Websites, Apps, and Read Alouds
Resource Sites
Message in a Backpack ™ | National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
This is a column that appears in Teaching Young Children. Download printable documents with helpful tips for families to engage in learning activities with their children.
Message in a Backpack ™ Recipes to Road Maps: Fun Ways to Learn from Everyday Information
Message in a Backpack™ Fun Ways to Build Your Child’s Literacy Skills While Doing Laundry Together
Mensaje en la mochila: Ayude a su hijo a aprender a ser responsable
Message in a Backpack™ Helping Your Child Learn Responsibility
Message in a Backpack™ Things Every Parent Should Know about Play
رسالة في حقيبة الظهر (Message in a Backpack™) الفقاعات (Bubbles)
书包金点子 (Message in a Backpack ™) 泡泡 (Bubbles)
PBS KIDS for Parents | Public Broadasting Service
Offers activities and tips you can use to help kids play and learn at home.
Great Schools.org
Website with worksheets, booklists, parenting cue cards and other free resources for parents
Kinderart Lesson Library | Kinderart
Free art lesson plans that parents and teachers can use in their home and school classrooms.
Fun and Free Educational Websites for Kids | VeryWell Family
Apps w/ Activities
Appropriate Apps for Children | Madison Public Library
PBS KIDS Video app | Public Broadcasting Service
Available on mobile, tablet, and connected TV devices and offers on-demand educational videos, and a live stream of the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel. No subscription required.
PBS KIDS Games app | Public Broadcasting Service
Nearly 200 educational games, which can be downloaded for offline play anytime, anywhere
Online Storytime Events on Facebook
Read Alouds
Rosie Revere, Engineer | Storytime from Space
The Bad Seed | HarperKids Storytime Anytime
Authors reading their own books | Kate Messner website
Storyline Online | Screen Actors Guild -American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
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