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

Free AP Review Classes

Humanities Resources (ELA, History, Social Sciences)

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:

NaNoWriMo - online writing community

Newsela (In process of getting PRO access for students and staff donated by company)

Poetry Foundation Searchable Database

National Council of Teachers of English and International Literacy Association: Parent & Afterschool Resources

Daily Writing Tips: 48 Writing Prompts for Middle School

Interactive Spelling Bee - Grades 1-8

Audible Free Streaming Stories

Native American Technology and Art

Census 2020 Information

Youth Leadership Initiative online resource for civics

ICivics Animated Games

Teaching Tolerance

Library of Congress

The National Archives

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)

EdTechTeacher: Best History Websites

World History Matters

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)

Kahn Academy

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

Minute Physics

Asap Science

National Geographic