ABCya - provides over 400 fun and educational games for grades PreK through 6th grade. Activities are designed by parents and educators, who understand that children learn better if they are having fun. Young learners will love working with Fuzz Bugs to recognize consonant blends, or taking a stroll through a gnome’s garden to practice measuring in centimeters and inches. And adults can rest assured that kids are staying on track with Common Core standards.
ABC Mouse - the reading curriculum spans the entire range of early reading, from learning the names of each letter and the sounds they represent to being able to read books, starting with a few words on a page and gradually advancing to paragraphs.The curriculum for first grade also includes writing and language skills, such as sentence structure and punctuation, parts of speech, and practice with writing genres.
Starfall - a free public service to teach children skills in the areas of literacy and math. Starfall’s emphasis on phonemic awareness, systematic sequential phonics, and common sight words in conjunction with audiovisual interactivity has proven effective in teaching emergent readers. Starfall activities are research-based and align with Individual and Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics.The program emphasizes exploration, play, and positive reinforcement—encouraging children to become confident and intrinsically motivated. Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children and is especially effective for special education, homeschooling, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). It is widely used in schools that serve children with special needs and learning difficulties.
TumbleBook - animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. TumbleBooks also includes National Geographic videos and games. With a school licence, teachers and students have access to the Common Core Portal, quizzes and teacher materials/lesson plans!
Blue Ribbon Reader - interactive activities are designed to improve word recognition and encourage reading comprehension in readers in kindergarten through fifth grade
Storyline - streams videos featuring famous actors reading children’s books. Children can see the book pages and read along with these award-winning books. Children of all ages and their parents will find new books to love and old favorites on this site.
National Geographic Kids - offers a ton of videos and activities on many topics.
Scholastic Magazine - combines engaging print magazines with powerful digital resources to build knowledge, engagement and skills in every content area.
Kids- A-Z - an online portal students use to access developmentally appropriate eBooks and eResources at school or at home. But before students can begin using our secure, online learning environment, teachers must roster their students for all subscribed products that include eLearning resources.
K-12 Reader - offers free spelling word curriculum for 1st through 5th grade. This teacher-developed curriculum can help students develop strong spelling and word recognition skills, and reinforces strong reading development.
Story Starter - provides students with creative writing prompts, from general fiction to adventure, fantasy, and science fiction.
News ELA - brings together engaging, accessible content with integrated assessments and insights to supercharge reading engagement and learning in every subject. Content on Newsela covers topics students care about, that connect to core curriculum, and are aligned to standards.
Scholastic Learn at Home - provides day to day projects to keep kids reading, learning, and thinking through 9th grade. Provides 20 days of articles and stories (can be read using built-in speech synthesis), videos, and fun learning challenges. Children can complete them anytime, in any order.