Art

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brain pop

Grades K-12

BrainPop offers in-depth learning on topics across the curriculum for upper elementary and middle school students. Each topic includes videos, quizzes, related reading, and even coding activities. Teachers have access to planning and tracking resources too. They also offer BrainPop Jr., specially designed for younger kids.

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BrainPOP is here to help you and your curious learners stay informed and on-track with free access during school closures.

brain pop jr.

Grades K-3

BrainPop offers in-depth learning on topics across the curriculum for upper elementary and middle school students. Each topic includes videos, quizzes, related reading, and even coding activities. Teachers have access to planning and tracking resources too. They also offer BrainPop Jr., specially designed for younger kids.

Notes:

BrainPOP is here to help you and your curious learners stay informed and on-track with free access during school closures.

circle time

Grades PK-1

At Circletime, educators host free, interactive videos in whatever their area of expertise might be. You can find video lessons in everything from yoga to family cooking to sing-along songs.

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Free service.

instaarts

Grades 7-12

InstaARTS 101 is a free trial of our new LIVE online classes with Pennsylvania Council on the Arts rostered teaching artists. Students in grades 7 – 12 are invited to discover their inner artist through a survey of art mediums including visual art, poetry, movement, music, and theater. Classes will meet for forty minutes via Zoom Monday April 20 – Friday April 24 at 4:00 pm.

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Registration is limited to the first 20 students per week and attendance in all five classes is required. Class will be added as needed.

izzit

Grades 6-12

Watch a video on a subject, then use the teacher guide for discussion, take a quiz, or use the other online learning resources provided.

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Free for students and teachers.

nearpod

Grades K-12

Choose from a wide range of prepared interactive lessons for all grade levels, or create your own if you can’t find what you need. Assess students on the spot and get real-time feedback from them too.

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Schools closed due to the outbreak can request free access to Nearpod.

pbs learning media

Grades K-12

This site uses curated PBS videos along with lesson plans, interactive materials, and more to cover lots of subjects in an engaging fashion.

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PBS Learning Media is always free for teachers.

ted ed

Grades K-12

Each lesson comes with questions on the right side.

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To support the millions of students, parents and teachers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, TED-Ed is working with expert educators and TED speakers throughout the world to create and share high-quality, interactive, video-based lessons on a daily basis, for free.

tKSST

Grades K-12

The Kid Should See This is an unprecedented collection of 4,300+ kid-friendly videos, curated for teachers and parents who want to share smarter, more meaningful media in the classroom and at home. And thanks to our members, it’s free for everyone.

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None at this time.

Virtual Field Trips

Grades 6-12

Google Arts & Culture’s collection includes the British Museum in London, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Guggenheim in New York City, and literally hundreds of more places where you can gain knowledge about art, history, and science. This collection is especially good for students who are looking for ways to stay on top of their studies while schools are closed.

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None at this time.

wordart.com

Grades K-12

WordArt.com is an online word cloud art creator that enables you to create amazing and unique word cloud art with ease.

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None at this time.


wide open school

Grades PK-12

This site was built in a matter of days on a shared vision. We plan to keep building until things get back to normal. A group of more than 25 organizations came together and raised their hands to help, and many more are joining on a daily basis. Watch for new features and content partners frequently.

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Wide Open School is a free collection of the best online learning experiences for kids curated by the editors at Common Sense. There is so much good happening, and we are here to gather great stuff and organize it so teachers and families can easily find it and plan each day.