Please feel free to take advantage of the resources and learning activities shared below.
Bedtime Math - Fun Math at Home - non-screen math learning activities for kids to enjoy at home, as well as short stories with three levels of math challenges for kids ages 3-9
Over 30 Virtual Field Trips (Source: Published by Mrs. Fahrney of Schenectady, NY)
National Geographic Kids - Educational games, videos, and other activities, centered mostly on animals and the natural world.
Scholastic Books - Learn at Home: Grades 1-2
Zearn - Many classrooms are using this as an online learning tool. Parents can set up accounts and access all lessons.
Storytime Online - Hear books read aloud by famous people and authors
General (Social & Emotional Learning)
BrainPop - free videos (no login required): Coronavirus, Stress, Depression, Mindfulness
PBS Kids for Parents: How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus
School of Belonging | Teaching Empathy Institute - Physically distant, socially together
Talking to Children about COVID- 19: A Parent Resource (Source: National Association for School Psychologists)
Join the Middle School Principal's Corner on Google Classroom - use class code 35aftkx
General (Social & Emotional Learning)
Join the Middle School's Counselor's Corner on Google Classroom - use class code dkawaek
Talking to Children about COVID- 19: A Parent Resource (Source: National Association for School Psychologists)
Regents Exam Prep - includes resources for math, history, and science
Sweet Search - a Search Engine for Students - leverages Google to search only a fully vetted "whitelist" of websites. The original index was created by 50+ librarians, educators and researchers who collectively invested over 100,000 hours in finding the best resources.
General (Social & Emotional Learning)
What is the SchoolTool Parent Portal?
Our Academic Management System, SchoolTool, offers the SchoolTool Parent Portal. Parent Portal gives parents access to monitor their children's progress in school and provides a way for parents to get secure online information about their children.
To register for the Parent Portal, please contact your child's main office.
To download the mobile app, search for "SchoolTool Mobile" in the Google Play Store or in the Apple AppStore.
The URL for the Ellenville SchoolTool Parent Portal is:
https://st-ev.mhric.org/ellenville/
Students log in using their school Google account to access their classes in Google Classroom.
To access coursework in Castle Learning, students log in using either their school Google account or a username and password. More information: Parent Letter (PDF, English) | Parent Letter (PDF, Spanish) | Student "How to" Guide (PDF, English)
To access BrainPop's full library of educational animated videos, interactive quizzes, activities, and games, students should select "Log In", then sign in with G Suite for Education using their district Google accounts. Includes BrainPop, BrainPop Jr (K-3), and BrainPop ELL
IXL provides a comprehensive library of practice modules on Common Core pre-K through high school math and language skills, as well as language arts, science, and social studies for second- through eighth-grade. To access, students should click "Sign in with Google", then sign in with their school Google accounts.
Overdrive online reading app with hundreds of books in English, Spanish and other languages. To access as a student, select Ellenville Central School District from the drop down menu and then enter school email and password to login.
The School of Belonging Program continues in spite of the pandemic that now separates us from our classrooms and our classmates. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Activities, written and designed by David Levine at The Teaching Empathy Institute, are now available every day to Ellenville parents, teachers and students, grades k-8. Lessons, quotes, activities and music focused on social connections, and emotional needs, are all part of the School of Belonging website. Just click on the link below and get connected. We might be physically distant but we can be socially together!
American Archive of Public Broadcasting - TV and radio programs, online collections and more; Search the collection or browse for selections by topic (i.e., fine arts, history, and more)
Audible Stories - provides a collection of free audiobooks in six different languages, which may be streamed on computers, smartphones, and tablets. Stories were handpicked by Audible editors with a mix of education, entertainment, and general-interest titles, with a focus on stories that are suitable for children.
The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read Alouds & Activities - Readings and activities listed by elementary, middle and high school age groups
Google Arts and Culture - provides opportunities to explore artists, cultural places and a wide variety of related topics
Google Arts and Culture: Hidden Worlds of the National Parks - Beautiful virtual tours of US National Parks
Library of Congress Digital Collections - world's largest library with millions of online resources including historic documents, photographs, online exhibits and music.
Library of Congress - America's Story from America's Library - Learning activities (games, short videos, music clips) for children to do on their own or with guidance
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems via The Kennedy Center - Activity guides available. Great for elementary & middle school students, but adults love this too!
New York Public Library - sign up for SimplyE free eReader access - Apply for a library card through SimplyE to gain access to an array of digital resources, including e-books and audiobooks, as well as databases available from home while branches are temporarily closed
New York Public Library Digital Collections - provides free access to more than 800,000 digitized items from the holdings of The New York Public Library, with new items added every day.
Smithsonian Institute - Smithsonian educators identified online learning resources for teachers across the country.
Smithsonian's History Explorer - standards-based learning activities and resources for teaching and learning American history
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Science How video webcast archives
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Lesson Plans and Resources
Spatulatta Cooking for Kids - Kids teach kids to cook - recipes and cooking videos for students in grades 5-8 with supervision
WordBook eReader - Explore hundreds of free online titles for all ages via World Book. Use the arrow (>) on the right of the topics bar to scroll for more subjects.