Below you will find:
links to local schools, town information, and free resources to use while at home due to COVID-19. The free resources have not been vetted by the Acushnet Public Library. We encourage you to read any terms of service regarding use, and encourage all parents/caregivers to monitor and guide their child's use of the Internet.
Please contact Dina, our Library Director, dbrasseur@sailsinc.org with any comments or suggestions. You can also view more info specific to Acushnet Public Library and COVID-19 here.
Extended Home Learning
https://www.acushnetschools.us/extended-home-learning
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XtNHmM7IIWB4Kli_FRujXNcRy8FAfuaR9yBJpqp2ovA/edit
K-8
http://www.newbedfordschools.org/at_home_student_work
9-12
http://nbhs.newbedfordschools.org/parents___students/STUDENTPACKAGES
View Acushnet Cable on YouTube here.
TumbleBooks’ databases are easy to use, and feature unlimited access from home! You can read as many books as you want, when you want, and on any device. There are no check-outs, holds, or downloads. Books are available instantly. Enjoy this free access to the TumbleBooks' collection through summer. Thank you, TumbleBooks!
Families can stay connected with the Girl Scouts at Home catalog.
Virtual badge activities, programs, and resources for girls and families to engage with from home, both scheduled, staff-led programs and resources for activities to do on their own timeframe, are all available to the public for free—no Girl Scout membership necessary.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQagFNHMrGgQpYunk4rHXg/playlists
Nicely sorted YouTube playlists of read along books.
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/by-grade/
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.
Grades PreK - 9.
https://www.storylineonline.net/
An award-winning children’s literacy website that streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
https://storytimefromspace.com/
A collection of free courses, in one place, to help you make informed online learning decisions.
Cool exhibitions and primary sources, collected from institutions across America.
An open source platform, featuring free courses from 140 institutions worldwide.
Learn to code at home.
Over 60 free courses to choose from.
Free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
The top free courses available online through MIT.
Free tech courses.
Start a new journey and learn a little bit about the science, and also the practice, of well-being.
https://www.magictreehouse.com/go/
https://www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willemsDaily at 1 PM.
https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-20-026/?loclr=ealn
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpZe_MeKfSGYHLXkm6h9-Zg
https://www.facebook.com/events/321199928840329/
Virtual Keeper Chat every weekday at 11am
http://cincinnatizoo.org/news-releases/cincinnati-zoo-is-bringing-the-zoo-to-you/
Home Safari every weekday at 3pm
https://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/epzoo2u/
Zoo School every weekday on Facebook at 11am
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDMFO7XSg6-WNAH75OOs6Eg9Ye1CfaTfk
Zoo School Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm
https://www.mysticaquarium.org/penguin-live-stream/
Penguin Live Stream
https://www.facebook.com/mysticaquarium/
Facebook Live Events - check page for more info
https://www.neaq.org/visit/at-home-events-and-activities/
Virtual Visits and More
https://www.sheddaquarium.org/stories/temporary-closure
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour
https://www.whalingmuseum.org/museum-from-home/
https://www.alvinailey.org/ailey-all-access
https://www.americastestkitchen.com/kids/home
Weekly resources to help kids learn in the kitchen.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDq1XzCY0NIOYVJvEMQjqw
Full-length plays every Thursday at 7pm UK time (which is 2pm here in Acushnet), free to stream for a week. Starting Thursday, April 2 with the online premiere of "One Man Two Guvnors."
https://www.facebook.com/NewBedfordWell/
Free classes with local instructors from the comfort of your home.