Elementary Resources

100+ Free Video Read Alouds | Indianapolis Public Libraryhttps://www.indypl.org/blog/for-parents/free-video-read-aloudsThe Indianapolis Public Library provides materials, programs and services in support of the lifelong learning, recreational, and economic interests of all Marion County residents.

Aesop Archives – Storynoryhttps://www.storynory.com/category/fairy-tales/aesop/

Aesop’s fables are loved pretty much everywhere. In these four adaptations by Storynory a rat, grasshopper, a fox and a mouse tell their tales in their own words.

Alice in Wonderland Archives – Storynoryhttps://www.storynory.com/category/classic-authors/alice-in-wonderland/

The reading of Alice brings out the subtlety and irony of a clever little girl lost in a topsy-turvy world. Read and Listen

Easier version

Chapter One: ‘The Boy Who Lived’ | Wizarding Worldhttps://www.wizardingworld.com/chapters/reading-the-boy-who-livedDaniel Radcliffe reads the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone/Sorcerer’s Stone, as part of Harry Potter At Home. Look out for more special video readings in the upcoming weeks.

Unite for Literacyhttps://www.uniteforliteracy.com/

Unite for Literacy provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages.

TeachingBooks | Oh, the Places You’ll Go!https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=5077#t_book_readingsClick on Book Readings to find the Complete Video Reading narrated by Miss Linda

TeachingBooks | The Loraxhttps://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=4173#t_book_readingsWith a recycling-friendly “Go Green” message, The Lorax allows young readers to experience the beauty of the Truffula Trees and the danger of taking our earth for granted,

Epic!: Read Amazing Children’s Books Online – Unlimited Access to the Best Books and Learning Videos For Kids 12 and Underhttps://www.getepic.com/educators

Instant access to thousands of great kids books.  An educator’s account is free

Diary of a Wimpy Kidhttp://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/Wimpy.Kid/preview.html

It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself in middle school, where smaller kids share the hallways with bigger kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. Teaching Guide

Roald Dahl – Fantastic Mr Fox Onlinehttps://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Listening.Short.Stories/Fantastic.Mr.Fox/01/default.htmlDown in the valley there were three farms…On a hill above the valley there was a wood. In the wood there was a huge tree. Under the tree there was a hole. In the hole lived Mr Fox and Mrs Fox and their four Small Foxes.

Goodnight moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Grandma Annii’s Storytime – YouTube (4:42)https://youtu.be/Rg3wI0OPRe0

Just Books Read Aloudhttps://justbooksreadaloud.com/IndexCategory.php?t=Short&p1=&p2=

A selection of audio books on YouTube. Some with text, some without.

Lil’ Fingershttp://www.lil-fingers.com/storybooks/index.php

Animated, interactive storybooks

Little Fox – Little Fox Animated Stories for English Learnershttps://www.littlefox.com/Award-winning library of leveled stories and songs to teach English as a second language (ESL) and guided reading

Malory Towers: First Term (Complete Audiobook) – YouTube (5:13:36)https://youtu.be/HU0kHtCxNP0
Book 1 of The original classic Malory Towers series. Darrell Rivers’ first glance at Malory Towers, the boarding school in Cornwall standing on the cliff

Mary Poppinshttp://esl-bits.net/Novellas.for.ESL.Students/Poppins/preview.htmlMary Poppins is likely the most exciting nanny England–and the world–has ever seen. Young Jane and Michael Banks have no idea what’s in store for them when Mary Poppins blows in on the east wind

Mary Poppins – Disney Story – YouTube (10:25)https://youtu.be/pyL8zGJDuFU

This is Walt Disney’s 1977 ‘Mary Poppins’. The images have been scanned at high quality, and the record digitized and cleaned as much as I can without losing the tonal clarity

Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss – YouTube (5:53)https://youtu.be/D6ZeZA6wF-k

Read along to this video from Dr. Seuss, read by Professor, to help spread the joy of reading to young people.

Pete The Cat Official – YouTube (3-4min each)https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZyvbuv6Nomrsfxy3zoJ-AgPete the Cat is a fun, musically driven series about exploring your world and trying new things. Whether he’s making new friends or facing up to life’s daily challenges,  Pete and his friends will always approach these challenges by being smart, accepting, and optimistic.

Raggedy Ann Stories | American Englishhttps://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/raggedy-ann-storiesRaggedy Ann Stories, abridged and adapted from the original, contains 13 short stories about the classic rag doll and her friends. The text is accompanied by the original illustrations, a picture glossary, and questions to aid comprehension.

Danny the Champion of the Worldhttp://esl-bits.net/Novellas.for.ESL.Students/Danny/preview.htmlDanny’s life seems perfect: his home is a gypsy caravan, he’s the youngest car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. Full audiobook with text (AudioEbook) – Youtube

Roald Dahl | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Full audiobook with text (AudioEbook) – YouTube (3:09:27)https://youtu.be/qCuNSZjCKg8

Roald Dahl | Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (3:14:33)https://youtu.be/gkzcRdIEwy8

Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Charlie Bucket’s back for another adventure. (yr 6-9)

Roald Dahl | James and the Giant Peach – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (2:29:55)https://youtu.be/gFoYBO5ZFwo

An enormous escaped rhinoceros from London Zoo has eaten James’ parents. And it gets much worse! (yr 5-7) Read and Listen

Roald Dahl | Matilda – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (3:47:18)https://youtu.be/FSLCZSkU6qk

Matilda’s parents were horrible and called her the most terrible things. But the truth is, she is the genius and they are the stupid ones! (yr 6-9) Read and ListenReading Guide

Roald Dahl | The BFG – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (4:05:21)https://youtu.be/7iqALkjrDp8

Every night, when the whole world is sleeping, big, gruesome and disgusting giants go out into the darkness and guzzle up whoppsy-whiffling human beans. (yr 6-9) Read and Listen

Roald Dahl | The Giraffe & The Pelly & Me – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (39:40)https://youtu.be/wL3NuLOsJHs

What does a window-cleaning company need? How about a pelican, a giraffe and a monkey? Join Billy as he makes friends with three amazing animals and gets up to some thrilling adventures. (yr 6-9) Read and Listen

Roald Dahl | The Magic Finger – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (19:47)https://youtu.be/oBbWjwC5m_c

The Magic Finger is narrated by an apple growing up on a farm in the English countryside, next door to the Gregg family who have a passion for hunting. (yr 5-7) Read and Listen

Roald Dahl | The Twits – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (49:16)https://youtu.be/EgppUh8ukZ8

Mr and Mrs Twit play some horrible tricks on each other. I bet you have never met two people more revolting. (yr 5-7)

Roald Dahl | The Witches – Full audiobook with text (AudioEbook) – YouTube (3:29:48)https://youtu.be/OztnmARkFDwThe Grand High Witch of all the World thought herself to be invincible with all of her magic powers and all of her witches. That was until she met me and my grandma. (yr 6-9) Read and Listen

Robinson Crusoe in Levelshttps://www.robinsoncrusoeinlevels.com/This book is written in simplified English. The name of the book is Robinson Crusoe. It is about a man on a deserted island.

Room on the Broom By Julia Donaldson & Illustrated By Axel Scheffler – YouTube (8:11)https://youtu.be/XRany_OScms

How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, as they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind. – Audiobook

Sindbad the Sailor (Part 1) in English | Stories for Teenagers | English Fairy Tales – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/ZnXgZR-8LAYParental Guidance:Some material of this video may not be suitable for children below 13 years of age. Sindbad the Sailor (Part 1) in English |

Storyberries – Fairy Tales, Bedtime Stories and Kids Poems!https://www.storyberries.com/Read the BIGGEST collection of free fairy tales, bedtime stories, nursery rhymes, poems, and short stories. Free kids’ books online!

Storyline Onlinehttps://www.storylineonline.net/

Storyline Online features celebrated actors reading children’s books to inspire a love of reading in children worldwide. Teacher’s Guide to each bookA-Z Library

Storynoryhttps://www.storynory.com/

Fun stories to read and listen to, Year 3-4

✏️ Kids Book Read Aloud: ROSIE REVERE ENGINEER by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/f41od1y5MN4Rosie Revere loves to build contraptions out of things no one else wants. More stories from Awnie’s House

The Best Read Alouds on YouTube – We Are Teachershttps://www.weareteachers.com/read-alouds-on-youtube/Save your voice. Let these folks do the reading for you. Here are the read-aloud channels we love. We hope you do too!

B. J. Novak reads from The Book With No Pictures – YouTube (3:01)https://youtu.be/EZwY5BeYcyoA children’s book with no pictures? Let The Office’s B. J. Novak explain it all…

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss (Living Books) (1997) – Longplay – YouTube (1:07:03)https://youtu.be/s89YCOLSuQYThe Cat in the Hat is the sixteenth Living Book, based on the famous popular 1957 children’s story written by Dr. Seuss Shorter version (17:06) (yr 3-5) Vocabulary Play version (10:48) (yr 2-3)

The Little Prince narrated by Kenneth Branagh – YouTube (1:45:44)https://youtu.be/APG1upS8LDw

Edited from the PC interactive computer game. – Open the CC subtitles and change the speed to 0.75 (yr 5-7)  Read and Listen

 

The Nursery “Alice” – Alice-in-Wonderland.nethttps://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/resources/chapters-script/the-nursery-alice/The Nursery ‘Alice’ – the Alice in Wonderland story retold in easier language.

The Secret Garden – Storynoryhttps://www.storynory.com/category/classic-authors-for-children/secret-garden/ Mary Lennox is a sickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India. After a cholera epidemic kills her parents, Mary is sent to England, to live with a wealthy uncle at his isolated house, Misselthwaite Manor.

The Secret Garden 1 | There Is No One Left | Classics | Little Fox | Animated Stories – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCu_sXg4wQQ&list=PLTYeDakuqA38cYMLvzxOH-tHDamwEsI-SThe Secret Garden 1: There Is No One Left Mary Lennox is a selfish and stubborn child. One day, Mary wakes up and sees there is no one left in the house. – Playlist

I’m Reggie Rockit | A story about being your true self – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/MvPfN_S7aRYReggie Rockit always wishes he was cool. He thinks he a super nerd and thinks that’s doesn’t make him cool.  More stories from The Story Time Family 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/btFCtMhF3iI

Ms. Linda reads the all-time classic picture book about a little caterpillar with a big appetite. Teaching Resources

The Whale Who Ate Everything: Children’s Audio Books – YouTube (4:10)https://youtu.be/CFq441el_ls

The Whale Who Ate Everything is a funny little tale about a very hungry whale who eats a little too much for his own good – in rhyme

The Big List of Children’s Book Writers Doing Virtual Author Activitieshttps://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-author-activities/Get reading and writing! These authors are offering read-alouds of their books and books by their favorite authors.

World Storieshttps://worldstories.org.uk/lang/english

E-books to read and listen to. There are 173 stories available in English and their original languages.