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.
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.
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.
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.
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.