General Resources

Highlights - Read articles, play games, tell jokes, and explore.

Ranger Rick - Learn about nature by the United States National Wildlife Federation.

Youngzine - Learn about current news and events shaping the world.

National Geographic Kids - Find amazing facts about animals, science, history and geography, along with videos and games.

Newsela - Online news-as-literacy platform that features high-interest articles on everything from current events to myths and legends and from literature to science.

Scholastic Kids Press - Young journalists report "news for kids, by kids," covering politics, entertainment, the environment, sports, and more in their hometowns and on the national stage.

Tween Tribune - Non-fiction news site that consists of daily news sites for kids, tweens, and teens, and includes text, photos, graphics, and audio and/or video materials prepared by the Smithsonian and others about current events, history, art, culture and science.

Kids Post - News, features, contests, and fun activities for kids.

America in Class - Primary and secondary resources, webinars, and lessons for history and literature teachers curated by The National Humanities Center.

The Henry Ford Collections and Research - Digitized collection of thousands of artifacts from The Henry Ford Archive of American Innovation™. Explore artifacts and stories about Agriculture and the Environment, Design and Making, Power and Energy, Communications and Information Technology, Mobility and Society and Social Transformation.

Resources for Educators During the Coronavirus Pandemic (CommonSense Media)

Remote Teaching Resources (Chromebook Classroom)

GISD Weekly Packets: instructions packets for K-8 students that can be used by districts,; they include ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Social Emotional and Careers, and new packets are added each week.

GPB Education: free digital learning resources for Pre-K through 12th grade from GPB Education, PBS LearningMedia, and Discovery Education from Georgia Dept of Ed.

Knowledge on the Go: read-alouds, videos and other supports for K-12 curated and created by GreatMinds.org

PBS Media Learning: DPTV and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more.

Wide Open School: a free collection of the best online learning experiences for kids curated and organized by the editors at Common Sense

Wonderopolis: Every day a new intriguing "Wonders of the Day" question is posted to get kids thinking, talking, and learning. The questions are designed to ignite their curiosity and imagination leading to exploration and discovery.