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Antura and the Letters
Antura and the Letters is a free open-source literacy game that teaches reading and language through mini-games across six worlds, with native-language and second-language paths.
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TextProject
TextProject provides free, evidence-based texts, vocabulary resources, and teaching tools designed to help beginning and struggling readers become proficient.
Wallace Collection Activity Sheets
A free Wallace Collection activity set uses artworks and objects to invite creative writing, colour exploration, measuring, and storytelling.
White House Summer Reading Challenge 2026
The White House Summer Reading Challenge encouraged children entering kindergarten through eighth grade to read 12 books, track them in an official log, and submit their progress for certificates, bookmarks, and prize eligibility.
NYC Early Literacy Resources
New York City’s Department of Education provides family guidance for building early reading and writing skills through talk, play, reading, library use, and multilingual tip sheets.
ALA Día: Free Resources for 2026
The Association for Library Service to Children provides free 2026 Día promotional graphics and bilingual reading-list links celebrating children’s books and cultural diversity.
Philadelphia Zoo Online Activities
The Philadelphia Zoo provides DIY animal activities, science worksheets, scavenger hunts, reading and writing prompts, puzzles, and coloring pages for home learning.
MoMA Lessons for Early Learners
MoMA’s early learner collection uses modern art to support active learning through themed printable lessons for Pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and families.
NC Kids’ Exploration Journal
North Carolina’s official exploration journal gives elementary-age children multidisciplinary activities, lined journal pages, and creativity prompts for science, nature, and discovery.
iREAD Summer 2026: Plant a Seed, Read
iREAD’s 2026 library reading programme uses a farm-to-table theme to connect stories with culture, history, science, health and human connection, with children, teen, early-literacy and family activities.
Library of Congress NLS Summer Reading Program
The U.S. National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled summer reading page provides the Unearth a Story programme, kids programming, activities, and accessible reading support.
Go All In: National Year of Reading 2026 Resources
The UK National Year of Reading 2026 resource portal offers family, school, library, early-years, and accessible reading guides, activity packs, and downloadable materials.
ALA 2026 Summer Reading Lists
The American Library Association’s 2026 Summer Reading Lists offer free downloadable book and digital-media recommendations for birth–preschool, grades K–2, 3–5, and 6–8.
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