Online Resources for Kids, Teens and Families
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📗 Grammar & Word Games for Language Arts at Home – 1st – 5th
https://unscrambler.co
Play can be a tool for learning! Playing with language helps you actually use it, and playing word games is more fun than sitting and listening to a lecture. Find examples here to play online games or use the printable language games and you may just learn more than what you learn just listening in class
📗 Capstone Classroom (eBooks) – 3rd – 5th
https://pebblego.com/free-pebblego-capstone-interactive-access-school-closures
If you find your school or district in a situation where you will need to rely on remote technology to continue teaching and learning, we’re here to support you.
Complete this form to request free access to both PebbleGo and Capstone Interactive eBooks while your school is closed.Free access to e-books
📗 Glose for EducationReading – Middle and High School (6-12)
https://glose.education/
Social reading app to help students read more and learn better. Students and teachers stay connected and engaged in a virtual classroom where reading comes to life.Access to Glose for Education. Every student and teacher gets free classic titles preloaded into their account with access to a bookstore with over v1 million titles to read and learn together. Features include the ability to annotate in the margins, add reactions, spark discussions with peers, and access your book collection from any device, wherever you are.
📗 HOMER Reading – Early Childhood, K – 2nd
www.learnwithhomer.com
HOMER Reading is an early learning program for ages 2-8 that is personalized to your child’s interests to help them fall in love with reading. It has been proven to increase early reading scores by 74% with just 15 minutes a day. And with stories and activities customized to each child’s interests, they’ll learn while having fun. 30-day Free Trial
📗Learning A-Z / Headsprout – PreK-6
https://www.learninga-z.com/site/lp2/covid19
Headsprout is an adaptive, online reading program that is easy to implement, fun to use, and proven to help children become capable and confident readers. Using a unique scaffolded teaching approach, the program instantly responds and personalizes the learning experience to ensure that each student can master essential reading skills. Plus, kids love the cast of friendly characters, engaging activities, and built-in incentives that make learning to read fun. Free access to Headsprout for the rest of this school year
📗 OverDrive Education – K – 2nd, 3rd – 5th, 6th – 8th, High School
https://company.overdrive.com/2020/03/17/sora-reading-app-extends-no-cost-ebooks-and-audiobooks-to-remote-learners/
Sora is a K-12 student reading app through which students and educators can access ebooks and audiobooks from OverDrive Education’s extensive catalog of digital titles for schools.Educators can complete an online form for no cost access to the Sora Remote Reading Book Bundle, a collection of 200+ premium, simultaneous use digital titles from publishers like Abrams, Britannica, Bellwether Media, Live Oak, and Orca, in addition to classic required reading titles like Emma and Call of the Wild. Specific title availability may vary by region.
📗Read Aloud Project – K – 2nd
https://achievethecore.org/category/411/ela-literacy-lessons?filter_cat=788
Lessons designed to highlight the ELA/literacy Shifts and expectations of college- and career-ready standards. Lesson plans to accompany texts parents may have or can purchase.
📗Read Naturally, Inc. – K – 2nd, 3rd – 5th, 6th – 8th
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/splat-o-nym/id889274902
Keep students learning during school closures. Splat-O-Nym makes learning words FUN! Students independently play games that include over 7,000 synonym questions, 1,000 antonym questions, and 600 meaning-from-context questions. For details and an in-depth overview of the app visit: https://www.readnaturally.com/product/splat-o-nymSplat-O-Nym Vocabulary iPad App
📗 ReadTheory – ALL
ReadTheory.org
Free adaptive reading comprehension learning platform. The site is entirely free
📗 Rosen Classroom – ALL
https://forms.zohopublic.com/rosenpublishing1/form/COVID19SchoolSupportOpportunitiesforDistanceLearni2/formperma/Ejpi6ntayMYMeDfc6aY09hyaGxv-TePBcaZ5YqJVUQM
Maintain Teaching and Learning for Our K-12 StudentsIf you just want your students to READ—whether they are learning to read or reading to learn—they can easily access hundreds of age appropriate books across various topics and content areas with a simple login and selection by using our epointplus digital delivery.
📗 Scientific Learning – K – 2nd, 3rd – 5th, 6th – 8th, High School
https://www.scilearn.com/remote-access/
Reading Assistant Plus helps K-12 student of all levels practice independent reading and develop vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension skills. It is an innovative online guided reading tool “reads” to the student, “listens” while they read a selection aloud, detects when they falter, and provides immediate intervention in the form of correct pronunciation.Licenses for Reading Assistant Plus through June 30, 2020
📗 Get Epic – K – 2nd, 3rd – 5th, 6th – 8th
https://www.getepic.com/sign-in
Epic is the leading digital learning playground for kids. With over 40,000 high-quality books, audiobooks and videos from the world’s best publishers, Epic reaches more than 20 million kids. No inappropriate content, ads or in-app purchases. Always free for educators. Providing all educators and librarians the ability to offer students remote access to the platform for FREE through the end of the school year, June 30, 2020, with no credit card required.
📗 Goodnight Mo by StoryToys – Early Childhood, K – 2nd
https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id706000131
Goodnight Mo is a magically sleepy and comforting bedtime book. As night falls and the moon rises, a cute little monster gets ready for bed. Beautiful imagery, gently rhyming narration, and soothing music make Mo’s bedtime routine the perfect way to wind down before going to sleep.Interactive book was made completely Free for all users.
📗 Phonics Hero – K – 2nd
https://www.phonicshero.com/
Phonics Hero teaches school-aged children to read and spell with systematic phonics. Using a step-by-step approach, the 850 games teach children the 44 sounds, the reading and spelling of words, and how to conquer sentences. Available on tablets and computers.30 days full free access. Obligation free; no payment details taken. On signing up, teacher inputs student names (first name is fine) and will be provided with a list of logins to distribute to students.
📗 ReadAskChat – Early Childhoodhttps://readaskchat.net
ReadAskChat is a highly curated, beautifully illustrated digital library that provides parents, caregivers, and teachers of children six months to four years with all the guidance they need to lay a strong foundation for reading and love of learning. During this time of school disruption and uncertainty, we are making the full library free to families through April 2020. Use organization code 5RVLD4 when registering.
📗 LightSail Education – ESL – K-12
https://lightsailed.com/
K-12 Literacy and Reading platform including 6,000 books in English and Spanish
LIGHTSAIL IS PROVIDING ALL K-12 SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS IMPACTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS WITH COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS TO THEIR LITERACY PLATFORM INCLUDING 6,000 BOOKS
📗 Making English Fun – ESL – ALL
https://makingenglishfun.com/portfolio/
Free English Learning Online games, mobile apps and printable Board games and worksheets. All agesFree Online games, free app downloads and voucher code – makingenglishfree for access to the editable resources.
📗 FabuLingua – ESL, Foreign Language, Special Education – Early Childhood, K – 2nd, 3rd – 5th
www.fabulingua.com
FabuLingua teaches Spanish through magical interactive stories on mobile phones and tablets. Its unique method is designed to introduce the new language in a way that subconsciously develops the child’s ear, comprehension and reading skills. This approach leads to a more natural wiring of the brain to the new language in a way that is effective but feels effortless (and fun!). FabuLingua adds a new charming interactive story from Latin America or Spain every month, along with associated games and a Magic Sticker Book where kids get to create their own compositions!
FabuLingua is suspending their subscription services and providing their entire platform for free to all families and schools while schools are closed. Simply download it from the App Store or Google play.
📗 Reading Horizons – ESL, Special Education – ALL
https://www.readinghorizons.com/reading-curriculum/covid-19-software-discounts
Reading Horizons – Resources for ReadingFrom now through the end of the school year, we would like to offer your school/district access to our software products free of charge. This includes apps that can be used from home for students.
📗 Madeleine Editions – Foreign Language – Early Childhood, K – 2nd
https://madeleineeditions.com/stories/
Madeleine Editions presents beautiful, immersive story experiences for modern families. Their mission is to help children ages 3~8 cultivate an ear for languages and a taste for the creative arts.We’ll be offering the entire Madeleine Editions award-winning collection of multimedia, multilingual stories for children 3~8 completely FREE until March 27th. The collection, which has received the National Parenting Award and Family Choice Award, is as fun as it is mind-nourishing — an excellent way to pass the time indoors with your little ones.
📗 LaliloReading – Intervention Resources – K – 2nd
www.lalilo.com
Entirely free phonics and comprehension program for Kindergarten through 2nd grade students|
Everything is absolutely free: all the content for students, all the data for teachers
📗 Read Naturally Live – Intervention Resources – 3rd – 5th, 6th – 8th
https://www.readnaturally.com
Read Naturally Live is a web-based intervention that applies the research-based Read Naturally Strategy to accelerate reading achievement. Visual and auditory prompts guide students through the motivating steps to develop fluency and phonics skills, support comprehension, and improve vocabulary. Get a free 60 Day trial
Read Naturally Live for 60 days
✅ The San Diego Zoo
https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
A website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy the tour!
✅ Yellowstone National Park
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
✅ Access Mars
https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover.
✅ FarmFood 360
https://www.farmfood360.ca/
This Canadian site offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs.
✅ The Louvre
www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
Travel to Paris, France to see amazing works of art at with this virtual field trip.
✅ Great Wall of China
https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
This Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China is beautiful and makes history come to life.
✅ British Museum
https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com
This iconic museum located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies.
✅ Explorers
https://www.projectexplorer.org/
Free videos from around the world from grade 3-12
✅ Google Earth
https://www.google.com/earth/
All sorts of learning here if you dig in
✅ The Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/
A wonderful, endlessly detailed way to get kids engaged in the world of art.
✅ Human Body
https://human.biodigital.com/login?returnUrl=/dashboard
A human visualization platform that allows students to explore the human body in really cool ways.
✅ Smithsonian Zoo & Museum
https://www.si.edu/kids
No need to travel to one of the Smithsonian’s zoos or museums — this website brings your child everything from live video of the National Zoo to the Smithsonian Learning Lab right to their screen
✅ Smithsonian – Ocean Life
https://ocean.si.edu/
This educational website hosted by the Smithsonian Museum takes a deep dive into ocean life.
✅ Alaskan Wildlife Cams
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=viewing.webcams
✅ More Virtual Field Trips from Home (list)
https://…/articles/road-trip-from-home-virtual-field-trips/
With all of us experiencing varying degrees of social distancing and school closures, Amazon Audible has created something that we hope makes your lives a little easier. At stories.audible.com, you will find hundreds of our titles available completely free. The collection has been handpicked by the editors at Amazon Audible and is a mix of stories to entertain, engage, and inform young people, ages 0–18.
These stories offer a screen-free option that we hope may help break up the day for families with students home from school.
There are selections for our listeners in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese and Italian.
To access the free titles, just visit sfrom any web browser.
The experience is completely free – no log-ins, credit cards, or passwords required. Just click, stream and listen.
✅ Accurate Learning Systems Corporation – K-9
http://www.mathscore.com
Individuals that sign up for free home version accounts can master their math facts for free. This is an important area of focus often neglected by schools.
✅ Algebra Video Tutor – 6th – 8th, High School
http://videotutor.thinkific.com/courses/30-ways-to-pass-the-algebra-1-common-core-regents-corona?coupon=coronavirus
30 brief (2.5 min average), informative videos covering the easiest and most commonly asked concepts on the Algebra 1 Common Core Regents!
The entire video series is only 80 minutes in length!
✅ ASSISTments – 6th – 8th
new.assistments.org
Free tool for math teachers to assign classwork and homework. Compatible with Google Classroom and many common curricula like Illustrative Mathematics. Students receive immediate feedback and teachers receive reports with student- and class-level data to inform instruction.
✅ Bedtime Math – K-5
www.bedtimemath.org
Bedtime Math is a national nonprofit that ignites kids’ curiosity and learning by unleashing the fun in math. It offers playful online math problems for parents to do with their kids every day, as well as lively hands-on games. Research has shown that both offerings reduce kids’ math anxiety, increase their love of math, and lay the groundwork for greater math achievement.
✅ Boddle Learning – 1st – 6th
https://www.boddlelearning.com/
Boddle is a math platform for 1-6th grade that makes learning fun and personalized. Teachers are able to track student progress remotely and quickly identify learning gaps.
✅ Carnegie Learning – 6th – 8th, High School
https://www.carnegielearning.com/help-center/teachers-toolkit/teachers-toolkit-faqs/long-live-math-at-home/
lessons, videos, adaptive software
✅ Dr Nic’s Maths and Stats YouTube channel – 6th – 8th, High School, Higher Education
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG32MfGLit1pcqCRXyy9cAg/
YouTube channel providing sound, engaging videos on statistical concepts
✅ DreamBox Learning Math – K-8
www.dreambox.com/at-home
Award winning K-8 online math program that looks at how a student is solving problems to adjust accordingly and build a unique learning path for them.
Workbooks
✅ Eureka Math – K – 2nd, 3rd – 5th, 6th – 8th, High School
https://gm.greatminds.org/en-us/knowledgeonthego
Knowledge-building resources, written materials for math (Grades K–12) and daily instructional videos.
✅ Happy Numbers – K-5th
www.happynumbers.com
Happy Numbers is offering our solution for free to all teachers through the end of the school year.
✅ I Know It – K – 2nd, 3rd – 5th
IKnowit.com
Interactive math learning website for Grades K-5
✅ Infinite Maths – ALL
https://me-u.com/maths
Bottomless pit of maths problems with help on problems you skip
✅ K-5 Math Teaching Resources – K- 5th Grade
https://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com
K-5 math resources clearly sorted by grade and standard that are easy to download and print at home. Click on the Number, Geometry or Measurement & Data page for your grade level. All activities focus on engaging, hands-on learning.
✅ Knowledgehook – Grade 3-10 (Canada) Grade 3-Algebra I (USA)
knowledgehook.com
Online Formative Assessment tool for Math
✅ Math Aids – K – 2nd, 3rd – 5th, 6th – 8th, High School
https://www.math-aids.com/
Math-Aids.Com provides free math worksheets for teachers, parents, students, and home schoolers.
✅ Math Shed – K – 5th
mathshed.com
K-5 (4 – 11 year olds) arithmetic fluency intervention program, web game and app
✅ Mathchops – 3rd – 5th, 6th – 8th, High School, SAT, ACT
www.mathchops.com
Adaptive math practice through customized games. Specific versions for the SAT, ACT, ISEE, SSAT and school enrichment grades 4 – 11.
Created by NYC tutor with 17+ years experience and two former Google engineers with 10+ software engineering experience.
✅ MathHelp – High School
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_LuPnD9D2zFYF46vm8kQnQ
Online math courses with video instruction and interactive practice for middle school, high school, developmental college math, and standardized test prep.
✅ Mathletics – K – 2nd, 3rd – 5th, 6th – 8th
https://www.mathletics.com/us/
Mathletics is a K-8 math learning resource that offers fun online learning activities and printable learning worksheets
✅ MathLight – 6th – 8th
Www.mymathlight.comM
MathLight provides video lessons with guided notes for all pre-algebra & Algebra 1 topics – perfect for distance learning.
✅ MathPlayground – K – 6th
https://www.mathplayground.com
Math Playground provides hundreds of math games, logic puzzles and educational resources.
✅ Mathseeds – Early Childhood, K – 2nd
https://mathseeds.com/schools/getstarted/
Mathseeds is a foundational math learning solution for ages 3-9 which includes fun engaging content, placement test, interactive activities and printable worksheets.
✅ Primary Stars Education – K – 2ndhttps://primarystarseducation.co.uk
K-1 (Year 1 & 2) FREE Maths Home Learning Packs
✅ Statistics Learning Centre – High School, Higher Education
https://creativemaths.net/statistics-learning-centre-details/
Statistics Learning Centre provides videos, quizzes and activities to help high school and college students learn statistics.
✅ Studycounts – 3rd – 5th, 6th – 8th, High School, Higher Education
https://studycounts.com/
Unlimited practice math problems covering arithmetic, algebra, calculus, and more.
✅ Teachley – K – 2nd, 3rd – 5th
www.teachley.com
Teachley’s award-winning K-5 math apps with data reporting.
✅ Thinkster Math – K – 2nd, 3rd – 5th, 6th – 8th
https://hellothinkster.com
Thinkster Math is a K-12 online math tutoring program that’s been favorably reviewed by everyone from the New York Times to PBS to Scholastic. We use AI technology in our online worksheets to understand each child’s learning process, and then our expert tutors craft a personalized learning plan and hold weekly live one-on-one online tutoring sessions with each student.
✅ ZearnK – 2nd, 3rd – 5th
about.zearn.org
Zearn is a nonprofit curriculum publisher and software developer on a mission to help all kids love learning math. We work with teachers nationwide to build inclusive classroom communities where all students have equal opportunities to belong and deeply learn the math content of their grade. At the core of our mission is a belief that an understanding and love of mathematics is critical to helping all children realize their potential and to creating a generation of engaged learners who can change the world.
✅ Lyryx Learning Inc. – Higher Education
https://lyryx.com/openstax-ally/
Lyryx is an OpenStax Ally providing online homework for Accounting, Statistics, and Calculus.
✅ OMNI Calculator – ALL
https://www.omnicalculator.com/
OMNI Calculator brings you hundreds of custom-built calculators.
Our calculators take only seconds to use and give you precisely the numbers you need. Our goal is to solve all small math problems that people deal with on an everyday basis.
📗 Data Nuggets : 4th-12th grade
Data Nuggets are free educational resources, co-designed by scientists and educators. The goal of Data Nuggets is to engage students in the practices of science through an innovative approach that combines scientific content from authentic research with key concepts in data literacy. When using Data Nuggets, students learn about authentic science research projects, and work through an activity featuring real data from a real scientist, providing practice developing explanations about natural phenomena using data from the study.
📗 CreositySpace : K – 5th grade
https://www.creosityspace.com/
CreositySpace is a unique inquiry-based, learner-directed science curriculum that connects ALL K-5 students to science and capitalizes on their creativity and curiosity at a time when they ask, “What do I want to do when I grow up?” CreositySpace is providing lessons from our Contagion Crushers, Water Watchers and Conscientious Chemists units at no cost to help support teachers—parents and guardians, too— keep all kids engaged in science. We also have a details for a number of At-Home STEM activities and a free weekly innovation challenge.
📗 Maker Maven
Stay current with STEM during distance learning. Tactile learning is still possible with resources from Maker Maven. Free STEM Challenges, they are a great way to invite students to practice the scientific method in a way that will get them excited about science.
📗 Exploring Robotics
https://www.exploringrobots.com/
Online CS/STEM courses for K-12: Coding with Robots. Turnkey STEM lab packages of curriculum with robots and materials for every grade of classrooms. Boxes that can be sent home with students (or shipped). Students and teachers access online lessons from any device. Teachers can assign lessons and students complete challenges at home. Let us help plan your summer camp with CS/STEM packages and PD for educators. Help students catch up on STEM, especially coding, math and science concepts they missed during the Spring. We offer webinars and PD via Zoom video conference for educators. Topics include: How to teach coding, How to teach STEM online, Teaching coding and STEM with robots, Teaching integrated STEM and PBL, Teaching NGSS engineering with robots.
📗 Free Tech Lessons: K – 5th grade
http://www.k5technologycurriculum.com/covid19/
Halt the “summer slide” during an extended school closure with educational technology lessons and activities. For a limited time, this site is offering a 3 week membership that includes access to 18 lessons plus extras for students grades K-5.
📗 Cells Alive
Interactive models of cell biology
📗 Science Bob
A good list of fairly simple science experiments with instructions that you can do right at home as well as research help, and science fair ideas.
📗 Audubon for Kids
https://www.audubon.org/get-outside/activities/audubon-for-kids
…aims to bring together birding activities fromacross Audubon’s national network ofenvironmental educators.Many of these activities can be doneat home or in a yard or park.Their many learning modules include all aboutowls, birds on the move, and hummingbirds.
📗 Nature Nuggets from Mohonk Preserve
https://www.mohonkpreserve.org/what-we-do/environmental-education/nature-nuggets.html
While you won’t be seeing them in person right now, their award-winning Environmental Education team will be sharing ways you can explore nature outside your front door. They’ll be posting new activities daily from Monday – Friday, so keep checking back for new ways to get into nature!
📗 DK findout!
What’s DK findout! all about? They’ve built a safe place online for your child to see, learn, and explore almost everything.
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