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Education.com is
offering free worksheets for preschool through 5th grade
students
BrainPop offers free
access to their COVID-19/coronavirus online learning courses.
Virtual field
trips:
Explore the world without
leaving your home with the help of virtual field trips:
Guggenheim
Museum
Van Gogh
Museum
The Louvre
Houston Zoo live animal
cameras
The Great
Wall of China
Boston
Children’s Museum
PBS KIDS
One-stop
shop for a wealth of fantastic PBS KIDS educational content
Bottom line: Amazing
collection of valuable learning resources covers an impressive array of topics.
Grades: Pre-K–6 Price: Free
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website See full review
MathGames
Fabulous
free games, quiz questions address Common Core standards
Bottom line: A
fantastic resource for practicing Common Core math skills, but struggling
students won't get much support.
Grades: Pre-K–8 Price: Free
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National
Geographic Kids
Stunning
photos and in-depth stories of Earth's peoples and wildlife
Bottom line: This large
collection of multimedia resources teaches younger students about animals,
habitats, countries, and cultures.
Grades: Pre-K–8 Price: Free, Paid Online content is free;
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ReadWriteThink
Excellent
free resource for all things reading and writing
Bottom line: A language
arts teacher's dream; lesson plans, professional development, and all-around
quality support.
Grades: Pre-K–12 Price: Free
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ClassDojo
Handy
management and portfolio tool can promote student growth
Bottom line: With
thoughtful implementation, it can help teachers and parents support students'
growth through goal-setting, feedback, and celebration.
Grades: K–6 Price: Free
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Scratch
Creative
sandbox opens the door to coding in any subject area
Bottom line: Scratch
draws students of all types into coding and lays a foundation for future
learning.
Grades: 1–12 Price: Free
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website See full review
MetKids
Whimsical,
kid-friendly intro to the wide world of art
Bottom line: A
wonderful, endlessly detailed way to get kids engaged in the world of art.
Grades: 1–6 Price: Free
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Here
is a link to an extensive list of subscription-based educational
resources for parents. As of now, they are all free to everyone while
trudging through school closures around the country. It’s worth looking
through to see what can help your kids stay their course and not lose
their precious academic skills.
Scholastic
has set up an online service for remote learning that is divided by
grade levels. The company that we all trust to buy books for our kids is
stepping up and helping parents connect to high-quality learning
materials.
Probably
the world’s best and most respected free online math site, Khan Academy
has personalized math lessons that meet every student exactly where
they are. They now offer a breathtaking array of lessons covering
science and engineering, arts and humanities, computing, and economics
& finance as well as test prep for all major academic tests such as
the SAT, LSAT, Praxis, and more.
Take
your kids to the zoo, to Mars, or even a national park all without
leaving your home. This list of free online virtual tours can help your
children see the world and ask great questions without having to
actually go anywhere. Honestly, it’s a pretty great distraction for moms
too!
Speaking
of seeing the world without leaving your house, check out this list of
12 bucket-list-worthy museums from around the world that you can tour
virtually for free. We’re talking truly stellar museums like The Louvre
and The Guggenheim. Give your kids a taste of culture and an
appreciation for history all while staying safe in your home.
Kids
who love coding or who are curious to learn more about it (heck, I am!)
can check out this amazing site that teaching amazing computing skills.
Complete with lessons and projects and materials for parents and
teachers to get on board, this a pretty cool site to check out.
PBS
is a trusted educational source for parents so we’re super happy to see
that they offer a robust learning site that covers language arts,
social studies, science and math and so much more for kids at a variety
of grade and learning levels. This site includes lesson plans and
materials for parents and teachers to help create an exciting remote
learning experience.
Parents
who are looking for a great STEM experience for their kids will love
this downloadable lesson plan that gets kids inventing and learning
about how to combine science with art in clever and fun ways. Kids can
join Nick and Sally on a virtual experiment in which they build a robot
and learn tons about problem-solving, inventing, and teamwork. This is
perfect for pre-schoolers.
K,
let’s be real. Being at home for days on end with the kids can mean
desperately trying to figure out how to get the wiggles out without
losing your mind. That’s where the hilarious – and somewhat addictive –
Go Noodle comes in. With fun loud song and jumping, dancing, and
be-bopping movements, kids can burn off some energy without driving you
nuts.
Roll
out your yoga mat and fire up YouTube for this fun yoga experience for
kids. Give them a chance to clear their minds, bend and stretch their
bodies, and learn calming breathing techniques. Honest talk, this is a
pretty great little workout for moms too.
Get
your kids learning about the world at large with this amazing site that
gives kids the chance to watch videos, play games, and discover amazing
people and places. This is a wonderful site to use a supplement to
lesson plans you may already have. Or, if you need a few minutes of mom
time – alone – then turn this on and let your kids soak up some fun
facts.
Ever
wonder who invented pizza? Or why do we get hiccups? Chances are pretty
great that your kids have wondered these and other wacky things and
that’s where Mystery Science comes in. Right now, they are offering help
to parents who are getting a crash course in trying to figure out how
to plan for remote learning.
Rivet
offers parents and kids more than 3,500 FREE leveled books for grade
school kids. This is a perfect solution for parents who can’t get to a
library or who don’t have a stash of books on hand for reading time. You
can download their app or visit them on a computer for easy access to
their titles.
My
kids are in LOVE with this site. Brain Pop has tons of fun interactive
media that give them an up close understanding of every thing from
science to math and even, yes, an explainer on coronavirus in terms
sthat little kids can understand. You might already be familiar with
this site as it is super popular with elementary school teachers around
the country.
The
folks at MIT have created this kid-friendly online site where you can
build your own interactive stories, games, and animations and then share
them with other kids from around the world. For examples of what you
and your kids can do, check out the site to see what kids from around
the globe have created using Scratch.
If
your kids are anything like mine then the idea of going from mom to
teacher is giving them a bad case of eye rolling. That’s why we’re super
excited that Minecraft has created a site using the fun game to teach
actual academic lessons. Kids can learn social-emotional learning and
get a STEM immersion experience using this site that is popular with
schools in more than 115 countries.
Help
your kids keep up with math with this curriculum aligned math site that
gives kids standards-based lessons. The site os goldmine of opportunity
to boost your child’s math scores while having fun at the same time and
it is totally free.