Page updated: Monday, May 4, 2020
Talking to Your Child about Coronavirus
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Children’s author and illustrator Dan Santat is doing a series called #Dandemic, illustrated and simple lessons about the basic terminology and circumstances that change (quarantine, social distancing, rationing) on Instagram.
Art and Music
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Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems - Hosted by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts / Weekdays @ noon CT
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Draw with Jarrett Krosoczka – Weekdays @ 1 pm CT
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World Book Day Illustrator Rob Biddulph does #DrawWithRob draw along videos on Twitter: @RobBiddulph
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LIVE Laurie Berkner Breaks on Facebook Live (archived)– Weekdays at 9 am CT
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The Metropolitan Opera: Nightly Met Opera Streams @ 6:30 pm CT
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Books and Reading
Kids eReading Room on OverDrive - a special reading room with a listing of children's eBooks and digital audiobooks
Kanopy Kids - watch unlimited books to movies
hoopla Digital - check out up to 8 items a month with your library card
TumbleBookLibrary.com - for grades K-6 children's ebook database
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Read at least three 2020 Sequoyah titles in Overdrive (Libby by Overdrive app) and Hoopla Digital and vote once (extended until April 10) if you haven’t already.
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Start Reading the NEW 2021 Sequoyah Masterlist:
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Digital Storytimes, Live Streams, and Book Readings
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Junior Library Guild is offering FREE access to their online rotating book collections
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Storyline Online by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation
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Live readings with Peter H. Reynolds – Weekdays at 11 am CT
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Kate Messner’s Read, Wonder and Learn: Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere
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Free Stories for Kids on Audible (available across six different languages)
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Educational Resources
Covid-19 Instruction Support - Resources created by the Oklahoma State Department of Education
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Outschool - live online classes, some series, some one-time
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Opinion writing lessons – 2 week student course
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Food and Cooking
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Hunger Free Oklahoma - A one-stop information hub for COVID-19 food resources and announcements
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Health and Wellness
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Michigan State University Extension – Family Yoga – M-F Mornings @8:30 CT
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Erik Hinton’s Yoga Class (certified instructor) livestream - 4 pm CT
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Travis Garza Fitness – Livestreaming PE classes for kids on M,W,and F for free. 10am for kids age 2-5, and 2pm for ages 6-12. Also offering free adult classes for parents to take care of themselves
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Cosmic Kids Yoga – Yoga instruction for Kids ages 3+ - They are fun story-based Yoga routines. Once the library reopens check out the printed Yoga books that we have in our collection.
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YMCA 360 – Multiple online fitness classes including Tai Chi, Barre, Yoga and more
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Box Breathing by Healthline
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STEAM Projects and/or Sites
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Quarantime with Science Mom and Math Dad – Weekdays from 10 am to noon
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Corbettmaths - videos, worksheets, practice. Some things cost, but much of the resource is free, including the 5-a-day sheets
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Mathsframe: some content is paid, but math games online are free
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Science Educator Becky Wolfe at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis – live experiments Mondays and Fridays @ 9 am CT
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Brain Scoop – Field Museum in Chicago – research for kids in the natural history museums of the world
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Steve Spangler – 50 Experiments for 50 Days
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World Wildlife Federation Toolkits – activities and information about some endangered animal species and conservation
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Ward’s World – Science lessons and articles
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Virtual Tours
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Virtual Visit Tours – virtual tours across Ireland
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Virtual Farm tour - Eleven types of farms with 360° video
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Other Resources
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Education Companies offering their subscription-based services for free
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Livestream children’s and families event calendar (all times Eastern)
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KidsListen podcasts for children : (app also available) also available in computer-based listening
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Steve Hartman’s “Kindness 101” class to educate and entertain kids, Mondays 2 pm ET on Facebook Live
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A History of the World in 100 Objects Podcast Series by the BBC
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