While world museums may be closed, their virtual doors remain wide open. Below is a variety of programs that the public can access remotely to keep themselves entertained, stimulated and inspired.
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Looking for inspiration? Take a trip to Suessville with the family. Try these wonderful, fun activities, resources, tips and ideas to inspire children to explore, play, read, and learn!
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Suessville Parent’s Section Printables + Certificates Dr. Suess Activities Dr. Suess Crafts Recipes Educators Themes Guides Watch
ABCya provides over 400 fun and educational games for grades PreK through 6. Activities are designed by parents and educators, who understand that children learn better if they are having fun. Games are categorized by grade and subject, and cover topics such as multiplication, parts of speech, typing, pattern recognition, and more. There are even games that are just plain fun (and safe) to play! With so much variety, there is sure to be something for kids at all learning levels and styles.
Choose from the following options:
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.
Storyline App Storyline Online Main PageOnline Stories: Search by Author, Reader or Title
Free English Lessons in 7 Levels
Current event and interest stories for adult learners and ESL students:
Breaking News English Home Page
Dictation
Short recordings of one or two lines for elementary English learners. Elementary Dictation
Medium-length recordings of a sentence or two for intermediate English learners. Each topic has three recordings.
Intermediate Dictation
Longer recordings of a full paragraph or more for high-intermediate or advanced learners.
Advanced Dictation
Language Skills for Learning English
Babies
The most important thing we can do to nurture our little ones is to talk with them. Let them hear our voice reading aloud to build lots of brain connections. Plus, reading aloud helps to connect and bond with our babies. ~ Growing Book By Book
Baby’s First Library First Year Favorites Songs for Babies Literacy Ideas for Babies Multicultural Books for Babies
Original free stories available online to encourage literacy and free media for kids:
Stories for ages 3-5 Stories for ages 5-8 Stories fo ages 8-10
Read with your child and keep track of the titles of the books that you or others have read with your child.
Keep a record of what you are reading using our convenient reading log sheets or by whatever method you want. You can track any book that is being read to your child by others and every time a book is read (no matter how many times) can count towards the total and the record itself will make a fun keepsake!
Reading Log Sheets
Celebrate reading milestones:
When your child reaches a milestone, give him/her a small reward such as stickers, a big hug, a book or take a picture with a 1000Books milestone certificate. Print these certificates for your child to celebrate milestones:
- I Read 100 Books
- I Read 200 Books
- I Read 300 Books
- I Read 400 Books
- I Read 500 Books
- I Read 600 Books
- I Read 700 Books
- I Read 800 Books
- I Read 900 Books
- I Read 1,000 Books
- Certificate of Completion (fillable and downloadable .pdf)
Commemorate Your Child’s Journey:
Take a picture with your child holding and share on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.
#1000BooksB4K #TLE1000Books #1000BooksBeforeKindergarten
