Hello everyone,
There are a number of things students can be doing for distance learning for reading.
The reading team for the Elementary level has created a few padlets.
The first padlet is books read aloud by the reading specialists at all three elementary schools.
Here is the link to the Padlet of School Closure Read Alouds by Wayland Teachers.
Here is the link to the Padlet for books by Amy Krouse Rosenthal by Wayland Teachers.
We have created another padlet with books read by Storyonline.
Here is the link to the Padlet of Video Read Alouds from Storyonline.
Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and dozens more.
Audible is now offering free audiobooks for kids, for as long as schools are closed.
Remember Highlights Magazine? Highlights Hangout is a monthly podcast that brings the classic magazine to life in a whole new way. Includes “Hidden Pictures”—with sounds!
The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read Alouds & Activities
Circle Round from WBUR offers podcasts of carefully curated folktales from around the world for kids ages 4 to 10. Each episode ends with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups.
Some other resources that can be found online are below and on the resource page under distance learning.
Daily activities (weekdays only):
- Josh Gad (Olaf from Frozen) reads books every weeknight (times vary but you can also watch the recorded videos) on Twitter - #GadBookClub
- Drawing with Michael Woodside - learn to draw Disney Characters - live streamed on YouTube and Instagram daily at 10:00 am - #drawingwithwoodsy (videos are also recorded).
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems - draw with author and illustrator Mo Willems daily on YouTube at 12:00 pm #MOlunchdoodles. (videos are also recorded). For more information go to: https://www.kennedy-center.org/mowillems
- Deb’s Virtual Art School - Artist Deborah Putnoi does lessons on Facebook daily at 1:00 pm https://www.facebook.com/TheDrawingMind (videos are also recorded).
- Each Friday the Library of Congress will release a video of Dave Pilkey drawing and doing read alouds at https://loc.gov/engage.
- Kids Ask Authors Podcast - students can submit their book review, joke, or ask a question for this podcast. Submit a parent permission form and just call in to record and leave a voice message review Episode One
- Indianapolis Public Library has a compiled list here with more than 100 titles
- Scott Magoon’s studio storytime - The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot Join children's lit author/illustrator Scott Magoon each week from his studio where he'll read, draw—and answer your questions!
- Draw every day with Jared Krosoczka author of Lunch Lady series and Hey Kiddo- video is live each day at 2PM. Jared will give students practical tools so they can be authors and illustrators of their own books. Lesson are appropriate for all ages.
- Peter Reynolds reads his stories every day at noon. www.facebook.com/PeterHamiltonReynolds/