WILDCAT WORKSHOP

FAMILY Resources

Check out the resources below for learning at home.

Screen Time

Reflect as a family about how to balance time spent:

using/watching a screen alone,
using/watching a screen with others, and
away from screens and digital devices, alone and with others.

Also, keep in mind, not all screen time is the same. Consider how often you and members of your family use digital devices to:

Passively consume content created by someone else (e.g., videos, music)
Interactively consume content created by someone else (e.g., play games, browse online)
Communicate with others (e.g., post and comment on social media, video chat)
Create content of your own (e.g., building a website, making music, creating a game or piece of art)

LITERAcY & MATH (I-Ready)

Students are encouraged to use i-Ready for math and literacy learning. The School District of Philadelphia has provided instructions for logging in.

Keyboarding

Dance Mat Typing

Learn how to find and type letters on a keyboard

Grades K-4

Typing Games for Kids

Play games and practice finding letters and numbers on a keyboard

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Grades K-4

Ratatype: Online Typing Course

Improve your accuracy and words per minute using this online course

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Grades 5-8

Coding

Code.org Play Lab

Code creative stories with fun characters

Grades K-2

Play games that teach you real coding languages

Grades K-2

Use code to help the beaver build a dam

Grades K-4

Learn basic coding skills and concepts

Grades K-4

Use block code to create shapes and designs

Grades K-4

Solve coding challenges and level up to even more complex coding tasks, using blocks and JavaScript

Grades K-8

Use block-based code to create digital stories and games

Grades K-8

Code.org Sprite Lab

Use block code to create simple animations and games

Grades 2-4

T-Rex Coding

Use block code to help your t-rex complete challenges

Grades 2-4

Use block code to help your character navigate

Grades 2-4

Space Adventure

Use code to help the space ship navigate dangers

Grades 2-6

MakeCode + micro:bit

Create LED light patterns and more; then download to a micro:bit in the Wildcat Workshop

Grades 2-8

Create a program to control an Ozobot; then test it using our Ozobots in the Wildcat Workshop

Grades 2-8

Code Monkey Adventure

Help the monkey collect bananas by typing code

Grades 2-8

Code Monkey Space Adventure

Use code to help the monkey navigate space

Grades 2-8

Learn basic coding skills in each of these challenges

Grades 2-8

Code.org Dance Party

Create a dance party using popular song and coding blocks

Grades 2-8

Check out a bunch of games that teach programming

Grades 2-8

Make Code: Arcade

Use tutorials to learn how to create your own games

Grades 2-8

Mario's Secret Adventure

Help Minecraft Mario complete a series of challenges

Grades 2-8

Harry Potter Hour of Code

Choose from five different magical coding challenges

Grades 2-8

Create carnival-inspired games using code

Grades 2-8

Pencil Code Gym

Create drawings, music, and stories using code

Grades 2-8

Create cool geometric designs using code

Grades 4-8

Code.org Artist

Use what you know about angles and loops to make creative designs

Grades 4-8

Play games using code

Grades 4-8

Use code to make a dancing robot

Grades 4-8

Code Club World

Make an avatar using code blocks

Grades 4-8

Raspberry Pi Projects

Create art, music, games and websites with code

Grades 4-8

Follow the instructions given by the monster to learn to draw shapes in JavaScript

Grades 6-8

Code.org Game Lab

Learn to code in JavaScript as you create a game that can be played on a phone or tablet

Grades 6-8

Code.org App Lab

Use blocks and JavaScript to create simple apps that can be viewed on phones and tablets

Grades 6-8

Learn programming languages like HTML, JavaScript, & Python

Grades 6-8

Create designs that can be carved with the Carvey in the Wildcat Workshop

Grades 4-8

Code.org Intro to AI

Watch videos and explore challenges that teach how artificial intelligence works

Grades 4-8

Check out these videos, activities, and games that teach about using design to solve problems

Grades 4-8

Digital CitizenShip & SAFETY

Pause and Think Online

Watch and discuss this video about being safe and responsible online

Grades K-2

Pause for People

Watch and discuss this video about finding the right amount of time for using a digital device

Grades K-2

My Online Neighborhood

Watch and discuss this video about staying safe online

Grades K-2

Learn about the challenges of multitasking by playing this game

Grades 2-8

Practice stopping cyberbullying by playing this game

Grades 2-8

Reflect on what you should and should not share online with this game

Grades 2-8

Practice using search terms to find information on the internet

Grades 2-8

Net Smartz Kids

Play games and watch videos about safely using the web

Grades 2-8

Learn about how to responsibly use intellectual property created by others

Grades 3-8

Interland: Be Internet Awesome

Check out these games that teach about how to safely use the internet

Grades 3-8

Cybersecurity Lab

Learn about the importance of cybersecurity while playing this game

Grades 4-8

Keeping Kids Safe Online

Develop strategies from the US Department of Justice for your family to stay safe online

Adults

Common Sense Media: Parents Guide to Discord

Video and information about the popular chat app for gamers

Adults

Common Sense Media: Parents Guide to TikTok

Video and information about the popular social media app

Adults

Common Sense Media: Parents Guide to Teaching Online Safety to Children

Check out suggestions for supporting your children in being safe online

Adults

ENGINEERING & Making

PBS Kids Hamster Run

Design solutions to help digital hamsters find food

Grades K-2

Create cardboard constructions using safe and easy-to-use tools

Grades K-2

Use glow sticks or other light sources to create "paintings"

Grades K-8

Exploratorium: Tinkering Studio

Try out these creative tinkering projects

Grades K-8

Code.org Robotics & Circuits

Use code to program robots and other devisions

Grades K-8

Code.org Black & White Pixel Widget

Create black and white images using binary code: 0s and 1s

Grades K-8

MakeCode + micro:bit

Create LED light patterns and more; then download to a micro:bit in the Wildcat Workshop

Grades 2-8

Code.org Text Compression Widget

Identify patterns in song lyrics and find ways to compress the text

Grades 2-8

Code.org Color Pixel Widget

Create color images using binary code: 0s and 1s

Grades 2-8

Learning about famous inventors and their inventions

Grades 2-8

US Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Activity Book

Learn about trademarks

Grades 2-8

PhET Circuit Kit

Create simple circuits using this online simulation

Grades 2-8

Design 3D objects and print them in the Wildcat Workshop

Grades 2-8

Create 3D designs using digital sculpting tools

Grades 2-8

Tinkercad Sim Lab

Build 3D designs and see how gravity and physics affect them

Grades 2-8

Hour of Engineering

Watch videos and explore engineering challenges

Grades 3-8

NASA: Suprisingly STEM

Watch videos that describe interesting and unexpected STEM jobs

Grades 3-8

Tinkercad Circuits

Build more complex circuits using this online simulation

Grades 4-8

Science

NASA Activities

Space-inspired activities and games

Grades K-4

PBS Kids: Science Games

Check out these games that teach important science ideas

Grades K-6

Learning in Places

Families can use these resources to explore and connect

Grades K-8

Explore videos and games to learn about climate change

Grades 3-6

PhET Simulations

Try out science simulations and figure out how the world works

Grades 3-8

Science Buddies

Find experiments to try out at home

Grades 3-8

NASA Activities

Space-inspired activities and games

Grades 5-8

MATH & DATA

Illuminations: Math Interactives

Check out these interactive activities that help you learn math

Grades K-8

PhET Simulations: Math

Try out math simulations and figure out how the world works

Grades 2-8

Kids' Zone: Graph Maker

Make different graphs for displaying and analyzing data

Grades 3-8

SOCIAL STUDIES

PBS Kids: Friends & Neighbors Games

Have fun, be kind, and get along!

Grade K-2

Explore how Congress and civic engagement work

Grades K-6

Civics! An American Musical

Direct your own musical about an important historical event

Grades 6-8

Learn about how our government works with these games

Grade 3-8

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