Online Resources for Children
(For Adult and Teen activities, scroll down)
Museums & Virtual Tours
- Five Art Museums with Educational Resources
- Virtual Tours from 12 Famous Museums
- Virtual Museum Tours – The largest digital source of stories & experiences shared by Canada’s museums and heritage organizations
- Canadian Museum of Nature – Virtual tour of Butterflies in Flight
- Canadian Museum of Nature – Virtual gallery tour
- *NEW* Canadian Museum of Nature – 360 degree virtual tour
- Watson’s Mill – 3D tour of the museum
- ‘The 75 Best Virtual Museum Tours Around the World’ compiled by UpgradedPoints
Story Time & Reading
- Authors Everywhere – YouTube channel
- Big List of Children’s Authors Doing On-Line Read-Alouds & Activities
- Bookaboo – CBC TV show for kids
- CBC Books – Canadian children’s writers & illustrators are sharing readings of their books online
- Circle Round – A storytelling podcast for kids & the young at heart
- Dav Pilkey at Home – Drawing demonstrations & read-a-louds
- Forest of Reading Fridays – Virtual author visits from 2020
- KidLitTV – Read alouds
- Oliver Jeffers – Stay at home story time
- Read Together Be Together – Virtual story time
- Read Canadian At Home – Resources from Canadian Children’s Book Centre
- Storyline Online – Streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books
- Free eBooks about Coronavirus/COVID-19 for kids – New York School Library System
- Goodnight with Dolly – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
- Bibliovidéo – a YouTube channel all about Canadian youth books
Stay Active
- GoNoodle: Good Energy at Home – A free online resource for kids & families to be active, stay mindful, & keep on learning!
Educational Activities
- *NEW* Brilliant Labs – After-school virtual programs
- Girls Who Code – #CodeFromHome
- NASA Kids
- Ocean School – A virtual underwater experience
- Royal Ontario Museum – Activities & Resources (K-12)
- McGraw-Hill – Classroom instructional textbooks
- Nelson – Interactive eBooks
- Pearson – Open access to Pearson Canads K-12 resources at home
- The Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids – 6 Simple Garden Projects for Kids
Creation Station
- We Are Teachers – A principal suggests 40 Things To Do During COVID-19
- Color Our Connections – Colouring sheets from the collections of libraries and archives
- Kids Activities – A blog with crafts & activities
- The Art of Rebecca Menard – Free colouring sheets
- ArtVenture Online – Stay connected with the McMichael collection, educators & artists through art activities, videos, tutorials & more!
- Your Accompanist – Free tracks for singing with kids
Adult & Teen Resources
Museums & Virtual Tours
- Five Art Museums with Educational Resources
- Virtual Tours from 12 Famous Museums
- Virtual Museum Tours – The largest digital source of stories & experiences shared by Canada’s museums and heritage organizations
- Canadian Museum of Nature – Virtual tour of Butterflies in Flight
- Canadian Museum of Nature – Virtual gallery tour
- *NEW* Canadian Museum of Nature – 360 degree virtual tour
- Watson’s Mill – 3D tour of the museum
- ‘The 75 Best Virtual Museum Tours Around the World’ compiled by UpgradedPoints
Reading
- The Guggenheim Museum – Access to 200 online books
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art – 575 titles available online
Educational Resources
- McGraw-Hill – Classroom instructional textbooks
- Nelson – Interactive eBooks
- Pearson – Open access to Pearson Canads K-12 resources at home
- Royal Ontario Museum – Activities & Resources (K-12)
Creation Station
- Color Our Connections – Colouring sheets from the collections of libraries and archives
- Image of the Day – Images to spark discussion or to inspire writing