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Library Connections

  • Prince George's Memorial Library System
    • Prince George's County Memorial Library System is available 24/7 to help with research, entertainment, book, and e-reading needs. Sign up in person to get a library card (parent approval may be needed) or use your LINK account to check out up to three books. Go to https://www.pgcmls.info/

    • Prince George's County Memorial Library System está disponible las 24 horas del tiempo de los 7 días de la semana para ayudar con las necesidades de investigación, entretenimiento, libros y lectura en línea. Regístrese en persona para obtener una tarjeta de biblioteca (puede ser necesaria la aprobación de los padres) o utilice su cuenta LINK para consultar hasta tres libros. Ir a https://www.pgcmls.info/

  • Common Sense Media
  • School Library Journal: Free Online Teaching Tools
    • As educators turn to remoteprogramming and classroom management due to the COVID-19 outbreak and school closures, ed tech providers are offeringfree access. Here’s a list.
  • Publishers at Home Resources

Read Alouds

  • Storyline Online
    • The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Daytime Emmy nominated, Storyline Online, features celebrated actors including Viola Davis, Kristen Bell, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Wanda Sykes, Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Betty White and more reading children’s books to inspire a love of reading in millions of children worldwide.
  • KidLit TV
  • Audacity
    • Welcome to Audacity Audacity® is free, open source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing. Audacity is available for Windows®, Mac®, GNU/Linux® and other operating systems.
  • Stay at Home Storytime
  • Brightly Storytime
    • Brightly Storyime brings you full-length picturebooks read out loud by our storyteller, Ms. Linda. Drop by for a new video every week! Brightly is a resource...
  • Jeff Norton: Alienated
    • Author Jeff Norton reads his new Alienated middle-grade novel chapter-by-chapter to create a virtual "story time" for students staying at home during the Coronavirus stay-at-home time.
  • Dav Pilkey at Home
  • Kate Messner
  • Authors & Illustrators At Home Resources

Summer Fun

  • PBS LearningMedia Camp Resources
    • Whether you're looking for music and dance activities, science experiments, family-friendly adventures, or learning about animals (plus more!), you will find media and activity resources in the Camp PBS LearningMedia collection. We’ve gathered fun, exploratory resources for you to use as you plan summer fun. This collection of resources leverages fun, educational activities to include in your daily schedule, as well as resources to help seed ideas for introducing topics to your campers. Happy exploring!
    • Si está buscando actividades de música y baile, experimentos de ciencia, aventuras dirigidas a familias o aprender sobre animales, encontrará videos y recursos de actividades en la colección del Camp PBS LearningMedia. Reunimos divertidos recursos exploratorios para que utilice durante la planificación de un verano divertido. Esta colección de recursos añade diversión y actividades educativas a la agenda diaria, además de recursos que ayudan a sembrar ideas para introducir temas a tus hijos acampadores. ¡Feliz exploración!
  • PBS LearningMedia Summer Learning
    • Keep the spirit of curiosity alive this summer and explore all the ways learning exists in everyday activities. Find resources that encourage students in grades 6-12 to spend the summer asking questions, spinning stories, and exploring all the ways that learning can be fun. For additional summer resources, check out our Great American Read collection for summer reading materials, and find learning adventures for grades PreK-5 by visiting Summer Camp: Fill each day with possibilities!
  • Smithsonian Summer Road Trip
    • "Summer Road Trip” is a new 40-page activity guide that uses the vast collections and expertise of the Smithsonian to take learners on their own summer “road trip” of discovery. Through hands-on activities, puzzles and games, students will explore topics in STEM, history, and the arts. The guide features bilingual Spanish/English language content. “Summer Road Trip” uses the theme of a road trip and iconic collections from Smithsonian to connect activities across disciplines.
  • Smithsonian Summer Learning
    • Over 20 unique and creative ideas from across the Smithsonian for engaging learners this summer
  • Eco-Schools USA Vitual Classroom Resources
    • Connect students and children to nature, even from inside your home.
  • Eco-Schools USA Pathway Activities
    • Keeping in mind educational learning theories, Eco-Schools USA lessons and activities are meant to work with the diverse experiences of the students at our schools.

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