Online Resources for Kids
RHPL’s online resources for kids aged 0-14 years of age, selected by RHPL Youth librarians.
Description Thematically paired fiction and nonfiction titles are designed to bridge learning-to-read and reading-to-learn. Animated classic storybooks introduce early learners to the delights of reading while sparking curiosity, creating a natural springboard into the paired nonfiction text for deeper discovery.Bookflix
Description Bright by Text is a program that provides information on child development and local resources to parents and caregivers of children prenatal to age 8. Available in English and Spanish, Bright by Text sends text messages right to your cell phone. Text FAMILYPLACE to 274448 to sign up.Bright by Text
Description Britannica Learning Zone provides teachers and administrators with tools for customizing lessons and generating student reports.Britannica Learning Zone
Description The eBook K-8 Collection contains titles chosen to support a quality learning experience for K-8 students across all subject areas taught in elementary and middle schools, and content aligns with Common Core Curriculum Standards (for participating U.S. states). The collection also features a selection of teacher resources to support educators and administrators.eBooks K-8 Collection
Description Multimedia, reading-level appropriate nonfiction content for K12 students and educators. Content includes over 132,000 encyclopedia articles, 103,000 images, 7,500 multimedia elements, more than 27,000 eBooks, novels and essays, a translation tool for 50+ languages and read-aloud functionality. Includes lexile ranges and is aligned with MDE Academic Standards across a variety of subjects.Encyclopedia Britannica School
Description Designed to meet the unique needs of its users, Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.Explora for Primary Students
Explora for Middle School
Description Complete listing of over 60 Gale Research databases, including Biography, Science, U.S. History, and World History in Context. Gale Databases
Description Borrow eBooks, eAudiobooks, music, movies, and TV shows with no waiting! Titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later.Hoopla
Description Middle school magazines and reference books including thousands of biographies, primary source documents, over a million photos, maps and flags. Subjects covered include history, current events, science, sports and biographies. Middle School Reference Search Plus
Description Recommendations for children’s fiction and nonfiction. This resources offers extensive reader’s advisory services including read-alike titles, series, and authors as well as professional reviews, reader reviews, articles, lists, genre overviews, discussion guides and more. Books are also tagged with appeal factors.NoveList K-8 Plus
Description Download children’s ebooks & audiobooks to your computer or mobile device. The books return automatically and there are no overdue fines!Overdrive Kids
Description Children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedia entries, and an image collection designed for elementary school libraries. Primary School Reference Search
Description An online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach the joy of reading in a format children will love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which children can read, or have read to them.TumbleBooks
Description Content for emergent readers in preschool, Kindergarten and early elementary ages. Helps young learners build vocabulary, comprehension, phonics and reading fluency. Read-aloud narration of classic stories, nursery rhymes, interactive games and original videos.”Treks Travels” offers narrated stories in English and Spanish. “Welcome to Reading” provides 48 stories in four progressive Lexile levels to aid skill development. “Know It” includes visual non-fiction topics for early learners. “Print and Do” activities reinforce developmental themes within the site.World Book Early World of Learning
Description Over 400 fun and educational games designed by parents and educators for grades PreK through 6th.ABCya
Description Bedtime Math is a national nonprofit whose mission is to help kids love numbers so they can handle the math in real life.Bedtime Math
Description Learn and play chess online with other kids.Chess Kid
Description Free online grade level learning.Fun Brain
Description The ultimate parenting toolbox-offering ideas to inspire and entertain children offline.Funology
Description Free online fun from the creators of the popular Hightlights magazine!Highlights Kids
Description Read books online in more than twenty different languages for free.International Children’s Digital Library
Description Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.Khan Academy
Description Kids Design Collaborative is a non-profit design resource dedicated to the education and inspiration of future designers of all kinds.Kids Design Collaborative
Description More than 1,000 free resources for learning at home.Lakeshore Learning
Description Online fun with all of your PBS Kids favorites!PBS Kids
Description Poptropica® is a virtual world in which kids explore and play in complete safety. Every month, millions of kids from around the world are entertained and informed by Poptropica’s engaging quests, stories and games.Poptropica
Description Your destination for characters, games, stories, and your fellow Scholastic fans. Make new friends as you explore the books you love.Scholastic Kids
Description Day-to-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.Scholastic Learn at Home
Description Online fun & games for preschoolers with your favorite Sesame Street characters!Sesame Street
Description Hundreds of bilingual multi-media tools to help kids and families enrich and expand their knowledge during the early years of birth through six, a critical window for brain development. Resources engage kids and adults in everyday moments and daily routines—from teaching early math and literacy concepts, to encouraging families to eat nutritious foods, to serious topics such as divorce and food insecurity.Sesame Street in Communities
Description Free and low-cost online learning for children grades PreK-3rd, focused on language arts and math.Starfall
Description Storyline Online streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.Storyline Online