PREK-ELEMENTARY
Activities to Accompany CAPTAIN GREEN AND THE PLASTIC SCENE, a Picture Book About Saving the Seas
Ages: 4-9
Creative activities for children to enjoy that encourage thinking about ways to save our seas from plastic.
Activity Kits, Coloring Pages and Thank You Note Template for Friends, Family and Essential Workers
Ages: 3-10
Website includes activity kits, coloring pages and thank you notes template for kids to write to their friends and family.
Activity Library – The Tweeting Galah
Grades: 3-5
Creative and fun educational activities linked to The Tweeting Galah cybersafety series. Share your results with the hashtag #thetweetinggalah!
Ages: 5+
Downloadable sheets which include fun illustrated activities such as word finds etc., to accompany the book I AM A THIEF!
Ages: 2-9
Make cakes for King Otter and a picnic for Pink Lion! Lots to draw and color, as well as games, things to make and play with, and even an origami peacock.
Ages: 4-8
Printable PDF for Marielle the mouse paper doll and clothes to color and cut out. You can also create your own clothes for Marielle by taping the paper doll on a light table or taping to a window. (Print the paper doll on card stock and the clothes on regular weight printing paper.) PDF also available for Pierre the pigeon with flappable wings. (Print on regular weight printing paper.)
Alexander Graham Bell Answers the Call Activity Guide
Grades: PreK-5
Activities for the aspiring inventor.
An Inconvenient Alphabet Activity Packet
Ages: 5-10
Packet contains a range of activities for K-5: art, word games, and more!
Animal Activity and Coloring Pages
Ages: 3-8
Coloring and activity pages.
Grades: PreK-5
DIY Pencil Craft using simple supplies. Fun for children, supports fine motor skill development, creates a colorful, useful item!
Arctic Animal Activities Based on the Book DREAM FLIGHTS ON ARCTIC NIGHTS
Ages: 4-8
Coloring pages, word search, “Build Your Own Wings” craft, “Write and Draw Your Own Story” page, learning discussion topics, and other activities based on Arctic animals in the book DREAM FLIGHTS ON ARCTIC NIGHTS.
Ages: 4-8
STEAM Project: Make a mobile of Arctic Creatures to accompany the book SEA BEAR. Combines research, problem solving and art.
At-Home Activities by Mr. Roses
Ages: 6-12
The At-Home Activity Pack by Mr. Roses engages, educates and entertains with video production and pintable material through HouseOfRoses.org.
Ages: 2-7
Construction truck coloring sheets from the picture book BACKHOE JOE.
Be A Maker: Maker Activities & Crafts
Ages: 4-10
Katey Howes shares #maker activities students can do at home during school closures, inspired by her popular picture book, BE A MAKER.
Ages: 4-10
Susan guides her audience through a movement activity–dance like a bird–as well as making nest helpers for birds.
BRINGING THE OUTSIDE IN Outdoor Fun & Learning Resources
Grades: PreK-5
Materials for encouraging kids to connect with nature and explore the great outdoors, including parent/educator guides, activities, printables, and more!
Grades: 1-5
Webquests, word finds, crafts, recipes, and more that teach kids about Chinese and Mayan history and culture. Activities and teacher resources complement the books of the Bubba and Squirt Adventures.
Ages: 5-8
Downloadable frog-themed crafts and activities with new content added every the next few weeks.
Busy Beaver Home Activities for Children
Ages: 5-10
Author/Illustrator Jessica Loy is here to help young minds stay busy while at home. She is posting easy and fun creative and educational home activities and games. All posts are free to use. Share your results with our reading community on her Facebook page!
Ages: 2-7
Calling All Cars activity kit.
CHALK, FOSSIL &THE TYPEWRITER: Guides and Activities
Grades: K-4
Bill Thomson’s web page includes activities, games and curriculum guides related to his picture books.
Ages: 6-12
Christina Waldman will put up new content for kids – story or poem or sewing/craft project – on their website as often as possible. They may have guest contributors.
Classroom Guide to SERENA: THE LITTLEST SISTER
Ages: 6-10
Book-inspired activities: create vision boards and DIY tennis equipment; explore birth-order traits and inspirational stories of female athletes.
Color Like an Illustrator Free Coloring Pages
Ages: 3-10
This gallery of printable color pages includes line drawings by Valerie Coulman and by the original illustrators of her picture books.
Color Your World Free Printable
Ages: 5-9
Pack-n-Go Girls Adventures is giving away Color Your World, a printable filled with 70 pages of coloring and activities.
Ages: 4-8
Free activity book on environment and endangered animals + anatomy of grasshopper with coloring page and simple origami printout.
Ages: 4-8
Elizabeth Dulemba has been creating their coloring pages every week for over a decade now and has never missed a Tuesday! They are created for teachers, librarians, booksellers and parents to share with their children. Themes are: I love to read!, Holidays & Birthdays, Seasons, Patriotic, Fairies, Feel Better, and Fun Stuff! All FREE! Also, sign up for Elizabeth’s weekly newsletter to receive each week’s coloring page, and interviews with children’s book authors and illustrators directly to your inbox here.
Grades: PreK-6
Color and learn about catching lobster in Maine! These pages go along with the picture book HOW TO CATCH A KEEPER.
Coloring Pages, Activities, and Teacher/Parent Resources
Grades: PreK-5
Coloring pages, activities, and teacher/parent resources that go along with the books PICKLES, PICKLES, I LIKE PICKLES and JOBS OF A PRESCHOOLER. (Books are not needed to enjoy these activities.)
Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals Activity Sheet
Ages: 6-10
Test your knowledge about Irish animals and have fun with a word search and a drawing challenge.
Crafts, Coloring Pages, and Live Readings
Ages: 5-8
Join author Tracy Blom on Youtube as they read from their books. Tracy also has a website for their books with free coloring pages and crafts listed.
Grades: PreK-2
A website with crafts, activity and coloring sheets, as well as teaching guides covering common core topics.
Grades: PreK-5
Fun and easy craft projects for kids posted daily that teach art skills and spark imagination.
Crossword Puzzles, Word Searches and Picture Books
Ages: 4-8
Mister Figg will have crossword puzzles and word searches available on their website here that follow the theme of their picture books. As time moves on, they may add more crossword puzzles and word searches on random topics.
Ages: 8-12
Enjoy this research game that explores legendary animals like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, all while fulfilling Next Generation Science Standards!
Curriculum-Aligned, Multi-Disciplinary Activities With a Coastal Theme
Ages: 4-8
“Create-your-own comic,” skit script, word search, writing prompts, and more based on the humorous book, WHERE DOES A PIRATE GO POTTY?
Curriculum-Aligned, Multi-Disciplinary Activities With a Western United States Theme
Ages: 4-8
“Create-your-own comic,” script for skit, word search, writing prompts and more based on the humorous book, WHERE DOES A COWGIRL GO POTTY?
Ages: 7-12
Set in 1933 Appalachia, DAHLIA IN BLOOM is a middle grade historical fiction novel for readers ages 7-12.
Ages: 4-8
Design your own pirate flag with Haggis and Tank!
Ding the Dog Daily Writing Prompt
Grades: K-5
Our pets help us connect and Ding the Dog wants to help! Write (or draw) your response to the daily writing prompt. Please feel free to share your creations via author website or social media.
Ages: 2-5
DINNER AT THE PANDA PALACE is a rollicking, rhyming counting and sorting book with a theme of kindness and welcome. March 21st is Mr. Panda’s 29th birthday. Come listen. Come celebrate! Learning pages are available on the author’s website.
DINOSAUR DEVOTIONS: 75 Dino Discoveries, Bible Truths, Fun Facts, and More!
Ages: 6-12
DINOSAUR DEVOTIONS will encourage your children spiritually and help them uncover fascinating facts about dinosaurs. The book offers “Did you know?” and Jurassic journaling sections, as well as Digging Deeper questions. The worksheet builds on the book.
Division Decoders PDF Activity Book
Grades: 3-5
Thirty puzzles and fascinating animal questions answered by solving division fact problems. Puzzles also help with map-reading skills and following directions. The book will be offered for free during March and April.
Double Happiness Origami Box and Poetry Kit
Ages: 6-9
Using this activity, readers can follow prompts to collect words for a poem about place and an origami box to house their poem.
Ages: 4-10
Crafts and activities, including drawing instruction, paper models, puppet crafts and more.
Downloadable FROM HERE TO THERE Post Card Activity
Ages: 4-8
Write and send a postcard to your loved one!
Easy DIY Kids Crafts and Recipes
Grades: PreK-5
Photos and instructions for kids’ crafts and kid-friendly recipes for PreK-5.
Ages: 6-11
Using the universal tie-in of food, kids can discover math, science, and history tidbits without leaving their kitchen!
Everything’s Better When You Work Together!
Grades: PreK-5
Based on WHEN PENCIL MET ERASER, one of 2019’s best picture books named by Parents Magazine, this activity kit focuses on friendship and inspires creativity.
Ages: 4-8
Easy, fun, and spiritual activities based on verses from the book, MAMA, I WANT TO SEE GOD.
Family, Friendship & Freedom: Discussion & Activity Guides and Printables for Kids
Ages: 5-11
Discussion and activity guides for educators and parents and printables for kids that explore themes of family, freedom, and friendship.
Ages: 4-8
A package of activities and games for the wordless picture book, FOSSIL, by Bill Thomson.
Grades: K-2
A variety of craft activities related to my books.
Free Downloadable Activities for Pre-School and Prep
Ages: 0-6
Free downloadable content for pre-school and prep aged children, including activities and coloring in.
Free Downloadable Coloring Pages
Ages: 4-10
Coloring Pages based on the Spend Then children’s financial series, which educates children on financial literacy and their self and wealth.
FREE National Park Book Series Activities
Ages: 8-12
Free printable National Park Book Series Activities: Book Character Coloring page and a Growing selection of Cipher Code Brain Teasers.
Frog’s Life Cycle Coloring Sheet
Ages: 5-8
Coloring sheet and learning material.
Fun Animal Idioms and Storytime Activities!
Grades: PreK-5
Are you sly as a fox? Happy as a clam? Introduce animal idioms with fun craft activities and interactive storytime!
Fun, Free Writing and Drawing Activities
Grades: PreK-5
Here are some fun drawing and story-telling activities for parents, teachers, and librarians to share with kids.
Fun Printable Worksheets and Crafts
Ages: 4-9
Fun, printable, art and writing activities that complement Hannah E. Harrison’s picture books!
Ages: 7-11
Tamsin is offering daily writing activities including wacky story prompts, designing revolting sandwiches and discovering your spirit animal.
Get Up and Move! with Learning Materials
Ages: 3-9
Fun, free, educational activities; Get Up and Move! dance-along videos. New materials and movement videos posted frequently.
GOD’S PROTECTION Activity Packet
Grades: PreK-5
This activity packet for the picture book GOD’S PROTECTION COVERS ME by Amy Houts includes a game, coloring pages, and more.
GOODNIGHT BUBBALA A Joyful Parody
Ages: 3-8
After reading about the rabbit family in GOODNIGHT BUBBALA, kids can print out and write, draw and make their own Me & My Family journals.
HANNAH AND SUGAR Coloring Sheets
Ages: 2-8
Free PDFs of printable drawing and coloring sheets from Kate Berube’s book HANNAH AND SUGAR.
Ages: 4+
Weekly activities based on the Billie B Brown books for children 4+.
Grades: PreK-2
Activity pages and creative activities (without printing!) to do with children.
Homophone Hunt Printable Activity
Ages: 5-8
Go on a homophone hunt with Haggis and Tank with this printable activity page.
Ages: 5-10
Learn how to make a super cute pet pig rock with items you probably have at home!
Ages: 4-7
Children mimic the migration journey of a baby humpback whale.
IF I WERE A PARK RANGER National Park-themed Free Online Activity Packet
Ages: 4-10
For national park fans and future park rangers: Download these free, fun and challenging national park-themed activities! These activities complement the book IF I WERE A PARK RANGER (Albert Whitman & Co) by Catherine Stier and illustrated by Patrick Corrigan.
IIStayHome – Fun Activities with Chloe&Claus
Ages: 3-7
Educational activity sheets to animate creativity, introduced by Chloe & Claus, two children/characters also kept at home during these days.
In the Middle of the Night Activity Sheets
Ages: 4-8
Hide-n-Seek Maze, Word Search, Color Me!, Fill Your Pocket, Write a Night Poem, Bookmarks.
Inspiring Creativity and Coloring Pages
Ages: 3-8
Linked art and writing prompts. New ones will be added. Kids Need Mentors first graders enjoyed them. Plus coloring pages.
Grades: PreK-3
Have fun helping Asteroid Goldberg (and your family) prepare for an intergalactic Passover! Blasting off every weekday -10am Pacific Time.
IT’S EASTER, CHLOE ZOE! Activity Kit
Ages: 3-8
Download an Easter-themed ChloeZoe Activity Kit by scrolling down to the Activities & Resources header and clicking the link. Enjoy!
JAGGER JONES themed Escape Room Activity
Ages: 9-13
Follow directions to lead kids through an ancient Egypt themed escape room style activity with puzzles, clues, and mystery.
Ages: 8-12
This KAZU JONES activity packet includes drawing activities, a completion exercise and a cipher kids can use to write their own secret messages.
Khula the Elephant’s African Wildlife Activities
Ages: 4-10
Discover fun facts about wildlife and animal conservation with our activity pages. Learn Zulu words as you journey along with Khula the elephant.
Ages: 5-8
Coloring sheet for anyone that loves wildlife and coloring.
Ages: 2-7
Let’s Build activity guide.
LOON CHASE Teaching Activities
Ages: 5-10
29 pages of ELA, Science, Math, Geography & Citizenship activities about loons, bird life cycles, and the impacts of human recreation on wildlife.
LUCIA THE LUCHADORA Activity Booklet
Grades: PreK-5
Coloring pages, mask design, bilingual learning to accompany LUCIA THE LUCHADORA readers.
“Making Of” Picture Book Videos
Ages: 5-10
Creative process videos that show how several picture books by Lita Judge were made.
Ages: 4-8
Printable worksheets about marine mammals. Includes several drawing activities, a word scramble, and a word search!
Mary Had a Little Lab Activity Kit
Ages: 2-7
Mary Had a Little Lab activity kit.
Mindfulness for Kids and Exploring World Cultures
Ages: 4-8
Guiding mindfulness exercises for kids, from Whitney Stewart’s different books and cards. Whitney Stewart will also provide lessons in food culture and cooking on their Instagram LIVE.
Grades: K-5
Scott Soeder put together an Activity Sheet eBook that can be downloaded and printed.
MRS. CLAUS TAKES THE REINS Activity
Ages: 2-7
Activity for MRS. CLAUS TAKES THE REINS.
Multi-Subject Activity Kits & Book Fun
Grades: PreK-3
Three activity kits (language arts, math, science, puzzles), book trailers, songs, games, display own art. Can be completed without reading the author’s books. Go here to have children’s book-related art projects displayed.
Ages: 5-11
Video made for Penny Candy Books about how to make a conductor’s baton and conduct.
Musical Storytime With Miss Joni
Ages: 1-8
Author/songwriter Joni Klein-Higger shares Judaic family-oriented videos filled with original and traditional songs, books and fun activities for families to do at home.
MY BLUE IS HAPPY Printable Activity Pages
Ages: 5-8
Cross-curricular activities that go with picture book MY BLUE IS HAPPY (and many also stand alone).
Ages: 6-12
Diane Lang’s website has lots and lots of downloadable activities about animals and all of nature. This site also has nature poems, quotes, and book recommendations.
Ages: 4-10
Some activities to study the natural world around you. Spend time with the child or grandchild in your life.
Nature: Earth Day Activity Pages
Ages: 5-9
For nature-loving kids: Download activity sheets to complement the non-fiction picture book NATURE’S FRIEND: THE GWEN FROSTIC STORY.
Ages: 2-12
Nomster Chef is a website that helps kids 2-12 learn to cook with their grown-ups.
Ages: 1-5
Each post offers one idea for your baby, one for your toddler, for your preschooler & something for parents too.
Packing Light — Take a Trip with Haggis and Tank!
Ages: 4-8
Pack your suitcase and take a trip with Haggis and Tank!
Ages: 4-8
Have fun creating paper dolls! Dress Arabella and Avery from the picture book ARABELLA AND THE MAGIC PENCIL.
Pet This Book Printable Activities and Coloring Pages
Ages: 2-8
Invent a pet, make a rhyme, draw things animals need, and color!
Play This Book Printable Activities and Coloring Pages
Ages: 2-8
Make your own instrument, match instruments to their sounds, make a rhyme, and color!
READY, SET, BUILD! Activity Kit
Ages: 3-8
Add to the READY, SET, BUILD! fun with STEAM Activities including a Builders Toolkit, Build-a-blueprint, Make-and-Measure Bookmark, and Coloring Sheets.
READY, SET, SAIL! Activity Kit
Ages: 3-8
Coloring sheets, Memory-Matching Game, Songs, Rhyming Activities… all designed to accompany the fun adventure found in READY, SET, SAIL!
RIBBIT RABBIT ROBOT Activities
Ages: 4-10
Fun quiz and activities to download to accompany the brand new, hilarious picture book RIBBIT RABBIT ROBOT.
Rita Goldner Free Stuff for Kids
Grades: K-4
This “free stuff” page includes coloring pages, puzzles and a card game about the water cycle that you can print on card stock paper and cut out the playing cards.
Ages: 4-8
Free Download: Make your own creative jet stream for JOSE’S ROCKET SHOES and then color the picture.
Russian Nesting Dolls – Free Printable Activity
Ages: 5-8
Based on her recently published poem, this author/illustrator brings you a fun craft that will have your kids counting in Russian.
Science Activities to Do With Your Dog or Cat
Ages: 7-14
Take advantage of being home with your pets by trying out some fun activities–your lab partner may be at school, but you can still do science with your dog or cat!
Ages: 4-7
Children play a sea star locomotion game.
SOAKED! Printable Activity Sheets
Ages: 4+
Ten free printable activity sheets featuring the soggy characters from Abi Cushman’s upcoming picture book, SOAKED! (Viking, July 14, 2020).
Ages: 4-8
Word search, coloring page, and one page of educator resource questions.
Social Studies, STEM, & Science Activities for THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST
Grades: K-4
Explore social studies, science, ecology, and art. This adaptable guide is designed for students in K-4th grade.
Spice Up Your Stories With Similes!
Ages: 6-10
Ahoy, mateys! Play with language as you brainstorm similes to complete your own treasure map based on GOLDENLOCKS AND THE THREE PIRATES!
Grades: 4-6
Three connected astronomy mini-lessons for kids 8-12, about the number of stars in the sky and the vastness of the universe. Each lesson has a short reading and a STEAM activity. Ages 8-12.
Ages: 3-9
Short Instagram posts with an at-home activity and some basic facts to go with it.
Grades: 2-6
STEM books ENGAGE. EXCITE. INSPIRE! Join us for weekly posts from STEM authors containing interesting resources, activities, and literacy connections.
STICKY PINES: THE BIGWOOF CONSPIRACY Activity Pack
Ages: 8-12
STICKY PINES activity pack containing puzzles, art, and games!
The Big Activity Kit of BODY SCIENCE
Ages: 4-8
These free important activities that comply with the K-5 HEALTH curriculum, introduce young children to body science and teach them the scientific words for body parts. Remember: Knowledge is protection!
Ages: 7-9
THE FOREVER KID contains contextual notes and activity sheets to assist teachers working with children on the topic of bereavement.
THE GREEN UMBRELLA (Activity Sheets/ Teaching Guide)
Ages: 3+
Printable activities including coloring sheets and maze, along with teaching ideas for all ages.
THE GRUMPY PIRATE Activity Book
Grades: PreK-2
A fun pirate activity book based on THE GRUMPY PIRATE by Corinne Demas and Artemis Roehrig, created by the illustrator Ashlyn Anstee.
Ages: 4-12
Fabulous Activity kit from the bestselling book, THE INVISIBLE STRING! We are all connected by Invisible Strings made of love!
The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee
Ages: 7-12
Fun activities and websites focused on spelling inspired by Deborah Abela’s novel, THE STUPENDOUSLY SPECTACULAR SPELLING BEE.
THREE LITTLE BEAVERS Teaching Activities
Ages: 4-8
35 pages ELA, Science, and Math activities about beavers, aligned to standards.
Ages: 3-6
Math, reading, social skills, and writing printables for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers after reading TRUCKER AND TRAIN.
True Colors of Family – Coloring Pages of LGBT Families
Ages: 3-6
This packet includes coloring pages from the new coloring book, “The True Colors of Family.” The pages include families with two moms or two dads, and highlight family diversity.
Vegetable Gardening for Children
Ages: 5-10
The author of ROOTS, SHOOTS AND MUDDY BOOTS will be giving free content on practical vegetable gardening and all related themes like recycling, seasons, insects. This includes art exercises and nature activities. These activities are practical and easy to do with additional information on themes.
Volcano Dreams Geyser Activity
Ages: 4-8
We use a simple chemical reaction to simulate the boiling water becoming steam under pressure.
What Did You Say? Creating Dialogue Printable Activity
Ages: 5-8
Create dialogue with Haggis and Tank with this printable activity page.
What Does a Princess Really Look Like?
Ages: 5-7
This free lesson plan includes reading response worksheets that correlate with the story and a STEAM center (STEM challenge). Common Core Standards: RL.4.10, RL.4.7, RL.4.3, RL.4.2, RL.4.1, RL.3.10, RL.3.7, RL.3.3, RL.3.2, RL.3.
What Punctuation Mark Are You? Quiz
Ages: 4-8
Inspired by the author’s books about punctuation, this resource offers students a fun quiz to find out which mark matches their personality.
Website Page for Parents and Teachers
Ages: 5-12
Website page contains a variety of activities for a range of books.
WHOLE-Y COW! FRACTIONS ARE FUN Coloring Sheet & Board Game
Grades: 1-3
Coloring sheet and board game to accompany book, WHOLE-Y COW! FRACTIONS ARE FUN.
Ages: 8-12
Puzzles, ciphers, and more from the WINTERHOUSE series!
Ages: 8-12
Word Find and Matching Activities (answers provided on website).
Ages: 5+
A new, fun, creative, home-based daily challenge (physical, mental, artistic, etc.) with Marc Tyler Nobleman. Activities vary by day.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Ages: 9-12
Immerse your students in the 1970s while reading ONE TRUE WAY.
Activities for Teaching World History
Ages: 11-14
Explore world history through hands-on activities.
Activity Sheets from Alternate Earths
Ages: 8-13
Escape to alternate Earths with this wide range of activity sheets S.G. Wilson has culled from the multiverse. More sheets coming soon, plus a slide show on World Tweaking (the easy and fun alternative to World Building).
Australian Contemporary Fiction
Ages: 7-13
Activity ideas, curriculum-linked teaching notes, and interaction from an Aussie author of fiction and non-fiction (science and Japanese mythology).
Choose a Career Adventure Classroom Activity Guide
Ages: 8+
Classroom activity guide available for free download, stand-alone project or work in tandem with the Choose a Career Adventure series of books.
CLIFTON CHASE AND THE ARROW OF LIGHT Free Printables
Grades: K-8
Coloring sheets, word searches, and puzzles.
Grades: 6-8
Games, activities and stories, all b/w, colour in, share and have fun.
Cooking Up Stories While Going Viral
Ages: 8-13
Weekly Wednesday Videos (YouTube/Twitter) with ELA activities & STEM Q&A, plus monthly blog link to Recipe & Writing Prompt.
Grades: 4-8
Three nonfiction authors share insights from their 50+ books along with downloadable activities.
How To Start a Parent-Child Book Club for the Middle Grade novel, YOU’RE BACON ME CRAZY
Ages: 9-12
A how-to for launching a parent-child book club for YOU’RE BACON ME CRAZY that includes book discussion questions plus links for fun book-related recipes.
Ages: 10-16
Practice scientific questioning and design experiments to try to figure out the reason for a spooky or unusual experience.
Make a Bear Mask or Frontier Vest
Ages: 9-13
Here are two easy projects to make at home – A bear mask to celebrate Earth day, or a pioneer vest!
Ages: 10-13
Sample activity sheets from across the multiverse, the strangest that alternate Earths have to offer!
Ages: 8-12
Students will be guided in obtaining oral histories from caregivers. They will then create written narratives based upon those histories.
Ages: 9-13
Free downloadable worksheets/word searches to go with Sally Valentine’s Rochester novels.
SATS Style Comprehension Questions
Ages: 9-11
Chapter by chapter comprehension questions to accompany The Relic Hunters series for use when home educating and in class.
Ages: 8-12
Easy at-home hands-on experiments and activities that link STEM and language arts to keep kids in tip-top academic shape.
Ages: 8-13
Delve into the world of story writing with this story structure game divided into sections of Character, Goal, Conflict, Setting, & Beginnings. Players choose from pieces & create their own! Printable game & game pieces.
THE LAST SPELL BREATHER Learning Resources
Ages: 8-12
Looking for reading resources & activities for 8 to 12-year-olds? Oxford University Press has developed these beauties for THE LAST SPELL BREATHER – a magical fantasy adventure.
Ages: 7-14
Resources and activities to help kids plan a summer business and build an entrepreneurial mindset. Children could use this time to plan a summer business or to turn a hobby into a business.
HIGH SCHOOL
Sheltering in Place: Coping with COVID-19
Ages: 12-25
Helps teens with special needs understand COVID-19 and create a life schedule for sheltering at home.
TELL ME A SECRET: Discussion Questions
Ages: 13+
Discussion questions for TELL ME A SECRET by Holly Cupala.
The Blank Page – Resources for Teen Writing Groups
Ages: 11-18
Blog posts about running a writing group for teens, including exercises, links, and advice for young writers.
ADULT
Live Las Musas Intersectionality Webinar and Workshop
Ages: Adult
NoNieqa Ramos, author of THE TRUTH Is and Natasha Diaz, author of COLOR ME IN, will read poetry, do an anti-racism meditation, and conduct a writing workshop. All participants are entered into a drawing for a free Skype visit!
ALL
Ages: 6+
Three activity sheets with a maze, word find, dot-to-dot, secret message with a code, etc., and 1 coloring sheet, (so far)…
Adventures in Writing, Creating, & Coloring!
Ages: All
S.A. Larsen has created Coloring Pages, Word Searches/Puzzles, Video Readings, Writing exercises, and a Game to create story and characters – all printable/downloadable.
STEM word search puzzle for BETTY BUILDS IT. The entire 13-page book guide can be found here.
Ages: All
A weekly blog post from a dog’s point of view. The blog is updated every Friday at 4 pm.
CATS, HOMONYMS & HABITATS Downloadable Activities
Grades: K-8
Downloadable homonym activities, SAVE THE CATS board game, habitats activity, Spy word-play kit for CURIOUS CAT SPY CLUB series, word-games, and a FREE middle-grade novel! The author also offers free Skype sessions.
Cloud Spiders and Mountain Eggs
Ages: All
Play that kids and adults can perform at home, and share via the internet.
Ages: All
Decorate a star, write your wish inside, and hang it in your window. This project is related to A. Kidd’s book, THE HEALING STAR, which is a middle grade-light fantasy for grades 3-6. If enough people hang up the stars in their neighborhood, kids can go on a scavenger hunt looking for them and see other kids’ wishes.
Ages: 8+
Daily writing prompts, tweeted every morning from @LoisBrandt1.
Ages: All
Download and print these fun bookmarks created by children’s book illustrator, Stacy Ebert.
Fun, Uplifting, Silly and Sweet Poems
Ages: 4+
Karen Jo Shapiro will be sharing fun poems, published and unpublished, and perhaps activities and information.
How To Draw A (very realistic) UNICORN
Ages: All
Download the step by step guide of how to draw (a very realistic) unicorn. Enjoy!
I Spy Small Wonders with Rae McDonald
Ages: All
Take a look outside with me and spy nature’s small wonders. Post on Instagram (see highlights).
Josh Funk’s Activity Kits & Coloring Pages
Ages: All
Enjoy these fun packs with your family for books like LADY PANCAKE & SIR FRENCH TOAST, LOST IN THE LIBRARY, ALBIE NEWTON, PIRASAURS!, and more!
JUST LIKE RUBE GOLDBERG Reading
Ages: All
Hear Sarah Aronson read JUST LIKE RUBE GOLDBERG. (If you have made a machine, post it here.)
Kid-Friendly Science Blog Updated Regularly
Ages: All
Sue Berk Koch explores — and makes sense of — intriguing science topics. Science can seem like magic, especially when you understand it!
Learning About T-Rex: Did T-Rex Have Feathers?
Ages: 6-18
This Learning About T-Rex video explores in a humorous fashion whether paleontologists believe T-Rex had feathers.
Learning About T-Rex: How Fast Can T-Rex Run
Ages: 6-17
This Learn About T-Rex video gives dinosaur fans, teachers, and students a humorous and scientific view into T-Rex speed facts.
LitPick Lessons: FREE Downloads
Ages: All
Faith-based lessons from the BIBLE ADVENTURE BOOK OF SCAVENGER HUNTS, printable and downloadable for free on newly launched LitPick Lessons.
Make Your Own Set of Paper Matryoshkas
Ages: All
Download the pattern and decorate your own set of paper matryoskas, then curl up and enjoy the video of Picture Book Theatre’s delightful marionette production of The Littlest Matryoshka at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.
Ages: All
Go on a self-guided nature photo hunt! Upload your photos to Instagram to participate in the challenge. Rules and list are on Sarah’s Instagram page and in their stories. Have fun!
Ages: All
An informal reading of children’s books, and small studio adventures in art and craft. Judy Watson will link activities to books to read.
Virtual Field Trips, Wanderings, and Activities
Ages: All
A variety of resources to expand horizons with national parks and museums, free operas, aquariums, and other virtual experiences.
Ages: All
Children’s authors are sharing thirty days of poetry prompts on the theme of WATER.
Ages: 5-18
Got stamps? Then you’ve got an activity for your kids/students at home. #writetoanauthor! We will write back. Author friends, please reply with your fan mail address. Let’s make a #writetoanauthor thread. Authors can join via Twitter by posting their fanmail address with the tag #writetoanauthor, or giving instructions for people to DM or email for an address. Alternately, authors can send me their information at laurashovan@gmail.com. I will share it with educator Lorraine Magee, who is listing participants on her website.
This initiative will be featured on NPR’s morning edition on 3/19/20 or 3/20/20.