Links
Ms. MacRae’s Library Links
All are free at this time
UPDATED 8/31/20
Reference & General Education
Encyclopedia Britannica – if you need username and password,
username: fremont password: student
Khan Academy – courses in a wide variety of subjects, preschool-high school
Story time and Books
Stories.audible.com. – free audible stories for all ages.
Jbrary - story time online resources
James and the Giant Peach - a series of celebrities reading "James and the Giant Peach”.
Storytime from Space – Astronauts reading books from the International Space Station
Alameda County Library - Alameda County Library is a great source. They have ebooks, as well as book pickup by appointment at Union City and Fremont Main.
History
History For Kids – ancient history as well as American history
Discovering Ancient Egypt – fun learning activities
Science
Brain On – science podcasts, click on "Episodes" in blue bar at top
Highlights for Kids – Games, activities and more
Switch Zoo – Learn all about animals. Games and activities
NASA’S Kids Club – Science games for grades TK-4. Games support national education standards in STEM.
Stellarium Web – online Planetarium
Keep Active
P.E. with Joe – for kids – very popular
Coding
Scratch – easy to use programming language for ages 8 and up.
Virtual Field Trips
Museum of Natural History – Take a tour, room by room.
Boston Children’s Museum – take a virtual tour through 3 floors of the museum.
U.S. Census Bureau – take a trip to the Bureau and learn about the Census
National Museum of Natural History
Buckingham Palace, London (Queen’s residence)
Math
SplashLearn - Curriculum aligned math skill games that increase in complexity as child masters skills. K-5
Educational Games
Arcademics – educational online games in math, geography, typing, spelling and language arts.
ABC Ya – educational online games for TK-6.
Starfall - A free public service to teach children to read. It includes language arts and mathematics for preschool – 3rd grade.
Learn a different Language
Busuu – Language instruction in Spanish, Chinese & English…join a lesson
Fun Activities
Hello Kids – Spot the Difference - Spot differences between 2 pictures, and other activities.
ABC Ya Paint – Paint online with brushes and stamps
360 Cities - Cities around the world in 360 degree images and videos
Good Housekeeping Art Projects for Kids
Khan Academy Theme Park – learn how to design your own theme park
Jerry’s Artarama – Art lessons for kids, all skill levels
Zoo and other Animal Webcams
Folly Farm - Barn Webcam
Need a break? Here’s some cute pictures of puppies.
