Check out a kit from the library
Learning and play kits are now available from from the library (search the catalog for “kit” and sort by location of kit) or click here for kits as of October 2020. Thank you to the FOL for funding these kits!
Keeping Kids Learning
- Home Learning for Kids
- View Outer Space
- SciGames – games about space
- Khan Academy (K-12th)
- Virtual School Activities
- PBS Learning Media
- Imagineering in a Box on Khan Academy (6th-12th)
- Santa Fe Children’s Museum
- Storyline Online
- Reading Connects Us
- Picture Book Read Aloud Videos
- Read, Wonder and Learn!
- Authors Everywhere
- Mo Willems Daily Doodle
- Story Pirates (Stories by kids, performed by actors)
- Explora Story Times
- Just-for-Kids Coronavirus Comic
- NY Hall of Science – Home Resources
- Girls Who Code At Home
- Audiobooksync – 2 free audiobooks per week for teens
- “This is a family show” by Billy Kelly (comedy, teen)
- SLJ: 19 Web Comics For Kids and Teens
- BoredPanda – Free online lunch doodle sessions for kids
- Explora Science Center & Children’s Museum
- Pacific Marine Mammal Center Webinars
- 10 Family Card Games That Support Early Math Skills
- KRWG Online learning K-5
- World Channel 6-12
- Albuquerque Public Schools
- Online writing class for teens by Kelly Yang (via instagram)
- NM Historic Sites Virtual Classroom
- Read-Along App for Android
- New Mexico State Library on Facebook
- New Mexico State Library Poetry Center on Facebook
- New Mexico Dept of Cultural Affairs
- New Mexico Dept of Cultural Affairs: Tools for Families and Educators
- American Indians in Children’s Literature
- The Brown Bookshelf
- Varsity Tutors
- Other academic resources freely available
- Photomath App free iphone/ipad app that can read and solve mathematical expressions
- CoBuildAtHome – Sharing Activities for Kids and Families at Home
Reading Events
Resources for Teachers & Parents
- First Aid for Feelings: A Workbook to Help Kids Cope During the Coronavirus Pandemic (for Spanish click here)
- NM PED parent guide https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/parent-portal/
- Support for New Mexico Families from PullTogether for childcare & more
- Support for Parents: NewMexicoKids resources for families: https://www.newmexicokids.org/home/
- Common Sense Media – reviews by parents and kids: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
- Office 365 Education
- Use Powerpoint Live (Free for Educators)
- Google Meet for teaching
- Google Jamboard (free white board to go with Google Meet)
- E-Learning Activities
- Cooking with Kids
- Cooking with Kyler
- Support for Families with Young Children from Google Children’s Center
- Kid Lit Authors Step Up To Help
- Teaching Books
- First Book Marketplace
- NM Content Standards
- STEM Resources
- Mackin Distance Learning Essentials
- Virtual Storytime for Beginners
- COVID-19 Publisher Information Directory
- Invite a DCA Educator into your virtual classroom
- Tech Play Recipes
- Online storytimes Denver Public Library
- Online storytimes & other events Chattanooga Public Library
- Penguin Books Free Resources
- Live webcams of nature all over the world
Internet safety sites:
- NPR: Opinion about Surveillance Apps
- Common Sense Media’s Ultimate Guide to Parental Controls
- PC Magazine Tips to Help Manage Kid’s Screen Time
- Parent Magazine: Best Apps for Parents to Monitor and Limit Screen Time
- Check with your Internet Service Provider for parental control options
Department of Cultural Affairs
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Videos
- Los Luceros on Facebook
- Historic Sites on Facebook
- Museum of Art video page
- Farm and Ranch Museum
- New Mexico History in 10 Minutes with State Historian Rob Martinez
- National Hispanic Cultural Center Podcast
- New Mexico History Museum Wants Your Quarantine Diaries
- Indigenous Wisdom Curriculum for K-12
- Cooking with Kids Recipes in Spanish and English
Other
- Explore 8 Blooming Botanical Gardens
- Lannan Foundation Lectures (audio/video of past events)
- NASA at Home
- Santa Fe Institute: Complexity of COVID-19 course (pdf downloads)
- Museums theme parks offer virtual tours ideal for social distancing
- Free online art course and more from MOMA
- Watch an expert art conservator work his magic to revive paintings
- New York Public Library Digital Collections
- All About Birds: Bird cams & bird ID guides
- LOC Call for Volunteers! Crowd-source Transcription
- Audible: Hundreds of free titles
- NHCC Latinx Book Review
- Movies For Grownups
- Other free online resources
On A Musical Note
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