Here at the Grey Highlands Public Library we are staunch supporters of continued learning opportunities for all. Whether that be reading with others through online storytimes, developing skills with online educational resources or getting ideas for that next fun activity to do together, our library eBranch has you covered!
Our Resources
We already have a page for Kids that includes our Online Storytime, Kanopy Kids, NoveList K-8 and our newest resource, RBDigital. Note that for these sites (excluding our Online Storytime), a library card login is required. You can also go to our eResource page for some other great sites to check out, such as our new temporary subscription to Tumble Books!
Online Resources
There is a plethora of online content available to keep kids busy. We already have other pages with more online resources; our Temporarily Available Resources post, eBooks and eAudiobooks post, Genealogy post and Mental Health post. With that being said, it is important to stay aware of Internet safety. Check out the Media Smarts and Get Cyber Safe sites to learn about good online practices.
Learning
- Forest of Reading 2020 Kid and Teen Lists
- Digital Learn Training Classes
- Open Library K-12 Resources
- Wide Open School Home Learning
- List of Education Sites Offering Free Subscriptions
- List of Virtual Science Labs Covering Many Subjects
- Free STEM Resources for Kids by Age
- STEM Activities for Kids
- Moana STEM Activity
- Makerspace Monday
- 14 DIY Crafts & Books for Kids and Adults
- 63 Science Experiments Kids Can Do at Home
- Learn Computer Science
- Learn Scratch Coding
- Virtual Code Club Sessions
- The Nocturnals Downloadable Guides
- Scholastic Downloadable Guides
- Chronicle Books Downloadable Guides
- AMP Kids Downloadable Guides
- Random House Downloadable Guides
- DK Home Learning Downloadable Guides
- Little Brown Library Resources
- Houston Children’s Museum Classroom Resources
- 49th Shelf Teachers Resources
- Brightly Educational Resources
- NASA Kids’ Club
- TVO Classroom
- Exploratorium’s Tinkering at Home
- Science Max
Virtual Storytimes
- Scholastic Read Aloud Guidelines
- LivBits Read Aloud Live Events Google Doc
- Online Reading Resources Google Doc
- Story Time from Space
- List of Canadian Online Readings
- Celebrities Reading Online
- Storytelling Festival Archive
- Free Book Readings
- Kid Lit TV
Podcasts
- Brains On
- Tumble: A Science Podcast for Kids
- NPR Wow in the World
- NPR Radiolab For Kids
- NPR Life Kit Sesame Workshop Parenting & Difficult Conversations
- NPR Life Kit Sesame Workshop Parenting & Raising Awesome Kids
Activities and Games
- Canada Day Activity Packs
- Cook With What You’ve Got Recipe Finder
- Learn to Knit Mini-Course
- Harry Potter at Home
- Ailey Online Dance Classes
- Google Earth U.S. National Parks
- Watching Wildlife Live
- Virtual Field Trips
- Museum Virtual Tours
- Live Streaming Shows & Music Classes
- Writing Tips for Tweens Downloadable Guide
- Scholastic Games
- Disney Games
- Hockey Canada Kids Games
- Canadian Geographic Kids Games
- National Geographic Kids Games
- Nickelodeon Games
- LEGO Games
- PBS Kids Games
- CBC Kids Games
Social Media
- The Canadian Children’s Book Center (Facebook) (Twitter) (YouTube)
- The YouTube channel, Bibliovideo, is a new addition. Check out the ad to see what they have in store!
- Penguin Middle School Activities, Book Trailers and More (YouTube)
- Disney Parks – Drawing Lessons (YouTube)
- Daily Drawing Lessons with Star Wars: Jedi Academy Illustrator (YouTube)
- LeVar Burton Reading Rainbow Reads Live (Twitter)
- Blue Spruce 2020 Read-Aloud (YouTube)
- Historica Canada (YouTube)
- Online Indigenous K-8 Education (Facebook)
- ‘Make’ Live Art Classes (Facebook)