Enjoy free, ready-made video lessons from our expert authors s View the complete Quarto Classroom catalog on Edelweiss here. Quarto Classroom is a free video library on YouTube of Quarto’s creators using their books as teaching tools in educational spaces. Each video focuses on subjects ranging from Engineering to Social Sciences to Arts & Crafts, with Quarto creators guiding students through self-led discussions and projects that make the subjects tangible and practical (and fun!). Many videos are accompanied by additional printable materials so students can follow along, participate in the lesson plans, and take the information they learn from the video into the world. With classes aimed at all ages, the sky is the limit when it comes to at-home learning, and whether you’re looking for a versatile lesson plan or an expert to get down and dirty on a subject, Quarto Classroom videos are the perfect way to ensure children are learning no matter the subject or setting. 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Arts & Crafts / Drawing TimeEngineeringGeography & Physical EducationMathNature & Nature PlayReading & LiteracyScienceSocial Emotional LearningSocial Sciences Arts & Crafts / Drawing Time Ages 5-8 Stephanie Corfee, creator of Craft Lab for Kids, walks viewers through creating a hand-painted mandala yoga mat Watch the video lesson Download the excerpt & supply list Ages 4-8 Olivia Holden, illustrator of Little People, BIG DREAMS: Ernest Shackleton, teaches readers about Ernest’s historical journey and guides viewers in making their own islands Watch the video lesson Download the supply list Ages 4-8 Ginnie Hsu, illustrator Little People, BIG DREAMS: Corazon Aquino, draws and explains the importance of color in illustration and history Watch the video lesson Download the supply list Ages 4-8 Jo Loring-Fisher, author and illustrator of Wolf Girl, shows kids how to use different techniques to create a collage of yourself as your favourite animal! Watch the video lesson Download the Wolf Girl activity sheet Ages 4-8 The Grown-Up’s Guide to Painting with Kids creator Jennifer McCully takes viewers through a dirty pour, a technique commonly used in paint pouring Watch the video lesson Download the supply list Ages 6-10 Spencer Brinkerhoff III, creator of You Can Draw Comic Book Characters, walks young learners through the basics of creating a unique comic book character Watch the video lesson – Jinx static Download the Jinx activity sheet Watch the video lesson – Jinx dynamic Download the Jinx activity sheet Watch the video lesson – Savage Download the Savage activity sheet Engineering Ages 7-12 Brett Schilke, creator of Adventures in Engineering forKids, takes readers on a journey to City X where theycan independently explore the future throughproblem solving, design thinking, and engineering Watch the video lesson Download the activity excerpt Geography & Physical Education Ages 6-9 Kate Siber, author of 50 Adventures in the 50 States andNational Parks of the USA, encourages children tophysically act out different activities from the 50 United States Watch the video lesson Download the activity sheet Math Ages 7-11 Karyn Tripp, Math Art and Drawing Games for Kids, takesa hands-on approach to teaching children aboutrotational symmetry Watch the video lesson Download the activity & supply list Nature & Nature Play Ages 3-6 Award-winning poet Marilyn Singer reads from her book Ways to Say I Love You and invites viewers to join her in identifying animal noises and learning how to waltz! Watch the video lesson Ages 6-10 Karen Madigan, one of the authors of Nature Play Workshop for Families, teaches students how to use marigolds to tie-dye face masks Watch the video lesson Download the supply list Reading & Literacy Ages 5-7 Award-winning poet Joseph Coelho reads from Poems Aloud and discusses different forms of poetry from around the world Watch the video lesson Ages 7-10 The Dictionary of Difficult Words author Jane Solomon helps children master tough words with simple, easy-to-understand definitions and pronunciations Watch the video lesson Download the activity sheet Science Ages 5-8 Nancy Castaldo, author of The Farm That Feeds Us, describes a year in the life of a farm and discusses the importance of eating sustainably and naturally Watch the video lesson Download the teachers’ guide Ages 8-12 Author and Kitchen Pantry Scientist Liz Lee Heinecke walks young learners through a surface tension experiment from Chemistry for Kids Watch the video lesson Download the excerpt & supply list Ages 5-8 Emily Hawkins, author of A Natural History of Fairies, teaches readers basic biology as they learn about fairy behaviors and habitats. Watch the video lesson Download the activity sheet Ages 8-12 Kathryn Hulick, author of Strange But True, walks readers through investigating a ghost story and helps them practice scientific questioning Watch the video lesson Download the activity sheet Social Emotional Learning Ages 3-6 Author Clare Helen Welsh reads aloud from How Rude! and guides readers through making duck puppets Watch the video lesson Download the activity sheet & supply list Ages 5-7 Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway, author of the SEN Superpowers series, helps young children improve their memory skills Watch the video lesson – The Classroom Mystery Download the activity sheet – The Classroom Mystery Watch the video lesson – The Map Challenge Download the activity sheet – The Map Challenge Ages 3-6 Claire Alexander reads from A Little Bit Different and walks kids through making their own Ploofers Watch the video lesson Social Sciences Ages 8-12 Jamia Wilson digs into her book Big Ideas For Young Thinkers and encourages children to use their busy brains to think outside the box when answering life’s biggest questions Watch the video lesson Download the teachers’ guide Ages 6-12 Cerrie Burnell, author of I am Not a Label, reads from her debut picture book and challenges preconceptions of disability and mental health Watch the video lesson Ages 7-10 Vita Murrow, author of Power to the Princess and High-Five to the Hero, turns viewers into self-guided social scientists who ask questions and make observational comparisons Watch the video lesson Download the activity sheets Ages 8-12 Aura Lewis and Evan Sargent, creators of We the People, walk readers through key parts of the Constitution and explain the importance of this historical document Watch the video lesson Download the teachers’ guide
