Kids and Teens at Home

E-Books and Audiobooks

Resources courtesy of Capstone 

• Capstone Interactive eBooks: find books in English and Spanish including activity books.
  • Visit www.mycapstonelibrary.com and click “Log In”
  • Username: continue
  • Password: reading
• PebbleGo: Grades K-2 supplemental learning (English & Spanish):
  • Visit www.pebblego.com and click “Sign In”
  • Username: engaged
  • Password: learning
• PebbleGo Next: Grades 3-5 supplemental learning resources 
  • Visit www.pebblegonext.com and click “Log In”
  • Username: engaged1
  • Password: learning1

TumbleBook Resources
You can read as many books as you want, when you want, and on any device. There are no checkouts, holds, or downloads. Books are available instantly.

• TumbleBook Library
  TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture eBooks that teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. TumbleBook Library also includes National Geographic videos and games. Now includes TumbleBook Jr. titles.
• TumbleMath
  K-6 math ebooks are available to you.
• TeenBookCloud
  Grade 7-12 ebook database.
• AudioBookCloud
  Streamable audiobooks for all ages.

ABDO Resources

Free digital content through June 2020

Free Resources for Teens

Interactive Virtual Tours and Campus Maps: https://campustours.com/

Purdue Online Writing Lab: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html

Free Resources for Kids Available Anytime

• All Kids Network Resources for parents, teachers and anyone who works with children. Includes worksheets, activities, coloring pages, and more
• The Kid Should See This Curated educational videos for kids
• One Hundred Museums Transformed Their Collections Into Free Coloring Pages
• Crayola Free Printable Coloring Pages
• Storyline Online from the Screen Actors Guild, featuring actors reading picture books
• Google Arts & Culture Collections–teamed up with over 500 museums and galleries around the world to bring anyone and everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums around the world
• Virtual concerts, plays, museums and other culture–list of worldwide cultural activities to engage in online
• Free resources from Pop Culture Classroom–this one’s local! This Denver-based nonprofit provides some of its comics-literacy based materials free.
• Read, Wonder, and Learn! Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere –webpage featuring authors reading their own kids’ books, with the videos embedded in the page
• “Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing” Family Staycation Resources –from Too Small to Fail
• Story Time From Space -While in space, astronauts videotape themselves reading picture books to the children of Earth. These videos are being edited and placed on this website — look under the heading ‘Story Time Videos.'”
• KidLit TV –multimedia site celebrating all things children’s literature
• Book Authors Reading their Books –YouTube playlist of kids’ authors reading their own works
• Jarrett Lerner’s Activities Page –lots of printouts/activities that encourage creativity and story creation 
• Virtual School Activities –great list of free virtual tours and activities from around the world

Resources for Kids about COVID-19

• Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus
  Comic that includes information from healthcare experts interviewed for an NPR story. Can also be printed and folded into a zine.
   
• Handwashing posters & other materials for children and teens
  Center for Disease Control (CDC)
   
• Coronavirus Infographic and Game
  Free resources for teaching children about the Coronavirus and hygiene from Tumblehome
  
• Coronavirus: A Book for Children – Free e-book for parents and caregivers to help talk to kids about the current situation.
• BrainPOP: Coronavirus
  BrainPOP is a surprisingly entertaining, at time humorous, basic explanation of COVID-19 and needed precautions for elementary age children and young teens.

Resources for Parents about COVID-19

• Protect Yourself and Your Family
  CDC
   
• Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource (PDF) 
  Guidelines from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) 
   
• Helping Children Cope
  From Ready.gov, how to help children cope with disasters
   
• Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Corronavirus Diease 2019 
  This resource will help parents and caregivers think about how an infectious disease outbreak might affect their family— both physically and emotionally—and what they can do to help their family cope. (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
   
• Resources for Families During the Coronavirus Pandemic –a range of information from Common Sense Media