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Friday, March 20, 2020
Monday, March 16, 2020
Resources for Distance Learning
Links for Distance Learning
From LibraryLearners.com
Books, Authors, and Illustrators
Storyline Online: Watch famous actors and actresses read picture books aloud.
Storytime with Ryan & Craig: Fun, engaging read-alouds from two actors
Kate Messner: Author Kate Messner shared videos from authors and illustrators, reading aloud and talking about their work.
Jarrett Krosoczka: Illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka is sharing art lessons on his YouTube channel.
Emily Arrow: Librarian Emily Arrow shares singalongs with music and stories on her YouTube channel.
Story Time From Space: Astronauts read stories from space
Spanish
Story Place: Video storytime activities in Spanish
PBS Kids Spanish Games: Play educational games in Spanish
Free Sites for Distance Learning
Wonderopolis: Every day this site shares a new wonder, submitted by kids, and the answer, in an article with a video.
National Geographic Kids: Games, articles, and videos about animals and nature.
Mystery Doug: Video science lessons and activities
Typing Club: Use your time at home to learn keyboarding skills!
Scholastic Learn at Home: Daily learning projects from Scholastic, geared for different grade levels
Explore Animal Webcams: Observe animals live on webcams from around the world
Virtual Museum Tours: Take a free virtual museum tour of a famous place, like the British Museum in London
Hour of Code: Learn coding skills with an hour of code activity.
Design Squad Global: Watch PBS Design Squad videos, to learn about science and engineering challenges
Khan Academy: Free online video lessons in math and other subjects
Crash Course Kids: Elementary school science videos
Family Activity Ideas
Indoor Activities for Kids Stuck at Home: Buzzfeed lists 27 fun activities for kids home from school
70 Educational Activities: A former homeschooler shares 70 educational activities you can do when you're stuck indoors.
Podcasts: Listen to a podcast together. Common Sense Media curated this list of best podcasts for kids.
Cosmic Kids Yoga: Stay active as you practice yoga together.
Distance Reading Book Bingo: Read together and complete this bingo board!
Friday, March 6, 2020
Character Parade - Read Across America Week
Students dressed as a book character and paraded around the school on Wednesday, March 4th. It was so much fun, and the costumes showed creativity!
Community Readers - Read Across America Week
We are thankful for our community readers that took time out of their busy schedules to come and share a book or two with each class. These are pictures of just a few of our visitors!
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Author Visit - Read Across America Week
Authors Preston Thorne and Langston Moore visited Oakland on Monday, March 2nd to kick off Read Across America Week! All students were able to listen to a presentation by the authors, and then some classrooms received special visits by the former football players. We had a great visit, and students were given the opportunity to purchase their new book. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
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