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    •  Daily Teaching Tools
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      • Daily Teaching Tools

        A quarterly list of writing prompts to keep up your child’s skills and stamina. Complete them in order or choose ones that your child will like! Best suited for 2nd - 6th grade students.

         
         
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      • Reading Rockets

        Reading Rockets

        Word lists to create at-home spelling and vocabulary lists with NO membership fees. Divided into grade level from 1st through 5th grade.

         
         
      • Spelling Words Well

        Spelling Words Well

        Printable spelling words with NO membership fees. Divided into grade level from 1st grade through 9th grade.

         
        • Scholastic

          Scholastic Learn from Home

          Scholastic is offering free online courses so your child can keep learning through school closures.

           
           
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          Story Time from Space

          Watch astronauts on the Space Station read children's books and perform science demonstrations!Story Time from Space offers a delightful combination of science, literacy, and entertainment through its library of free, family-friendly videos.

           
           
         
       
       
     
     Art
     
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      Music Lab Experiment

      Like Apple's GarageBand where you can mix sounds, change tempo and add your voice if you have a mic!

       
       
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      Doodles with Mo Willems

      Renowned artist of the children’s books “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus” will lead a mini-lesson on drawing, creative writing and creativity daily at 1:00pm Eastern. Find past doodles at https://www.youtube.com/user/TheKennedyCenter and click on VIDEOS.

       
       
    • Wild Free and Crafty

      Wild Free and Crafty

      Free online art classes for kids and adults.

       
       
    • Seattle Symphony

      Seattle Symphony

      Live Streaming (and recorded performances) of musical symphony.

       
       
    Math
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      Prodigy

      Free online math curriculum (upgrade available for bonus in-game prizes). Best suited for 1st - 8th grade students.

       
       
    •  Splash Math Icon

      Splash Math

      Free online math curriculum; tailored for practice, catching up or enrichment. Best suited for kindergarten through 5th grade content.

       

       
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        Khan Academy

        This is a great resource that contains sets of online tools that help educate students such as instructional videos.

         
         
       
       
    Science
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      Generation Genius

      Free online science videos, lesson plans, activities, quizzes and more divided by grade level. Coined the “Next Bill Nye!”

       
       
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      Talk to a Marine Biologist

      Facebook Live Marine Biology Bootcamp hosted by Oceans Initiative in Seattle, Washington to learn about Orca Whales and other marine animals. Ongoing event, check Oceans Initiative Facebook page for next event date/time.

       
       
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      Mystery Science

      Help with planning science lessons by grade level, sectioned into grade level bands from kindergarten through 5th grade.

       
       
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      Discovery #MindBlown

      Brought to you by the Discovery Channel. Scroll down for science video snippets. Best viewed on a computer, not well viewed on a phone. App available for download through the Apple App Store or Google Play.

       
       
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      Build a Catapult with Mommy Poppins

      Free instructions on how to build a catapult. An engineering for kids activity to complete at home.

       
       
    Brain Breaks and Physical Activities
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      Open Phys Ed

      Free resources and videos on physical education for children.

       
       
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      Cosmic Kid Yoga

      2 weeks FREE! COSMIC kids are professionals at teaching kids Yoga! Crush the crazy with a little Yoga Flow.

       
       
    •  Kid Podcast by Common Sense Media Icon

      Kid-Friendly Podcasts

      25 pod casts for kids brought to you by Common Sense Media! Color while you listen, it’s hitting two modalities!

       
       
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      Scavenger Hunt #1

      Write up clues and hide them around the house/apartment. Kids can race to find each clue for a small prize at the end. (This is not a hyperlink.)

       
       
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      Scavenger Hunt #2

      An idea if your kids are writing!!! Have children make the scavenger hunt for adults!!! At the end you ALL split the PRIZE if the adult can find it. (This is not a hyper link.)

       
       
     
    Computer Science
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      Code.org

      Learn to code! (1) scroll down to the section that says "For older students in elementary school classrooms" and choose the age range your child falls under (2) start with the orange "try now" button (3) if you want to save progress, Code.org offers free accounts and can be linked to a variety of accounts - Microsoft, Google or Facebook

       
       
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      Digital Citizenship- "Interland"

      Be Internet Awesome is best suited for 3rd through 6th graders.

       
       
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        BrainPop

        Animated Educational Site for third through sixth grade students - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology. Offering FREE FULL ACCESS during school closures simply by submitting an online form. *Please preview videos as content is comprehensive.

         
         
      • BrainPop Jr.

        BrainPop Jr.

        Animated Educational Site for kindergarten through second grade students - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology. Offering FREE FULL ACCESS during school closures simply by submitting an online form. *Please preview videos as content is comprehensive.

         
         
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        StarFall

        Choose between kindergarten and Grade1, 2, 3 on the main page to tailor your content and have fun learning math and reading skills! Always free access for students.

         
         
      • PBSKids

        PBSKids

        From Clifford to all NEW favorites like SciGirls and Scribbles&Ink... there is no shortage of educational fun on this website. PBSkids is best for kids in grades kindergarten through second grade.

         
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