Grades 6-12

https://wideopenschool.org/

Wide Open School is a free collection of online learning experiences for kids curated by the editors at Common Sense. A group of more than 25 organizations came together and raised their hands to help, and many more are joining on a daily basis.

EduHam at Home Intro Video

An extension of the Hamilton Education Program (EduHam), which has served more than 160,000 students across the country since 2016. Through EduHam, students study primary source documents from the Founding Era, learn how Lin-Manuel Miranda used such documents to create the musical Hamilton, and finally create their own original performance pieces based on the same material.

Link to Register

Register HERE in the PARENT role to get full FREE access to the Gilder Lehrman Institute website and to receive the latest updates on online programs and other resources we will be rolling out in the coming days and weeks.

Learn about everything from Chemistry to Literature to World History with author John Green and his brother Hank Green.

Watch the Crash Course Channel Trailer to learn more and visit the YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse

https://clever.com/in/phasd

Students use their PHASD Google sign-in.District Bookmarks include:

Pearson Realize (6-8)
StudySync (9-12)
Reveal (6-12)
MeL.org (K-12)
Discovery Education (K-12)
Teachers may have additional resources bookmarked in their classroom portals.

https://mel.org/kids

Online research sites, learning games, and reading resources.

The research sites are:

Student-friendly
Provide text-to-speech and leveled reading options
Are checked for accuracy

https://www.khanacademy.org/

Math and science practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that allows learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.

To access Khan Academy students should sign in using their PHASD Google Sign-in.

https://www.readworks.org

Parents and guardians can create an account.

Many teachers already have an account for students to join.

Provides a large collection of non-fiction and fiction passages.
Text sets include reading comprehension guides and questions.
Many ebooks are available.
Text-to-speech component for most items.

6-12 NSTA eBooks

Interactive eBooks+ provide learning experiences that are both engaging and inspiring. Animations, simulations, and videos bring content to life, while pop-up review questions and special notes help underscore the most crucial points of knowledge.

Math Help Site

Math Help Youtube Channel

Figure This!

Math Game Time

Middle School: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/by-level/middle-school High School: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/by-level/high-school

Virtual Simulations for topics in Math, Technology, and Science from University of Colorado - Boulder

https://newsela.com/

Newsela provides a large collection of student-friendly articles focussed on current events and news.

Most articles have the option to change the reading level difficulty and include comprehension questions.

https://www.ck12.org/student/

This collection of online learning resources covers pretty much every topic. Lessons include reading, activities, videos, and more to engage students.

An account would need to be created but all content is free.

https://www.howstuffworks.com/

An articles based site providing interesting content about culture, science, money, technology, and more.

Games, quizzes, and videos are provided to supplement the articles.

https://www.exploratorium.edu/explore

This site offers a collection of websites, activites, apps, and more related to the arts and sciences.

Junior Library Guild eBooks Platform

With JLG Gold Standard eBooks for Elementary, Middle School and High School students, now you and your readers can have unlimited online access from any device.
Titles enter and exit the digital stream regularly, so there are always new picks available!

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

This Day in History from the History Channel

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

https://earth.google.com/web/data=CiQSIhIgYmU3N2ZmYzU0MTc1MTFlOGFlOGZkMzdkYTU5MmE0MmE

Play Carmen Sandiego/Google Earth game and keep a list of all the places that you visited looking for Carmen and label them on a world map. It might take a few minutes for the game to load so be patient with it.