01 May, 2020
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!

Architecture

 

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 5-8

Olivia Holden, illustrator of Little People, BIG DREAMS: Ernest Shackletonteaches readers about Ernest’s historical journey and guides viewers in making their own islands

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AGES 4-8

Ginnie Hsu, illustrator Little People, BIG DREAMS: Corazon Aquino, draws and explains the importance of color in illustration and history

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AGES 4-8

Jo Loring-Fisher, author and illustrator of Wolf Girlshows kids how to use different techniques to create a collage of yourself as your favourite animal!

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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

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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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Engineering

 

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 6-9

Kate Siber, author of 50 Adventures in the 50 States and National Parks of the USA, encourages children to physically act out different activities from the 50 United States

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Math

 

AGES 7-11

Karyn Tripp, Math Art and Drawing Games for Kids, takes a hands-on approach to teaching children about rotational symmetry

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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!

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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

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AGES 8-11

Stephen Collins, illustrator of The Dinosaur Awards, talks about the Therizinosaurus and walks children through painting their own dinosaur!

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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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Reading & Literacy

AGES 5-7

Award-winning poet Joseph Coelho reads from Poems Aloud and discusses different forms of poetry from around the world

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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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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

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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 3-6

Claire Alexander reads from A Little Bit Different and walks kids through making their own Ploofers

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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

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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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