Reading Resources

Reading Resources

These websites are all excellent early literacy resources for you and your child. Within these websites you can find online activities, stories to enjoy, parent and educator tools, and much more.

• The Adventures of Herman the Worm
  Meet Herman the Worm and learn more about worms, worm fun facts, worm habitats, and more!
• Between the Lions
  This animated site offers children a wide variety of games, stories, video clips and other activities that reinforce literacy skills.
• Boowa and Kwala
  Boowa and Kwala’s activity site for preschool, kindergarten and primary school children is jam-packed with interactive games, animated stories, and more.
• Exploring Nature Educational Resource
  Students and educators can use this resource that contains interesting facts about all kinds of nature topics.
• First Palette
  Find free fun crafts, creative ideas, printable crafts, coloring pages and art lessons for kids of all ages.
• Fun with Spot
  Fun with Spot is perfect for the youngest computer users in your family! Color pictures, put together puzzles, and make your own Spot story.

• Get Ready to Read!
  This website has tons of resources to help your child build literacy skills before kindergarten.
• International Children’s Digital Library
  This quality collection of more than 4500 children’s books features stories in 61 languages from around the globe.
• Reading is Fundamental
  Reading is Fundamental encourages reading through a wide variety of early literacy skill-building activities, and provides helpful resources for parents and child care professionals.
• Magic Porthole
  Children can explore coral reefs and oceans through pictures, videos and fun activities.
• Peep and the Big Wide World
  Children can follow Peep into the Big Wide World through games and activities that focus on science and math topics.
• The Peter Rabbit Website
  The classic bunny has his own website of games and activities for children.
• Starfall
  Starfall guides children in learning the alphabet and the sounds in words through a variety of stories and activities.
• Storyline Online
  At Storyline Online you can listen to Screen Actors Guild members read children's books aloud, accompanied by the book illustrations.
• StoryPlace: The Children’s Digital Library
  StoryPlace from the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County has stories and games in both English and Spanish.