The following is a collection of amazing resources gathered, separated by categories. Please feel free to browse/explore. Currently most of them have free membership/access.
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Exploration [social studies] Websites
✅News and more for kids https://www.youngzine.org/
✅The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy the tour! https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
✅Tour Yellowstone National Park!
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
✅Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover.
https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
✅This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs. https://www.farmfood360.ca/
✅Play games and learn all about animals
https://switchzoo.com/animals, and even the human body.
https://www.coolkidfacts.com/
✅Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing. https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
✅From rainbows to tornadoes and winter storms to tsunamis, meteorologist Crystal Wicker breaks down the fascinating world of weather. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
✅This educational website hosted by the Smithsonian Museum takes a deep dive into ocean life. https://ocean.si.edu/
✅National Geographic Young Explorers is a magazine designed specifically for kindergarten and first grade students. Children can listen to the magazine being read to them as they follow along with the highlighted text. https://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorer/index.html
✅Learn all about earthquakes https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
✅Learn all about the periodic table https://www.chemicool.com/
✅Play with fave show characters and learn too https://pbskids.org/
✅This Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China is beautiful and makes history come to life.
https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
✅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. https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
✅Geography and animals
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals, and even the human body.
✅This NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals. https://climatekids.nasa.gov/
Mathematic & Literacy resources
✅Math and Reading games https://www.funbrain.com/
✅Math practice from counting to algebra and geometry http://www.mathscore.com/
✅Math and reading games https://www.abcya.com/
✅Math and language games https://www.arcademics.com/
✅Math as a fun part of your daily family routine http://bedtimemath.org/
✅Elem Math games, logic puzzles and educational resources https://www.mathplayground.com/
✅Geometry https://www.canfigureit.com/
✅Short videos about numbers that help kids explore complex math topics and make math more fun. https://www.numberphile.com/
✅Math games galore https://gridclub.com/
✅Math Games, Logic Puzzles and Brain Builders https://www.mathplayground.com/
✅Math practice https://xtramath.org/#/home/index
✅K-5 curriculum that builds deep understanding and a love of learning math for all students https://www.zearn.org/
✅3D printing projects and Coding projects, involving math and other K-12 subjects https://www.instructables.com/member/EdgertonCenter/instructables/
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Epic Books (We have already been using this app since September), it is free for use right now. https://www.getepic.com/sign-in
Story Outline Creator www.storylineonline.net
Read to Me www.readtometv.com
We Give Books www.wegivebooks.org
International Children’s Digital Library http://ee.childrenlibrary.org/
Oxford Owl https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk
Scholastic Kids. Play free online book-based games for kids, test knowledge about books, practice skills in writing activities, and take polls and personality quizzes https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/
Tumble Books Premium Library. A curated database of children’s e-books. https://www.tumblebooks.com
World Books E-Books. These eBooks can be searched by keyword, subject, series and grade range. https://www.worldbook.com/ebooks.aspx
Listen to stories https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
✅A safe research site for elementary-level readers. They are offering — free 24/7 access
USERNAME: read (case sensitive)
PASSWORD: read (case sensitive)
https://www.facts4me.com/
✅Phonics skills https://www.starfall.com/h/
✅ Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss https://www.seussville.com/
✅Games to get “into the book” https://reading.ecb.org/
✅Chinese learning activities https://chalkacademy.com/
✅Grammar practice for middle grades https://www.classroomcereal.com/
✅Reading passages for grades 3-12, with reading comprehension and discussion questions. https://www.commonlit.org/
✅ReadWorks is an online resource of reading passages and lesson plans for students of all levels K-12. https://www.readworks.org/
✅Sight reading and sight singing practice exercises. https://www.sightreadingfactory.com/
✅Spellingcity is free right now with code VSCFree90
https://www.spellingcity.com/
✅Work on the 8 parts of speech https://www.grammaropolis.com/
✅Randomly generates 356,300,262,144 story starters
https://thestorystarter.com/
✅Teaches students how to write a paragraph through interactive online tutorial http://www.paragraphpunch.com/
✅Spelling 1-4 grade
https://www.spellingtraining.com/
✅Course sets (Levels 1–5) that combine and thoroughly cover phonics, reading, writing, spelling, literature, grammar, punctuation, art, and geography—all in one easy-to-use, beautiful course. https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/
✅Phonics and learning to read https://readingeggs.com/
✅Phonics worksheets for kids https://www.funfonix.com/
✅Free stories online ages 3-12 https://www.freechildrenstories.com/
✅Magic Spell is a carefully crafted spelling adventure. https://brainbox.games/
✅Poetry and music https://www.thewell.world/mindful-music/mindful-poetry-moments
Arts Resources
✅Crafts, activities, mazes, dot to dot, etc, https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/
✅Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities https://www.highlightskids.com/
✅Online digital coloring pages https://www.thecolor.com/
Science
✅Hands on Elem science videos https://www.backpacksciences.com/science-simplified
✅Science, Math, Social Studies https://www.ck12.org/student/
✅Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home.http://www.clubscikidzmd.com/blog/
✅Science projects that can be completed with or without Internet access https://sciencespot.net/Pages/classhome.html
✅K-5th Science lessons https://mysteryscience.com/
✅Entertaining & educational videos for all levels and subjects
https://www.izzit.org/index.php
✅Space science for kiddos https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html
✅80+ do at home science activities https://elementalscience.com/blogs/news/80-free-science-activities
✅Tons of science experiments that you can do at home
https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/
✅Just explore, have fun, and learn some science along the way. https://thehappyscientist.com/
✅Science and math labs and simulations https://phet.colorado.edu/
✅Guide to gardening for kids https://web.extension.illinois.edu/firstgarden/
Physical Education Resources
✅Kid-friendly workouts — choose from Strength for Kids, Agility for Kids, Flexibility and Balance for Kids, Warm-Up for Kids, Cooldown for Kids, Stand Up and Move for Kids, OR create your own custom kid workout. https://app.sworkit.com/collections/kids-workouts
✅At home OT, PT, and ST resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play. https://www.theottoolbox.com/
✅Free at-home kids yoga lesson plans https://littletwistersyoga.com/online-store/
✅Educational brain breaks to help students review essential literacy and math skills, while getting in some exercise. Find over 900 videos to help your child keep learning at home and burn off some extra energy. Our site is best used for ages 4-8. https://fluencyandfitness.com/register/school-closures/
Social and Emotional Resources
✅Life skills curriculum for students in grades K-12. Their resources include strategies for teaching social and emotional skills. https://www.overcomingobstacles.org/
✅Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. https://www.gonoodle.com/
Keyboarding Practice
✅Keyboarding practice https://www.typingclub.com/ or https://www.typing.com/
✅Learn to code https://www.codecademy.com/