EARLY LEARNING AT HOME

City School District of Albany 

The City School District of Albany has online resources  for families.  Please visit their  Early Childhood Facebook page for story time read alouds. 

Sesame Street 

In response to the unprecedented uncertainty facing young children and families, Sesame Workshop's Caring for Each Other initiative marks the beginning of a commitment to support families during the COVID-19 health crisis with a broad variety of free resources.  Please visit the Sesame Street Caring for Each Other for additional resources including play and learn online, talk with your kids, watch and learn together and more. 

Click on the images below to download activity and coloring sheets.

Click on the images below to download books. 

Audible Audiobooks

Kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories on a desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.  Please visit audible for more free titles. 

Click on the titles below to listen.  

Children's Museum of South Dakota Seize the Play 

Seize the Play offers  many activities like making puffy paint, creating fizzy bubbles, baking prairie breads, building an indoor fort, paper making, and more.  Please visit the Children's Museum of South Dakota for more free activities.

Click below to view the activities.

• Building an indoor fort

• Making play dough 

• Making music at home

Chicago Children's Museum Recipes for Play 

Recipes for Play at  Home offers activities for artsy kids that want to learn how to make stained glass, colored foam, play dough, finger puppets, and more.  Please visit the Chicago Children's Museum for more free activities. 

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• Magic Fabric (all ages)

• Upcycling Architect (ages 1 and up)

• Painting with Paper (ages 2 and up)

• Super You Cape (ages 3 and up)

• Cardboard Robots (ages 4 and up)

Dole

Free, printable activities geared toward helping kids have fun with fruits and vegetables. Please visit Dole for more activities.  

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Scholastic Teachables

Free resources  keep kids engaged and learning at home. Please visit Scholastic  for more activities. 

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• Fun Activities for Teaching A to Z (Pre-K and K) 

• Shapes (Pre-K and K) 

• Patterns (Pre-K and K) 

• Butterflies (K) 

Storyline Online

Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and dozens more.  Please visit Storyline Online to start streaming your favorite children's books. 

 PJ Library Family Activities

Here are other ideas for ways to stay busy and have fun at home.  Please visit PJ Library for more ideas.

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• Listen to family-friendly story podcasts, sleepytime tunes, holiday playlists, dance mixes, read-alouds, sing-alongs

• Learn Hebrew words and phrases 

• Super easy no prep toddler activities 

• Five super easy kid friendly baking ideas

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