Kids Where You Are: Digital Resources
KANOPY KIDS: Free unlimited streaming of kids’ movies, PBS Kids, language learning videos, animated shorts of beloved stories…and so much more!
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Read, Wonder, and Learn – a library of resources for learning at home – Kate Messner is passionately curious and writes books that encourage kids to wonder, too.
Storyline Online – The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
Wonderopolis – Welcome to Wonderopolis®, a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, we pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and explore it in a variety of ways.
Animal live cams – Explore.org is the world’s leading philanthropic live nature cam network and documentary film channel.
Scholastic Learn at Home – Free Resources for School Closures. Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.
Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine – In order to continue to serve as a resource for parents, families, and the community during a period of time marked by public health curfews and quarantines, the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine launched a series of free, online educational programs.
Maine State Library Science Online – Weekly live videos with MSL’s STEM Librarian, Chris Dorman, exploring science through hands-on activities.
Mega List of authors & illustrators doing online storytimes and activities.
International Children’s Digital Library – The ICDL Foundation promotes tolerance and respect for diverse cultures by providing access to the best of children’s literature from around the world.
Storybooks Canada – Storybooks Canada is a free open educational resource that promotes literacy and language learning in homes, schools, and communities. Part of the Global Storybooks project, it makes 40 stories from the African Storybook available with text and audio in English, French, and the most widely spoken immigrant and refugee languages of Canada.
Curious City – Free home learning and play kits.
Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators – A directory of what published members are making available online.
Meal Sites for children 18 and under: Lewiston Public Schools will continue to provide meals to students during the school year at all Lewiston Public School sites and at the Root Cellar. For more information, visit their website at lewistonpublicschools.org or the Root Cellar website at therootcellar.org.
MOOSE: Maine Online Opportunities for Sustained Education – Maine Department of Education website to help supplement children’s online learning.