Storytelling
Chelsea Day School Teacher Storytelling Login to our Parent Home Page for storytelling by teachers under Resources in the navigation bar.
Storyline Online The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Daytime Emmy®-nominated and award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
PBS Learning Media CPTV and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers like you.
Mondays with Michelle Obama As part of the PBS KIDS Read-Along series, Michelle Obama will read four of her favorite children’s books (one book every Monday through 5/11!)
LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems! Around the world, people of all ages have joined Mo Willems in his studio for weekday LUNCH DOODLES. The three-week run, all 15 episodes and their downloadable activities, are archived here.
Museums
Children’s Museum of Manhattan Creative screen-free activities for families.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art YouTube Channel Celebrate The Met’s anniversary throughout 2020 with exhibitions, events, and new ways to connect with art. Highlights include the exhibition, Making the Met, 1870–2020, the reimagined British Galleries, and a three-day celebration in June.
MoMA for Kids Look, listen, and discover with audio for kids.
Children’s Museum of the Arts Free online classes and activities!
Tate Kids Play free games and quizzes, find art activities, explore homework help and share your art with Tate Kids. The best art website for kids.
American Museum of Natural History Explore Page Enjoy exhibits and online offerings, from materials for families and teachers to virtual tours, videos, games and more.
Movement
Cosmic Kids Yoga Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation designed specially for kids aged 3+, used in schools and homes all over the world.
GoNoodle GoNoodle engages 14 million kids every month with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. Available for free at school, home, and everywhere kids are!
Sworkit Kids Workout A variety of fun kids workouts to help get those wiggles and giggles out or use them as a warm-up/cool down for more vigorous activity.
Theater
Trusty Side Kick Shadow Play Trusty Sidekick is pleased to offer FREE streaming of our archival videos for your family to enjoy over and over again!
Zoos
zoos and aquariums live-streaming animals for people to enjoy during coronavirus isolation.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Be delighted by the antics of our sea otters or mellow out to the hypnotic drifting of our jellies. With ten live cams to choose from, you can experience the wonder of the ocean no matter where you are.
San Diego Zoo Kids Live cams and videos of your favorite animals.
Cooking
Beetbox A unique STEAM based program with a seed to table twist –hands-on, sensory based activities; children can quite literally “get their hands dirty” and explore their natural environment.
CDS Community Recommendations
Tumble Leaf – Season 1 Tumble Leaf is a series aimed at preschoolers, set in a whimsical land where a small blue fox named Fig plays each day and discovers adventure, friendship and love around every bend in the path.
Dinosaur Train Videos PBS kids videos, activities, games.
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood PBS kids animated program for preschoolers ages 2 to 4 which builds on the pioneering PBS series, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
Bluey Kids Animation about an inexhaustible dog who loves to play and turn everyday family life into an extraordinary adventure.