Virtual Field Trips
You can enjoy museums, art galleries, animals, farms, world landmarks, space stations and more without leaving home. Why not try a virtual field trip. Find suggestions in: 5 Canadian Virtual …
Read All About Lit
Find resources and research relevant to the literacy community in our Read All About Lit blog.
More Story Time Online
Today is World Book and Copyright Day! More than ever, at a time where most of the schools around the world are closed and people are having to limit their …
Online Resources for Tutors
How can we provide resources to volunteer tutors while practising social distancing? Today we’d like to highlight a few online resources. Tutoring Basics A Frontier College Tutor’s Guide: Working with …
COVID-19 Parenting Tip Sheets
Recognizing the challenges that physical distancing and school closures can create for parents, a team of parenting experts has developed a set of six tip sheets on positive parenting. The …
A Guide to COVID-19 and Early Childhood Development
The Harvard Center on the Developing Child has released A Guide to COVID-19 and Early Childhood Development. This is a collection of resources and recommendations to help parents, caregivers, childcare …
Wide Open School
With all the online learning activities available now for kids learning from home, how do you choose? Which ones are educational? Which ones are engaging? Are they free? Common Sense …
Poetry: Resources for Listening, Reading and Writing
April is National Poetry Month! This year’s theme is A World of Poetry. Want to celebrate while social distancing? Here are some free online poetry resources. Listening (and sometimes Watching) …
COVID-19 in Plain Language
Clear health communication is important to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Videos can be a good way to convey a clear message. Here’s an example. Posters and infographics …
Helping Children Cope with Social Distancing
This long weekend is often a time for social gatherings. But this year, there are good reasons to continue social distancing. How can you help children understand and cope? Find …
The Power of Play
Parents may notice that their children’s play has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. How the Coronavirus Is Influencing Children’s Play describes some possible impacts. Play offers many benefits for …