English language arts & writing

PK- 5

This comprehensive program covers a wide variety of subjects for students aged 2-8 (Pre-K through second grade). It offers more than 850 self-guided lessons across 10 levels. A companion program focuses on teaching English as a second language for this age group.

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Age of Learning provides schools closed due to the coronavirus with free home access for all affected families to leading digital education programs ABCmouse, Adventure Academy, and ReadingIQ. Programs serve students in preschool / pre-k, elementary school, and middle school.

Texts (and videos!) for ELA, Science, and Social Studies with scaffolds and higher-order questions - Contains PD for teachers.

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All content is now free for registered educators

Albert is an online practice and assessment resource for core topics grades 6-12. Teachers can assign modules and track student progress. Albert’s online learning resources include practice questions for a wide variety of AP programs too. It’s best used as a companion to other online teaching methods like web conferencing since it’s meant to review information students have already been learning.

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In addition to their 30-day free pilot program, schools closed due to the outbreak can get a free extended pilot for as long as the closure lasts.

BoomWriter's MISSION is to SUPPORT TEACHERS with these efforts by providing tools that let them:

• Easily create a variety of assignments in all subjects

• Include activity instructions and relevant resources

• Monitor student writing progress in real-time

• Provide personalized feedback

• Engage students in online interactive peer review

• Assess using standards-based rubrics

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Sign up for free.

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.

Century was designed as an intervention tool to identify and remedy gaps in a student’s education. It uses artificial intelligence to tailor the learning experience to the learner, much like an actual teacher in the classroom would.

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Schools closed due to the outbreak can get free access to Century’s online learning resources.

ClassHook offers quality media clips on every conceivable topic. Pre-curated playlists make it easier to find what you need for the subject at hand.

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Basic access is always free. Schools closed due to COVID-19/coronavirus can also get free access to ClassHook Premium

Curriki provides teacher-vetted, open-resource lesson plans and materials on a wide array of subjects. It’s a good place to find online learning resources for students to use at home.

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Curriki is always free to use.

Turn writing assignments into something amazing with the illustrations, animations, and sound effects available. Kids can even write their own choose-your-own-adventure story!

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Schools affected by COVID-19/coronavirus can get free access until May 2020 or the school reopens.

Special Instructions:

Educators will just need to create an account on Elementari and fill out this form. Once we verify the information, we will upgrade your account to our Educator Plan directly:

Educational Hip Hop: lessons for Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Life Skills, Vocabulary, Current Events.

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Schools closed due to virus get 60 day free access.

These online learning resources for younger students are easily differentiated for students of different ability levels. Adaptive math and ELA courses are always available for free for teachers and students.

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Sign-up free directly on the main page of Freckl.

Find more than 7,000 videos in 13 subject areas to share with your students. Teachers can set up playlists for their students too.

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HippoCampus is always free to use.

Free Math and ELA Games

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None at this time.

EL instruction to support learning of students in ELA courses

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None at this time.

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.

Author Matt de la Pena is writing letters to kids on a daily basis, and encouraging them to write back. The site is being updated daily.

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None at this time.

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.

Authentic news content turned into learning materials that are classroom-ready.

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Whether your school is teaching through a closure or building plans to prepare, we’re here to help you ensure that learning doesn’t stop. They're offering free access to Newsela’s entire product suite for the rest of the 2019/2020 school year.

Special Instructions:

Newsela has put together content for teachers to prepare for distance learning.

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.

This British company’s site hosts games and creative learning opportunities for elementary level math, spelling, and writing. Teachers can set daily tasks for students, create a blog, and find other ways to communicate.

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Purple Mash is offering free access for schools closed due to the outbreak for the duration of their closure.

Quill provides free writing and grammar activities for elementary, middle, and high school students.

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Free version available. We're here to support anyone impacted by school closures. Activate free Quill Premium through the end of the 2019/2020 school year and learn more about remote learning with Quill.

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.

An online learning environment for educators and students using Townsend Press materials. Now serving more than 20,000 educators and 1 million students.

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Starting now, that grace period will extend through June 19th. If for whatever reason students are unable to get automatic access, you can manually enter this access code for them (or have us do it for you): 31GJ-A9G1-FF8E-NUV5

The code gives students TOTAL ACCESS, which includes Vocabulary Plus, Ten Steps Plus, English Plus, and ebooks of the Townsend Library and the Bluford Series, along with numerous other features. All of this content is hosted in the Learning Center. You and your students will each need an account to get it. Get yours here.

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.