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Free Resources

The following are some free resources that parents can use at home with their children to help facilitate their learning.

Language Arts/French

English

Squiggle Park (reading game that supports early learners)
Storyline (celebrities reading children's stories with creative illustrations)
Jungle Junior - Typing for Kids! (interactive typing game for young kids)
ABCya (interactive language arts games for kids!)
TumbleBooks (username: gyrd password: books -- a fun and interactive storybook reading website)
Scholastic Learn at Home (weekly lessons that are cross-curricular, like science, social studies and music!)
Funbrain (fun and interactive games and stories!)
Starfall (Interactive literacy. music, and math games for kids)
Teach Your Monster to Read (the groundbreaking game that makes learning to read fun!)

French

Boukili (Free illustrated books for kids! Also has a corresponding app for Apple and Android)
Je lis, je lis, littératie (K-4 Comprehensive levelled reading program for French Immersion - logins sent home/emailed)
Idéllo (Thousands of videos, websites and mobile apps that cover all subjects for kids!)
TFO (more French videos, app and games for kids)
Duolingo (learn basic French words and sentences - will need support from an adult)

Mathematics

Prodigy (Very interactive game, much like Pokemon, but you are a wizard! Play as a "grade 1" with help from a parent!)
ABCya (interactive math games for kids!)
TumbleMath (username: tumble2020 password: A3b5c6 -- interactive stories for mathematics)
ScratchJr - (introduction to coding for students aged 5-7. Program your own interactive stories and games!)
Math Story Time - English / French -- (Math interactive stories in both English AND French!)
Starfall (Interactive literacy. music, and math games for kids)

Science and Social Studies

Mystery Doug (every week, Doug pulls 3 questions from a jar and answers them in short videos!)
National Geographic (loads of videos from National Geographic about our world - places, animals, people, etc.)
Highlights Kids (fun activities to do with your family, from recipes to crafts, that all tie into Science and Social Studies)
Wonderopolis (explore the world of wonders, with daily questions answered about the world we live in!)
SciShow Kids (explore all those curious topics that make us ask, "why"?)
StoryBots (a Netflix Jr. channel on YouTube filled with Science topics and fun songs!)
Peekaboo Kidz (a YouTube channel that covers all things Science!)
Discovery Mindblown (inspires you to question what you know and ask the big questions about the world around us.)

Virtual Field Trips

Daily Online Free Activities for Families (free online events and activities for kids at home)
Northern Rockies Museum (Hinton's very own museum that, at times, offers at home learning)
Smithsonian Distance Learning (scroll to the bottom of the linked page for Distance Learning Events)
Smithsonian Virtual Tours (allows visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room tours)
Ocean Voyager Webcam (watch live footage from the Georgia Aquarium!)
The Nature Conservatory (complete with lessons and videos, from how dirt works to the role of pollinators!)
Royal Tyrrell Museum (this museum in Alberta is all about dinosaurs, and it lets you walk around and explore!)

Get Moving!

GoNoodle (choose your very own GoNoodle character and get moving to start leveling him/her up!)
CosmicKidsYoga (yoga through fun and exciting stories!)
French Yoga TFO (French yoga channel that is fun and engaging for students!)

Apps (phones, iPad, etc.)

Mathematics

Mathtopia+ (Apple)
Bugs and Numbers
Khan Academy Kids
Math Kids - Add, Subtract, Count, and Learn
Worksheets: Preschool & Kindergarten Learning (multi subject app)
Monster Math

Literacy / French

Bob Books #1 - Reading Magic
Endless Alphabet
Endless Reader
Homer: Kids Learn to Read
Vooks
Writing Wizard Kids Handwriting
Kids A-Z
Starfall
Epic
Monkey Word School Adventure
Duolingo
Learn French Vocabulary - Kids
Learn French Alphabet / Letters & Numbers Free
Writing Wizard
Feed your Monster

Science / Technology

MarcoPolo Weather
Animals HD
Body Organs 4 Kids
Tommy the Turtle, Learn to Code: Kids Coding
ScratchJr
Prodigy Math Game
Dinosaurs for Kids: Archaeologist

Art / Music

Kids Paint
Learn Music & Songs Xylophone
Piano Kids - Music & Songs
Nursery Rhymes Songs for Kids

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Parent

Resources

Free Resources

The following are some free resources that parents can use at home with their children to help facilitate their learning.

Language Arts/French

English

Squiggle Park (reading game that supports early learners)

Storyline (celebrities reading children's stories with creative illustrations)

Jungle Junior - Typing for Kids! (interactive typing game for young kids)

ABCya (interactive language arts games for kids!)

TumbleBooks (username: gyrd password: books -- a fun and interactive storybook reading website)

Scholastic Learn at Home (weekly lessons that are cross-curricular, like science, social studies and music!)

Funbrain (fun and interactive games and stories!)

Starfall (Interactive literacy. music, and math games for kids)

Teach Your Monster to Read (the groundbreaking game that makes learning to read fun!)

French

Boukili (Free illustrated books for kids! Also has a corresponding app for Apple and Android)

Je lis, je lis, littératie (K-4 Comprehensive levelled reading program for French Immersion - logins sent home/emailed)

Idéllo (Thousands of videos, websites and mobile apps that cover all subjects for kids!)

TFO (more French videos, app and games for kids)

Duolingo (learn basic French words and sentences - will need support from an adult)

Mathematics

Prodigy (Very interactive game, much like Pokemon, but you are a wizard! Play as a "grade 1" with help from a parent!)

ABCya (interactive math games for kids!)

TumbleMath (username: tumble2020 password: A3b5c6 -- interactive stories for mathematics)

ScratchJr - (introduction to coding for students aged 5-7. Program your own interactive stories and games!)

Math Story Time - English / French -- (Math interactive stories in both English AND French!)

Starfall (Interactive literacy. music, and math games for kids)

Science and Social Studies

Mystery Doug (every week, Doug pulls 3 questions from a jar and answers them in short videos!)

National Geographic (loads of videos from National Geographic about our world - places, animals, people, etc.)

Highlights Kids (fun activities to do with your family, from recipes to crafts, that all tie into Science and Social Studies)

Wonderopolis (explore the world of wonders, with daily questions answered about the world we live in!)

SciShow Kids (explore all those curious topics that make us ask, "why"?)

StoryBots (a Netflix Jr. channel on YouTube filled with Science topics and fun songs!)

Peekaboo Kidz (a YouTube channel that covers all things Science!)

Discovery Mindblown (inspires you to question what you know and ask the big questions about the world around us.)

Virtual Field Trips

Daily Online Free Activities for Families (free online events and activities for kids at home)

Northern Rockies Museum (Hinton's very own museum that, at times, offers at home learning)

Smithsonian Distance Learning (scroll to the bottom of the linked page for Distance Learning Events)

Smithsonian Virtual Tours (allows visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room tours)

Ocean Voyager Webcam (watch live footage from the Georgia Aquarium!)

The Nature Conservatory (complete with lessons and videos, from how dirt works to the role of pollinators!)

Royal Tyrrell Museum (this museum in Alberta is all about dinosaurs, and it lets you walk around and explore!)

Get Moving!

GoNoodle (choose your very own GoNoodle character and get moving to start leveling him/her up!)

CosmicKidsYoga (yoga through fun and exciting stories!)

French Yoga TFO (French yoga channel that is fun and engaging for students!)

Apps (phones, iPad, etc.)

Mathematics

Literacy / French

Science / Technology

Art / Music

Did we miss something?