Knox County teachers have worked with content supervisors and specialists to prepare resources to help your family continue to learn at home during the COVID-19 school closure. As you explore the resources, keep in mind that all of the work is optional and you should use it in the way that makes the most sense for your current family situation. No student's grade will be impacted positively or negatively.
Get FREE access to a digital library with thousands of popular and award-winning books for children and young adults! You can download up to 10 ebooks at a time.
FREE Online Education Resource - Contains links to other websites offering education content, videos, activities, etc. Offers a daily homeschool schedule.
FREE Online Education Resource - Kindergarten through University Courses. All subjects available (math, grammar, reading, science, economics, history, etc.)
Great for Elementary Math! This system promotes mastery of a topic before moving on to a more complicated topic that builds upon previous topics. For example, you master addition and subtraction before moving on to multiplication and division.
Also great resource for Parents and Adults seeking Further Education (ex. Computer Programming).
Khan Academy - Check out this really great Teaching Mastery TED Talk!
FREE Educational Videos from PBS. Aimed at Younger Kids - 3-10 yrs. Topics Include - Nature, Healthy Habits, Drawing, Creativity, etc.
FREE Source of Art Related Content. Videos and Interactive Content on Art, Art History, Art in Different Cultures, Mythology, Museums, etc.
FREE Kid-Friendly Coding and Computer Animation Site. Create & Share Games, Animations and Visual Stories while learning to code! Recommended Ages: 6+
FREE Educational Videos from TED Education. Kid-Friendly Animated Content, but great for All Ages - Including Adults!
Wide Variety of Topics Included - History, Science, Health, Literature, Sports, etc.
FREE fun activities to teach children to read. Starfall’s emphasis on phonemic awareness, systematic sequential phonics, and common sight words in conjunction with audiovisual interactivity has proven effective in teaching emergent readers. Starfall activities are research-based and align with Individual and Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics.
FREE collection of multimedia resources to teach students about animals, habitats, countries, science and cultures.
For younger kids:
Coloring pages: Find your favorite animals and download fun coloring pages.
Animal facts: Learn about wildlife and discover your next favorite animal.
Weird But True! All the animal facts you didn’t know were true - but are!
Games!
For older kids:
Science experiments!
Animal encyclopedia: Learn all about animals with photos, videos, facts, and more.
Award-winning photos: See wildlife photography that won top prizes. (Nationalgeograhic.com)
NatGeo@Home is “hosting “ neighborhood safaris to inspire everyone to engage as a family to explore the planet through its amazing animals.
Here’s how it works: Create a scene starring your children’s favorite animals. Let their imaginations go wild ( sorry we had to say it) with sidewalk chalk sketches, original drawings or artwork, or our animal coloring pages. You can inspire younger children with these fun critter facts, or show older kids Nat Geo’s encyclopedia of animals.
FREE educational games and activities for school-aged children. Games are organized into grade levels from pre-kindergarten to Sixth grade, as well as into subject categories such as letters, numbers, and holidays.