Student Staycation
Our expert authors are here with activities, books, and educational videos to keep your kids' hands and brains busy all summer long.
Videos are organized by age group:
| What's the big deal about hand-washing? Read Scrubba Dub Carlos by Stuart J. Murphy to find out why! |
Practice washing your hands and learn the Scrubba Dub song! |
| Make some I See I Learn puppets with Stuart J. Murphy! |
Draw with JaNay Brown-Wood, author of Grandma's Tiny House |
| Draw a bird with Barroux, illustrator of Counting Kindness |
Make a welcome box with Hollis Kurman, author of Counting Kindness |
| Get the inside scoop on Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do with author Deborah Hembrook |
Get the inside scoop on Clothesline Clues to Sports People Play with author Deborah Hembrook |
| Discover Clothesline Clues to the First Day of School with author Deborah Hembrook |
Watch illustrator Jeanette Bradley's No Voice Too Small K-2 self-portrait workshop |
| Learn about the science of sports gear with Jennifer Swanson, author of Super Gear |
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Learn about the Cherokee Nation with Traci Sorell, author of We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga |
Write a science poem with Laura Purdie Salas, author of Snowman - Cold = Puddle |
| Do a fun writing activity with JaNay Brown-Wood, author of Imani's Moon |
Go birding with Sneed B. Collard III, author of Beaks! Visit Sneed online Check out more of Sneed & Braden's adventures at FatherSonBirding.com |
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Make your own flora & fauna book with Loree Griffin Burns, |
Explore space with Suzanne Slade, author of Daring Dozen |
| Discover the amazing science of migration with Lisa Kahn Schnell, author of High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs |
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Take a behind-the-scenes look at Feathers: Not Just for Flying by author Melissa Stewart Learn more here |
Learn all about the long journey of book-making with Melissa Stewart, author of No Monkeys, No Chocolate View the whole video series here |
| Dive in to deep-sea exploration with Michelle Cusolito, author of Flying Deep: Climb Inside Deep-Sea Submersible ALVIN Find more resources for educators and parents from Michelle Cusolito! |
Become a science writer with Heather L. Montgomery, author of Bugs Don't Hug |
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Listen to Beethoven's Ninth, played by Irene Latham, First posted here |
Make a puppet theater with David Hyde Costello, author of Little Pig Saves the Ship |
| Discover a new side of Amazing Abraham with Eileen Meyer, author of The Superlative A. Lincoln |
Dave Szalay illustrator of The Superlative A. Lincoln tells the WHOLE truth about illustrating a picture book. |
| Dig in to some backyard science with Jodi Wheeler-Toppen, author of This Is a Book to Read with a Worm |
Take a behind-the-scenes peek at author Suzanne Slade's book, The Inventor's Secret |
| Get the inside scoop on Gloria Respress-Churchwell's debut #ownvoices book Follow Chester! A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History |
Watch poet Janet Wong's No Voice Too Small workshop on using quotes to build a poem |
| Watch poet G. Neri's No Voice Too Small workshop on using metaphor in poetry |
Watch poet Lesléa Newman's No Voice Too Small workshop on inspiration and triolets |
| Watch poet Lindsay Metcalf's No Voice Too Small workshop on research for nonfiction writing |
Watch poet Traci Sorell's No Voice Too Small workshop on inspiration |
| Watch poet Guadalupe Garcia McCall's No Voice Too Small workshop on onomatopoeia |
Watch poet Andrea J. Loney's No Voice Too Small workshop on imagery |
| Watch illustrator Jeanette Bradley's No Voice Too Small K-2 self-portrait workshop |
Watch illustrator Jeanette Bradley's No Voice Too Small self-portrait workshop for grades 3-12 |
| Do a partner poetry project with Keila V. Dawson, co-editor of No Voice Too Small |
Take the No Voice Too Small pledge with Keila V. Dawson |
| Learn more about Rare and Blue with author Connie Van Hoven |
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Tami Charles discusses her award-winning #OwnVoices middle grade novel Like Vanessa |
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Tami Charles's companion novel to Like Vanessa, Becoming Beatriz |
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Karol Ruth Silverstein discusses her Schneider Family Award winning YA novel Cursed |
Get the inside scoop on starting a story with Karol Ruth Silverstein, author of Cursed |
| Karol Ruth Silverstein discusses Cursed and growing up with arthritis. |
