Are you feeling “stuck” at home? Family feeling just a bit stir-crazy? We want to make these days are brighter for you and your family.
Wondering how to get live homework help? See below for Brainfuse – HelpNow. Curious if you’re doing enough disinfecting around the house? Wish you could find Digital Books just for kids? Is there a comic book to help kids understand coronavirus? Wondering about the next ‘Live and Local’ Storytime? How about watching a storytime recorded in outer space?
Navigate stay-at-home times with these great resources. Our Library team is here for you. Reach out to us with any questions or needs. Keep safe, keep hopeful, and keep reading!
Estes Valley Library Featured Digital Collections
Brainfuse – HelpNow
Studying at home doesn’t have to be frustrating. Homework help is here! Live professional tutoring, Writing Lab, Study Aids, & much more!
Download the Android or iOS app and sign in with your username & password. Don’t have credentials yet? Click here then choose “Don’t have a username or password? Sign up.” Then return to the app to login. Using on a computer? Get started here.
Hoopla
Can’t visit the School Library? We’ll deliver the Library to you! Audiobooks, Movies, Music, Comics, Ebooks, and TV.
Log in to Hoopla and click on KIDS in the upper right corner
Overdrive
Books, audio, and magazines to help you study — and help you relax afterward. Sign in to our Across Colorado Digital Consortium and choose Category: Kids
Pronunciator
Think of all the places you wish you could’ve gone to for Spring Break. Study for your language class–and for the great trips you’ll someday get to take!
NEW: Coronovirus language courses for 101 languages; 163 languages to learn including ASL and ESL.
Learn online, either from your computer or mobile device via the Pronunciator app.
Universal Class
Take a class together, as a family!
More than 500 lifelong learning courses in over 30 subject areas, many of which offer continuing education units (CEUs), designed and led by professional instructors to build deeper understanding and mastery of subject matter. Universal Class includes videos, assignments, quizzes, tests, and options for social media interaction with other learners. Patrons may take multiple classes and learn at their own pace.
Access Universal Class
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Concerts
Kennedy Center @ Home
Enjoy free videos of extraordinary live and on-demand performances and educational activities to do at home, with new releases daily.
https://www.kennedy-center.org/digitalstage/Kennedy-Center-at-home/
Vienna State Opera House
Experience great opera and ballet at home – worldwide and for free!
https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/staatsoper/news/detail/news/the-wiener-staatsoper-is-closed-but-continues-to-play-daily-online/
NPR
A List Of Live Virtual Concerts To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/17/816504058/a-list-of-live-virtual-concerts-to-watch-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown
Learn/Read
Audible for Kids
Free during Pandemic
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Right now, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.
Bedtime Math
Helping kids with number so they can handle math in real life. We make math part of the family routine. Every day, we serve up a quick bite of wacky math just for fun. Parents can sign up by email, on our website, and on our free app. Whether it’s flamingos, ninjas or pillow forts, kids can see the math in their favorite topics. No logins. No drilling. No scores. It takes only 5 minutes a day, and kids clamor for it.
http://bedtimemath.org/category/daily-math/
Bookpage
Find expert book recommendations for the best books to read in all genres
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Butterfly Pavillion
Every week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 11 am MST, join Butterfly Pavilion for a special virtual class on invertebrate topics! You must pre-register at butterflies.org/virtuallearning. Registration closes 30 minutes prior to the start of each program. 30 minutes prior to the start of the program, you will receive a link by email to connect
Colorado Classroom: Read with Me at Home
In response to school closures across Colorado, Rocky Mountain Public Media in partnership with the Office of the Governor, the Colorado Department of Education, and the Colorado Education Initiative, will provide K-3 learners, their families, and caregivers with direct-to-home remote literacy learning on broadcast and online.
Starting May 18, K-3 literacy lessons will be broadcast Monday-Friday from 8am-10am on Rocky Mountain PBS.
Lessons will also be available for free streaming online at rmpbs.org/ColoradoClassroom and on the PBS Video Apphttps://www.rmpbs.org/pbs-video-app.
For the broadcast schedule and further info, go to https://www.rmpbs.org/education/colorado-classroom/.
Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC): Learn 360
Videos, games & activities, printables, audio, maps & flags, STEM lessons
Resources for Pre K – 12 Districts
Khan Academy for Kids
Inspire a lifetime of learning and discovery with our free, fun educational program for children ages two to seven.
https://learn.khanacademy.org/khan-academy-kids/
Scholastic
Learn From Home: Day by day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Story Blocks
Online Rhymes and Songs that Build Readers
storyblocks.org
Storyline Online
Movement
Cosmic Kids Yoga & Mindfullness
Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation designed specially for kids aged 3+, used in schools and homes all over the world.
Cosmic Kids Videos
P.E. With Joe
Free live workouts aimed at kids, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM
https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html
Boredom Busters
Estes Valley Library Live Program Recordings
Common Sense Counts
Free online activities for kids at home: Storytimes, drawing lessons, music classes, and more
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Live Giraffe Cameras
Abnormally Normal Video Series:
Facebook
YouTube
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons. We are going to doodle together and explore ways of writing and making. Doodle on, fellow ART MAKERS!
Live daily at 11:00 am
YouTube archived sessions
A short list of other authors and illustrators who are sharing stories and leading activities online.
Rocky Mountain National Park
Connect to Rocky wherever you are through webcams, activities, photos, and video presentations.
Become A Virtual Visitor
Tons of Free Digital Content for Kids
Save yourself time by scanning this list of 75 recommended websites selected by the Colorado Department of Education and Colorado State Library
COVID-19 Youth Services Resources
Information & Coping
American Cancer Society
Coronavirus, COVID-19, and Cancer
Centers for Disease Control
FAQ on COVID-19 and Children
Estes Park School District R3
Mental health, crisis, and trauma resources
https://www.estesschools.org/Page/703
National Association of School Psychologists and National Association of School Nurses
Talking to Children about COVID-19: Parent resource (PDF)
NPR
Just for Kids: A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus
Summit Stone Health Partners
Every day we see people just like you overcome addiction, anxiety, depression and more through effective mental health treatment. Let us help you begin to take back control of your life today. Get the help you need right now.
https://www.summitstonehealth.org/
World Health Organization
Helping Children Cope with Stress During the 2019-nCoV Outbreak (PDF)