Check out these excellent resources for online read-alouds and literacy-based activities: 

 *Our school provides free access to subscription resources for families in the district. Click here to view the passwords (opens in a new window).

• Sora : Audio books and eBooks from Overdrive (students use their own EWSD district username - contact cscrimgeour@ewsd.org for assistance if needed)

• Bookflix : Online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks. (username: essexes / password: bookflix)

• Tumblebooks : Animated, narrated story books and chapter books (username: essexes / password: books)

• Librarian Bookends : Author Read-alouds - Listen to your favorite authors or celebrities read your favorite books! @lbookends

• We Are Teachers : Read-Aloud Videos for the Classroom (or your home)

• KidLitTV : Explore the world of children's literature with read-alouds and drawing activities.

• Read, Wonder, and Learn! : Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere 

• Storytime with Ryan and Craig : Tons of Read Alouds

• Lunch Doodles with author Mo Willems! : Multiple episodes of doodling hosted by the Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home

• Former EES Visiting Author Matthew McElligott reads aloud a couple of his MATH picture books: The Lion's Share; and Bean Thirteen

• International Children's Digital Library : a collection of books in many languages that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world. 

• Wide Open School - Reading and Writing suggestions : Curated for grades PreK-5