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Rockaway Township Free Public Library

Main Library: 61 Mt Hope Rd Rockaway, NJ 07866 973-627-2344 | Hibernia Branch Library : 419 Green Pond Rd Rockaway, NJ 07866 973-627-6872

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Children’s Resources

Looking for some online resources while the schools and library are closed? Try some of these.

We will continue to update this page as we continue to find and learn about more exciting online resources. Don’t forget to check out the web page of your favorite museums, zoos, and aquariums to see what online resources they offer!

Storytime with Miss Tara – Monday thru Friday Miss Tara will upload a video to the library’s youtube channel.

ABC Mouse

Aquarium of the Pacific – animal webcams

BrainPOP – educational resource that is giving free access while schools are closed. Covers a variety of different subjets.

Exploratorium – museum website with science and social studies videos

GoNoodle – need to shake those sillies out? Visit GoNoodle’s youtube page to watch and dance along to fun music videos.

Khan Academy – education lessons in different subjects

Khan Academy for kids – educational lessons for kids 2 to 7 years old

Let’s Keep Reading – visit this google doc to see a list of your favorite authors and when you can catch them reading a picture book or teaching a drawing lesson.

Liberty Science Center – collection of lesson plans and learning activities

Metropolitan Museum of Art for Kids – explore the museum’s virtual offerings.

PBS Kids

Prodigy – Math games for all ages

San Diego Zoo – check out the animals webcams.

Scholastic Learn at home – free access while schools are closed.

Scratch Jr. – coding practice

Smithsonian’s National Zoo – check out the zoo’s webcams

Storyline Online – miss storytime? This website has celebrities reading children’s picture books.

Story Time from Space! – real astronauts read story books from the space station.

Tumble Books – visit via this link or the link below (Tumble books is always available through our website) for picture books come to life.

Tumble Math – free access while schools are closed.

WorkSheetsWorks – printable worksheets to practice skills

Children’s Resources

 

 

Grade Level Reading Lists

Kindergarten

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5


Click below for new homework help sites.

Homework Help

Homework Help:

Discovery Kids | ABCYA

Government:

Kids.gov

Fun:

Disney Channel | Nickelodeon | PBS

Search:

Kidrex | Yahoo for kids

Websites for kids

Research Tools

ABCya

Discovery Education

Founders Online

Kids.gov Webportal

Explora for Primary Schools

Explora for Secondary Schools

Homework Help

English — Sparknotes | Literary Reference Center | Novelist K-8 

Math — Math.com | Webmath l Cramster

Spanish — Grammar | Dictionary | Vocabulary

History — Biography | Latin American Studies | General

All Subjects — Fed Resources for Ed. Excellence

Resources for Bullying & Online Safety 

 

TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books, chapter books and read alongs which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.

TumbleBooks also include National Geographic videos and games. Click here

 

 

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Main Library

61 Mt Hope Rd
Rockaway, NJ 07866
973-627-2344
Mon - Thurs: 9am-8pm
Fri: 9am-5pm
Sat: 9am-5pm
Sun: 1pm-4pm
Closed on Sundays between Memorial and Labor Day.

Hibernia Branch

419 Green Pond Rd
Rockaway, NJ 07866
973-627-6872
Mondays 11am-5pm
Wednesdays 2pm-8pm

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