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ACCESS TO BOOKS AND READING MATERIAL
Long-View Library Our books are not doing anyone any good sitting at Long-View. Books We are happy to deliver a box of books to your house if you need a fresh supply or alternatively it may work for us to leave a bag of books for you on the porch at Long-View and you can stop by for a pick up. Email lisa: [email protected].
If your child needs dystopian or fantasy books to participate in one of those learning streams, check out this list here. Austin Library: Overdrive provides eBooks, Audiobooks and Overdrive streaming video. Sign in with your library card and password.
Newsela ELA Fantastic content for readers — articles, primary sources, text sets, and more — with each provided at 5 reading levels. Newsela publishes 10 new texts every day across 20+ genres. Free access provided now.
Scribd Instead of audiobooks only or books only, Scribd offers everything all in one subscription service - books, audiobooks, magazines, summaries, even sheet music. There's a free 30 day offer (no credit card needed) we've been giving everyone during this time available at https://www.scribd.com/readfree If you want 3 months free (but a credit card would be needed), you can use the promo code "ScribdFriends" at
https://www.scribd.com/promo (and you have to enter a form of payment for that one but you can technically cancel the same day and get the 3 months free still.)
Epic!, for ages 12 and under: Unlimited award-winning fiction, Epic! the Leading Digital Library non-fiction, STEM, biographies, graphic novels, DIY, and more.
Bookpeople Support your local bookstore: By moving all of our online sales to this BookShop, we are still able to fulfill all of your reading needs through an amazing third party partner, while keeping our booksellers safe and collecting 30% of all sales placed through our BookShop. This will help us to keep us running things behind the scenes for when our doors are able to open again.
Little Free Libraries Welcome to the world’s largest book-sharing movement. Use the map to find one near you. Brightly is helping parents grow lifelong readers: Find great books Brightly for kids, reading strategies, age-specific book lists, exclusive author content, and more.
Actively Learn Texts (and videos!) for ELA, Science, and Social Studies with scaffolds and higher-order questions. Free Actively Learn account for students through the end of the school year.
Download the “simplyE” app, and when asked to choose your NY Public Library library choose “The SimplyE Collection”. This will give you free access to a partial selection of their e-books.
hoopla is a groundbreaking digital media service offered by Hoopla your local public library that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! Signing up is free and easy.
For as long as schools are closed, Audible is open. Starting Audible today, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids. All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet. Explore the collection, select a title and start listening. It's that easy.
Random House Kids Looking for a book idea? Or want to preview a book before you get started? Many publishing houses have Youtube channels with book trailers. This is Random House’s Youtube channel that also offers author interviews, animated features, and other book-related videos.
IDEAS TO GET YOU DOING MORE WRITING
Lunch Doodles With Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH Mo Willems DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo's studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together.
Writing Tips With Kate Short inspirational ideas for learners to start writing. DiCamillo #writewithkate
StayHomeWriMo NaNoWriMo is launching a #StayHomeWriMo initiative.
Fiction Writing Lessons Award-winning children’s and young-adult author Kelly Yang is for Teens with Author offering free creative writing lessons (aimed at teens) from Kelly Yang 2:00-2:30 CT every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday using Instagram Live.
NEW York Times New York TImes has 10 contests available for students and there's an editorial one happening now (deadline is April 21). 2019-20 Student Also, a podcast challenge is starting on April 9th so get your Contest Calendar ideas ready!
Badgerdog / Austin March 30 - April 3: Badgerdog is offering online creative writing Public Library: Online workshops led by local writers on a daily drop-in basis or for the Creative Writing whole week. Workshops
IDEAS TO GET YOU DOING MORE MATH
Check out Binary and Number Bases, Logic, and our (very Sunday Morning Math challenging!) Critical Thinking riddles. SMMG is always Group: UT Austin available by email to answer your math curiosities ([email protected])! What’s Going on with A Long-View Campfire favorite, this is a great way to analyze this Graph? From the cool graphs. Our kids know the importance of noticing, wondering, and talking about the story of the graph as steps New York Times that move to analysis (but withhold jumping too fast to a conclusion). There’s typically a live discussion hosted during
the week a new graph is posted, and a lot of great information posted at the start of the week and end of the week. This is a great family activity.
At this site, you can tackle the Math Olympiads problem of Mathematical the month as well as those posted in previous months. Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) Dynamic Data Science Complex datasets underpin nearly every aspect of modern life, demanding data fluency by all students. This set of from the Concord dynamic data science activities is designed for grades 9-14. Consortium By working with data frequently and repeatedly, learners develop experience and competence, gaining fluency with the data moves necessary for structuring, examining, and diving into data, and ultimately building excitement for their ability to work with data.
At this site, you can gain access to the Problem of the Week Mathcounts archive curated by Mathcounts. Take time to work through problems that are certain to make you tone your math muscles. You can even choose to work on problems that focus on a particular topic of math that you find most interesting.
Hosting "Ask Math Anything" sessions with the US Math Bard Math Circle Olympiad team. Free.
Cambridge Math Circle Moving their math circle online. Unfortunately, this one is not free.
Dreambox Learning Free 90 day subscription for parents; includes 2000 math lessons adapted to individual student needs. K-8 students.
National Museum of MoMath is pleased to announce a new program to keep your minds fresh! Register for Mind-Benders for the Mathematics: Quarantined! and each Sunday, MoMath will send you a Mathematical Mind challenging mathematical puzzle from the collection of our Benders for the own puzzle master, Dr. Peter Winkler. On Tuesday, you'll Quarantined receive a subtle hint; on Thursday, a serious push; on Saturday, the solution. And the next day, of course, a new puzzle.
See more on Orlando Math Circle’s FB page: To join the Math Orlando Math Circle: Free Math Jams Jam, make sure to log in to Art of Problem Solving at least 10 minutes before the Math Jam begins. You’ll need to create a free AoPS account if you don’t have one already. When it’s time to start, click on the Math Jam bar that appears near the top of the site to join the session.
A very, very well animated video about how exponential Exponential Growth and Epidemics YouTube growth works. Note that this was created directly in response to the virus and so will contain material about the Video (mathematics of) the spread of COVID-19.
Numberphile is a series of free videos related to math. Videos Numberphile include topics ranging from historic discoveries to latest breakthroughs. We’ve watched and discussed many of these in Campfires at Long-View!
IDEAS TO GET YOU DOING MORE SCIENCE
With the help of our partners, Scientific American features a Scientific American: Bring Science Home fun, new, science-related activity every Thursday that parents and their six- to 12-year-olds can do together. Adults will find easy-to-follow instructions and simple materials lists as well as additional background to help them explain the key concepts. Past activities include a flower dissection and building an airplane launcher. Interactive STEM activities that include simulations for Concord Consortium modeling a variety of topics including air pollution, DNA translation, and atomic bond potential.
PhET Free Physics, Chemistry, Math, Earth Science, and Biology simulations brought to you by University of Colorado Boulder. Many simulations include both “explore” and “game” functions to allow users to learn and have fun.
If you would like more structure, Mystery Science offers some Mystery Science excellent lessons for younger learners that include readings, activities, and assessments . The website is offering a School Closure activity set to get learners started. Virtual Marine Two marine biologists and parents who founded the Oceans Biology Field Initiative non-profit are hosting a virtual marine biology field camp at their home with their daughter twice a week. Find Camp them on their facebook page to access their videos and learn about the work they do.
Skype a Join live sessions where scientists talk about their research Scientist LIVE and answer questions. It is also possible to request that your family be paired with a scientist for a more personal q&a. If there is a particular field of science that your learner is curious
about, this is a great way to connect them with a scientist eager to share about their work.
NPR’s Cosmos & Culture NPR News Blog that includes commentary on science and society. Keep up to date with current events in science by checking out this website.
Mark Rober-Live Science Former NASA engineer turned Youtuber, Mark Rober, is Class hosting Live Science Classes. He already has three published in order to tackle “life’s toughest questions.” Episodes so far include “why is the sky blue?” and “why does helium make your voice higher?”
COOL PODCASTS TO LISTEN TO
Kids Listen Member A collection of kid-friendly podcasts worth checking out. podcasts Tumble Science Podcast for Kids and Curious Kid Podcast are Long-View favorites.
Kids Listen Activity Every day, a different Kids Listen member podcast - like Podcast What if World, Tumble, Noodle Loaf, Book Club for Kids and others - posts a new episode and suggests an activity based on that episode.
The Response (by The Response is a podcast and documentary series exploring the remarkable communities that arise in the Shareable) aftermath of disasters. Spanning the globe, each episode takes a deep dive into a unique location to uncover the under-reported stories that are hidden just beneath the surface of extraordinary events.
Brains On! Science A science podcast for curious kids and adults, co-hosted podcast (by NPR) each week by kid scientists and reporters from public radio. Science Fridays (by For adults and children, “It's brain fun, for curious people. Public Radio Science, technology, and other cool stuff.” International)
Throughline (by NPR) Better for older learners, episodes of this podcast have made frequent appearances in our campfire discussions. As NPR puts it, “The past is never past. Every headline has a history. Join us every week as we go back in time to understand the present. “
Hidden Brain (by NPR) Another Campfire favorite, Hidden Brain “uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.”
Tumble Tumble is a science podcast for kids, to be enjoyed by the entire family. We tell stories about science discoveries, with the help of scientists! Join Lindsay and Marshall as they ask questions, share mysteries, and share what science is all about.
COOL THINGS TO EXPLORE
Young Filmmakers The Young Filmmakers Challenge invites young people aged 18 and under to produce a film that explores the Challenge (by Education question: What would learning look like in a world without Reimagined) “school”? Submissions are due May 1st and winners will be announced May 15th.
Virtual Museum Tours (by A Google Arts & Culture team has collaborated to create virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the best Google Arts & Culture) museums in the world, and they’re available with just a few clicks.
Virtual Field Trips Over 30 virtual field trips with links including National Parks, live animal cameras, Zoos, and Science Museums.
National Geographic National Geographic has an extensive resource library Education Resources covering a wide variety of topics for learners of all ages.
New American History Through interactive maps, video, audio, an algorithmic engine of journalism, and tools for educators, New American History hopes to make visible what was previously invisible about our shared American story.
TedEd (by Ted Talks) Library of lessons from the creators of Ted Talks. Watch videos and unpack the conversations with young people, educators, siblings, and parents.
Kate Messner Children's author Kate Messner has compiled a fantastic set of Literacy and arts-related e-learning resources provided by well-known children's authors and illustrators
(read-alouds by authors, writing prompts, art prompts, interwoven science and writing research projects, etc.)
Jarrett Krosoczka Picture book writer and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka is offering free daily art lessons for kids on Youtube at 1pm CT.
The Expedition School (Austin, TX) is offering safety courses The Expedition School (in online (plus 20% discount): lifeguarding, first aid, wilderness Austin) first aid, etc.
Two Hives Honey (in Starting Monday we will be providing a daily live feed over on the Facebook page to keep little ones entertained and Austin) engaged! Just tune in each weekday at 2pm CST on Facebook. For a preview of the week's content, including a sheet that will let your kids mark off their daily progress, click this link. Current events, primary-source based resources and Bill of Rights Institute lessons, and video resources allow learners to explore American history and American civics.
Harry Potter This is just for fun, it is pretty short, and easy to navigate. Virtual Escape Using google forms, learners could be inspired to create their own Escape Room. Room
COOL THINGS TO BUILD/MAKE/CREATE
The Art Assignment The Art Assignment is an educational video series that explores art and art history through the lens of the present. Each assignment gives detailed instructions on how to better understand a piece of art by taking part in the process.
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab With tons of resources, NASA JPL has included a list of activities that can be done at home, as an individual, or as STEM Activities a family.
Note Flight An online music writing application that lets you create, view, print and hear professional quality music notation right in your web browser.
Elementari Elementari engages students to write their story at their own pace, get inspired by the illustrations, develop their analytical thinking, and take pride in their personal writing and coding projects.
STRUCTURED ONLINE CLASSES AND TUTORIALS
Seneca Courses Seneca claims to make you learn topics 2X as fast by using smart learning algorithms. Try an AP Biology course or dive deeper in a math concept by using these structured courses.
HarvardX Courses Free online courses from Harvard. Audit a class for free with the freedom to participate fully or just explore. Classes include a variety of topics including Science & Cooking to Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies.
Amazon Future Offers free online coding classes including intro course and Engineer Advanced Placement. These courses are only free during the COVID crisis and include instructors ready to answer questions online.
Modern States “Modern States Education Alliance is a non-profit dedicated to making a high quality college education free of cost and accessible to any person who seeks one.” Browse the course list to find free high school and college classes.
Pixar in a Box Pixar in a Box is a behind-the-scenes look at how Pixar artists do their jobs. You will be able to animate bouncing balls, build a swarm of robots, and make virtual fireworks explode. The subjects you learn in school — math, science, computer science, and humanities — are used every day to create amazing movies at Pixar.
Imagineering in a Imagineering in a Box is designed to pull back the curtain Box to show you how artists, designers and engineers work together to create theme parks. Go behind the scenes with Disney Imagineers and complete project-based exercises to design a theme park of your very own.
Duolingo “The world’s best way to learn a language”. Appropriate for all ages.
Rosetta Stone for Rosetta Stone, the widely popular language learning platform, is offering a three month free trial of it’s online Students learning platform for students at this time. This is a better choice for middle school and up.
WAYS TO SHARE THE NEWS WITH KIDS
Recommended for grades 7-12, CNN 10 brings “digestible CNN 10 and engaging news coverage for teens in 10 minutes.” Since it occasionally discusses some mature topics, previewing of the episode is recommended for some kids.
Time for Kids Time for Kids Digital Library is now FREE for the rest of the year. Easily find age-appropriate articles for any age that teaches the value of journalism while discussing current and news-worthy topics.
How to Talk to you Kids With coronavirus being a concern for grown ups, kids might also be worrying. THis article provides ways to about CoronaVirus (PBS address the issue with younger kids, offering tips for Article) hygiene and videos from Daniel the Lion and Sesame Street.
Just For Kids: A Comic Based on a radio story by NPR’s education reporter Cory Turner, experts share what kids might want to know about Exploring The New the new coronavirus. Coronavirus (From NPR) Coping with a Disaster or This short resource from the CDC offers ways to help your children, care for yourself, and recognize the common Traumatic Event signs of distress.
This article explains how the Whole School, Whole A Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model can be used to address Community, Whole Child the Coronavirus health crisis with kids. Approach to Responding to Health Crises
A “set of short and sweet and pragmatic tips” that can be Parenting During used as reminders to help parents get through the recent COVID-19 schedule and routine changes of the household.
WIFI SOLUTIONS IF YOU NEED MORE BANDWIDTH
Spectrum For households with K-12 and/or college students who do not already have a Spectrum broadband subscription, Charter is offering free Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi access for 60 days. To enroll call 1-844-488-8395. Installation fees will be waived for new student households.
AT&T All AT&T consumer home internet wireline customers, as well as Fixed Wireless Internet, can use unlimited internet data. AT&T will offer internet access for qualifying limited income households at $10 a month through AT&T Access.