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TIU STEM Website

STEAM Resources for Remote Learning

For All Grade Levels

General

  • Learning Keeps Going.org: Free tools, strategies and best practices for teaching and learning online; Educator Help Desk also available

  • Varsity Tutors Virtual School Day: Access free interactive classes in all subject areas for learners from K-12th Grades

  • Currikki: Large digital library of informational and instructional resources K-12

  • Belouga: Global collaboration for your students

  • Breakout EDU Fun-at-Home: Digital challenges for ages K-12

  • Edmodo Free Toolkit: Online Learning enabling you to connect with your students

  • ACCESSIBYTE: Apps to support students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, have reading difficulties or just want something fun and different; available across platforms and devices

  • Thomas Fordham Institute: Resources for learning from home

  • The Journal Transforming Education, Updated: Free Resources for Schools During COVID-19 Outbreak

  • TIES STEM@Home: Free Tools for Online Learning

  • EverFi: STEM Simulations for Math, Financial Literacy, Science and more

  • CENTURY: Uses AI to provide personalized learning in English, math and science; Identifies gaps in knowledge and addresses misconceptions

  • PBS Learning Media: Interactives and Instructional Videos

  • Age of Learning: 30 days free access

Adventure Academy: Elementary & Middle School students learning

through gameplay

ABC Mouse: Children ages 2-8 love these engaging learning games

Reading IQ: Children ages 2-12 books to read together

  • ABCYa: Engaging and interactive diverse subject area content for all ages PreK to Middle School


Literacy

Actively Learn: App that promotes students to read deeply and think critically, offering thousands of texts and instructional aids in ELA, Science, and Social Studies.

Book Creator: Create, Read and Publish your own books! 90 days free

Rivet: Reading practice has never been easier with Rivet, a reading app with over 3,500 FREE leveled books for kids.

CommonLit: Reading program for 3rd-12th gradrers; Access dozens of titles per each grade level; Spanish language library available

Ranger Rick Free : online magazines

Scholastic Learn at Home : PreK -9th Grades

BeeLine Reader: Strategy to improve screen reading with an eye-guiding color gradient technique


Science

  • Smithsonian Science Education Center Collection

  • Smithsonian Science Education Center “Good Thinking” Video Library and more!

  • Smithsonian Science Education Center: Game Center

  • PBS NOVA Video Library

  • NASA Science Simulations (choose by grade level and topics)

  • NASA Access Mars: Explore and drive the Curiosity Rover all over the surface of our nearby red planet, Mars!

  • Elementary PHET Science and math simulations

  • PHET Homepage

(Physics Education Technology) Physics, Chemistry, Math, Earth Science,

Biology Simulations from the University of Colorado

  • Tinkercast: Wow in the World! Podcasts, activities and lessons

  • Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Cams

  • San Diego Zoo Live Cams

  • Smithsonian National Zoo Live Cams

  • Houston Zoo Web Cams


Technology

  • Zoom - Free Video/Web Conferencing & Webinars App

  • Seesaw - Digital Portfolio App: Many free components include

  • Flip Grid - Strong collaborative and creative learning App where all students have a voice; Getting Started Guides and Family Support provided

  • Nearpod - Dynamic media rich presentations for learning with embedded formative assessmetns; thousands of pre-made lessons avaialable; Extended access and unlocked features through the end of the school year as well as planning suport

  • Pear Deck Resources for Remote Learning - Craft interactive presentations with Google Slides or Power Point to engage lively learning with your students

  • Ed Puzzle - Create interactive video-based lessons; formative assessments embedded

  • Socrative -Engaging quick assessments App for "on the fly" quizzes nd other evaluations to inform next steps of teaching and learning across all devices; Free version available


Computer Programming/Coding

  • Amazon Future Engineer CS Programs

Edhesive offers free online computer science classes for any student or

teacher affected by COVID-19 in the US

  • Code.org: Guided learning for all grades

  • CS Fudamentals: PreK-5th

  • Express Course: 4th-10th beginners

*Review units, lessons and resources. Only Verified Teachers, 6th-12th Grades, who have been to Code.org trainings have full access.

  • CS Discoveries: 6th-10th

  • CS Principles: 11th-12th

  • Code.org: Hour of Code Activities for all learners


    • Scratch: (Online Computer Creations) - Create animations, games, musical performances, quiz games and more! Tutorials available under the Ideas Tab.

    • Free Scratch Learning Cards and Guided Projects

Free Simple Scratch MIT Card Projects

Scratch MIT - Scratch Cards All

Code Club World - Code Club Projects - Scratch Guided Projects

Three Modules (18 projects) and ten Additional Projects

  • Scratch Jr. for PreK to 1st Graders

  • Scratch Jr. How To Cards


Engineering

Sunshine and Hurricanes (Lego Challenges, Lego Games, learning high level vocabulary words)


Arts

  • Tinker Lab Monthly Art Challenges

  • LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems! From the Kennedy Center

  • Google Arts Collections - Virtual Tours

  • Google National Parks - Arts and Culture

  • Culturela.org Arts and Educational Resources for Kids and Teens: dozens of links and activities to promote elearning arts education


Math

IXL - Personalized Learning

Early Learning Level: Pre K - 2nd Grades

General

  • ActivEd Walkabouts: Integrated movement with language arts, math, and reading activites to keep young learners healthy and active while "stuck" inside

  • Starfall: Interactive games for a variety of subjectg area

  • Nick Jr. Team Umizoomi: Games and videos

  • Educational App Store Free Games and Activities: Daily "Newspaper" for kids, reading, writing, rich math activities, music, language learning and printables.

  • Circle Time Kids Classes from Home: Watch and participate on your own with your little ones or live with the instructors

  • Best Apps for Preschoolers: Collection of recommended free and fee Apps

  • Best Apps For Kids: Curated, Reviewed, & Compared: K-4th Grades -Great collection of recommended Apps

  • 30+ Virtual Field Trips for Kids: Explore our world, museums, farms, space and so much more!

  • Cookie.com: Diverse Pre k & K activities, games, clickable story reading and more.

  • Primary Games.com: Free reading , math, science, social studies and holiday content with games, jokes, projects, printables, App links and more.


Literacy

  • Story Time from Space: Books read aloud by astronauts from the International Space Station

  • Storyline Online: The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and dozens more.

  • Purple Mash 2Simple: Activities for spelling, grammar and writing

  • Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and Goodnight with Dolly - Free books mailed to preschool kids monthly and stories read aloud

  • Suessville: Dr. Suess books come alive with this collection of video clips and interactives

  • Red Apple Reading: free 7 day trial


Science

  • NASA Space Racers: "Space Racers" is a NASA-funded, award-winning preschool television series that follows young spaceship cadets at the Stardust Space Academy as they explore the solar system.

  • National Geographic Kids: Games, videos and facts about varied science concepts

  • PBS Kids Daily Newsletter for Kids: Wealth of STEAM, subject area and social emotional resources, activities, videos and games

  • Brain POP Jr.: Great videos, games and literacy all in one place!

  • Brain POP ELL: Great videos, games and literacy all in one place!




Technology

  • Zimmer Twins: Creative storytelling and movie making!

  • Scholastic: What Should a Preschooler Know About Technology? Quick Guide for parents to use with their little ones at home

  • Purple Mash 2Simple: Tools to publishing, story creation, game design, concept mapping, collaborative writing and art

  • The Best of Preschool Technology #STEAM #STEM: Recommendations for a variety of tech tools to challenge our little ones to learn and explore


Computer Programming/Coding

  • 7 Super Easy Ways to Introduce Coding to Preschoolers: Computational thinking learned with treasure hunting, home-made maze, story sequencing, any puzzles, Legos or any building blocks/materials and even a deck of cards!

  • Top 5 Preschool Coding Activities to Give Your Child That Step Up: Computational thinking learned with While I do/You do Game, coding your name with beads or colorful cereal, scavenger hunts, Minesweeper-style maze game and a Very Hungry Caterpillar story retell with home-made cardboard direction cards.

  • Kodable App for iOS and Android, free trial


Engineering

  • The Cat in the Hat Invents: Design and test whimsical contraptions

  • Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls: STEM Challenges for Kids, with easy to find supplies around the house

  • The Stem Laboratory: Engaging STEM activities that include send-home "packet" activities and using easy to find supplies around the house

  • Playdough to Plato: STEM, literacy, social-emotional and fine motor activities to meet the needs of the whole child

Free Lego Challenge Cards

  • The STEM Laboratory

  • Life Over C’s

  • Childhood 101

  • Sunshine and Hurricanes (Lego Challenges, Lego Games, learning high level vocabulary words)


Arts

LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems! From the Kennedy Center

Art with Angela: Daily, easy, playful and fun art lessons - Day #1 Ladybug, Day#2 Frog, Google Art with Angela for more. She's creaeted more than 30 sessions!


Math

  • Ascend Math: Tailored for personalized learning for students K - 2nd grades; supports special education students and gifted learners; progress monitoring and feedback built in

  • Cool Math Games.com: Engaging games for diverse math concepts, logic challenges and much more.

  • Education.com Games

  • PBS Kids Math Games

  • Turtle Diary Games

  • Splash Learn Math Games: Free teacher account and student at-home acccess to teacher assigned games only

  • Xtra Math: Math facts fluency App

Elementary Level: 3rd - 5th Grades

Under Construction - Thank you for your patience


General

  • Brain POP!: Now FREE for a limited time!

  • buncee: Easy to create student projects using presentation styles; Incorporate into many LMSs

  • STEM Fun for Elementary School Kids: Websites, interactive games and more

  • Active History: Games and simulations for grades 3-12


Literacy

  • Levar Burton Reads - ongoing library collection; Review titles, content, age-appropriateness

  • BoomWriter!: Encourage students to write journals, poetry, informational pieces, persuasive writing, essays or group collabortive work; Built in grading system provided


Science

  • PBS Kids Daily Newsletter for Kids: Wealth of STEAM, subject area and social emotional resources, activities, videos and games

  • Brain POP!: Great videos, games and literacy all in one place!

  • Brain POP ELL: Great videos, games and literacy all in one place!

  • We Are Teachers 10 Interactive Science Simulations

  • WARD’s Science Video Library


Technology

  • TinkerCAD: Free, online 3D modeling program, files can be sent to TIU 11 after the Stay-at-Home Orders are lifted to be 3D printed



Computer Programming/Coding

  • Crunchzilla Code Monster: Easy to learn JavaScript. Strong math concepts with applied geometry concepts.

  • Ozoblockly Games:



Engineering



Arts



Math

  • Ascend Math: Tailored for personalized learning for students 3rd - 5th grades; supports special education students and gifted learners; progress monitoring and feedback built in

  • Bedtime Math: Once a day engaging and interactive math activities


Intermediate Level: 6th - 8th Grades

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General

  • BULB Digital Portfolios: Students create online projects, organizing and showcasing what they're learning

  • buncee: Easy to create student projects using presentation styles; Incorporate into many LMSs

  • Class Hook: Engage learning with these TV or movie clips which relate to diverse subject areas


Literacy



Science



Technology

  • BlocksCAD: Builds math and computer science skills by using a specialized 3D CAD to create with, files can be sent to TIU 11 after the Stay-at-Home Orders are lifted to be 3D printed


Computer Programming/Coding

  • Amazon Future Engineer: Offering free online Virtual Robotics and Coding courses; CoderZ promotion

  • CMU CS Academy: Learn Python programming language with guided activities and embedded feedback; strong math concepts applied


Engineering



Arts

  • Chrome Music Lab: Offers 12 different experiments, Rhythm, Spectrogram, Chords, Sound waves, Arpeggios, Kandinsky, Melody Maker, Voice Spinner, Harmonics, Piano Roll, Oscillators and Strings; Read more; 50+ Lesson Ideas

  • Black Bock Education Drama Resources: Links for student materials to explore and review plays and teacher toolkits to guide learning


Math

  • Data Classroom Ready to Teach: Read, study and interpret sets of data to understand natural, historical and social events

  • Data Nuggets: Free classroom activities, co-designed by scientists and teachers, designed to bring contemporary research and authentic data into the classroom.


Advanced Level: 9th - 12th Grades

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General


Literacy


Science


Technology


Computer Programming


Engineering


Arts

  • Chrome Music Lab: Offers 12 different experiments, Rhythm, Spectrogram, Chords, Sound waves, Arpeggios, Kandinsky, Melody Maker, Voice Spinner, Harmonics, Piano Roll, Oscillators and Strings; Read more; 50+ Lesson Ideas

  • Black Bock Education Drama Resources: Links for student materials to explore and review plays and teacher toolkits to guide learning




Math

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