P.S. 106 Brooklyn Early Childhood

Yoga is proven to be an incredibly healthy activity not just for adults, but for kids as well. It increases body awareness, improves flexibility, builds muscles, and centers the mind. The Cosmic Kids Yoga channel on YouTube is jam packed with yoga videos specifically for our little ones. If you want something new to add to your daily routine and keep your child moving, this could be just what you're looking for. And hey, you can do it along with them. A true win-win.  Click here to access Cosmic Kids Yoga

Super Simple Songs is another great YouTube channel for our little ones. They have cute animations and lots and lots of music. If you're looking to brighten the day, get moving, and sing some songs, they have what you're looking for. Click here to access Super Simple Songs

YouTube has a plethora of videos for our youngest learners. A favorite channel of ours is The Singing Walrus. They have countless videos covering everything from the letters of the alphabet to songs about science to catchy tunes about counting. Learning through music has been proven to be incredibly effective and The Singing Walrus is all about songs. We use their videos regularly in the classroom because the children always enjoy them. Pay them a visit and it's likely you'll make a habit of it.  Click here to access The Singing Walrus

National Geographic has been creating and sharing content since 1888. Did you know they have a site built just for kids? They do and it's filled with videos, games, kid friendly articles, and activity ideas.  Click here to access National Geographic Kids

This site is no secret. Most of you have probably visited many times. It's worth mentioning though, just in case. PBSKids is filled with games and videos and many of your child's favorite characters. Curious George, The Cat In The Hat, Wild Kratts, Sesame Street, and more are all ready to entertain and educate.   Click here to access PBSKids

PreKinders is a popular resource normally visited by teachers. However, with parents now playing the role of teacher at home, this is a site everyone should know about. PreKinders was built by a veteran preschool teacher. It's free to access, simple to navigate,  easy to understand,   and filled with tons of activity ideas & printables for all subjects. Can't recommend this enough, especially for those of you with super curious kids. Keeping them engaged can be challenging. PreKinders puts a universe of educational options at your finger tips.  Click here to access PreKinders

There are lots of sites that offer read alouds of books. Storyline Online is one of the best options available. They've won numerous awards for their literacy website. According to their website they receive over 100 million views from around the world every year. It becomes easy to understand once you spend some time on their site. For one, the books are all read aloud by famous actors. Next, the quality of the books could not be better. We are talking about award winning children's books that are found in any elementary classroom. Lastly, it's all completely free!  Click here to access StorylineOnline

We all know and love YouTube. Our kids, even at their young age, enjoy watching videos. However, when they do, we need to keep a watchful eye. YouTube has a lot of content that is inappropriate for children and we all want to keep them safe. Did you know that YouTube has a special version of itself for children? Well, they do! It takes a minute or two to set up and  it's an amazing  way to keep your child safe online . When you let them go on  through their account all of the content will be age appropriate. It's possible to do this for multiple children. For example, if you have a preschooler and a 5th grader, make each an account. The recommended content will align with their ages and signing them in and out takes seconds. Very cool and highly recommended.  Click here to access YouTube Kids

Scholastic has been an education company for nearly 100 years. Since the fall of 1920 they've been creating and publishing educational content. To support students and their families during this difficult time, Scholastic has put together four weeks of free remote learning activities. They have also shared 20 fun play ideas to try at home.  Click here for access to Scholastic Learn At Home

A cute, reggae style song about the days of the week from The Singing Walrus. 

Khan Academy Kids is an incredibly comprehensive, engaging, ad-free, no cost, award winning education app. It was created by education experts to align  with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and the Common Core Standards. Every core subject is addressed, including social-emotional skills. As a parent, you create you and your child's account, which takes only a few minutes. After that it's smooth sailing. The program creates individualized experiences based on how children perform on the activities. This means built in differentiation, which is just fantastic. We can not recommend this resource enough.  Click here to access Khan Academy Kids

Reading, and being read to, are fundamental to building a firm academic foundation. Both are also just a great way to feed curiosity and spend time. Many of you are familiar with MyOn. Epic! is very similar, but has a different collection of books. It provides a massive digital library every one of our students has access to for the remainder of the school year. Thanks to their generosity in the face of Covid-19 closing schools, the site is costing us nothing. Simply click below and then enter the code provided by your child's teacher.  Click here to access Epic! 

ABCYa is a free website filled with colorful games for PreK up to 5th grade. Activities are wide ranging, easy to understand, and appropriately challenging. The site was founded by a public school teacher back in 2004. It's been a favorite of students at P.S. 106 for years. There is a "Premium" version of the site that is ad-free and grants complete mobile access, but that requires a monthly subscription.  Click here to access ABCYa