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Learning Resources for Young Children

Reading Power's professional educators have put together this catalog of learning resources to support children's literacy learning.
We believe all children deserve to reach their intellectual potential!
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​Reading Resources for Parents

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​​​​Read Books with Us!

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​​​Learning Activities, Games and More!

READ ALOUD with Reading Power!

Enjoy favorite children's books being read by Reading Power Staff and Volunteer Tutors!
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Experience Learning Through Virtual Field Trips, Activities, and More!

Reading Power Learning Activity Packet 1
This first package of learning activities focuses on word and letter recognition.

​Comprehensive List of FREE Education Resources 
Due to COVID-19 school closures, many education companies are offering free subscriptions for all of their learning materials and provide activities you can do at home. 

Printable Scavenger Hunts for Kids 
​Make learning experiential and memorable! Click here to download more than 30 scavenger hunts that will help your children become better readers and writers!

Inspiration Laboratories
Inspiration Laboratories provides science projects, reading and spelling games, arts and crafts, and recipes with detailed instructions for assured fun.

Climate Kids
Check out this resource for interesting information about weather and climate, plants and animals, water, the atmosphere and energy. Also found here are experiments you can do at home, such as making a solar oven or a terrarium and much more.

Virtual Field Trips
Here's a Google Document list of fun trips to take on the web. Take a virtual field trip to places like the San Diego Zoo, Yellowstone National Park, or even Mars!

Resources for Teachers
This article acts as an important resource for teachers in this period of social distancing. It is a basic guide to help educators, administrators, and parents avoid the problems that come with this quick jump to online learning.
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Reading Resources for Parents

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Reading Rockets 
Reading Rockets is a national public media literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young children learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.
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Loving2Read 
Loving2Read is a large catalog of free online children's books with a built-in recorder that counts the books you and your child have read while on the site. The system allows parents and children to set reading goals. 
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Khan Academy
Khan Academy is an educational site that offers exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empowers learners to study at their own pace.
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Circletime
Circletime provides live, interactive "Mommy and Me" classes led by experts that are convenient and engaging for parents as well as educational and fun for children. These hands-on sessions are evidence-based and promote healthy play activities that continue beyond the class.
Sign up required for usage.

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Storyline Online 
Storyline online provides streaming videos of celebrated actors reading children's books such as Wanda Sykes reading The Case of The Missing Carrot Cake, Betty White reading Harry the Dirty Dog, and many more.
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​Scholastic Writing Prompts 
Scholastic's writing prompt tool helps parents give children writing prompts for their own stories in different genres such as adventure, fantasy, or sci-fi.

Learning Shows for Children, by Network

From Netfix
​Age 6+
Babies
Expedition China
Ghost of the Mountains

Planet Earth
Age 7+
Dream Big: Engineering Our World
Pick of the Litter
The Short Game

Age 8+
Dancing with the Birds
Age 9+
Chasing Coral
Age 10+
Before the Flood
Harry & Snowman


150+ Educational Shows on Netflix

This link will take you to a list of 150+ educational shows on Netflix split apart by genres including animals, space, history, geography and many more.
From Amazon Prime
Age 4+
Tumble Leaf 
Age 6+
March of the Penguins
Age 7+
Wonders of the Sea
Age 8+
Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable
The Biggest Little Farm

Age 9+
Kindness is Contagious
Age 10+
Make Believe
On the Way To School
​Far From the Tree



From Disney+ 
Age 2+
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 
Age 3+
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Alice in Wonderland

Age 4+
The Jungle Book
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Age 5+
101 Dalmatians
Bolt
A Bug's Life
Cars
Dumbo
The Great Muppet Caper
Toy Story
Toy Story 4

Age 6+
The Absent-Minded Professor
Aladdin
The Emperor's New Groove
Finding Dory
The Great Mouse Detective
Ice Age
The Lion King
Moana
The Muppet Movie
Ratatouille

Age 7+
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Escape to Witch Mountain
Hercules
The Incredibles
From Hulu
Age 3+
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Lost and Found

Age 4+
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Age 5+
Charlotte's Web
Dr. Seuss: The Lorax

Age 6+
Free Willy
One Crazy Cruise
Snoopy, Come Home

Age 7+
Hercules
Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
 

From PBS
​Age 2+
Sesame Street
Age 3+
​The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That 
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 
Age 4+
Sid the Science Kid
Age 5+
The Electric Company
Word Girl

​Age 6+
Design Squad Nation ​
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