COVID-19: Safer at Home

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To further combat the spread of COVID-19, the City of Memphis has issued a Safer at Home Order—directing all residents of Memphis to stay inside their homes, and immediately limit all movement outside of their homes beyond what is absolutely necessary to take care of essential needs.
Literacy Mid-South hopes to provide resources for families with elementary aged students at home. These resources will allow families to provide quality, literacy experiences while students & families do their part to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Be sure to check out our Read-Aloud Videos as well. We've included lesson plans & activities to go along with each book.
Please check back soon as we will be updating this page regularly.
Consult the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention for the latest information on COVID-19.
You can access Shelby County Schools instructional resources here.
Reading Tips and Guides
Follow the links below for helpful tips & guides on how to read with your elementary aged student:
- BookTrust: Reading with Your Child (0-12 months)
- BookTrust: Reading with Your Child (3-4 years)
- Reading Rockets: Reading Tips (Toddlers)
- BookTrust: Reading with Your Child (4-6 years)
- Reading Rockets: Reading Tips (PreK)
- Reading Rockets: Reading Tips (K)
- Reading Rockets: Reading Tips (1st Grade)
- Reading Rockets: Reading Tips (2nd Grade)
- Reading Rockets: Reading Tips (3rd Grade)
- Reading is Fundamental: How to Connect Home Literacy Practices to School Literacy Practices
At-Home Activities & Ideas
Follow the links below for interactive literacy activities:
- Scholastic Learn at Home
- BookTrust: Online Storybooks & Games
- Toronto Public Library: Dial-a-Story (call 416-395-5400)
- Reading Rockets: Literacy Apps (K-4th Grades)
- First Book: At Home Activities/Actividades Para Pasar Tiempo en Casa (PreK)
- First Book: At Home Activities/Actividades Para Pasar Tiempo en Casa (K-2nd Grades)
- First Book: At Home Activities/Actividades Para Pasar Tiempo en Casa (3rd-5th Grades)
- First Book: At Home Activities/Actividades Para Pasar Tiempo en Casa (6th-8th Grades)
- BrainPop: English
- LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems! (daily art class)
- Read Along with PBS Kids (and Michelle Obama)