For Students

Figure This! Try these math challenges out with your family at home! 

Hooda Math has over 100 fun and challenging games for free. Search by grade level or subject!

Illuminations has games organized by math topic and grade level from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. They even show how math can tell us about current events like in an activity on how viruses spread here.

Khan Academy's Math page has math for everyone from Pre-k onward! Videos and check-in quizzes help students track their own progress.

Math Super Stars has math puzzles organized by grade level--try any level you wish!

Problem of the Week Try these challenging problems from MathCounts. You can even search for problems based on different math topics!

Pick-a-Pix Use number clues to logic which squares In a grid should be colored In to make a picture. You have to sign up, but there are free puzzles! If you like this kind of thinking and logic, try these Sudoku puzzles and these other number puzzles!

Tangrams are an ancient Chinese puzzle of 7 shapes that can be arranged Into squares, rectangles, triangles, and other picture shapes. This site has more on the history of the puzzles and patterns you can draw or print out!

Tessellations are patterns that cover entire areas like floors, shower walls, and kitchen backsplashes. Check out the hyperlink above to learn how to make them, and see this site on famous artist M. C. Escher and his tessellations. 

Annenberg Learner has Interactive activities for all subjects, but this is their link to the ELA page. If you want to explore more, just click on "Classroom Resources" on the top menu. 

International Children's Digital Library Need something fun to read? Check out the open access books in dozens of languages here for free!

Into a Book Is a fun interactive website best for grades Pre-K to 3. You can sign up for a log-in to track your progress for free or just do activities as a guest.

Journal Buddies Prompts Do you like to write but need ideas? Click on the link to get writing prompts! This site even has a prompt generator--just choose your age and topic of interest! 

NaNoWriMo Have you ever wanted to try to write a novel? Check out this site to see how you might start and even share your writing and read others' ideas!

Scholastic has many reading and writing activities for a variety of grade levels. Try these links to their games, reading activities, and writing activities!

Write About It has writing prompts for free--just use the code DC2295 to access the site. Then click on "Ideas" at the top!

Need a good book to read? Try these sites: Scholastic's lists by grade level, GoodReads lists recommended by others who love to read, and the I'm Your Neighbor site with books organized by community!

CultureGrams has fact files about places from around the world, the Unite States, and Canada. In the Kids Edition, you can see what daily life for kids In countries around the world is like. If you're having troubles accessing It through the link above, go through our NES Digital Library!

Ducksters If you like history, check out Ducksters! They have a Today in History page too. Once you start exploring, critique the site. Are any people or places missing from the site? Consider the events or people you would add, particularly people of color, women, and children.

Kitchen Science Check out these hands-on science experiments from Science Sparks. Just make sure to get permission from a grown-up before you use materials at home! 

Mystery States What state has the longest floating bridge In the world? What state does Snoopy come from? Find out at Educational World, where all 50 states and the District of Columbia are given. Do you think the clues for our own state are the best ones? Write your own mysteries for other places and spaces special to your family and quiz your family members!

SIG has History & Geography, Sciences, and Games & Puzzles as well as other topics of Interests for you to explore for free!

Drawing with Artists Do you like to draw? Mo Willems, author and illustrator of Elephant and Piggie books, has tutorials on Lunch Doodles. Jarrett J. Krosoczka, author and illustrator of Lunch Lady and Jedi Academy has online lessons too. Carson Ellis, author and Illustrator of Home and Du Iz Tak? has a blog called Quarantine Art Club. Scroll to the bottom to click the arrows to see the all her lessons.

Make an Instrument through the Dallas Symphony Orchestra! There are ideas for making instruments with every day objects around your home. What else will you be inspired to create beyond what the website suggests?

Make a Theme Park with Disney Engineering, which has a free course on Khan Academy. You can complete your own project-based exercises to build a them park of your own by deciding on a world, attractions, and characters. There's even opportunities to use paper, art materials, and Legos to build your ideas in real life, not just the digital world.

Song Maker can help you write your own music. Choose your Instruments and click on the grid to make a song. You can layer sounds and choose the speed of your song. You can even add bets and connect the mic on your device to sing the notes you want to appear!