Enriching elementary minds and bodies during an at-home summer
Join WordGirl and her monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, to defeat The Butcher using the power of words! Animated superhero WordGirl fights crime using her superhero strength and her colossal vocabulary. You can help her complete her sentences to make a new superhero story — and strengthen your reading and spelling skills while you’re at …
If you’re a fan of the PBS Kids show Peg + Cat, you will love this counting game involving chickens! Enter the crazy chicken coop and place all 100 chickens in different areas of the coop! When you put enough chickens in each room something silly happens! Find out by playing Chicken Coop on PBS …
Go to the zoo and view all the animals up close and personal without leaving home. Many zoos around the country have live animal cams for you to view! Want to see what some otters are doing? Watch a panda sleep? Or perhaps you want to head across the country to California to “visit” the …
Take a virtual field trip to see all sorts of farm animals without leaving home. Educators from AGRIscapes, an extension of the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture in Pomona, CA, have created a series of virtual field trips hosted at their farmland. Start off your farm animal field trip with a video introducing you …
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Explore the animal kingdom through the Summer Adventure reading library. We have animal e-books galore to go along with our All About Animals week in the Summer Adventure library! This free collection of e-books was put together by the School Library System (SLS). In the video below, Tia Felock, BOCES SLS Automation Coordinator shows us …
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Field trip out of the question? Think again. Thanks to technology, you and your family can visit all kinds of places from the comfort your home. Educators from AGRIscapes, an extension of the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture in Pomona, CA, have created a series of virtual field trips hosted at their farmland. Their …
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This interactive counting game from PBS Kids will have you buzzing with excitement! Help Curious George catch and count the different bugs around him in The Curious George Bug Catcher Game. It’s great practice for keyboarding, counting and color recognition skills too!
From pest quest videos to bug-themed projects, crafts and interactive games, Pestworld for Kids is a hub for all things creepy crawly! If the rain is keeping you indoors, bugs are just a click away! Try some of these online activities and see where your curiosity …
On a rainy day, the Summer Adventure reading library is just a few clicks away! Sometimes there’s nothing better than curling up with a good book. For this summer spent at home, visits to your local library may not be as frequent. But don’t worry, the Capital Region BOCES School Library System (SLS) has created …
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