Content Area Resources

Each of these resources offers general content support for student learning. Check Classroom or the News and Information page on this site for specific enrichment opportunities for students.

Math

• Berkeley High Math Website: The official BHS website for our Math 1, Math 2, and Math 3 curriculum.

• Math Engagement Guide: Interactive ways to engage in mathematics.

• Math Assistance Website: A parent created supporting materials for math classes.

• Khan Academy Math: An online guide to concepts in math with practice problems.

Social Studies

• Choices: A non-profit at Brown University that produces lessons and videos on news topics and key moments in world history.

• Crash Course History: A YouTube Channel with specific World History and US History playlists. Also covers a wide variety of other topics in social studies including government and economics.

English Language Arts

• Read a great book! E-mail your teachers or check out the BHS Library website for ideas.

• Sora & Tales2Go: Access to audiobooks through partnerships with the Berkeley Public Library and other services.

• Go to the BHS Library for more on audio books and reading ideas during the closure.

Science

• PhET Simulations: University of Colorado science simulations that can be done on chromebooks.

• KQED Science: Our incredible local NPR outlet has a wide variety of science information used in classrooms.

• Tynker: Coding for young people to learn about and be exposed to coding.

• Code.Org: A free service for students to learn and practice coding.

• ScienceMusicVideos: An interactive Biology website

World Language

• Duolingo: Create a daily routine to practice another language at home.

Possible language specific resources:

• Spanish: https://www.thespanishexperiment.com/learn-spanish

• French: https://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/

• Latin: https://lrc.la.utexas.edu/eieol/latol

• Mandarin: https://www.digitaldialects.com/Chinese.htm

Visual & Performing Arts

• The Music Teachers National Association has provided links to websites for kids: https://www.mtna.org/MTNA/Learn/Parent_and_Student_Resources/Websites_for_Kids.aspx

• Common Sense Media’s Best Arts Education Apps and Websites (article) provides a list of resources for teaching music, some of which are free: https://www.commonsense.org/education/top-picks/best-arts-education-apps-and-websites

• The National Gallery of Art (NGA) and MOMA provide resources for teachers, including lessons and interactives
  NGA: https://www.nga.gov/education/teachers.html
  MOMA: https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/

Physical Education

• Shape America provides tips for creating distance learning that include resources to promote and track physical activity: https://www.shapeamerica.org/covid19-resources.aspx

• Six Apps to Kickstart Your PE Classroom and Keep Kids Motivated (article) lists apps students can use at home to track and plan fitness: https://www.peteacheredu.org/2018/01/6-apps-to-kickstart-your-pe-classroom-and-keep-kids-motivated/

• PE Central’s Web Sites for Kids provides links to resources to support remote and home instruction for physical education: https://www.pecentral.org/websites/kidsites.html