Learning & Enrichment Resources
During the school closure, PVPA teachers are supporting students to complete work that had been assigned through March 13 (the day we closed), and providing enrichment activities and resources related to their courses. Our goal is to ensure ALL PVPA students are able to use this opportunity to engage in academic and arts learning. This page contains online resources that students and families may find interesting and helpful. In addition, check your teachers' websites and Google classrooms for course-specific resources.
General Resources
Dance Resources
America's National Ballet Online Dance Terminology Dictionary
Public Broadcasting Service Dance Videos
20 Hip Hop YouTube Channels Every Hip Hop Dancer Should Follow
Full length contemporary dance concerts (free access through mid-April)
Flipgrid (Video platform to post, share, and exchange feedback)
Music Resources
7 Sites That Teach you to Read Music
Metropolitan Opera Nightly Livestream (starts 7:30 pm)
Kennedy Center ArtsEdge - for Families
Ethnocloud: A Partnership for Ethnically and Culturally Inspired Music
British Library Sounds: World and Traditional Music
Free Music Theory Websites (Piano Emporium)
Visual Arts and Technical Theater Resources
Matt Kizer - Scenic and Lighting Design
Google Arts and Culture Collections - Virtual Museum Tours
12 World-Class Museums You Can Visit Online
AP Art History: Required Works of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art Lesson Plan Bank
Jarrett J. Krosocka - Draw Every Day Youtube Lessons
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems (Kennedy Center)
UCLA Library: List of Best Links on Fashion and Costuming
Three Essential Websites for Costume Designers
NYC Public Library Digital Collection - Plays and Actors
Humanities Resources (ELA, History, Social Sciences)
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE: WGBH Distance Learning
6-8 ELA
6-8 HISTORY/SS
9-12 ELA
9-12 HISTORY/SS
As schools and students, families and educators adapt to the current health crisis, WGBH — in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and WGBY/New England Public Media — is supporting them by gathering some of our free, trusted digital resources from PBS LearningMedia and our award-winning educational preschool programming. PBS LearningMedia resources span disciplines for grades PreK-12, are aligned to national and state standards, and include videos, comprehensive lessons, and other activities.
OTHER RESOURCES TO EXPLORE:
NaNoWriMo - online writing community
Newsela (In process of getting PRO access for students and staff donated by company)
Poetry Foundation Searchable Database
Daily Writing Tips: 48 Writing Prompts for Middle School
Interactive Spelling Bee - Grades 1-8
Audible Free Streaming Stories
Native American Technology and Art
Youth Leadership Initiative online resource for civics
Historical Thinking Matters (a website focused on key topics in U.S. history that is designed to teach students how to critically read primary sources and how to critique and construct historical narratives)
Math Resources
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE: WGBH Distance Learning
As schools and students, families and educators adapt to the current health crisis, WGBH — in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and WGBY/New England Public Media — is supporting them by gathering some of our free, trusted digital resources from PBS LearningMedia and our award-winning educational preschool programming. PBS LearningMedia resources span disciplines for grades PreK-12, are aligned to national and state standards, and include videos, comprehensive lessons, and other activities.
OTHER RESOURCES TO EXPLORE:
CPM Online Textbook, Parent Support, Lessons, etc. (This is the math program we use at PVPA)
EdX Courses for learning algebra (EdX has courses on all subjects)
YouCubed Tasks - Digital Library of Math Activities
University of Colorado Boulder - Interactive simulations for science and math
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Illuminations
Desmos, Online graphing calculator software
NRich Maths - British site with a wealth of interesting math topics, lessons, and exploration tools
Plus+ Maths - Articles on mathematics, curated by the same university that does NRich (above)
Science Resources
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE: WGBH Distance Learning
As schools and students, families and educators adapt to the current health crisis, WGBH — in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and WGBY/New England Public Media — is supporting them by gathering some of our free, trusted digital resources from PBS LearningMedia and our award-winning educational preschool programming. PBS LearningMedia resources span disciplines for grades PreK-12, are aligned to national and state standards, and include videos, comprehensive lessons, and other activities.
OTHER RESOURCES TO EXPLORE:
University of Colorado Boulder - Interactive simulations for science and math
We Are Teachers - "Best Science Websites"
Massachusetts Audubon - Common Bird Species in Massachusetts
Scientific Phenomena (NGSS Aligned)
Science Bob: Easy Science Experiments you can do at home
Scientific American: Bring Science Home
Bill Nye the Science Guy Home Demos
100 of the best science websites for students and teachers
YOUTUBE CHANNELS
World Languages Resources
PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR FRENCH AND SPANISH STUDENTS AT PVPA: https://www.yabla.com/
Students should have received an invitation for a free account - please accept
Gallaudet University - ASL lessons
French Newspapers for all levels