{"id":4447,"date":"2020-03-20T17:17:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T21:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benningtonfreelibrary.org\/sandbox\/?p=4447"},"modified":"2021-04-27T10:44:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T14:44:39","slug":"free-online-entertainment-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benningtonfreelibrary.org\/sandbox\/free-online-entertainment-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE Online Entertainment & Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Use these FREE online resources, curated by librarians, to continue learning while schools are closed and entertain all ages.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Resources for Children & Families<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learning & Literacy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Check out Sandra Magsamen’s blog posts on Scholastic’s On Our Minds Blog<\/a>:
\nHeARTful Days: Family is #1!<\/a> and HeARTful Days: Awesome Activities and Creative Crafts<\/a><\/p>\n

From the Children\u2019s Literacy Foundation: At-Home & Remote Learning Resources<\/a><\/p>\n

Hour of Code: Try a one-hour tutorial designed for all ages: hourofcode.com\/us\/learn<\/a><\/p>\n

Mystery Science: Free, easy, FUN science lessons for all different age levels: mysteryscience.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Free educational websites for kids. For links visit: fromabcstoacts.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Great book recommendations for kids, reading strategies, age-specific book lists, exclusive author content & more: readbrightly.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Movement\/Wellness:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cosmic Kids Yoga: Yoga & mindfulness FUN for kids:cosmickids.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Best movement & action songs and yoga videos for children: preschoolinspiration.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch & Play Online:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Google Arts & Culture: Step inside one of the world’s best art museums, explore the Taj Mahal, come face to face with a Jurassic Giant & much more: artsandculture.google.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The San Diego Zoo: Learn about animals, watch videos, read stories, do activities & play games based on the animals at the San Diego Zoo. The Zoo has live cams, too: kids.sandiegozoo.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Mars: Explore the real surface of Mars, recorded by NASA’s Curiosity rover: accessmars.withgoogle.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Lunch Doodle with Mo Willems: You are invited into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo\u2019s 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: www.kennedy-center.org\/education\/mo-willems\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Offline Activity Ideas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Come Alive Outside provides free summer passports<\/a><\/strong> with nature activities for kids in grades K-5<\/strong>. Complete all 15 activities in the passport to earn a prize!\u00a0 Complete your passport and you will also qualify to win a grand prize $50 Gift Card to Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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FourScienceVT<\/a> provides Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math educational content, programs, & resources <\/strong>from four trusted science museums to Vermonters across the State.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Looking for inspiration, boredom-relief, or lesson plans to keep kids busy?
\nHere are PBS NATURE\u00a0Blog Resources for Parents & Teachers<\/a>, including Citizen Science Projects to do at home<\/a>, and from PBS Kids for Parents: How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus<\/a><\/p>\n

Red Ted Art: Arts & crafts ideas for all ages: redtedart.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Stay at home read-alouds, storytimes, sing-alongs & more: growingbookbybook.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Easy hands-on activities families can do at home: weareteachers.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Free printable scavenger hunts: buggyandbuddy.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Giant List of FREE Online Resources to Entertain and Educate Adults<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

*Adults can find more free audio & ebooks on the library’s Downloadables<\/a> page.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coloring Pages for Adults <\/strong>from the Color Our Collections Project<\/a>, with pages from over 100 academic instituions, museums, and libraries.<\/p>\n

Literary Hub<\/a> <\/strong>organizes literary content from its many partners across the literary spectrum: publishers big and small, journals, bookstores, and non-profits. It features many Quarantine Book Recommendations<\/a> <\/strong>and more including a free newsletter.<\/p>\n

The Vermont Historical Society<\/a> <\/strong>offers guided talks, roundtables, and trivia – all online! You can also contribute to the VHS COVID-19 Archive.<\/p>\n

The Vermont Humanities Council<\/a> <\/strong>has a variety of podcasts and online programs, including First Wednesday Talks!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Use these FREE online resources, curated by librarians, to continue learning while schools are closed and entertain all ages. Please SCROLL DOWN to view entire page.\u00a0\u00a0 Resources for Children & Families Learning & Literacy: Check out Sandra Magsamen’s blog posts on Scholastic’s On Our Minds Blog: HeARTful Days: Family is #1! and HeARTful Days: Awesome […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/benningtonfreelibrary.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/benningtonfreelibrary.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/benningtonfreelibrary.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benningtonfreelibrary.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benningtonfreelibrary.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4447"}],"version-history":[{"count":105,"href":"https:\/\/benningtonfreelibrary.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6476,"href":"https:\/\/benningtonfreelibrary.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4447\/revisions\/6476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/benningtonfreelibrary.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benningtonfreelibrary.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benningtonfreelibrary.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}