning sessions for parents.
5. Parent-teacher meetings: Share resources and discuss child’s progress.
6. Sharing Apps: Suggest apps which offer educational games and activities.
7. Newsletters or Emails: Send regular communications including resources.
8. Interactive Family Literacy Events: Engage parents and children together.
9. Book Clubs: Create a family book club to promote reading.
10. Online Portals: Use educational platforms and websites to share resources.
The right Family literacy resources are useful as they foster positive educational habits at home, create stronger bonds between families and schools, enrich parents’ understanding of child development and education standards and encourage a child’s overall academic success.
There are three simple ways to share books throughout the year!
1. Give a Book to a Friend or Relative.
Celebrate the love of reading by giving a child a new, used or borrowed book.
2. Leave a Book in a Waiting Room or Lobby.
Choose a waiting room where kids are stuck waiting and there are few to no good books available. Purchase a good book, and deposit your book covertly or overtly in your waiting room of choice. The goal here is to spread the love of reading to kids, so choose a fun book.
3. Donate a Book.
Wrap up a box of children’s books that your kids have outgrown and get them in the hands of children who could really use a book or two. Donate your books to your local second hand store, library, children’s hospital, or shelter.”
Everyone needs hugs, even if they’re prickly.
When Hedgehog wakes up feeling down in the snout and droopy in the prickles, he knows a hug will make him feel much better. But none of his animal friends are eager to wrap their arms around Hedgehog’s prickles, and he’s too smart to fall for Fox’s sly offer.
Story and illustrations by Jen Betton
| The Little Book of Friendship | Friends | Hugs |
| The Hedgehog’s Balloon | The Very Helpful Hedgehog | How Many Hugs? |
| How to Make a Grape Hedgehog | Hedgehog Facts | How To Draw Best Friends |
| How to Draw a Hedgehog | Hedgehog Paper Craft | Sesame Street: How to be a Good Friend |
