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Good day, Hawthorne students and families!
The following resources are available through our Great Prairie AEA's Media Library. I have sectioned the resources into what will best help with certain core subject areas while you are learning from home. When appropriate, I've added in outside resources as well. I will continually update this page as I receive information from teachers, community members, and my own online research. Please email me anna.westermeyer@keokukschools.org if you have any great suggestions that you feel would help others.
Stay safe, stay learning, and see you soon!
Best,
Mrs. Westermeyer Marlin
GPAEA Online Media Library
GPAEA Online Media Library
Select the linked box to the left. You should be able to "sync log in" with your Keokuk Schools email. However, if this does not work please contact Mrs. Westermeyer Marlin, Mr. Rohlfs, Mr. Neill, or Mr. Haage.
Select the linked box to the left. You should be able to "sync log in" with your Keokuk Schools email. However, if this does not work please contact Mrs. Westermeyer Marlin, Mr. Rohlfs, Mr. Neill, or Mr. Haage.
Teachers: If you need help getting class sets of books, please reach out to Mrs. Westermeyer Marlin.
Teachers: If you need help getting class sets of books, please reach out to Mrs. Westermeyer Marlin.
Content Area Resources
Content Area Resources
Many of the resources below are available in KPride LaunchPad on students' computers. Once on LaunchPad, students should look for "AEA Resources," and these apps will be in that folder. Their log in should be synced with their school emails.
Additional resources in some areas below are from outside sources (example: Puffin Books, Ben's Guide, etc.). All are educational.
Reading Resources
Reading Resources
(Use same log in as above.)
Book Flix allows students to read a pair of fiction and non-fiction texts over a variety of topics. The story can be read to readers or they can read on their own; after, there are web links to explore and you can "meet the authors" on most book sets.
(Use same log in as above.)
MackinVIA allows students to read from the computer, phone, tablet, or smart reader. They can check out a book, keep notes, and get definitions as they go.
See this Facebook video from Ms. Westermeyer for more information about logging in.
(Use same log in as above.)
Pebble Go offers great readings about a variety of non-fiction topics about animals, pets, fish, insects, and more! This resource is perfect for students who typically checked out books in the "590s" section of the library.
Outside of the AEA resources, Puffin Books' YouTube channel is offering tons of readings from authors and celebrities. Please link from the photo above for more selections.
Social Studies Resources
Social Studies Resources
Ben's Guide is an online resource that teaches students about the branches of government. There are sections for different ages, starting as soon as ages 4-8, to learn about laws, branches of govt., and even how laws are made.
(Use same log in as above.)
Culture Grams offers a wealth of information about the United States, Canadian provinces, and the world at large. There is also a kids' version for our youngest learners.
(Use same log in as above.)
Freedom Flix offers information about most historical events in both video (~2-3 min. clips) paired with reading. There are additional screened web resources linked from each topic's page as well.
(Use same log in as above.)
TrueFlix includes videos about the current world and past events, but all--as the title suggests--true topics. A perfect social studies resource.
Math Resources
Math Resources
Using the top "search" icon on Khan Academy, students can select "early math" or "math by grade" and then their current year. There are many tutorials and resources on this site to keep students engaged with learning during their time away from school.
(Use same log in as above.)
Videos, audio, and printables abound on this resource. Learn 360 will help in other subject areas too (social studies, science, etc.), and it serves as a great general source for videos and tutorials.
MathBlaster is a free online game. "Check out [the] Cool Math section to browse through hundreds of math worksheets, high quality printables, and a whole repository of resources for students, homeschoolers, teachers, and parents."
Math Playground offers math by grade sections and gives students' brains a workout, but with math! The site uses games to get students thinking about ratios, math equations, fractions, and more.
Science Resources
Science Resources
The Monterey Bay Zoo has several live cameras on their animals. Use the linked photo above to see birds, otters, sharks, and more. Pair this with a non-fiction read from Pebble Go (see reading section) and you have real life connecting to reading!
Power Knowledge has three science options through the AEA: Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth & Space Science. All offer a wealth of resources, videos, and even games.
With categories ranging all the way from earth and space science to animals, the human body, and engineering, Science Flix is the all-in-one science resource if you know what you'd like to research.
Science on BrainPOP includes lots of science information for young learners. If you find Science Flix or Power Knowledge sources to be too formal or above your learners needs, this will be the source for you. Information is broken into topics so it's much easier to target learning with this source.
Physical Education Resources
Physical Education Resources
BeachBody is offering free resources that could serve as "daily PE" time. There are many options, one of which is "Double Time" and includes options like "recess," "power partners," and "funapalooza." Select the image above to link to the resource.
Cosmic Kids offers yoga episodes, resources, and training on their free website. Definitely a fun, possibly new way to stretch students' interests! Select the image above to link to the resource.
**Parents and caregivers, please note there are "Frozen" options... this could be a good thing or a bad thing. ;)
Fitness Blender offers 25 minute workouts through YouTube for kids to get active. Most movements are simple and keep kids moving and stretching.
Art Resources
Art Resources
Draw Every Day with JJK -- author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka, who you may know from writing and drawing books like The Lunch Lady series or young adult book Hey, Kiddo. Each lesson is about 20 minutes.
Lunch Doodles with Mo Williems, author and illustrator of the Pidgeon books and Elephant and Piggie, is a new YouTube option during this time of at home learning. Each video is around 20 minutes long.
12 Famous Art Museums are offering online, virtual tours. Please link from the above image for more information about which one you'd like to see!
The National Gallery Of Art offers many resources for young artists. "NGAkids interactives offer an entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history. Featuring a variety of art-making tools that encourage exploration and creativity, these computer-based activities are suitable for all ages."
Music & Theater
Music & Theater
The article linked above discusses using BroadwayHD to watch Broadway shows from home. This access is nearly unprecedented and is a great opportunity for students and families to see Broadway theater shows.
GPAEA Media Library source Soundzabound "offers a wide variety of music, audio themes and sound effects for grade K -12 and universities that ensures your copyright safety. Perfect for podcasts, PowerPoint™, videos, news, shows, video yearbooks, digital storytelling, presentations" and more! Use the same login as above (31 keokuk/gpaea) to log in.
Cinncinati Music Hall Tour - Walk in this virtual tour through Cincinnati Music Hall, home of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Take a turn looking out from the conductor’s podium, learning about the instrument sections and experience the architecture.
Computer Science & Digital Literacy
Computer Science & Digital Literacy
Code.org - "You can continue to learn at home while schools are closed. Try out fun computer science tutorials, watch videos about computer science concepts, and even build your own projects!"
Digital Citizenship learning through BrainPOP includes information about blogs, cyberbullying, online safety and more. All information is broken into topics and easy to navigate.
Code Avengers - "Code Avengers [teaches students ]to learn how to represent data using numerical values. The game, while easy to follow, gives players a solid grounding in logic and helps show how information is stored and recalled, an important concept for programming."
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