Enjoy free, ready-made video lessons from our expert authors
Quarto Classroom is a free video library on YouTube of Quarto’s creators using their books as teaching tools. With accompanying additional printable materials and classes aimed at all ages, the sky is the limit when it comes to at-home learning! Meet our teachers below!
AGES 7-12
Vicky Chan, author of Adventures in Architecture for Kids, shows kids how to make their own sustainable home out of sand
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
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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!
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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
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Watch the video lesson – Jinx dynamic
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Watch the video lesson – Savage
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AGES 7-12
Brett Schilke, creator of Adventures in Engineering for Kids, takes readers on a
journey to City X where they can independently explore the future through problem solving, design thinking, and engineering
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Geography & Physical Education
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!
AGES 8-11
Stephen Collins, illustrator of The Dinosaur Awards, talks about the Therizinosaurus and walks children through painting their own dinosaur!
AGES 6-10
The Secret Life of Bees author Moira Butterfield does a read aloud and takes us up close and personal with some actual bees!
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AGES 7-11
Vita Murrow, author of the True Stories of Animal Heroes series, takes kiddos outside to interact with nature on every level
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AGES 5-7
Award-winning poet Joseph Coelho reads from Poems Aloud and discusses different forms of poetry from around the world
AGES 7-10
The Dictionary of Difficult Words author Jane Solomon helps children master tough words with simple, easy-to-understand definitions and pronunciations
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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
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AGES 8-12
Author and Kitchen Pantry Scientist Liz Lee Heinecke walks young learners through a surface tension experiment from Chemistry for Kids
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AGES 5-8
Emily Hawkins, author of A Natural History of Fairies, teaches readers basic biology as they learn about fairy behaviors and habitats
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AGES 8-12
Kathryn Hulick, author of Strange But True, walks readers through investigating a ghost story and helps them practice scientific questioning
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Social Emotional Learning
AGES 3-6
Author Clare Helen Welsh reads aloud from How Rude! and guides readers through making duck puppets
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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
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Watch the video lesson – The Map Challenge
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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
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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 – The Classroom Mystery
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
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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
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View the complete Quarto Classroom catalog on Edelweiss here.