Check online library for high-quality online reading resources including:

• TumbleBooks: Offering free ebooks online for free.
• Epic: Offering free ebooks. www.getepic.com/students
• CommonLit: Kids can practice reading and answering questions on their level!
• ReadWorks: Leveled fiction & nonfiction resources for scholars on all topics!

Be a reading coach! Use these questions to discuss books with your kids:

• Look back across the chapter/section/page. What is it mostly about?
• What does this make you think? Why?
• Which details support the idea that (main idea)?
• Why does (event) happen?
• What are some problems the character is having?
• How has (character) changed?
• Describe the relationship between (character) and (character).
• What lesson does (character) learn by the end of the story?
• What is the most important idea you learned from reading this book?

Here are six simple questions that you can use to support your kids with their math homework:

• “How do you know?”
• “Convince me”
• “Explain that, please”
• “Prove it”
• “Draw a picture”
• and the simplest of all, “Why?”

Each question is designed to put the thinking work on the child, helping them to see their way through a problem that has them stumped, and to potentially help you identify the specific areas of struggle or misunderstanding. When it comes to homework, the answer is far less important than the questions kids are asking to get there. And as a parent, the prompts you give your kids to steer them toward those questions can make all the difference.

• Check out KhanAcademy.org which offers a comprehensive set of grade appropriate math courses for kids.
• XtraMath: Quick math fact (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) practice!
• DreamBox: An amazing math resource for kids K-8 to practice math concepts and skills — they’re offering a 90-day free trial for parents!

• Interactive Simulations: This site provides interactive models to explore different math & science concepts by grade level or subject.
• National Geographic Kids

Take a virtual field trip with your child!

• Take a Trip to The Zoo: Watch live streams of the Monterey Zoo or Georgia Aquarium to get your animal fix. Then, head over to the San Diego Zoo site for fun activities, games, videos, and more!
• Practice Your Yoga Moves: Get moving and stretching with this fun Trolls themed, Cosmic Kids Yoga Course.
• Start a New Podcast: Browse through the Kids Listen Podcast app to start listening to kid-friendly stories, science snippets, history lessons, interviews, and current events discussions.
• Enjoy a Broadway Play: Want to experience Broadway from your home? Head to BroadwayHD to watch your favorite musical or play. The streaming service offers a 7 day free-trial so you can enjoy as many plays as you want this Spring Break, free of charge!
• Take a Trip to a Farm: FarmFood 360 allows kids to virtually explore a farm, including it’s pigs, minks, cows, eggs, apples and much more!
• Try Out a New Recipe: Learn to cook your favorite meal by joining the ChopChop Cooking Club! Available online or through the App Store, you and your family can enjoy several cooking challenges, recipes, tutorials, and more!
• Explore The Met: Head to The Met Kids website to explore the museum, go back in time to learn more about ancient artifacts, watch videos, and more!
• See The Boston Children’s Museum: Visit all three floors of the Boston Children’s Museum with this Virtual Tour.
• Have Lunch with Mo! Mo Willems invites kids everyday into his studio every day for his Lunch Doodle! Join him to draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually.
• Visit the Smithsonian: Head to the Smithsonian for Kids site for several virtual tours of exhibits, fun activities, games, videos, and more!
• Challenge Your Friends to Build Something: Check out these 15 Engineering Challenges and challenge your friends to a building contest! Share pictures and/or videos of your finished projects to see who was able to build the best structure.