Online Learning Opportunities

NewsELA is a wonderful program for students! Students can read articles that interest them throughout the summer. Students should be encouraged to complete the activities on the right side of the screen to continue building their reading skills!

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Students can learn coding at https://scratch.mit.edu/. They have starter projects that students can use to build their coding experience: https://scratch.mit.edu/starter-projects, as well as tutorials for students who want more step-by-step instruction, https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=all. Students do not need to create an account, but if they want to save their coding projects, they can use their TRECA Google account.

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Practice for your State Exams: http://oh.portal.airast.org/users/students-and-families.stml

At this website, students who have Ohio Assessments can complete practice tests! The directions are on the website, so make sure you review them carefully.

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myON Reader: https://www.myon.com/login/index.html

Students will log in with the School Name TRECA and their Brightspace username and password. At myON Reader, students will select their interests to get personalized book recommendations!

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Students can keep working in iReady for most of the summer. They usually shut the program down for "summer clean up" but you can work in it until then!

https://login.i-ready.com/

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Study Island is open all summer for students to complete any activities they want: https://app.studyisland.com/cfw/login/

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Have fun at CoolMath: http://www.coolmath.com/

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Use Khan Academy to practice math facts at every grade level: https://www.khanacademy.org/

Offline Learning Opportunities

Students of all ages can keep a journal. Journals don't have to rely on printed words! Journals can be sketches instead of words, to help students capture how they are feeling or questions they have. Adult Learning Partners can find ideas here https://education.yourdictionary.com/for-teachers/journal-writing-exercises-for-kids.html and here https://www.parents.com/kids/education/30-journal-prompts-for-kids-to-aid-self-discovery/.

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PBS has many wonderful resources on its website. Here's a link to their "Makers" collection with activities that help students learn to create and build items as if they were an engineer: https://westernreserve.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/makers/

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You can find events to attend around the state here: https://ohio.org/wps/portal/gov/tourism/festivals-and-events

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Find a Summer Reading Program in your area by using Google! Here is a search done for the entire state of Ohio. Trying searching by your zip code or town or even county to find programs closer to home: https://www.google.com/search?q=summer+reading+programs+in+Ohio&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1-ab

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If you have a craft store in your area, check out their in-store classes! JoAnn Fabrics offers quite a few different types of classes: https://www.joann.com/classes/in-store-classes/ If you don't have a JoAnn Fabrics in your area, check your local craft stores for hands-on learning activities!