Storytime and Performances
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Storyline Online
Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, caregivers and educators worldwide. Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners.
LIVE Events/Performances
The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read-Alouds & Activities
Art/Drawing
Lunch Doodles w/ Mo Willems
Weekdays @ 1pm (archived episodes available anytime)
Draw Everyday w/ Jarret J, Krosoczka
Weekdays @ 2pm for next two weeks (archived episodes available anytime)
Inside Scoop - El Deafo
Starting March 23rd, 2020, 10:00 AM EST, Cece Bell will air a weekly chapter-by-chapter deep dive into the world of her autobiographical graphic novel, El Deafo. View on her YouTube channel.
Borrow the eBook with no holds on the Madison-Oneida BOCES SORA shelf! (Login Required) Login instructions can be found here.
Lauren Tarshis - I Survived Series
For kids home from school, Lauren is doing daily read-alouds from her series "I Survived" and from Scholastic’s ELA Magazine, Storyworks.
Read more books from the "I Survived" Series on the Madison-Oneida BOCES Sora shelf! (Login Required) Login instructions can be found here.
Lauren’s website includes many free activities and resources for her books: www.laurentarshis.com/teaching-resources
Publisher Guidelines on Read-Alouds
M-O SLS Publishers Permisions Document
- Updated Publishers Permissions - Alphabetical Order - from M-O School Library SystemMany publishers have granted read-aloud permissions, in the online context, to educators during the COVID outbreak. This document summarizes them in alphabetical order and is updated by the SLS staff, as much as possible.
School Library Journal
Kate Messner's List of Publisher Guidelines
Copyright/Fair Use Tools
- American Library Association's Copyright ToolsThese resources are intended to help educators make a determination about using materials legally for classroom purposes.