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Virtual Activities

Virtual Activities for Children


Bath Township Public Library Digital Resources

hoopla - Instant streaming of movies, music, ebooks, audiobooks , comics, and more , now with Bonus Borrows & extra checkouts for March, April and May
Libby - Download ebooks and audiobooks
MeL - Michigan's eLibrary 
MeLKids - Learn, play, and read resources for K-12 students
Mango - Language learning that works from home

Virtual Storytimes 
Storytime Online -Stream videos of celebrated actors reading popular children's books
Storytime from Space - Stream videos of astronauts on the Space Station reading popular children's books
Story Pirates - podcasts of original stories by kids for kids, with special performers 
Ready to Read Michigan - A Parade of Elephants, the 2020 Ready to Read Michigan book selection, read by author Kevin Henkes
Good Night with Dolly - Dolly Parton reading select Imagination Library books
The Big List of Children's Authors Providing Online Reading and Activities  - Over 50 of the best virtual activites provided by children's authors

Story Time with Jason  - a YouTube storytime with Jason from the Webster Public Library

Brightly Storytime Read Aloud with Miss Linda - YouTube stories and science with Miss Linda

Storytime with Michelle Obama- a weekly storytime with the former first lady

Virutal Tours
Detroit ZooVirtual videos and live animal cams
Detroit Institute for Arts- View more than 60,000 DIA artworks 
Cincinnati Zoo  - Home Safaris live daily at 3 pm on their facebook page, videos are then uploaded to their YouTube channel for anytime viewing
Museum Tours -  Tour famous museums from around the world 

Edcational Resources 

PebbleGo from MeL - Capstone has upgraded PebbleGo access on MeL through June 30, 2020.  Additional modules for grades PreK-3rd 
Michigan History for Kids - The Historical Society of Michigan is opening its Michigan History for Kids website to everyone for free. UserName: MHK Password: 1234

Scholastic Learn at Home- Twenty days of online activities, stories, and videos

Science Resources

Michigan State University Science Festival - A free online festival featuring the STEAM disciplines - science, technology, engineering, art, and math

Impression 5 Museum - Facebook activities 

Henry Ford Museum - Innovation learning virtual series

Ann Arbor Hands On MuseumSTEM at home activities

Grand Rapids Children's Museum - play at home activities

Music

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra- DSO Replay offers on-demand video streaming of past concerts

Chamber Music Society of Detroit

University Musical Society

U of M School of Music Theater and