You can find lots of free, print-ready activities and other fun bonus info at wamb.These include picture books like Over and Under the Snow, The Brilliant Deep, and The Next President; the Fergus and Zeke easy reader series; the Ranger in Time historical chapter book adventures; nonfiction like Tracking Pythons and Solve This: Forensics; and novels like All the Answers, Breakout, and Chirp.
Some of you may be out of school as communities try to prevent the spread of a virus known as COVID-19. Heres a great page from NPR that explains what thats all about, in a kid-friendly comic. National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature Jason Reynolds shares How to Fight the New Bad Guy in Town, a PSA for kids, on the StorySeeds podcast here. And this excellent important post from author Laurie Halse Anderson does a great job explaining why were seeing closings (and why thats important) for older readers. Be sure to check back often, as new resources will be added every day. If youd prefer to browse learning-at-home resources by age group, my daughter Ella has put together the pages below, with even more resources, organized by grade level. Thanks, Ella). Individual publishers have been sharing their own guidelines for online read-alouds, and youll find a round-up of those here. Writing challenge: After the read-aloud, write your own presidential platform. What changes would you make to your country if you were in charge. After the read-aloud, look out your window or step outside if you can and see what hidden nature you notice. After the read-aloud, check out the Coral Restoration Foundation website. Learn more about the threats coral reefs are facing from NASAs Climate Kids page, and check out this page about how kids can help our oceans. ![]() Writing challenge: Write a short article to teach people about your favorite rainforest animal. She talks through how creatures from different mythologies have traits in common and encourages kids to find those similarities in the mythologies they come across. Shes also sharing some reading resources such as DAulaires Book of Greek Myths, The Element Encyclopedia of Mythical Creatures, and her own Jumbies Field Guide available at her website. Author Debbi Michiko Florence shares a read-aloud excerpt of her chapter book JASMINE TOGUCHI FLAMINGO KEEPER, along with a writing prompt (and a peek at a real daruma doll). Writing Challenge: Find out who Ailey Benjamin Lane is named after. Hint: His first name comes from an African-American dancer choreographer with the initials A.A. His middle name comes from an African-American farmer naturalist who searches out the stars and who created an almanac in 1792. Green series offers a diary writing prompt to help you get to know your characters and create an inspired story. In this chapter, the main character talks about world records, so after the read-aloud, check out this page from the Guiness Book of World Records, with some records you can try to break at home. After the read-aloud, you can learn more about invasive species from National Geographic and the National Wildlife Foundation. Also check out this article from New York State Conservationist Kids. After you watch, try using Kelleys process to design a new cover for one of your favorite books.
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