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Children's Book Review BLM Book List has some excellent suggestions for books with Black Lives Matter themes for children and teens.
Dreamscape is a free online literacy game, similar to base defense games such as Clash of Clans. There are premium upgrades available for purchase, but these are not necessary to engage with 100% of the curriculum content.
AdLit is a site with information all about adolescent literacy for grades 4-12. Help with Common Core Standards, book suggestions and reviews, and more!
ReadWriteThink is sponsored by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English and provides parent resources and extracurricular activities for young readers.
I Am From Project is a collection of poems written by people around the United States and the world. Read hundreds of entries and submit your own poems!
Khan Academy's Guide to Common Core Math Standards outlines what your student will be learning at each grade level and provides activities for reinforcing those concepts at home.
Helping Your Student with Common Core Math is an informative blog post on how students learn math today and how to help them with their learning, even if your own math skills are rusty!
Prodigy is a free online math role-playing game (RPG). There are premium upgrades available, but these are not necessary to access 100% of the curriculum content. Students LOVE Prodigy!
Which One Doesn't Belong is a resource for images that provoke open-ended mathematical thinking and conversation. Students love debating which one doesn't belong!
Mystery Science is a great site for science activities. It is aimed at teachers, but there are free mini-lessons for hands-on activities you can do at home.
Amaze is a free site for age-appropriate, medically-accurate information about puberty and sex education for young adolescents. Some content is aimed at 6th grade and up. Parent or guardian guidance is recommended for students under 13.
Learning for Justice's Social Justice Standards are the framework of an anti-bias education. Well worth emphasizing at home.
TinkerCAD is a browser based CAD (computer aided design) program that allows you to create 3D models. You can also browse, download, and edit user-created models.
Thingiverse is the site we use in class to find and print 3D models for our print penny reward system.
Right Brain Initiative is an organization working to make arts education accessible to K-8th grade students in the Portland Metro area.
Making Art Everyday is a drawing site created by artist Lisa Bardot and is an excellent resource for tutorials and idea generators.
Random Trivia Generator does exactly what is says it does. Learn some random facts!
Scattergories Generator is a site that will create Scattergories lists. Great fun for everyone!
Contexto is a word-guessing game based on an A.I. algorithm that analyzes how words are used in context with each other.