Bellingham's Remote Learning Resource
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Updates from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE):
For COVID-19 Information and Resources from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - DESE- Click here
Virtual Activities for Kids:
Virtual Museums, Zoos & Theme Parks!
Monster Meditation with Cookie Monster
Learn to draw Manga with MisakoRocks
Mondays with Michelle Obama- Story Time
Audible is Offering Free Stories
15 Free Resources to Keep your Child Busy While School Is Out
Time for Kids Launches Free Digital Library for the Rest of the School Year
20 Online Learning Resources to Get You Through School Closures
NEW Covid - 19 Social Emotional Supports PaGE
Click on this link below to get to the page.
Museum Resources for Families and Educators
Museum of Science
Now, through its new #MOSatHome platform, delivering the Museum experience to families and educators online with a host of live stream events, webinars, podcasts, family STEM activities and more. www.mos.org/MOSatHome.
In the “Make your own Exhibits” section there are instructions for how your students can recreate our interactive exhibits for themselves using items they can find at home.
“Traveling Science Workshops at Home” features hands-on STEAM activities based on your favorite Traveling Science Workshop topics. All experiences support grade-level curriculum and the Massachusetts Science, Technology, Engineering standards. This week’s topics include Liquids & Solids and Force & Motion. New topics will be added regularly.
Websites for All Grades: These websites include games, activities, videos and more! Explore freely!
The Bellingham Public Library has access to ebooks, online language learning, online courses, streaming and downloadable music and other educational and recreational electronic resources that are available to all with a Bellingham Public Library card. If you do not have card, please email library@bellinghamlibrary.org and the library will issue you a temporary card that will give you access to their online collections. Click here to access the full site.
The COVID-19 emergency challenges all of us to rise to the occasion. While the crisis tests our institutions, as well as us as individuals, it presents a unique opportunity for civic learning. It proves that we are all connected. Like the health of our democracy, the actual health of all of us depends on each of us doing our part.
The members of the Massachusetts Civic Learning Coalition (MCLC) have worked together to assemble the resources below to serve as valuable tools in helping educators, students and families through the current health crisis by streamlining ways to continue teaching and learning remotely. The resources provided are categorized by grade span to make it easy for teachers and parents alike to navigate the information to find content, curriculum and activities for every student.
Wide Open School helps make learning from home an experience that inspires kids, supports teachers, relieves families, and restores community.
This site was built in a matter of days on a shared vision. We plan to keep building until things get back to normal. A group of more than 25 organizations came together and raised their hands to help, and many more are joining on a daily basis. Watch for new features and content partners frequently.
Wide Open School is a free collection of the best online learning experiences for kids curated by the editors at Common Sense. There is so much good happening, and we are here to gather great stuff and organize it so teachers and families can easily find it and plan each day.
Click here to access these resources
Reading/Writing
Into the Book -Available in Spanish
ReadWriteThink - Parent/Home Resources
Web Comics for Kids and Teens from School Library Journal
PEN PALS with the Mystic Aquarium
Pen Palc/o Mystic Aquarium55 Coogan Blvd.Mystic, CT 06385
Science/ Engineering/ Technology
Take a Code Break with Code.org weekly new lesson live Wednesday at 1pm
For as long as schools are closed, we're open. Starting today, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.
All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet. Explore the collection, select a title and start listening.
It's that easy. Click here to get started listening!
Fine Arts
Live - Weekly Doodling with Mo Willems-Mondays @1:00pm
YouTube Kids Playlist creative DIY's & activities to keep busy indoors
World Language
Mango language lessons - Free to Bellingham Public LIbrary Cardholders.
Miscellaneous Fun
Universal Class - Free to Bellingham Public Library Cardholders.
PBS KIDS’ new weekday newsletter offers activities and tips you can use to help kids play and learn at home. Sign up here!
YouTube Learn@Home Learn at home resources for families with kids of all ages
Resources Geared to Special Education Students and Families in the ABA Program
These resources and activities are intended to supplement the packets/materials provided by your child's teacher. If you have not received your child's packet, please email his/her teacher directly.
Free resource for our students w/ autism:
CDC's Essentials for Parenting: Creating Structure and Rules. This site highlights the importance of establishing consistency at home through structure, rules, and predictable routines. Although the site focuses primarily on young children, the basic concepts are helpful for many older students as well.
Individuals with autism during the COVID-19 epidemic. This guide is full of user-friendly strategies, ready-made resources and examples, and links to additional supports to help families navigate this challenging time. Individuals with autism and their caregivers are especially vulnerable to the current stressors and this guide provides a toolkit of strategies that can provide some relief in these uncertain times.
School Closure Tool Kit from Easter Seals that includes visual supports to help parents and students structure their days at home and plan a variety of enrichment activities each day.
An Autism Survival Toolbox filled with a few important tools can help families manage so they can experience family harmony.
Coping during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Yale’s Guide for Families with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and it contains information on promoting self-care and healthy habits, using visual supports at home, along with educational activities and tips for children and teens with ASD and their siblings. To access this guide click here.
Resources from BPS OT's
Mrs. Antonellis has created a youtube channel with motor activity suggestions and regulation strategies. The activities could be enrichment for any of the preschool, elementary and younger BMS students.
Mrs. Ducharme's Blog that also includes OT iPad apps and posts from the physical therapist and the Adaptive phys Ed Teacher.
Camp Discovery for Autism: http://campdiscoveryforautism.com/
This is an app that can be downloaded for free from either the App Store or the Google Play Store for use on any Apple or Android device (phone, tablet, etc.) that contains educational games. Games target a variety of skills, including pre-academic skills (colors, shapes, letters, numbers, matching/sorting), early literacy, receptive language, math and money skills, and basic social-emotional concepts (such as identifying emotions based on pictures).
Kindergarten/First Grade
These resources and activities are intended to supplement the packets provided by your child's teacher. If you have not received your child's packet, please email his/her teacher directly.
Click here for Math at Home resources for each grade K–5. These collections will be updated daily with new content. Each page contains:
Printable practice pages in both English and Spanish with answer keys
A curated list of math games
Math Activities of the Day, including answers and sample responses
Reading/Writing
Watch Curious George the Germophobe on how to wash your hands and Daniel Tiger washing hands to rid germs. Discuss why washing your hands is a healthy habit and being a responsible citizen during this time of crisis.
20 second songs to wash your hands to
Write a letter and mail it to a friend or loved one.
Check out the town library website!
Mathematics
Give your brain a workout on Math Playground
Make Your Own Ten Frame: Interactive and examples to make using the ten frame for adding and subtracting.
Penguin Addition and Subtraction: to practice adding and subtracting within 20.
Test your skill with Counting Whack a Mole - It can set be set for any number and any sequence.
Math Learning Center apps are based on the visual models featured in Bridges in Mathematics, our K-5 Math Program.
History/Social Sciences
Read aloud: Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip With Kindergarten (YouTube)
What does it mean to be a member of a community?
Why is community important?
What does it mean to be a good citizen?
Science/ Engineering/ Technology
30 Day Lego Play Challenge - click here for the calendar
Who doesn't love Play-doh!! Click here for some great learning activities
Second/Third Grade:
These resources and activities are intended to supplement the packets provided by your child's teacher. If you have not received your child's packet, please email your child's teacher directly.
K-5 Math at Home resources for each grade. These collections will be updated daily with new content. Each page contains:
Printable practice pages in both English and Spanish with answer keys
A curated list of math games
Math Activities of the Day, including answers and sample responses
Reading/Writing
Comprehension Cootie Catcher This free download from The Classroom Game Nook with questions about characters, setting, plot, and more.
Wanted Poster A writing and drawing activity for reading comprehension
Write a letter and mail it to a friend or loved one.
Check out the town library website!
Mathematics
Give your brain a workout on Math Playground
At Home Math Activities for Third Grade
At Home Math Activities for Second Grade
Math Learning Center apps are based on the visual models featured in Bridges in Mathematics, our K-5 Math Program.
History/Social Sciences
Learn or review about Oceans of the World
How much of our world is ocean water?
How many oceans are there in the world? What are they called?
What is a trench?
Print this map and label the world’s oceans and continents!
Explore Massachusetts Kids’ Zone
What’s under the Golden Dome? Visit our State House!
The Ladybug Story: A story about lawmaking
Science/ Engineering/ Technology
Learn how to make a Lego fidget spinner.
Who doesn't love Play-Doh!! Here are some great learning activities
Take a Code Break with Code.org weekly new lesson live Wednesday at 1pm
Fourth/Fifth Grade:
These resources and activities are intended to supplement the packets provided by your child's teacher. If you have not received your child's packet, please email your child's teacher directly.
Click here for Math at Home resources for each grade K–5. These collections will be updated daily with new content. Each page contains:
Printable practice pages in both English and Spanish with answer keys
A curated list of math games
Math Activities of the Day, including answers and sample responses
Reading/Writing
This fun Reading Comprehension Game for the family. Roll the dice and answer questions about a text.
Write a letter and mail it to a friend or loved one.
Check out the town library website!
Books to Read After Watching a Movie: movie/book pairings.
Mathematics
Give your brain a workout on Math Playground
Is it OK to play with your food? Let's use Cheez-Its to Learn About Area and Perimeter.
Explore mean, median, mode, and range with a deck of cards
Math Learning Center apps are based on the visual models featured in Bridges in Mathematics, our K-5 Math Program.
History/Social Sciences
Liberty Kids: American Revolution: Full Series on YouTube (40 Episodes)
Interactive map quiz games! Can you identify and locate the state? Keep playing until you get 100 percent!
U.S. States in the Northeast
Science/ Engineering/ Technology
Use these fun activities to help your child learn about catapults and trajectory.
Create a free Tinkercad account! It's an easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding - used by teachers, kids, hobbyists, and designers to imagine, design, and make anything!
Take a Code Break with Code.org weekly new lesson live Wednesday at 1pm
Sixth/Seventh Grade:
These resources and activities are intended to supplement the packets provided by your child's teacher. If you have not received your child's packet, please email your child's teacher directly.
Reading/Writing
NewsforKids.net - Why It’s Important to Slow the Coronavirus After reading the article, write a reflection essay on your thoughts about what is happening and what lessons can be learned from it.
Write a letter and mail it to a friend or loved one.
Check out the town library website!
Books to Read After Watching a Movie: movie/book pairings.
Web Comics for Kids and Teens from School Library Journal
Mathematics
Want to practice multiplying fraction by folding paper? Grab a piece of regular printer /copier paper and check out this video!
History/Social Sciences
Use this site to explore different aspects of Ancient Egyptian civilization. Compare and contrast the lives of the Egyptians and the people of Mesopotamia.
Here is an interactive site about Ancient Egypt. Click through to learn about the pyramids, gods, mummies, hieroglyphics and more!
From Ducksters.com: there are some great geography games here. Review the regions you’ve learned so far!
Science/ Engineering/ Technology
Create a free Tinkercad account! It's an easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It's used by teachers, kids, hobbyists, and designers to imagine, design, and make anything!
Take a Code Break with Code.org weekly new lesson live Wednesday at 1pm
Eighth Grade/High School
Students should go to Google Classroom first and see review assignments provided by their teachers. These resources and activities are intended to supplement the assignments provided by your child's teacher(s).
Infobase Learning has made two of their database collections accessible without a subscription through the end of April.
Middle and High School Virtual Classroom with Video Service Package
User Name: onlinelearning2 Password: trial
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Reading/Writing
Learn more about the Coronavirus Pandemic. National Geographic is providing free access to all of its coronavirus coverage. Read these articles and gain a better understanding of what this means to you, your family and loved ones, our nation, and our world!
Write a letter and mail it to a friend or loved one.
Check out the town library website!
Books to Read After Watching a Movie: movie/book pairings.
Web Comics for Kids and Teens from School Library Journal
Mathematics
Here's a great example of how a video can make a concept such as slope make sense and come to life.
Math Planet is an online resource where one can study math for free. Try one of their high school math courses in Pre-algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Geometry. They have also prepared practice tests for the SAT and ACT.
History/Social Sciences
Thorough explanation of the Electoral College along with prior results and worksheet (you will need to print)
Try out a TedTalk - 3300+ talks to stir your curiosity - Choose one that interests you, then print this page to go along with it.
Science/ Engineering/ Technology
Learn how to make a Marble Run in two minutes!
Labxchange.org is a free platform where students and teachers can discover, create, and remix content to build their own learning journey. The content library contains high-quality digital resources from universities and scientific organizations worldwide … including interactive lab simulations, videos, assessments, and more.
Take a Code Break with Code.org weekly new lesson live Wednesday at 1pm
Fine Arts
Live - Weekly Doodling with Mo Willems-Mondays @1:00pm
For all you Disney Fans out there: Welcome to Imagineering in a Box!
Imagineering in a Box is designed to pull back the curtain to show you how artists, designers and engineers work together to create theme parks. Go behind the scenes with Disney Imagineers and complete project-based exercises to design a theme park of your very own.
World Language
Career and Technical Education, Employment
Take some time now to practice for a future job interview.
On-line Courses Available from the Town Library- sign up here and take an on-line course
Design Squad: Engineering at Home
Webinar for Parents and Educators | Wednesday, March 25 at 1PM ET
Join the team from Design Squad to learn about how to support engineering and invention activities at home. In this webinar you will learn about the design process, get tips for using Design Squad activities in the home, hear ideas for how to connect students virtually and get an overview of the Design Squad collection of resources. The webinar will be followed by a Q&A!
Preview the Design Squad collection on PBS LearningMedia. Feel free to share this invitation with your friends and colleagues. The on-demand recording link will be sent to all registrants.