Technology-Based Supplemental Learning Resources
The McDuffie County School System is providing these supplemental resources for continued practice to maintain skills while schools are not in session.
Students have been assigned a Clever log-in for most applications, including Renaissance Learning, Lexia Core 5, iReady, USATestPrep, and Rosetta Stone. The Clever log-in allows students to use a single username and password to access all of these programs. To sign in, go to https://clever.com/in/mcduffie. Use your 6-digit school ID number (printed on your schedule) for your username and password. For Google Classroom, you may have to enter your student email account and password on the first attempt. Directions for using Clever are located below.
VIDEO: How to Log in to Clever to Access Google Classroom & Other Apps
Teacher- and Class-Specific Assignments / Communication
Be sure to check your teacher's webpage, class Facebook page, and your Google Classroom account for more information. Instructors can be reached through e-mail. E-mail addresses can be found in the following locations:
- Parent Portal
- School Staff Directories (click the "Schools" tab and then the name of your child's school)
Google Classroom & Apps
- All K-12 students have access to Google Classroom through system-issued email accounts.
- Use this link for tutorials for students and families on using Google apps like Docs, Sheets, Slides, Jamboard, and Meets.
- Use this link to learn more about Google's extensions which can be used to make text easier to read.
- Common Sense Media has tips for parents whose students are using Google Classroom.
- Remember that Google applications can be accessed on Xbox and Playstation devices.
School-based Technology Contacts
The following individuals have been designated as the school-based technology contacts to assist families with questions regarding devices and web-based applications:
- DES: Stacey Amerson, [email protected]
- MES: Shannon Burton, [email protected]
- TES: Natalie Wilson, [email protected]
- NES: Danielle Maynard, [email protected]
- TMMS: Anna Williams, [email protected]
- THS: Jennifer Newton, [email protected]
- MAC: Angie Roberts, [email protected]
Technology Tip Sheets
- Using Clever Single Sign-On for Web-Based Software
- How to Sign Out or Turn Off your Chromebook
- How to Change Wi-fi Networks on a Chromebook
- Google Classroom Cheat Sheet for Students by Shake Up Learning
- How to Use Google Meet for Parents
- How to Use Zoom for Parents
- Google Classroom Cheat Sheet for Teachers by Shake Up Learning
- How to Use Google Meet for Teachers
- How to Use Zoom for Teachers
Live Streaming Educational Events
Virtual Field Trips
12 World Class Museums You Can Visit Online
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site includes online access to museums including the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian, and NASA.
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site includes online access to a variety of locations including the San Diego Zoo, Yellowstone National Park, Mars, the U.S. Space and Rocket Museum, the Great Wall of China, and the Boston Children's Museum.
Science, Social Studies, and World Language Field Trips
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - These virtual reality field trips, available through the free Google Expeditions app, include locations related to STEM, the arts, biology, ecology, environmental science, space, American and world history, and Spanish- and French-speaking nations.
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - Weekdays at 3 PM, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden offers free virtual field trips on their Facebook page.
Georgia Studies Virtual Field Trips
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - Through Georgia Public Broadcasting, families can visit Warm Springs, home of the Little White House; Andersonville, which was a POW camp during the Civil War; Plains, birthplace of President Jimmy Carter; and various other sites aligned to the Georgia Standards of Excellence's history, geography, and economics strands.
Georgia Sea Turtle Center Virtual Trips
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - At 1 PM each day, the GSTC team hosts "Scute's School" live on Facebook. Videos, which remain available on the site, include book readings, art projects, and behind-the-scenes looks at the turtle center's rescue hospital as well as other Jekyll Island sites.
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - This site includes Seattle's Aquarium and Zoo Atlanta.
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - Many Georgia historic sites, including Macon's Ocmulgee Indian Mounds and the Harriet Tubman Museum, are featured on this YouTube channel, developed by Georgia College & State University's Department of Learning & Innovation.
AreaVibes Online Field Trip List
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- NEW - 3/27/2020 - This site includes links to virtual trips connected to math, science, ELA, social studies, art, music, and world language topics.
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- NEW - 3/30/2020 - Videos on conservation; wildlife; sustainable energy; and physical, agricultural, and environmental science are included.
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- NEW - 3/30/2020 - Live streaming videos for young children are located on the center's Facebook page. Visit the link for a complete schedule.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site includes a trip to the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site features STEM-related careers and includes virtual trips to locations that manufacture the wings for Air Force One.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - These videos feature Earth, the solar systems, stars and galaxies, and technology.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site includes images of the surfaces of Mars as recorded by the NASA Curiosity rover.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Explore over 60,000 stars, locate planets, and watch sunrises and solar eclipses at this site.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - From the Nature Conservatory, this site features virtual field trips to rainforests, deserts, and oceans.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Included are virtual field trips related to coastal wetlands, algae, and lake sturgeon.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Field trips to farms and food processing plants are included.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site includes live camera feeds featuring several animals.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Live webcams invite visitors from afar to watch lions, elephants, and other animals.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Webcams feature flamingos, rhinos, and giraffes.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Otters, birds, and jellyfish are among the creatures that can be viewed via webcam.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Exhibits include alligators and sea turtles.
- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Exhibits include alligators and sea turtles.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site includes webcams and photos of historic Williamsburg, Virginia.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This video features the story of Ellis Island, the first stop in America for many immigrant families from 1892 to 1954.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site includes panoramic views of many locations around the United States.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site includes pictures, videos, and interactive maps.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site includes a Google Arts & Culture tour.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site includes a Google Arts & Culture tour.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site includes a Google Arts & Culture tour.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site includes a Google Arts & Culture tour.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site includes a Google Arts & Culture tour.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - At 2 PM each day, the Little Rock Zoo is hosting an Around the World Safari.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This virtual tour includes a glimpse into the Oval Office and the artwork of the home of the President.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This virtual tour features the home of President George Washington.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site includes a digital tour of Mount Rushmore, a national landmark honoring four Presidents.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - The Liberty Bell, located in Philadelphia, is a symbol of American freedom.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Once the tallest structure in the world, the Empire State Building offers webcam views of New York City.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site offers webcam views of several locations within the park.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - This site offers webcam views of several locations within the park.
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- NEW - 4/24/2020 - Students can take a virtual tour of the state Capitol. A quiz is available too.
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- NEW - 4/26/2020 - This site includes views from locations in the African savanna, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, and the Taj Mahal.
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- NEW - 5/20/2020 - The GaDOE social studies team has compiled a list of virtual field trips across the nation.
YouTube Educational Channels
Georgia Milestones Test Preparation & Practice
Georgia Milestones Study Guides (Grades 3-12)
These resources provide key vocabulary terms, formulas, examples, and released test items with reading passages, writing prompts, answers, and explanations. Hard copies of the Study Guides are available at the applicable schools for students without electronic access.
GMAS Study Guides
- Grade 3 EOG Study Guide
- Grade 4 EOG Study Guide
- Grade 5 EOG Study Guide
- Grade 6 EOG Study Guide
- Grade 7 EOG Study Guide
- Grade 8 EOG Study Guide
- Ninth Grade Literature & Composition EOG Study Guide
- American Literature & Composition EOG Study Guide
- Algebra I EOG Study Guide
- Geometry EOG Study Guide
- Physical Science EOG Study Guide
- Biology EOG Study Guide
- U.S. History EOG Study Guide
- Economics EOG Study Guide
Georgia Milestones Test Preparation & Practice
Georgia Milestones Assessment Guides (Grades 3-12)
These resources include sample released test items (including reading passages and writing prompts), answers, and explanations.
The Georgia Department of Education has established a practice site so students can see what the Georgia Milestones questions are like, learn to use the tools available, and become familiar with accommodations for students with special needs. Simply click the link below, select the EOG or EOC administration, and follow the prompts to log in.
GMAS Assessment Guides
- Grade 3 EOG Assessment Guide
- Grade 4 EOG Assessment Guide
- Grade 5 EOG Assessment Guide
- Grade 6 EOG Assessment Guide
- Grade 7 EOG Assessment Guide
- Grade 8 EOG Assessment Guide
- Ninth Grade Literature & Composition EOC Assessment Guide
- American Literature & Composition EOC Assessment Guide
- Algebra I EOC Assessment Guide
- Geometry EOC Assessment Guide
- Physical Science EOC Assessment Guide
- Biology EOC Assessment Guide
- U.S. History EOC Assessment Guide
- Economics EOC Assessment Guide
Georgia Milestones Test Preparation & Practice
Georgia Milestones Released Item Samplers (Grades 3-12)
ELA & Math Constructed Response Item Samplers
These resources include sample released English language arts and math test constructed-response items, along with rubrics and sample responses. These item types will require the student to type a response to the question. These items are two points each, and students will see multiple constructed response items on the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts and mathematics tests.
ELA 4-Point Narrative Extended Constructed Response Item Samplers
These resources include sample released English language arts narrative writing items, along with rubrics and sample responses. These item types will require the student to read a passage and then type a response to the question based on the passage. He or she may have to rewrite the passage to change a section, write a new story based on the text, or tell the story from another character's point of view. Scorers are looking for the student's use of plot, setting, dialogue, and characterization. Each student will have one narrative writing prompt in either Section 2 or Section 3 of the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts test. This item comprises four of the 55 total points on the test.
ELA 7-Point Reading and Evidence-Based Extended Writing Task Item Samplers
These resources include sample released English language arts reading and evidence-based writing items (called the extended writing task), along with rubrics and sample responses. These item types will require the student to read two paired passages on the same topic and then type a response to the question based on both passages. He or she will be asked to incorporate information/evidence from BOTH passages while writing an opinion/argumentative or informational/explanatory response. Each student will have one reading and evidence-based extended writing prompt in Section 1 of the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts test. This item comprises seven of the 55 total points of the test.
These checklists show students what scorers are expecting when reading responses.
GMAS Item Samplers
- Grade 3 EOG ELA and Math Item Sampler
- Grade 3 EOG Narrative Item Sampler
- Grade 3 EOG Extended Writing Task Item Sampler
- Grade 3 EOG Writer's Checklists
- Grade 4 EOG ELA and Math Item Sampler
- Grade 4 EOG Narrative Item Sampler
- Grade 4 EOG Extended Writing Task Sampler
- Grade 4 EOG Writer's Checklists
- Grade 5 EOG ELA and Math Item Sampler
- Grade 5 EOG Narrative Item Sampler
- Grade 5 EOG Extended Writing Task Sampler
- Grade 5 EOG Writer's Checklists
- Grade 6 EOG ELA and Math Item Sampler
- Grade 6 EOG Narrative Item Sampler
- Grade 6 EOG Extended Writing Task Sampler
- Grade 6 EOG Writer's Checklists
- Grade 7 EOG ELA and Math Item Sampler
- Grade 7 EOG Narrative Item Sampler
- Grade 7 EOG Extended Writing Task Sampler
- Grade 7 EOG Writer's Checklists
- Grade 8 EOG ELA and Math Item Sampler
- Grade 8 EOG Narrative Item Sampler
- Grade 8 EOG Extended Writing Task Sampler
- Grade 8 EOG Writer's Checklists
- American Literature & Composition EOC Item Sampler
- American Literature & Composition EOC Narrative Item Sampler
- American Literature & Composition EOC Extended Writing Task Sampler
- American Literature & Composition EOC Writer's Checklists
- Ninth Grade Literature & Composition EOC Narrative Item Sampler
- Ninth Grade Literature & Composition EOC Item Sampler
- Ninth Grade Literature & Composition EOC Extended Writing Task Sampler
- Ninth Grade Literature & Composition EOC Writer's Checklists
- Algebra I EOC Item Sampler
- Geometry EOC Item Sampler
Grades K-12 Printable Hard Copy Materials
- NEW - 4/9/2020
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - Virtual lessons to accompany the student packs are located here.
- NEW - 4/17/2020
Grades PK-5 Resources
We recommend the following websites for instruction, review, and practice for pupils in grades PK-5. Attached below are instructions on how to access them.
Click here for directions on how to access Google Classroom for grades 3-5.
Lexia Core 5 (Reading) - Grades K-5
- UPDATED - 3/29/2020 - This page includes scripted lessons used by schools to support students.
- UPDATED - 3/29/2020 - This page includes tips for parents on how to use the program.
Readworks (Reading) - Grades PK-12
CommonLit.org (Reading and Writing) - Grades 3-12
Khan Academy Kids (Reading, Math, and Social-Emotional Learning) - Grades PK-1
Khan Academy (Reading and Math) - Grades 2-12
IXL (Reading, Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish) - Grades PK-12
XtraMath (Math Fact Practice) - Grades PK-5
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- This site includes practice and instructional resources for math.
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- NEW - 4/2/2020 - Students in grades 1-8 can complete daily interactive activities, including the popular Fluency Friday game, and download worksheets chosen specifically for the student's grade and ability level.
- These sites include videos and activities for English, math, science, and social studies, art and music, engineering and technology, and health and PE.
- TES and DES have accounts in BrainPop so teachers may assign resources through Google Classroom or their websites. However, BrainPop has provided free access for two months to all schools. The directions to access the system account are located below.
Age of Learning - Grades PK-6
- ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy is the leading and most comprehensive digital early learning resource for students in preschool through 2nd grade. ABCmouse offers a research-validated curriculum with more than 10,000 individual Learning Activities and more than 850 complete lessons along our Step-by-Step Learning Path. ABCmouse includes a significant amount of Spanish language content.
- ReadingIQ is an advanced digital library and literacy platform for children through 6th grade that provides access to thousands of high-quality books, all curated by experts to advance literacy. ReadingIQ includes many books in Spanish and an offline mode that does not require continuous Internet connectivity.
Scholastic Learn at Home - Grades PK-6
- This site includes books, videos, and hands-on activities for preschool through 6th grade.
RAZ Kids - Grades K-3 (MES, TES, and DES)
- Students in participating Growing Readers teacher-leaders' classes have access to this site, which includes leveled reading materials and quizzes. Pupils are familiar with their log-ins and passwords.
- Register for access to videos of circle time activities and Music and Movement songs for Pre-K students.
- Pupils participating in this program are familiar with how to access the site.
- This site includes videos and games to review topics ranging from math, science, phonics, and history.
Georgia Public Broadcasting - Learning Media (Grades PK-12)
- This site allows teachers, parents, and students to search by subject area or grade level for resources, including videos, passages, and practice activities for English language arts, math, science, social studies, health and PE, engineering and technology, and world languages.
Georgia Public Broadcasting - Education (Grades PK-12)
- This site allows teachers, parents, and students to search by subject area or grade level for resources, including videos, passages, and practice activities for English language arts, math, science, social studies, health and PE, engineering and technology, and world languages.
- This site is used to practice early reading and math skills.
- This site includes pre-made flash cards.
Storyline Online (Grades PK-1)
- This site includes videos of celebrities and authors reading books.
Get Georgia Reading at MyOn (Grades K-5)
- This site provides access to online books.
- Enter the following to begin:
- School Name: Get Georgia Reading (Type the first few letters and select "Get Georgia Reading" from the drop-down menu.)
- User Name: mcduffiecounty
- Password: read
USATestPrep (ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies) - Grades K-5
- NEW - 3/18/2020 - Directions for access are located below. The password to join the system class is 2020.
Georgia Public Broadcasting Daily Newsletter
- NEW - 3/18/2020 - The newsletter includes online lessons and activities for grades PK-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
- NEW - 3/19/2020 - This site includes music-based vocabulary lessons for all academic content areas. Directions for access are located below.
- NEW - 3/19/2020 - This site includes information about GPB programming and digital resources to support the Georgia Standards of Excellence. Parents can also sign up for the daily newsletter email, which includes lessons for grades PK-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
- NEW - 3/19/2020 - This site includes early learning resources, guided reading texts, free e-books, drama activities, science projects, and social studies lessons. In many cases, these resources include oral reading.
- Username: wbsupport
- Password: distancelearn
GaDOE Math Frameworks Resources (Grades K-12)
- NEW - 4/1/2020 - This link curates over 1300 resources from the GaDOE math frameworks. Lessons and activities are included.
- NEW - 3/19/2020 - Click the links that read "What do the Mathematics Standards Look Like in __ Grade?" at the bottom of the page to view teacher-led videos of the how we teach students the required math concepts. There are also printable worksheets to accompany the lessons.
GaDOE K-5 Social Studies Videos
- NEW - 3/19/2020 - Click the link for your child's grade level to view content videos for the required social studies concepts. There are also PowerPoints of the source documents used to teach social studies skills.
Audible Audio Books (Grades PK-12)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site includes free audio books for all ages. No log-in or password is needed. Titles, which are available in multiple languages, range from classics like Winnie the Pooh and Hamlet as well as modern titles.
PINES Library System e-books (Grades PK-12)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site provides free e-books with a library card.
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site provides free training materials and activities for sight words, math facts, reading passages and comprehension.
Teacher-Created Materials (Grades PK-8)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - Teacher-Created Materials is offering free downloads for printable materials for grades PK-8. Included are resources for reading, grammar, math, science, and social studies. (Navigate through the check-out process to download the free materials.)
Didax Education Virtual Math Manipulatives (Grades PK-8)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - Included on this site are the electronic versions of the hands-on materials we use in classes each day. The site includes counters, shapes, algebra tiles, balances, dice, spinners, unifix cubes, and base ten blocks among others.
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - Included on this site are downloadable worksheets to reinforce K-8 math concepts.
- NEW - 4/1/2020 - Included on this site are downloadable worksheets to reinforce K-8 reading concepts.
Georgia Bright from the Start Early Childhood Activities (PK)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - Included on this site are tips for parents of children ages 5 and under. Resources include physical activities, communication tips, math skills, and creative activities that do not require technology.
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site includes tips and resources for helping young children develop language and literacy skills.
Vooks Animated Storybooks (Grades PK-2)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site includes a year's worth of animated, narrated storybooks with read-along texts.
Really Great Reading (Grades PK-2)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - Included on this site are the electronic versions of the hands-on materials we use in classes each day. The site includes letter tiles, videos on how to spell "tricky" words using phonics and inference skills, and high-frequency word lists.
Generation Genius (Grades K-8)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site includes entertaining science videos, along with reading materials (with read-aloud capabilities), activities, and quizzes.
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - Students can log in to their Accelerated Math accounts and continue practice on grade level standards as well as those on which they need a little extra practice.
- NEW - 3/21/2020 - This site includes math and science simulations for fractions, physics, and earth science topics.
- NEW - 3/22/2020 - This site includes science-based articles, poems, and passages and hands-on lessons for STEM that can be implemented with limited materials.
Multiplication.com (Grades K-5)
- NEW - 3/23/2020 - This site includes addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division games.
- NEW - 3/23/2020 - This site includes fun, engaging videos and simple science experiments that can be done at home with limited household materials.
- NEW - 3/23/2020 - This site includes games, printable materials, and notes for several subjects, ranging from elementary phonics and reading to high school literature,science, and math.
Studies Weekly Online (Grades K-8)
- NEW - 3/23/2020 - This site includes weekly science and social studies articles (with oral reading capabilities), comprehension questions, writing prompts, and games.
- NEW - 3/23/2020 - This site includes passages and vocabulary centered around science and social studies phenomena/questions generated by students.
- Students can read and then take a quiz about the Wonder of the Day, submit questions of their own, and explore the Camp Wonderopolis off-line STEM activities.
- NEW - 3/23/2020 - This site includes videos, off-line activities and experiments, and quizzes about topics within the required Georgia Standards of Excellence.
Open Physical Education Resources (Grades PK-12)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - This site includes games, family fun activities, and videos with ideas of how children can move and be engaged while learning at home.
Elementary PE Resources for At-Home Learning (Grades PK-5)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - This site includes videos, games, and ideas for family fun and movement.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - According to the site, "walkabouts are on-demand adventures that transform math and language content into short, movement-rich activities for PK-2 students."
Playworks Play at Home Guide (Grades PK-5)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - YouTube videos which show how to use games to encourage movement with limited equipment at home are available here.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Directions are available here.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Playworks hosts a virtual recess on Facebook live Monday-Friday at 12, 2, and 4 Eastern time.
Speed Stacks (Grades PK-5)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Speed Stacks is a cup-stacking game that incorporates fitness. This site includes videos and directions for games and competitions to be held at home.
Typing Club (Grades 2-5)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - This site allows students to practice typing skills. Producing a typewritten response is required on the Georgia Milestones state tests for all students in grades 3-12.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - "SPARK has put together three weeks of K-12 [Physical Education] SPARKhome content for free. In order to access, users must create a free account...click on 'Course Catalog' in the menu, [and] then SPARKhome...Once users enroll in the free course, they will be able to access all of the content" (SHAPE America website).
Healthy Lifestyle Choices (Grades K-8)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - This site includes simple at-home physical fitness activities that can be done with beanbags, Frisbees, and sports balls.
Schoolhouse Rock TV (Grades K-5)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - This YouTube channel features classic and new Schoolhouse Rock music videos covering topics from grammar to earth science.
Bookends with Julia (Grades PK-2)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Using Facebook, Julia Cook reads stories each Monday and Friday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Using home materials, students can create STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) projects and activities around many topics.
American Sign Language Stories (Grades PK-5)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - This site uses ASL videos to share read-alouds of favorite children's books.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Account access is free for 30 days or, during the school closure, until June 30 if invited by a teacher. This site includes thousands of books, activities and quizzes.
Big Timber Media e-Books (Grades PK-12)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Free e-books on several topics are provided by this Gumdrop Book partner.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Articles and videos on current events are the basis for this site, which includes comprehension questions and engaging discussion.
Prufrock Press Thinking Activities (Grades 3-6)
- NEW - 3/25/2020 - This downloadable worksheet can be completed off-line to encourage higher-order thinking skills and challenging problem-solving.
Lightbox e-books (Grades PK-5)
- NEW - 3/26/2020 - This site includes free e-books on famous people and events, sports, animals, and holidays.
HMH At-Home Resources (Grades K-12)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - These resources from publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt include activities and lessons for math, social studies, art, and social emotional learning.
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - This site includes art, writing, music, science, and social studies activities as well as lessons that can be taught using board games.
CoderZ from Amazon Future Engineers (Grades 4-12)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - From Amazon Future Engineers, CoderZ is a robotics, STEM, and cyber resource that requires students to program virtual robots to navigate a series of missions. Directions for access are located below.
U.S. Space & Rocketry Center Videos (Grades K-8)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - These Science Never Stops! videos include STEAM activities that can be done at home.
Smithsonian Education Resources (Grades K-12)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - The Smithsonian had compiled a list of resources ranging from Spark!Lab invention challenges to the Tween Tribune and weekly choice boards.
63 Free Science Activities using Household Materials (Grades K-5)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - This site includes directions and links for using items in the cabinet, pantry, or refrigerator to teach science concepts - and it's fun to make candy and ice cream!
National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM Activities (Grades K-12)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - Included are directions for art, science, and math activities such as building catapults, creating paintings, and designing roller coasters.
Ranger Rick Magazines & Games (Grades PK-2)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - The National Wildlife Federation includes digital versions of the popular magazine, animal crafts, games, and outdoor activities.
Illustrative Mathematics (Grades K-8)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - This site includes a link to the IM page which provides detailed examples of math concepts. Also included are links to games and support sites.
Teach Engineering (Grades K-12)
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- NEW - 3/27/2020 - This site includes STEM activities such as building a catapult, designing a pop-up book, or analyzing data.
Hand2Mind (Grades K-5)
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- NEW - 3/28/2020 - The Hand2Mind YouTube channel has videos with teacher-led explanations of reading and math concepts.
- NEW - 3/28/2020 - The Hand2MindatHome website has daily schedules and lessons for each grade (K-5), teacher-led videos, printable manipulatives, and free practice activities designed to support parents.
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- NEW - 3/27/2020 - This site includes printable math activities for PK-5, including downloadable workbooks, free apps for mobile devices, and directions for how to teach each concept introduced in the units.
Atlanta Speech School Online Preschool (Grade PK)
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- NEW - 3/30/2020 -Included are teacher-led videos of music and movement, story time, and language activities. Visit the site to sign up for their daily newsletter or to access the activities.
EverFi Financial Literacy Lessons (Grades 3-12)
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- NEW - 4/1/2020 - Included are activities and games to teach financial literacy.
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- NEW - 4/1/2020 - Included are lessons and activities for both plant and animal science.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Included are videos to help students and learn to build reading stamina.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Included are videos for reading, grammar, and math.
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - Included are tips and materials for parents working on phonics skills for grades K-2.
Sadlier School (Grades K-12)
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- NEW -4/9/2020 - Included are ELA and Math blogs with activities.
- NEW -4/9/2020 - Included are ELA at-home learning kits for parents.
- NEW -4/27/2020 - Included are summer math kits.
- NEW -5/8/2020 - Included are answer keys for at-home activities.
- NEW -5/22/2020 - At Sadlier Connect, parents can find Summer Shape-up resources for math, reading, and writing.
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - Each day online activities to support literacy, math, social-emotional learning, and physical development will be released. Weekly themed activities for PK are posted under Family Activities.
- NEW - 4/28/2020 - Dig at Home provides music, letter games, and printables for parents.
- NEW - 4/29/2020 - Parents and caregivers can find ideas to use at home with PK students in these webinars.
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - These hands-on STEM activities are aligned to various career clusters.
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - This site includes both digital and off-line activities for reading, math, fine arts, physical education, special needs, and more!
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - Using a game-based format, students can review math skills learned this year.
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - The site includes math, ELA, health, science, social studies, and foreign language practice.
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - Free resources for Internet access and learning technology are included here.
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- NEW - 4/13/2020 - The Georgia Department of Education has developed sample low- and no-technology required activities for grades K-12. These learning menus rely upon students' natural curiosity, nature, and everyday materials.
Georgia Power's Learning Power(Grades PK-12)
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- NEW - 4/14/2020 - Georgia Power has developed a game-based app to teach physical science concepts.
- NEW - 4/14/2020 - Lesson plans and printable activities are found here.
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- NEW - 4/15/2020 - These apps, accessible on phones, tablets, or other devices, include games and activities for science, reading, and math.
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- NEW - 4/15/2020 - These activities include connections to ELA, math, and science.
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- NEW - 4/15/2020 - Included are fun STEM activities that can be done with everyday materials.
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- NEW - 4/17/2020 - Students can practice touch typing skills required for state assessments and mastery of the ELA standards here.
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- NEW - 4/17/2020 - This site teaches academic content through music, movement, videos, and games. There are also fun off-line activities which support the concepts.
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- NEW - 4/17/2020 - Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has released a collection of at-home lessons, including learning guides for parents, e-books, writing prompts, videos, and off-line activities to reinforce reading, math, science, social studies, and world language content.
- NEW - 4/17/2020 - Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has released a collection of at-home lessons, including learning guides for parents, e-books, writing prompts, videos, and off-line activities to reinforce reading, math, science, social studies, and world language content.
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- NEW - 4/20/2020 - Students practice writing individually and collaboratively with peers on a variety of topics selected by their teachers or parents.
-
- NEW - 4/20/2020 - Students practice math skills assigned by their teachers.
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- NEW - 4/20/2020 - Included are lessons and activities to practice the Claim-Evidence-Reasoning format for science and social studies.
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- NEW - 4/23/2020 - These books, provided by Get Georgia Reading, include topics and skills related to math and science.
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- NEW - 4/23/2020 - This site includes links to other pages for many entertaining art and music activities.
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- NEW - 4/24/2020 - GaDOE SS specialists have compiled a list of websites and resources for home use.
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- NEW - 4/26/2020 - BreakoutEDU is a collection of digital games in which students solve clues based on content to solve mysteries.
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- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Quill includes grammar practice. Parents can sign up for a free account.
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- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Included are playful math episodes, word problems, and workshops.
-
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Included are free science and reading lessons.
-
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Included are step-by-step practice materials for math and science topics.
-
- NEW - 4/29/2020 - Included are videos for all content areas.
-
- NEW - 5/1/2020 - Code.org has made available both smartphone-enabled and no-tech activities to teach students how to code, making computer science fun!
-
- NEW - 5/4/2020 - From the National Science Teachers Association, this site includes lesson plans, hands-on activities, and digital resources to support STEM.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 -These lessons from NASA help students understand weather and climate.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - "The collection offers images of astronauts, rocket launches,NASA events, and other astronomical happenings" (NASA).
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Included are science-related videos, activities, and crafts.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - This site by Tinkercast includes videos, podcasts, and hands-on activities for science.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - NASA engineered this site to include videos, games, crafts, and interviews with scientists.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Students can virtually explore Tremont in the Great Smoky Mountains or play a coding game that involves science questions.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Included are both virtual and hands-on activities such as field trips to labs, interviews with women in STEM careers, building projects, and at-home experiments.
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- NEW - 5/5/2020 - The Children's Museum of Indianapolis offers free Facebook Live sessions, DIY science experiments, celebrity story times, virtual museum exhibits, and PE activities.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Financial literacy and reading lessons are included as well as growing plants and engineering challenges.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Included are resources from the College Board, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and Code.org.
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- NEW - 5/5/2020 - The Children's Museum of Houston offers many hands-on STEM activities like building rocks, creating light bulbs, and creating art using everyday materials.
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- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Chemistry, physics, biology, earth science, and STEM activities from Flinn Scientific include chromatography challenges, building soap motor boats, creating gummy bear wave machines, and making eggs float. Videos to explain science concepts are also available.
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- NEW - 5/8/2020 - An Android-based app, Read Along uses visual and verbal cues to help children ages 5+ become better readers.
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- NEW - 5/19/2020 - The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has compiled a list of remote learning resources for a variety of subjects.
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- NEW - 5/22/2020 - Included are college and career readiness, STEM, arts, and academic resources.
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- NEW - 6/15/2020 - Audio versions and activities to accompany the popular children's book series are found here.
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- NEW - 6/24/2020 - Cox Campus offers free weekly video lessons for families of children ages birth to 9. The activities focus on brain development, literacy skills, self-awareness, and personal confidence. Included are experiences to prepare students for entry into kindergarten through third grade.
Grades PK-5 Digital Resource Directions
- Lexia Core 5 Access Directions
- Lexia Core 5 Home Activities Suggestions (No Device Required)
- Readworks Access Directions
- CommonLit Access Directions
- Khan Academy Kids Access Directions
- Khan Academy Access Directions
- XtraMath Access Directions
- Age of Learning Access Directions
- BrainPop and BrainPopJr Access Directions
- Get Georgia Reading MyOn Access Directions
- Using_MobyMax_From_Home
- USATestPrep Access Directions (K-5)
- Flocabulary Access Directions
- Freckle Access Directions
- World Book Information
- Studies Weekly Access Directions
- Actively Access Directions
- CoderZ Amazon Future Engineer Access Directions
- Prodigy Access Directions
- Education Perfect Access Directions
Grades 6-8 Resources
We recommend the following websites for instruction, review, and practice for pupils in grades 6-8. Attached below are instructions on how to access each of them.
Click here for directions on how to access Google Classroom.
Readworks (Reading) - Grades PK-12
CommonLit.org (Reading and Writing) - Grades 3-12
USATestPrep (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, and SAT Prep) - Grades 6-12
Khan Academy (Reading and Math) - Grades 2-12
IXL (Reading, Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish) - Grades PK-12
Power Reading Online (PRO Reading) - Grades 6-12 (intervention)
- For those registered for this program, student log-ins and passwords are their six-digit ID (lunch) numbers.
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- This site includes practice and instructional resources for math.
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- NEW - 4/2/2020 - Students in grades 1-8 can complete daily interactive activities, including the popular Fluency Friday game, and download worksheets chosen specifically for the student's grade and ability level.
- For those registered for this program, student log-ins and passwords have been distributed.
Georgia Virtual Learning - Grades 6-12
- This site, which does not require a log-in or password, includes instruction with illustrations, videos, and notes on the topics outlined in each 6-12 required academic course.
- This site includes the Georgia Studies digital textbook, virtual field trips, the Race through Time game, and Georgia Stories video segments.
- This site, which does not require a log-in or password, includes instruction from online textbooks. Included are flashcards, notes, illustrations, and study guides for subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Science, Economics, Government, U.S. History, Calculus, and Algebra II.
- This site includes videos and games to review topics ranging from math, science, phonics, and history.
Georgia Public Broadcasting - Learning Media (Grades PK-12)
- This site allows teachers, parents, and students to search by subject area or grade level for resources, including videos, passages, and practice activities for English language arts, math, science, social studies, health and PE, engineering and technology, and world languages.
Georgia Public Broadcasting - Education (Grades PK-12)
- This site allows teachers, parents, and students to search by subject area or grade level for resources, including videos, passages, and practice activities for English language arts, math, science, social studies, health and PE, engineering and technology, and world languages.
- This site includes videos and activities for English, math, science, and social studies, art and music, engineering and technology, and health and PE.
- BrainPop has provided free access for two months to all schools. The directions to access the system account are located below.
Georgia Public Broadcasting Daily Newsletter
- NEW - 3/18/2020 -The newsletter includes online lessons and activities for grades PK-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
- NEW - 3/19/2020 -This site includes music-based vocabulary lessons for all academic content areas. Directions for access are located below.
- NEW - 3/19/2020 - This site includes information about GPB programming and digital resources to support the Georgia Standards of Excellence. Parents can also sign up for the daily newsletter email, which includes lessons for grades PK-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
- NEW - 3/19/2020 - This site includes early learning resources, guided reading texts, free e-books, drama activities, science projects, and social studies lessons. In many cases, these resources include oral reading.
- Username: wbsupport
- Password: distancelearn
GaDOE Math Frameworks Resources (Grades K-12)
- NEW - 4/1/2020 - This link curates over 1300 resources from the GaDOE math frameworks. Lessons and activities are included.
- NEW - 3/19/2020 - Click the links that read "What do the Mathematics Standards Look Like in __ Grade?" at the bottom of the page to view teacher-led videos of the how we teach students the required math concepts. There are also printable worksheets to accompany the lessons.
GaDOE 6-8 Social Studies Videos
- NEW - 3/19/2020 - Click the link for your child's grade level to view content videos for the required social studies concepts. There are also PowerPoints of the source documents used to teach social studies skills.
Audible Audio Books (Grades PK-12)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site includes free audio books for all ages. No log-in or password is needed. Titles, which are available in multiple languages, range from classics like Winnie the Pooh and Hamlet as well as modern titles.
PINES Library System e-books (Grades PK-12)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site provides free e-books with a library card.
Teacher-Created Materials (Grades PK-8)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - Teacher-Created Materials is offering free downloads for printable materials for grades PK-8. Included are resources for reading, grammar, math, science, and social studies. (Navigate through the check-out process to download the free materials.)
Didax Education Virtual Math Manipulatives (Grades PK-8)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - Included on this site are the electronic versions of the hands-on materials we use in classes each day. The site includes counters, shapes, algebra tiles, balances, dice, spinners, unifix cubes, and base ten blocks among others.
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - Included on this site are downloadable worksheets to reinforce K-8 math concepts.
Generation Genius (Grades K-8)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site includes entertaining science videos, along with reading materials (with read-aloud capabilities), activities, and quizzes.
NICERC Cyber and Coding Activities (Grades 6-12)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site includes at-home and off-line activities to teach coding, cybersecurity, and STEM.
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - Students can log in to their Accelerated Math accounts and continue practice on grade level standards as well as those on which they need a little extra practice.
- NEW - 3/21/2020 - This site includes math and science simulations for fractions, physics, and earth science topics.
- NEW - 3/22/2020 - This site includes science-based articles, poems, and passages and hands-on lessons for STEM that can be implemented with limited materials.
- NEW - 3/23/2020 - This site includes fun, engaging videos and simple science experiments that can be done at home with limited household materials.
- NEW - 3/23/2020 - This site includes games, printable materials, and notes for several subjects, ranging from elementary phonics and reading to high school literature,science, and math.
Studies Weekly Online (Grades K-8)
- NEW - 3/23/2020 - This site includes weekly science and social studies articles (with oral reading capabilities), comprehension questions, writing prompts, and games.
- NEW - 3/23/2020 - This site provides free training materials and activities for sight words, math facts, reading passages and comprehension.
- NEW - 3/23/2020 - This site includes passages and vocabulary centered around science and social studies phenomena/questions generated by students. Students can read and then take a quiz about the Wonder of the Day, submit questions of their own, and explore the Camp Wonderopolis off-line STEM activities.
Open Physical Education Resources (Grades PK-12)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - This site includes games, family fun activities, and videos with ideas of how children can move and be engaged while learning at home.
Secondary PE Resources for At-Home Learning (Grades 6-12)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - This site includes videos, games, and ideas for family fun and movement.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - "SPARK has put together three weeks of K-12 [Physical Education] SPARKhome content for free. In order to access, users must create a free account...click on 'Course Catalog' in the menu, [and] then SPARKhome...Once users enroll in the free course, they will be able to access all of the content" (SHAPE America website).
Healthy Lifestyle Choices (Grades K-8)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - This site includes simple at-home physical fitness activities that can be done with beanbags, Frisbees, and sports balls.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Using home materials, students can create STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) projects and activities around many topics.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Account access is free for 30 days or, during the school closure, until June 30 if invited by a teacher. This site includes thousands of books, activities and quizzes.
Mosa Mack Science (Grades 6-8)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Videos, animations, and project-based life, physical, and earth and space activities are included on this site.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - This site includes engaging games to help students understand civics concepts.
Big Timber Media e-Books (Grades PK-12)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Free e-books on several topics are provided by this Gumdrop Book partner.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Articles and videos on current events are the basis for this site, which includes comprehension questions and engaging discussion.
GPB Lights! Camera! Budget (Grades 6-12)
- NEW - 3/25/2020 - According to GPB, "Lights, Camera, Budget!" is an online game designed to help middle and high school students learn, study, and review financial literacy topics while also practicing their budgeting skills. In the game, students are positioned as movie producers who have been given $100 million to produce a movie. To get the movie produced, they must prove they have good personal finance skills to keep their budget on track."
Prufrock Press Thinking Activities (Grades 3-6)
- NEW - 3/25/2020 - This downloadable worksheet can be completed off-line to encourage higher-order thinking skills and challenging problem-solving.
HMH At-Home Resources (Grades K-12)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - These resources from publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt include activities and lessons for math, social studies, art, and social emotional learning.
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - This site includes art, writing, music, science, and social studies activities as well as lessons that can be taught using board games.
CoderZ from Amazon Future Engineers (Grades 4-12)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - From Amazon Future Engineers, CoderZ is a robotics, STEM, and cyber resource that requires students to program virtual robots to navigate a series of missions. Directions for access are located below.
U.S. Space & Rocketry Center Videos (Grades K-8)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - These Science Never Stops! videos include STEAM activities that can be done at home.
Smithsonian Education Resources (Grades K-12)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - The Smithsonian had compiled a list of resources ranging from Spark!Lab invention challenges to the Tween Tribune and weekly choice boards.
National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM Activities (Grades K-12)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - Included are directions for art, science, and math activities such as building catapults, creating paintings, and designing roller coasters.
Illustrative Mathematics (Grades K-8)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - This site includes a link to the IM page which provides detailed examples of math concepts. Also included are links to games and support sites.
Teach Engineering (Grades K-12)
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- NEW - 3/27/2020 - This site includes STEM activities such as building a catapult, designing a pop-up book, or analyzing data.
EverFi Financial Literacy Lessons (Grades 3-12)
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- NEW - 4/1/2020 - Included are teacher-led videos of music and movement, story time, and language activities. Visit the site to sign up for their daily newsletter or to access the activities.
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- NEW - 4/1/2020 - Included are lessons for both plant and animal science.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Included are videos for reading, grammar, and math.
Sadlier School (Grades K-12)
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- NEW -4/9/2020 - Included are ELA and Math blogs with activities.
- NEW -4/9/2020 - Included are ELA at-home learning kits for parents.
- NEW -4/27/2020 - Included are summer math kits.
- NEW -5/8/2020 - Included are answer keys for at-home activities.
- NEW -5/22/2020 - At Sadlier Connect, parents can find Summer Shape-up resources for math, reading, and writing.
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - These hands-on STEM activities are aligned to various career clusters.
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - This site includes both digital and off-line activities for reading, math, fine arts, physical education, special needs, and more!
-
- NEW - 4/9/2020 - Using a game-based format, students can review math skills learned this year.
-
- NEW - 4/9/2020 - The site includes math, ELA, health, science, social studies, and foreign language practice.
-
- NEW - 4/9/2020 - Free resources for Internet access and learning technology are included here.
-
- NEW - 4/13/2020 - The Georgia Department of Education has developed sample low- and no-technology required activities for grades K-12. These learning menus rely upon students' natural curiosity, nature, and everyday materials.
Georgia Power's Learning Power(Grades PK-12)
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- NEW - 4/14/2020 - Georgia Power has developed a game-based app to teach physical science concepts.
- NEW - 4/14/2020 - Lesson plans and printable activities are found here.
-
- NEW - 4/17/2020 - Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has released a collection of at-home lessons, including learning guides for parents, e-books, writing prompts, videos, and off-line activities to reinforce reading, math, science, social studies, and world language content.
-
- NEW - 4/20/2020 - Students practice writing individually and collaboratively with peers on a variety of topics selected by their teachers or parents.
-
- NEW - 4/20/2020 - Students create settings, characters, and events for stories using game cards provided.
-
- NEW - 4/20/2020 - Included are lessons and activities to practice the Claim-Evidence-Reasoning format for science and social studies.
-
- NEW - 4/24/2020 - GaDOE SS specialists have compiled a list of websites and resources for home use.
-
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - BreakoutEDU is a collection of digital games in which students solve clues based on content to solve mysteries.
-
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Included are free science and reading lessons.
-
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Included are step-by-step practice materials for math and science topics.
-
- NEW - 4/29/2020 - Included are videos for all content areas.
-
- NEW - 5/1/2020 - Code.org has made available both smartphone-enabled and no-tech activities to teach students how to code, making computer science fun!
-
- NEW - 5/4/2020 - From the National Science Teachers Association, this site includes lesson plans, hands-on activities, and digital resources to support STEM.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 -These lessons from NASA help students understand weather and climate.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - "The collection offers images of astronauts, rocket launches,NASA events, and other astronomical happenings" (NASA).
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Included are science-
- videos, activities, and crafts.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - This partnership between Scholastic and the National Institutes of Medical Health includes e-magazines and activities related to health and biology.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Students can virtually explore Tremont in the Great Smoky Mountains or play a coding game that involves science questions.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Included are both virtual and hands-on activities such as field trips to labs, interviews with women in STEM careers, building projects, and at-home experiments.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - This site by Tinkercast includes videos, podcasts, and hands-on activities for science.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - NASA engineered this site to include videos, games, crafts, and interviews with scientists.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Financial literacy and reading lessons are included as well as growing plants and engineering challenges.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Included are resources from the College Board, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and Code.org.
-
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Chemistry, physics, biology, earth science, and STEM activities from Flinn Scientific include chromatography challenges, building soap motor boats, creating gummy bear wave machines, and making eggs float. Videos to explain science concepts are also available.
-
- NEW - 5/19/2020 - The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has compiled a list of remote learning resources for a variety of subjects.
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- NEW - 5/22/2020 - Included are college and career readiness, STEM, arts, and academic resources.
Grades 6-8 Digital Resource Directions
- Readworks Access Directions
- CommonLit Access Directions
- USATestPrep Access Directions
- Khan Academy Access Directions
- BrainPop and BrainPopJr Access Directions
- Using_MobyMax_From_Home
- Flocabulary Access Directions
- World Book Information
- World Book Kids Information
- Studies Weekly Access Directions
- Freckle Access Directions
- Actively Access Directions
- CoderZ Amazon Future Engineer Access Directions
- Prodigy Access Directions
- Education Perfect Access Directions
Grades 9-12 Resources
We recommend the following websites for instruction, review, and practice for pupils in grades 9-12. Attached below are instructions on how to access them.
Click here for directions on how to access Google Classroom.
Readworks (Reading) - Grades PK-12
CommonLit.org (Reading and Writing) - Grades 3-12
USATestPrep (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, and SAT Prep) - Grades 6-12
Khan Academy (Reading and Math) - Grades 2-12
IXL (Reading, Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish) - Grades PK-12
GPB Physics in Motion - Grades 9-12
- This site includes guided note taking, videos, and physics practice problems.
GPB Chemistry Matters - Grades 9-12
- This site includes guided note taking, videos, and vocabulary.
Power Reading Online (PRO Reading) - Grades 6-12 (intervention)
- For those registered for this program, student log-ins and passwords are their six-digit ID (lunch) numbers.
- This site includes practice and instructional resources for math.
- For those registered for this program, student log-ins and passwords are their six-digit ID (lunch) numbers.
Georgia Virtual Learning - Grades 6-12
- This site, which does not require a log-in or password, includes instruction with illustrations, videos, and notes on the topics outlined in each 6-12 required academic course.
- This site, which does not require a log-in or password, includes instruction from online textbooks. Included are flashcards, notes, illustrations, and study guides for subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Science, Economics, Government, U.S. History, Calculus, and Algebra II.
- On this site, choose "Use without Account" to access free Spanish and French grammar practice.
- This site includes videos and games to review topics ranging from math, science, phonics, and history.
Georgia Public Broadcasting - Learning Media (Grades PK-12)
- This site allows teachers, parents, and students to search by subject area or grade level for resources, including videos, passages, and practice activities for English language arts, math, science, social studies, health and PE, engineering and technology, and world languages.
Georgia Public Broadcasting - Education (Grades PK-12)
- This site allows teachers, parents, and students to search by subject area or grade level for resources, including videos, passages, and practice activities for English language arts, math, science, social studies, health and PE, engineering and technology, and world languages.
Advanced Placement Resources - Grades 9-12
- The file below, labeled AP Resources, includes links provided by the College Board to prepare students for AP exams.
- NEW - 3/18/2020 - "Beginning in early April, free online video lessons developed by AP teachers will be available for the AP topics and skills typically taught in the final weeks of each AP course. Watch the videos at youtube.com/advanced placement" (College Board correspondence, 3/18/2020).
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Use this link to see which AP courses are posted each day.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Open-book AP exams will be administered in 2020. Due to school closures, these exams will NOT include information from the year's final units. As students prepare, they can see a list of excluded unit topics here.
- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Use this link to access McGraw-Hill's free 5 Steps to a 5 courses.
Georgia Public Broadcasting Daily Newsletter
- NEW - 3/18/2020 - The newsletter includes online lessons and activities for grades PK-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
- NEW - 3/19/2020 -This site includes music-based vocabulary lessons for all academic content areas. Directions for access are located below.
- NEW - 3/19/2020 - This site includes information about GPB programming and digital resources to support the Georgia Standards of Excellence. Parents can also sign up for the daily newsletter email, which includes lessons for grades PK-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
- NEW - 3/19/2020 - This site includes early learning resources, guided reading texts, free e-books, drama activities, science projects, and social studies lessons. In many cases, these resources include oral reading.
- Username: wbsupport
- Password: distancelearn
GaDOE Math Frameworks Resources (Grades K-12)
- NEW - 4/1/2020 - This link curates over 1300 resources from the GaDOE math frameworks. Lessons and activities are included.
- NEW - 3/19/2020 - Click the links that read "What do the Mathematics Standards Look Like in High School?" or "Algebra [or Geometry] Content in High School Mathematics Video Series" at the bottom of the page to view teacher-led videos of the how we teach students the required math concepts. There are also printable worksheets to accompany the lessons.
GaDOE 9-12 Social Studies Videos
- NEW - 3/19/2020 - Click the link for your child's course to view content videos for the required social studies concepts. There are also PowerPoints of the source documents used to teach social studies skills.
Audible Audio Books (Grades PK-12)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site includes free audio books for all ages. No log-in or password is needed. Titles, which are available in multiple languages, range from classics like Winnie the Pooh and Hamlet as well as modern titles.
PINES Library System e-books (Grades PK-12)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site provides free e-books with a library card.
NICERC Cyber and Coding Activities (Grades 6-12)
- NEW - 3/20/2020 - This site includes at-home and off-line activities to teach coding, cybersecurity, and STEM.
- NEW - 3/21/2020 - This site includes math and science simulations for fractions, physics, and earth science topics.
- NEW - 3/22/2020 - This site includes science-based articles, poems, and passages and hands-on lessons for STEM that can be implemented with limited materials.
- NEW - 3/23/2020 - This site includes games, printable materials, and notes for several subjects, ranging from elementary phonics and reading to high school literature, science, and math.
- NEW - 3/23/2020 - This site includes passages and vocabulary centered around science and social studies phenomena/questions generated by students. Students can read and then take a quiz about the Wonder of the Day, submit questions of their own, and explore the Camp Wonderopolis off-line STEM activities.
Open Physical Education Resources (Grades PK-12)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - This site includes games, family fun activities, and videos with ideas of how children can move and be engaged while learning at home.
Secondary PE Resources for At-Home Learning (Grades 6-12)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - This site includes videos, games, and ideas for family fun and movement.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - "SPARK has put together three weeks of K-12 [Physical Education] SPARKhome content for free. In order to access, users must create a free account...click on 'Course Catalog' in the menu, [and] then SPARKhome...Once users enroll in the free course, they will be able to access all of the content" (SHAPE America website).
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Using home materials, students can create STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) projects and activities around many topics.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Videos and animations for Biology, AP Biology, and Environmental Science.
Big Timber Media e-Books (Grades PK-12)
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Free e-books on several topics are provided by this Gumdrop Book partner.
- NEW - 3/24/2020 - Articles and videos on current events are the basis for this site, which includes comprehension questions and engaging discussion.
GPB Lights! Camera! Budget (Grades 6-12)
- NEW - 3/25/2020 - According to GPB, "Lights, Camera, Budget! is an online game designed to help middle and high school students learn, study, and review financial literacy topics while also practicing their budgeting skills. In the game, students are positioned as movie producers who have been given $100 million to produce a movie. To get the movie produced, they must prove they have good personal finance skills to keep their budget on track."
HMH At-Home Resources (Grades K-12)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - These resources from publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt include activities and lessons for math, social studies, art, and social emotional learning.
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - This site includes art, writing, music, science, and social studies activities as well as lessons that can be taught using board games.
CoderZ from Amazon Future Engineers (Grades 4-12)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - From Amazon Future Engineers, CoderZ is a robotics, STEM, and cyber resource that requires students to program virtual robots to navigate a series of missions. Directions for access are located below.
Smithsonian Education Resources (Grades K-12)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - The Smithsonian had compiled a list of resources ranging from Spark!Lab invention challenges to the Tween Tribune and weekly choice boards.
National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM Activities (Grades K-12)
- NEW - 3/27/2020 - Included are directions for art, science, and math activities such as building catapults, creating paintings, and designing roller coasters.
Teach Engineering (Grades K-12)
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- NEW - 3/27/2020 - This site includes STEM activities such as building a catapult, designing a pop-up book, or analyzing data.
EverFi Financial Literacy Lessons (Grades 3-12)
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- NEW - 4/1/2020 - Included are activities and games to teach financial literacy.
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- NEW - 4/1/2020 - Included are lessons and activities for both plant and animal science.
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- NEW - 4/3/2020 - Included are videos for reading, grammar, and math.
Sadlier School (Grades K-12)
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- NEW -4/9/2020 - Included are ELA and Math blogs with activities.
- NEW -4/9/2020 - Included are ELA at-home learning kits for parents.
- NEW -4/27/2020 - Included are summer math kits.
- NEW -5/8/2020 - Included are answer keys for at-home activities.
- NEW -5/22/2020 - At Sadlier Connect, parents can find Summer Shape-up resources for math, reading, and writing.
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - These hands-on STEM activities are aligned to various career clusters.
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - This site includes both digital and off-line activities for reading, math, fine arts, physical education, special needs, and more!
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - The site includes math, ELA, health, science, social studies, and foreign language practice.
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- NEW - 4/9/2020 - Free resources for Internet access and learning technology are included here.
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- NEW - 4/13/2020 - The Georgia Department of Education has developed sample low- and no-technology required activities for grades K-12. These learning menus rely upon students' natural curiosity, nature, and everyday materials.
Georgia Power's Learning Power(Grades PK-12)
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- NEW - 4/14/2020 - Georgia Power has developed a game-based app to teach physical science concepts.
- NEW - 4/14/2020 - Lesson plans and printable activities are found here.
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- NEW - 4/17/2020 - Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has released a collection of at-home lessons, including learning guides for parents, e-books, writing prompts, videos, and off-line activities to reinforce reading, math, science, social studies, and world language content.
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- NEW - 4/20/2020 - Included in this site are webinars, social-emotional resources, and ACT preparation materials.
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- NEW - 4/20/2020 - Students practice writing individually and collaboratively with peers on a variety of topics selected by their teachers or parents.
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- NEW - 4/20/2020 - Students create settings, characters, and events for stories using game cards provided.
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- NEW - 4/20/2020 - Included are lessons and activities to practice the Claim-Evidence-Reasoning format for science and social studies.
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- NEW - 4/22/2020 - Included are videos to teach economics concepts.
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- NEW - 4/24/2020 - GaDOE SS specialists have compiled a list of websites and resources for home use.
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- NEW - 4/26/2020 - BreakoutEDU is a collection of digital games in which students solve clues based on content to solve mysteries.
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- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Virtual biology labs are featured at this site.
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- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Included are step-by-step practice materials for math and science topics.
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- NEW - 4/29/2020 - Included are videos for all content areas.
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- NEW - 5/1/2020 - Code.org has made available both smartphone-enabled and no-tech activities to teach students how to code, making computer science fun!
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- NEW - 5/4/2020 - From the National Science Teachers Association, this site includes lesson plans, hands-on activities, and digital resources to support STEM.
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- NEW - 5/5/2020 -These lessons from NASA help students understand weather and climate.
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- NEW - 5/5/2020 - "The collection offers images of astronauts, rocket launches,NASA events, and other astronomical happenings" (NASA).
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- NEW - 5/5/2020 - This partnership between Scholastic and the National Institutes of Medical Health includes e-magazines and activities related to health and biology.
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- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Included are science-related videos, activities, and crafts.
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- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Students can virtually explore Tremont in the Great Smoky Mountains or play a coding game that involves science questions.
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- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Included are both virtual and hands-on activities such as field trips to labs, interviews with women in STEM careers, building projects, and at-home experiments.
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- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Included are "apps, video games, television programs, movies, digital planetarium shows, interactive museum exhibits, and vetted teaching materials...from artists and animators, game developers, educators, medical doctors, and researchers from institutions around the world" (NSTA).
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- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Financial literacy and reading lessons are included as well as growing plants and engineering challenges.
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- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Included are resources from the College Board, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and Code.org.
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- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Chemistry, physics, biology, earth science, and STEM activities from Flinn Scientific include chromatography challenges, building soap motor boats, creating gummy bear wave machines, and making eggs float. Videos to explain science concepts are also available.
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- NEW - 5/19/2020 - The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has compiled a list of remote learning resources for a variety of subjects.
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- NEW - 5/22/2020 - Included are college and career readiness, STEM, arts, and academic resources.
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- NEW - 6/8/2020 - AP U.S. History resources are found here.
Grades 9-12 Digital Resource Directions
- Readworks Access Directions
- CommonLit Access Directions
- USATestPrep Access Directions
- Khan Academy Access Directions
- AP Resources
- Using_MobyMax_From_Home
- Flocabulary Access Directions
- World Book Information
- World Book Kids Information
- Actively Access Directions
- CoderZ Amazon Future Engineer Access Directions
- Education Perfect Access Directions
Resources for Exceptional Learners, including Students with Disabilities and English Learners
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Social-Emotional Learning Resources
- NEW - 4/17/2020 - These downloadable kits include the daily story and character education lessons implemented in all K-5 classrooms.
- NEW - 4/17/2020 - This downloadable workbook is designed to help children process their feelings in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic concerns. It's available in English and Spanish.
Open Up Resources (Grades K-12)
- NEW - 4/20/2020 - Included are the Reading with Relevance lessons connected to character education as well as the Open Up reading and math resources.
- NEW - 4/20/2020 - Included is a list of websites and tools to address skills such as resilience, stress management, and motivation.
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - This lengthy list of resources includes topics for all content areas, exceptional learners, and social-emotional needs.
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Included is an article and activities to explain COVID-19 to children.
- NEW - 6/30/2020 - This pdf includes tips and activities to help children as they transition back to face-to-face classrooms.
Technology-Free Educational Resources
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Included are physical activities that teach time, shapes, money, fractions, counting skills, and math facts.
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Included are activities to build curiosity.
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Children can use everyday materials to create music at home.
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Activities range from making ice cream in a resealable bag to creating no-sew scrunchies.
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Low- and no-cost crafts that engage children creatively are included.
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - Classic games like Monopoly, Yahtzee, and Connect Four teach students about patterns, counting money, and addition.
- NEW - 4/26/2020 - A simple deck of cards can be used to teach math facts and counting skills.
- NEW - 5/5/2020 - Legos can be used to teach counting, graphing, simple machines, solar system models, shadows, and displacement.