Educational Resources
LINKS FOR DISTANCE LEARNERS
The following are links for school related applications.
The following resources are appropriate or offer material for all grades.
Scholastic has done a fantastic job of offering FREE daily lessons to students out of school during the COVID-19 closures. They are committed to creating 20 days of lessons covering 3 hours per day!
ReadWorks offers thousands of articles that can be read aloud.
K-5 Resources
Education.com-an educational platform for parents and teachers of pre-k-5 children. There are games, worksheets, and more that help children practice key skills. https://www.education.com.
Mystery Science - Provides engaging inquiry based weekly science lessons https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning This link provides access to a collection of lessons that a perfect for at home use. You’ll find full lessons and mini lessons to peak your curiosity. Teachers have access to more lessons and can send parents links to utilize in addition to this list.
GoNoodle – Offers fun and engaging videos on movement and mindfulness https://family.gonoodle.com/
Bedtime Math help kids love numbers so they can handle math in real life applications. They provide ideas for math at home as well as a nightly math question to discuss with your child. Sign up for the daily math question in the sidebar of their homepage!
SciShow Kids is a YouTube Channel for children that explores all those curious topics that make us ask "why?" Jessi and her robot rat Squeaks answer kids' questions and explain fun, complex science concepts for young, curious minds.
6th-8th Grade Resources
GoNoodle – Offers fun and engaging videos on movement and mindfulness https://family.gonoodle.com/
Khan Academy – Go to https://www.khanacademy.org/ click on Courses in the top left corner to access Math, Reading, and Computing. Teachers can invite students to set up courses to watch their progress too!
NewsELA – Provides articles at multiple reading levels on topics from current events, history, science, arts and culture and more. Go to https://newsela.com/ Click on Join Now, sign up as a student without a course code or your teacher can send you a course link so they can monitor your activity and assign specific articles and assignments.
Duolingo is a free, language-learning platform that guides students to learn up to 30 different foreign languages. Duolingo uses gamification to keep learning engaging.
HIGH SCHOOL Resources
NewsELA – Provides articles at multiple reading levels on topics from current events, history, science, arts and culture and more. Go to https://newsela.com/ Click on Join Now, sign up as a student without a course code or your teacher can send you a course link so they can monitor your activity and assign specific articles and assignments.
CK-12 – Offers online resources for Science and Mathematics classes, consider this another resource if you are working from a textbook. Course provide built in videos and practice checks. Go to Student Sign Up or your teacher can provide you with access so they can see your progress.
Khan Academy – Go to https://www.khanacademy.org/ click on Courses in the top left corner to access Math, Reading, and Computing. Teachers can invite students to set up courses to watch their progress too!
PBS Learning Media – Offers video based resources and activities for high school students. Go to https://opb.pbslearningmedia.org/grades/high-school/ and click on Discipline to navigate towards videos of interest. Subjects include science, social studies, mathematics, English language arts, engineering and technology, health and physical education, and the arts.