This is a great way to improve students' reading comprehension. Thousands of high-quality, free K-12 articles with ReadWorks
NewsLit is an educational, nonpartisan, independent website that teaches students how to know what to trust in the digital age
Another website focused on digital and media literacy. Their goal is to help children and youth gain the critical thinking skills to engage with media as active and informed digital citizens
This website offers a wide range of visual writing prompts for students to write persuasively, creatively, procedurally and comparatively. It can be used and modified for all grade levels
Printable, free PDF worksheets for reading, writing, grammar, figurative language. Good for building literacy skills
Browse hundreds of TED-Ed Animations and TED Talks - designed to spark the curiosity of your learners. You'll also find thousands of other video-based lessons organized by the subjects you teach
NFB Films produce a variety of indigenous-made films - documentaries, animations, alternative dramas and much more
A Canadian streaming platform targeted at primary through to post-secondary levels. Thousands of programs, documentaries, audio content and archival material is available
Audible Stories, a database of free audiobooks for children and teenagers. This service offers worldwide, unlimited access to hundreds of free, full-length audiobooks and educational content in six different languages including English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Japanese