Suggested Learning Resources

General Resources Spanning PK – 12 (All Disciplines)

Link	Format	Additional Information
CK12 All Grades and Content Areas	Digital	Sign up for a free account with email address
Boardworks NY School	Digital	Username:  NYstudent   Password: myworksstudentny Available in Spanish
Brain POP	Digital/Paper	Sign up for free with an e-mail address for as long as school is closed; available in Spanish
Brain POP Home Activities	Digital/Paper
Khan Academy	Digital	Free, sign up with a Google account, Facebook, or email
Kidtopia – A Student Friendly Information Search Engine	Digital
PBS Kids Games	Digital
Scholastic at Home 1-2	Digital
Scholastic at Home 3-5	Digital
Scholastic at Home 6+	Digital
Scholastic at Home PK-K	Digital
TedTalks Videos	Digital	Videos listed by subject, Free sign up with an email

Multiple Grades

Subject(s)	Link	Format	Grades
Math	Illuminations	Digital	PK-12
Science	Cells Alive	Digital	4-12
Science & Social Studies	Learning Lab	Digital	3-12
Science & Social Studies	National Geographic	Digital	K-8
ELA	Tween Tribune	Digital	Select grade level and English or Spanish
ELA	Youngzine	Digital	3-12
Multiple Subjects	Starfall	Digital	PK-2
Multiple Subjects	ABCya	Digital	PK-5
Multiple Subjects	Mr. Nussbaum Learning + Fun	Digital	PK-5
Multiple Subjects	Academics	Digital	PK-5
Multiple Subjects	Sheppard Software	Digital	PK-12

Grades PK-2

Subject(s)	Link	Format	Additional Information
Reading, Science, Social Studies	Scholastic at Home PK-K	Digital
Math	Splash Learn Grade 1	Digital	Parents and Teachers sign up for free with e-mail
Math	Splash Learn Grade 2	Digital	Parents and Teachers sign up for free with e-mail
Reading, Science, Social Studies	Scholastic at Home 1-2	Digital
Social Studies	Education World	Digital	Parent Resource, Free
ELA	Unite for Literacy	Digital	More than 30 languages; includes Special Education and EL
ELA	Reading Rockets	Digital	Includes Special Education and EL
ELA	Khan Academy	Digital	Sign up for free account; Includes Special Education and EL
ELA	Read Write Think	Digital and Print	Available in Spanish
ELA	Reading Rockets: Where the Wild Things Are (PDF)	Digital and Print	Available in Spanish; includes Special Education and EL
ELA	Reading Rockets: Reading Adventure Pack – Food (PDF)	Digital and Print	Available in Spanish; includes Special Education and EL
ELA	Reading Rockets: Reading Adventure Pack – What’s Next Very Hungry Caterpillar (PDF)	Digital and Print
ELA	Reading Rockets: 25 Activities for Reading and Writing Fun	Digital and Print
ELA	Reading Rockets: Six Games for Reading	Print	Includes Special Education and EL
Music	Classics for Kids	Print	Includes Special Education and EL
Math	Greg Tang Math	Digital
Writing, ELA	Comic Writer	Digital	Includes two math challenges with daily activities
Reading	Fun Brain Books	Digital
Math	Fun Brain Math	Digital
Math	Xtra Math	Digital

Grades 3-5

Subject(s)	Link	Format	Additional Information
Reading, Science, Social Studies	Scholastic at Home 3-5	Digital
Science	Education World	Digital
ELA	Reading Rockets	Digital	Includes Special Education and EL
ELA	Khan Academy	Digital	Sign up for free account; Includes Special Education and EL
ELA	Florida Center for Reading	Print	Includes Special Education and EL
Math Fluency	Achieve the Core Fluency – Math by Grade Level	Paper	Resources for easy creation of math fluency packets by grade level- including links to worksheets for printing
Writing, ELA	Comic Writer	Digital
Reading	Fun Brain Books	Digital
General	The Kids Should See This	Digital
Social Studies	Smithsonian “History Explorer”	Digital
Social Studies	C3 Teachers Inquiries
Social Studies	National Geographic

Grades 6-8

Subject(s)	Link	Format	Additional Information
Social Studies, Science	Youtube Minute Earth	Digital
STEM, Social Studies, English, Health, Arts	Brain POP	Digital/ paper	Sign up for free with an e-mail address for as long as school is closed; available in Spanish
Reading, Science, Social Studies	Scholastic at Home 6+	Digital
Reading Fluency	Achieve the Core Fluency Packet 6-8	Paper
General	The Kids Should See This	Digital
General	Watch, Know, Learn	Digital
ELA	Library of Congress	Digital	Includes Special Education and EL
Social Studies	Next Gen Personal Finance
Social Studies	GeoHistory
Social Studies	National Geographic

Grades 9-12

Subject(s)	Link	Format	Additional Information
Art	365 Doodle Prompts	Digital or paper
Poetry	Teen Poems	Digital /paper
Art, History	Virtual Museum Tour	Digital	Includes performances and virtual tours
Social Studies, ELA	Maptia	Digital
Geography	GeoGuessr	Digital	Play for free 1x/day
Science	What If Youtube	Digital
Reading Fluency	Achieve the Core Fluency Packet 9-10	Paper
Physics	Minute Physics Youtube	Digital
Social Studies	Smithsonian “History Explorer”	Digital
Social Studies	The British Museum and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)	Digital/ paper
Social Studies	The History World	Digital
Social Studies	HyperHistory	Digital or Paper
ELA	Library of Congress	Digital	Includes Special Education and EL
Social Studies	National Geographic
Social Studies	America in Class from the National Humanities Center
Social Studies	Historical Thinking Matters
Social Studies	Digital History Reader (U.S. and European History)

Art

Grade Band	Link	Format	Additional Information
6-12	365 Doodle Prompts	Digital or paper
K-5	Classics for Kids	Digital
K-5	Lessons by SCCSD Art Educators	Digital
6-8	Google Arts and Culture	Digital
6-12	Virtual Museums Tour	Digital	Includes performances and virtual tours

Career & Technical Education

Grade Band	Link	Format	Additional Information
High School	Ct. Gov	Digital	Browse Videos and Occupation Information to Investigate Careers
High School	Career	Digital	Career Development Lessons and Videos

English Language Arts (ELA)

Grade Band	Link	Format	Additional Information
PK-3	Unite for Literacy	Digital	Enjoy free access to more than 400 original picture books, one-fourth of them written in Spanish. More than 30 languages; includes Special Education and EL. The digital books provide audio narrations of each book.
K-5	Reading Rockets – Literacy Apps	Digital	Download apps that are fun and motivating for kids that provide practice with essential skills in print awareness, phonics, spelling, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. Includes apps for children with dyslexia, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorder that support organization and goal setting, language and communication, and emotional regulation. Includes Special Education and EL.
2-8	Khan Academy	Digital	Created by experts, Khan Academy’s ELA beta materials are for learners and teachers. Sign up for a free account; Includes Special Education and EL.
K-12	Read Write Think	Digital and Print	This organization provides parents with access to hundreds of high-quality practice activities and projects in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials. Materials include games, activities, videos, podcasts, and printouts. Partner organizations include the International Literacy Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. Use the search tool to identify appropriate activities by grade level, resource type, theme, and learning objective. Available in Spanish.
K-5	Reading Research	Print	FCRR offers a collection of student activities for phonemic awareness, phonological awareness, phonics, advanced phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Includes Special Education and EL.
K-1	Reading Rockets:  Reading Adventure Pack – Where the Wild Things Are	Digital and Print	This adventure pack contains instructions, activities, and bookmarks, all designed to encourage hands-on fun and learning centered on paired fiction and nonfiction books. Available in Spanish; includes Special Education and EL.
K-1	Reading Rockets: Reading Adventure Pack – Food	Digital and Print	This adventure pack contains instructions, activities, and bookmarks, all designed to encourage hands-on fun and learning centered on paired fiction and nonfiction books. Available in Spanish; includes Special Education and EL.
K- 3	Reading Rockets: Reading Adventure Pack – School Home Project
K-6	Reading Rockets: 25 Activities Reading and Writing Fun	Print	These activities for pre-readers, beginning readers, and older readers include what you need and what to do for each one. Includes Special Education and EL
K-2	Reading Rockets: 6 Games Reading	Print	Playing games is a great way to provide additional practice with early reading skills. Here are six games parents or older siblings can use to help young readers practice word recognition, spelling patterns, and letter-sound knowledge. Includes Special Education and EL

Mathematics

Grade Band	Link	Format	Additional Information
K-8	Fun Brain Math	Digital
K	Splash Learn Kindergarten	Digital	Parents and Teachers sign up for free with e-mail
1	Splash Learn Grade 1	Digital	Parents and Teachers sign up for free with e-mail
2	Splash Learn Grade 2	Digital	Parents and Teachers sign up for free with e-mail
3	Splash Learn Grade 3	Digital	Parents and Teachers sign up for free with e-mail
4	Splash Learn Grade 4	Digital	Parents and Teachers sign up for free with e-mail
5	Splash Learn Grade 5	Digital	Parents and Teachers sign up for free with e-mail
K-5	Greg Tang Math	Digital	Includes two math challenges with daily activities – Spring Break Challenge and March Madness Challenge
K-5	Achieve the Core Fluency – Math by Grade Level	Paper	Resources for easy creation of math fluency packets by grade level- including links to worksheets for printing
K-5	Achieve the Core Fluency- Math by Grade Level	Paper	Resources for easy creation of math fluency packets by grade level- including links to worksheets for printing

Physical Education

Grade Band	Link	Format	Additional Information
K-12	CDC: Healthy Schools	Digital	Physical Activity Guidelines for School-Aged Children and Adolescents
K-12	Move Your Way	Digital
K-12	Free Kids Workouts	Digital

Science

Grade Band	Link	Format	Additional Information
3-6	PBS SciGirls	Digital
9-12	Minute Physics Youtube	Digital
8-12	What If Youtube	Digital
K – 12	Mystery Science	Digital
K – 12	Smithsonian	Digital
K – 12	PBS Learning Media – Science	Digital
K – 12	Ranger Rick’s Kid Zone	Digital
K – 8	Education World	Digital
2 – 12	NASA’s Climate Kids	Digital

Social Studies

Grade Band	Link	Format	Additional Information
1 -HS	Smithsonian “History Explorer”	Digital	History Explorer is the online portal for free, standards-based K-12 resources including lesson plans, interactives, videos, and artifacts from the National Museum of American History. Educators can search resources by topic, grade level, and historical era. RSS feeds, a mobile version of the site, and integrated social networking tools, are also included. Related books, both fiction and non-fiction, are often suggested.
5-HS	The British Museum and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)	Digital	This site uses objects to tell a history of the world. 100 objects from the British Museum and hundreds more from museums and people across the UK. Objects are from 2 million years ago to the present day and are connected to a timeline. Interactive site holds video, text, and beautiful photographs of objects for all over the world and at different times.
5-HS	The History World	Digital	The aim of History World is to make world history more easily accessible through interactive narratives and timelines.
6-HS	TimeMaps	Digital	The TimeMap of World History combines a world history timeline, atlas and encyclopedia to let students visit any civilization, nation or empire and see how history fits together. Includes lesson plans and materials.
5-HS	EyeWitness to History	Digital	First-hand accounts, illustrated with vintage photos, and (where applicable) original radio broadcasts and video clips.
9-12	Khan Academy	Digital	Content videos (including Advanced Placement) Free, sign up with a google account, Facebook, or email
8-HS	Digital Docs in a Box	Digital	Digital “kits” that are a collection of annotated documents, images and audio clips primarily from the Library of Congress—all resources are copyright free and easily downloadable. An overview of the kit and an introduction to the collection are provided.
K-HS	C3 Teacher Inquiries	Digital	K-12 Inquiries across the social studies
8-12	NMAI Native Knowledge 360	Digital	7-12 Inquiries with accompanying student and student materials, videos, etc. focused on Treaties through a number of topics including the Fort Laramie Treaty, Food Sovereignty, etc.
6-8	Big Chapters		Interactive Textbook from Our Spatial Brains Regional Geography based on Big Ideas
3-6	iCivics		Resources and Games for students; sign up with e-mail address
6-8	Next Gen Personal Finance		A collection of lessons, interactives, assessments, and other resources for engaging students with quality personal finance curriculum.
K-12	GeoHistory		A collection of GeoHistory lessons from the Arizona Geographic Alliance.
K-12	National Geographic		Bring National Geographic to your home through lesson plans, maps, and reference resources.
9-12	American in Class from the National Humanities Center		The lessons present challenging primary resources in a classroom-ready format, with background information and strategies that enable teachers and students to subject texts and images to analysis through close reading.

Recommended Free Learning Apps

Subject	Grade	App
Math	PK-2	10 Frame Fill
Math	PK-2	Number Flash
Math	K-6	Motion Math
Math	1-8	Math Quick Think
Math	5-12	Mathigon
Reading	K-8	Epic   (Create a free account with your e-mail address)
History	3-12	The History of Everything
Interesting Articles to Read	6-12	Newsela   (Create a free account with your e-mail address)