STEM toys—which help kids build skills in science, technology, engineering, and math—can be a helpful bridge between educational exploration and playtime What sets STEM toys apart is their potential for open-ended, creative, child-driven play. https://thewirecutter.com/blog/stem-toys-kids-coronavirus/
Amplify has assembled a resource bank for students K-8 of free educational materials. Their site includes novel studies for elementary and middle school students, an adaptive reading program, read aloud lessons, and science lesson videos for elementary and middle school students.
WUSF has created a list of websites and resources with games for students to play during their time at home.
Let’s Catch Kids Being Good, and Reinforce Their Positive Choices PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) programs address the need for increased interventions in the areas of social, emotional, and behavioral support. The ultimate goal is to recognize and reinforce positive and pro-social behaviors. For example, if a kid displays positive behaviors related to the skill …
AIM Virginia is a resource bank of accessible instructional materials for Virginia residents. Virginia teachers need to add accessible texts to a student’s IEP and sign them up. The student is then able to get accessible copies of textbooks, print books, audio books, books in braille, worksheets and more. There is a lot of upfront …
The Sun West School Division in Canada has an amazing array of free resources for teachers and parents on their website available for free and, mostly, without a log in. There are collections of wellness activities and resources for students during Covid-19, movement resources including at home workouts to do with kids, art applications and …
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems is a daily doodle drawing activity and video from the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. The videos are fun, the activity sheets are good, and there are lots of episodes to watch and draw along to.
Lalilo is an online phonics and comprehension program that is totally free for parents and teachers during the Covid-19 school closures. Parents and teachers can track students progress. Each phonics, word recognition, and comprehension lesson is adaptive so students are always being challenged but not being frustrated. The site says that it is best for …
ESL Library is a resource site for ESOL teachers with lessons, digital activities, online homework, and flashcards. The website costs $7 per teacher per month. Parents and caregivers can also sign up for the site. Lessons include tasks, audio sections, activities, vocabulary information and more. All resources are available in ESOL levels from Pre-Beginner and …
Boston Public Libraries have put up a wide array of resources, mostly for preschool aged students.. These include virtual story times for young children, DIY story times with activities for young children, arts and crafts activities for all ages, and some links to local resources.
