Pre-K
https://www.ageoflearning.com/schools
Age of Learning provides schools closed due to the coronavirus with free home access for all affected families to leading digital education programs ABCmouse, Adventure Academy, and ReadingIQ. Programs serve students in preschool, elementary school, and middle school. Code:SCHOOL2568
BedTime Math, Fun Math at Home
For ages 3-9 to explore numbers in real life without screen time: CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS.
Bed Time Math:Daily-Math
Just 5 quick minutes of number fun for kids and parents at home. Read a cool fun fact, followed by math riddles at different levels so everyone can jump in. CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS.
CIRCLE Activity Collection on CLI Engage
www.cliengage.org Activities for teachers to use during all settings (whole group, small group, etc.). Activities are grouped according to content area and can be filtered by need(s); activities are scripted and printable, and many have videos to see the activity in action. All activities include the Texas Pre-K Guideline and Head Start Alignment they cover. While these are not actual online activities, these can be downloaded by teachers, saved, and emailed to parents to use at home. Available in English and Spanish.
CIRCLE Activity Collection: Family
https://cliengagefamily.org/ Similar to the CIRCLE Activity Collection (CAC) for teachers, this is created specifically for parents/families to have access to cognitive activities games to play with children. Activities can be filtered by age and content area. This site includes activities for children birth – 5 years old. Great resource for Pre-K teachers to share with families! Available in English and Spanish.
Early Childhood Special Education Smore from Region 4
https://www.smore.com/kdhnt Kristina Parr at Region 4 has graciously shared her document with us to help you better serve your students.
Education.com
https://www.education.com/ - Games are categorized by subject, topic; Teachers will need to compare listed CC standards to TEKS to insure alignment.
https://www.getepic.com/learn/freeremotestudentaccess/
Digital library with 35,000 of the best books, learning videos, quizzes and more. Students will have anywhere, anytime access to the full Epic library on all devices (including web browsers, the iOS app and the Android app), and teachers can stay connected to their students by assigning books and collections and tracking reading activity and progress.
FCRR Reading Resources PK
https://fcrr.org/resources/resources_vpk.html
PK activities for the major components of reading from the Florida Center for Reading Research.
Happy Numbers
Website that has the ability for individualized learning pathways, scaffolding, and instant feedback along with providing data that gives teachers actionable insights. It is available in English and Spanish. https://happynumbers.com/
Khan Academy Kids
CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS KHAN ACADEMY KIDS.; Teachers will need to align to TEKS.
Reading at Home with Preschoolers
Click HERE for a one page PDF Parent/Family Guide to reading with your child.
Scholastic Resources
Free for short term virtual learning resources provide by Scholastic CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO PDF WITH LINKS.
Starfall
www.starfall.com Online activities for Pre-K and Kindergarten. Many letter Knowledge activities, pre-reading, phonics, and some math activities/games are free online. Under the Parent-Teacher Center tab, there are customizable ELA and Math sheets that can be created and sent to parents.
Storyline Online
https://www.storylineonline.net/
Kid-safe, ad-free streaming library of read-aloud animated storybooks. Teacher guides are available for many titles.
Conscious Discipline
https://consciousdiscipline.com/
This site can support teachers and parents.
The link below is a collection of printable items from Conscious Discipline.
https://esc4.app.box.com/s/9sn1lq13kgbba55lohp4ekukqcvslfna/folder/107941864199
Early Childhood Education
COVID 19 Updates – March 26, 2020
Prekindergarten Student Progress Monitoring
Has the end of year (EOY) prekindergarten student progress monitoring requirement been changed due to COVID-19?
If a district is not delivering instruction in their buildings but is instead operating in an alternative or distant learning capacity (“Closed, Instructing” per other agency guidance), administration of an EOY would not be expected/required. If a district is unable to administer the EOY SPM due to COVID-19, this would be taken into consideration when reviewing data and providing support.
Full-Day Prekindergarten Waiver
The full-day prekindergarten waiver deadline has been extended to July 1, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prekindergarten Registration
Prekindergarten Registration for 2020-2021 School Year & COVID-19:
Many districts preregister prekindergarten students to plan for the size of the next school year’s program. Districts may begin this process on or after April 1 of each year, and once a child is determined to be eligible, he/she remains eligible without reverification prior to the next school year. Section 7, Student Attendance Accounting Handbook. Despite these preregistration requirements, districts may conduct pre-identification of students for planning purposes prior to April 1.
In response to COVID-19, districts may adapt their prekindergarten registration in the following ways:
Delay/postpone prekindergarten registration
Collect applicable information online (if possible)
Implement a virtual registration (to the extent possible)
Use the 2019-2020 income guidelines until the 2020-2021 income deadlines are released. Families that are close to the income threshold (too high or too low) should be documented and notified if eligible once the updated income guidelines are released
The prekindergarten eligibility information must be verified between April 1st and prior to a child being placed in a classroom for the 2020-2021 school year to generate state prekindergarten funds.
Please note: TEA has requested a waiver from the U. S. Department of Education for local determinations to be used to guide English learner exit determinations/reclassifications this year. Further guidance on this topic will be posted to the COVID-19 and BIL/ESL page.