Are you looking for some additional learning resources to use with your kids while they are home?
Here is an ongoing list of companies offering free services to students and families right now during COVID-19. Check them out! As with everything, monitor your child’s online activity and preview any of these materials with your children. Don’t forget to check with your child’s classroom teacher for additional resources that they may have access to!
Some of these resources are free limited for a time, but they are excellent resources to help cure those boredom blues as well as excellent ways to keep students engaged in learning while the schools are closed.
What resources would you suggest we add to this growing list?
Elementary Resources:
Storyline Online—celebrities read selected stories on screen for families and children to enjoy. The list is quite long, but some favorites are here. You definitely want to check out Oprah reading The Hoola-Hoopin Queen.
The Muncie Symphony Orchestra has a live recording of the story Katie’s Noisy Music on YouTube. They plan to record other educational videos as well. Follow their channel for updates!
PBS Kids—educational videos, games, stories, and more. Parents check out the parent section while your kids play along.
Crash Course Kids—science lessons for elementary age students. There is a great variety of topics here all in bite-size, digestible sessions. Which one will your kids watch first?
Audible free stories—turn of the television and listen to stories. This is a great way to let their imaginations grow and develop. Stories are a great thing to listen to while playing quietly or cleaning up around the house.
Go Noodle—stay active indoors even when the weather is nasty outdoors! Songs, dances, and fun appeal to a great variety of learners. This is a great way to practice those motor skills as you skip count.
Create a free Prodigy account. With a free account, you can monitor your student’s learning and set learning goals for them. Your student might already have access to Prodigy through their classroom teacher, so check if that’s something they already have and use.
Khan Academy has resources for students ages 4-18. Create an account to access the learning platform.
Meteorologist Chris Justus is teaching kids all about weather while school is out during COVID-19. Check out his YouTube channel where you will find all of his videos.
Bedtime Math offers fun and easy math problems for parents and kids to solve together. Download the app or check out this link to access after-school club resources that you can use at home. If your child has been in the Crazy 8’s club at MOM, they will recognize many of the games and resources.
Does your child love to draw? Draw along with Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems. If your child has ever read the Elephant and Piggie books, they will recognize the familiar drawings.
Headsprout is an adaptive online reading program for students in preK through grade 6. Free access is being granted to parents through the end of May. Keep your students reading! While you are there, you can also access Reading A-Z collection of leveled eBooks and eQuizzes.
Here’s a YouTube video playlist from Edmentum to help students review key math and ELA skills. Which video did your student enjoy the most?
Families can create an account on Study Island and have access to online practice from home free for one year. This is a good one to check with your child’s classroom teacher because they may already have access to it as well.
Follow Art With Jenny K on Facebook. She is posting daily art videos. You can also find many free resources including some video art projects in her Teachers Pay Teachers store. What did you make? Share a picture of your art work with us!
Breakout EDU has put together a selection of their games to use for free. This company does a great job of using escape room type games to engage student in learning. There’s something for everyone in grades K-12. Which one will you try first?
Looking to engage your elementary age students in science learning? Creosity Space is providing lessons from three of their popular inquiry-based programs for free. Go here for more information, register for an account, and check out the activites.
Middle and High School Resources:
Crash Course—This is a great way to learn about economics, chemistry, game design, and much much more. The hosts are witty, engaging, and make the topics just plain interesting. Which one will you binge watch first?
Rosetta Stone—Grab a free 3-month subscription to their first class online language learning software. This is awesome! Register an account for each of your children and choose from a variety of different languages. This is an excellent way to continue learning that foreign language while the schools are closed.
Izzit—Watch a video on a subject then take a quiz. Izzit is free to teachers and students. The online courses are free, and the videos are short and engaging. Create an account and get to learning!
Khan Academy has resources for students ages 4-18. Create an account to access the learning platform.
Watch this video by Mark Rober to learn how easily germs spread. He’s also going to be teaching high school physics concepts. Catch his live stream on his YouTube channel on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1PM pacific time.
Breakout EDU has put together a selection of their games to use for free. This company does a great job of using escape room type games to engage student in learning. There’s something for everyone in grades K-12. Which one will you try first?