Pre-K and Early Childhood
NAEYC Resources for Families: AEYC compiled these online resources, including tips for talking to children and resources to support children’s learning during this time.
PBS: How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus
Lakeshore Learning: Asking open-ended questions
ParentPal App:
In partnership with the founders of Baby Einstein, this is a new app for parents and families of young children from birth through age 5. ParentPal™ is an all-in-one personal parenting coach, providing tools to take the guesswork out of parenting. To support parents and families at home during these challenging times, we are offering access to ParentPal™ at no cost through June 30, 2020.Families can download ParentPal™ today.
Information and Resources for Families
Talkingisteaching.org offers fun tips and resources grounded in the best science, to help you talk, read, and sing with your child every day to help prepare for success in school and in life.
General and Cross Content Fun
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
Khan Academy offers 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.
Interactive content, including sing-along videos, TV series, games, virtual lessons and more.
You can also download their PBS Kids Video app for live-tv streaming.
At home users, visit our getting started guide to learn more about using BrainPOP at home.
Username: phschools
Password: learn2020
Math, Numbers, Letters, Songs, and so much more!
The Free Subscription option allows one device and requires and email to sign up.
Access to hundreds of video clips and games to help with phonics, rhymes, colors, and more.
Literacy - Books and More
Does your preschooler ask you repeat stories about him over and over? A powerful way to interest young children in reading books is to make books about their routines, families, life events and vacations. It’s a keepsake for you and a conversation starter for your child. It’s also an inexpensive way to help your child learn to love books. https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/eight-tips-creating-homemade-book
Young children like to scribble, make marks that look like letters, and play with writing. Chances are, your child will experiment with writing long before he or she learns to read. Here are some ways to help your child learn about and practice writing.
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/support-writing-home
Listen to stories read by Dolly Parton plus check out the Imagination Library Parent Resources
Rich conversations help to build your child’s language and literacy development. Try the following activities the next time you are doing a load of laundry. https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/oct2019/backpack/build-literacy-doing-laundry
A game format that includes letters, sound, and full sentences.
Parents can access their child's school specific login details here.
PK families may use any of the school log-ins.
Suitable for PK and Kindergarten.
Digital learning library provided by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in North Carolina.
https://www.storylineonline.net/
Books read aloud by famous people around the US.
https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
Unite online library provides free access to more than 400 original picture books. Digital books provide audio narrations in multiple languages.
https://www.funbrain.com/pre-k-and-k-playground
Games, Reading, Vidoes, and Virtual Playground.
Math Foundations
https://www.mathplayground.com/
Solve logic puzzles, practice facts, and explore on Math Playground.
Premium games are currently free!
NAEYC Math in the Bath
Bath time is perfect for exploring math with your young child! Not only do you have each other’s full attention, but the learning can be hands on, playful, and messy. https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/math-in-bath
US Math Recovery Council Community Resource Hub
https://www.mathrecovery.org/resources
Free, public resources for educators and parents.
Explore Science and Social Studies Topics
https://mysteryanimal.withgoogle.com/
Mystery Animal with Google is a 20 question guessing game.
Requires a headphone.
https://ssec.si.edu/game-center
While focused on K-12, the K games would be fun to play together.
Smithsonian Science Education Game Center
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Explore Together: science experiments, animal watch cameras and activities about the natural world.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/explore
This site offers a collection of websites, activites, apps, and more related to the arts and sciences.