Learning at Home Resources for Intermediate Grades
Also check out Read, Wonder, & Learn – a growing collection of online videos & resources for all grade levels!
Kahn Academy has free online classes for all main subjects grades K-12, with video lessons and practice problems. The website is now also sharing recommended schedules for students working at home.
The Authors Everywhere Youtube Channel has a great collection of read-alouds, writing workshops, and art demonstrations.
On the Kids Ask Authors podcast, you can hear author/illustrator Grace Lin and a guest author answer a kid question! Kids can submit their own book reviews, poems or jokes! https://www. Subscribe to the podcast here: http://ow.ly/8OPg30qr7WD
Read-Alouds
Debbi Michiko Florence reads an excerpt of JASMINE TOGUCHI FLAMINGO KEEPER and shares a writing prompt.
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich reads from SOMEDAY IS NOW.
Kate Messner shares a read-aloud excerpt from TRACKING PYTHONS: THE QUEST TO CATCH AN INVASIVE PREDATOR AND SAVE AN ECOSYSTEM.
Chris Tebbetts reads from STRANDED.
Nikki Grimes reads poems from her book WORDS WITH WINGS.
Ann Braden reads an excerpt from THE BENEFITS OF BEING AN OCTOPUS.
Nancy Castaldo reads from BACK FROM THE BRINK.
Debbi Michiko Florence reads from KEEP IT TOGETHER KEIKO CARTER and shares a writing prompt.
Kate Messner reads an excerpt from RANGER IN TIME: RESCUE ON THE OREGON TRAIL.
KA Holt reads an excerpt from her forthcoming middle grade novel-in-verse, BEN BEE AND THE TEACHER GRIEFER.
Mae Respicio reads from ANY DAY WITH YOU and shares a writing prompt.
Kate Messner shares an excerpt from CHIRP.
Lisa Schroeder reads an excerpt from her novel MY SECRET GUIDE TO PARIS .
Poet Charles Waters shares poetry from DICTIONARY FOR A BETTER WORLD.
Abby Cooper reads the first chapter of FRIEND OR FICTION.
Author Laurel Snyder shares some thoughts on fiction and making up stories, along with a read-aloud of CHARLIE AND MOUSE OUTDOORS.
Author Caroline Starr Rose reads her picture book, A RACE AROUND THE WORLD: THE TRUE STORY OF NELLIE BLY AND ELIZABETH BISLAND.
Author Corinne Demas shares a read-aloud of THE DISAPPEARING ISLAND.
Author Lauren Tarshis shares a read-aloud of the first two chapters of I SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC.
Author Sarah Aronson shares a read-aloud of JUST LIKE RUBE GOLDBERG.
Author Chelsea Clinton shares an excerpt from her book START NOW: YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Author and illustrator Grace Lin shares a chapter from her book, THE YEAR OF THE DOG.
Do-It-At-Home Projects
Class pet themed maker project with author Megan Frazer Blakemore
Writing Lessons
Debbi Michiko Florence reads an excerpt of JASMINE TOGUCHI FLAMINGO KEEPER and shares a writing prompt.
Paula Chase offers a mini-writing exercise to help students build stories around their unique traits.
Author Michelle Cusolito shares a min-lesson to help writers add more sensory details to their writing
Author and illustrator Jess Keating discusses where ideas for stories come from.
Author Lynn Plourde shares tips on starting an observation notebook.
Author and poet Nikki Grimes shares poems about her favorite cake, along with steps to creating your own poem about your favorite food!
Author Sarah Lynn Scheerger demonstrates how kids can find inspiration and use it in their writing.
Joyce Sidman shares an amazing collection of poem starters for beginning poets.
Author Madelyn Rosenberg shares a collection of writing prompts.
Here’s a collection of video mini-lessons from nonfiction author Melissa Stewart.
Author Victoria Coe has a playlist of writing lessons for kids with 25 lessons.
Author Sarah Darer Littman offers short readings and writing prompts on her website.
Drawing/Art Lessons
Illustrator Jarrett Lerner shares drawing tips and techniques.
Grace Lin teaches viewers how to draw a Chinese Dragon and shares some tidbits about Chinese Culture.
Author-illustrator Lita Judge shares a video about how a sketching trip inspired one of her picture books.
Author-illustrator James Burks shares a video lesson on how to draw Squirrel from his graphic novel series, Bird and Squirrel!
Author-illustrator Karen Romano Young shares a video doodling tutorial.
Here’s a fun challenge from author Laurel Snyder… She’s written a brand new book, but doesn’t have any pictures for it. Will you help?
STEAM Resources
Bill Nye’s website shares full episodes of his show “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” discussing life science, physical science, and planetary science.
Crash Course Kids is a collection of short videos discussing Earth science, physical science, biology, astronomy, and engineering at the fifth grade level.
The American Chemical Society provides a series of fun experiments that are easy to perform at home.
A collection of science experiments to perform at home from Prepscholar
Kristen Larson shares an engineering design activity based on her book WOOD, WIRE, WINGS: Emma Lilian Todd Invents and Airplane.
The New England Aquarium shares videos of animal feedings and other aquarium work along with at-home science projects and activities.
NASA has an amazing collection of stories, games, videos, and at-home activities for students grades K-12.
