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Elementary Online Enrichment Resources

Kindergarten Resources for Students

 

ELA and Math 

 

Teach Your Monster to Read For young children in the first stages of learning to read; both those who are on track and those who need extra support and motivation.

 

ABCya ABCya provides over 400 fun and educational games that are categorized by grade and subject.

 

Starfall Education The program emphasizes exploration, play, and positive reinforcement—encouraging children to become confident and intrinsically motivated.

 

Lakeshore Learning- Printable Resources   Free printable worksheets for students to complete with Math, Language (literacy skills), Social Studies, Science, and Seasonal activities.

 

Fun Brain Funbrain offers hundreds of games, books, comics, and videos that develop skills in math, reading, problem-solving and literacy 

 

Authors & Illustrators - Videos of authors and illustrators sharing their work and resources. K-5

BookFlix - Thematically paired fiction and nonfiction titles - This resource includes a “read to me” option!  Choose “BookFlix,” then enter this e-card code for access: 24752000416337 

Splash Learn  - Making learning fun and personalized for every child and to prepare them for skills required in the 21st-century. SplashLearn is available across all digital platforms (iOS, Desktops, Android). 

 

Scholastic Learn at Home - Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing. 

 

Storyline Online - Can't get to the library? Check this out.

 

Florida Center for Reading Research Activities and Games - Hands on activities for students.











Science/SS 

 

San Diego Kids - Videos, activities, and games about animals. 

 

Cincinnati Zoo - Join the zoo for a Home Safari Facebook Live each weekday at 3pm ET where we will highlight one of our amazing animals and include an activity you can do from home. Don’t have access to social media? No worries! All videos will be posted to the webpage and to our YouTube channel shortly after the Facebook Live ends.

 

National Geographic Kids  - Facts, Videos, and Games about animals! 


Kid Sites Your guide to the best kid sites on the web!

First Grade Resources for Students


Scholastic Learn at Home - Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing. 


Heggerty Phonemic Awareness - Video lesson examples & link to 3 free weeks. We use this daily in all of our K-2 classrooms.


Storyline Online - Can't get to the library? Check this out.


Florida Center for Reading Research Activities and Games 


Authors & Illustrators - Videos of authors and illustrators sharing their work and resources. K-5


Fluency and Fitness - Keep kids moving while practicing skills!

 

https://www.splashlearn.com/ - StudyPad’s vision is to transform K-12 learning by making it fun and personalized for every child and to prepare them for skills required in Enter your text here...
2nd Grade Resources for Students

iRead: log into their Into Reading account to access

https://www.hmhco.com/one/login/


https://www.firstinmath.com/


https://www.storylineonline.net/


https://pbskids.org/designsquad


Scholastic Learn at Home - Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing. 


Heggerty Phonemic Awareness - Video lesson examples & link to 3 free weeks. We use this daily in all of our K-2 classrooms.


Florida Center for Reading Research Activities and Games 


Authors & Illustrators - Videos of authors and illustrators sharing their work and resources. K-5


Fact Fluency:  www.Xtramath.org

Math, ELA, Social Studies and Science - https://student.freckle.com/#/login

3rd Grade Resources for Students

 

Math

First in Math  -math practice that includes facts, puzzles, and logical reasoning

Prodigy Math - practice math skills while battling other players in the game

https://coolsciencelab.com/math_magician_subtraction.html - Subtraction facts

 

https://coolsciencelab.com/math_magician.html - Multiplication facts

 

https://coolsciencelab.com/math_magician_division.html - Division facts



Reading/Writing/Spelling/Grammar

Storyline Online - Can't get to the library? Check this out.

 

Florida Center for Reading Research Activities and Games 

 

Authors & Illustrators - Videos of authors and illustrators sharing their work and resources. K-5

EPIC - Online children's subscription book service offering immediate, on-demand access to over 35,000 high-quality illustrated picture books, chapter books, and nonfiction books.  Select “students” at the top of the screen, then use this class code for free access: dtv9590

https://www.education.com/games/third-grade/grammar/  Free online grammar games

 

Favorite kids books read by famous people https://www.storylineonline.net

 

https://www.facts4me.com/ A safe research site for elementary-level readers. They are offering -- free 24/7 access

USERNAME: read (case sensitive)

PASSWORD: read (case sensitive)

Online curriculum that builds better writers. Parents can sign up for a free account. https://www.noredink.com/

https://readtheory.org/ - Online reading passages for the students. The students reading level is adjusted after each passage depending on how they score on the previous passage. You can sign up for a free account - many students already have an account, so check with them first.

 

Science/Social Studies

 

TrueFlix - Highly engaging multimedia resource by Scholastic that allows students to explore social studies and science content.  Students may watch videos, read books, and select extension resources, project ideas, and activities. Choose “TrueFlix,” then enter this e-card code for access:  24752000416337  

Mystery Science - free, easy science for remote learning, sorted by grade level

Design Squad -  design challenges for students

Tour Yellowstone National Park! https://www.nps.gov/…/lea…/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm

Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover. https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/

This Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China is beautiful and makes history come to life. https://www.thechinaguide.com/destinati…/great-wall-of-china

Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home.http://www.clubscikidzmd.com/blog/

This NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals. https://climatekids.nasa.gov/



Multiple Subjects

Scholastic Learn at Home - Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.

 

Wonderopolis - A fun-filled destination for learning, discovery, and curiosity.  What are you wondering?

 

World Book Online - Select “Kids” - This quality database allows students to explore thousands of informational topics of interest with stunning photos, videos, and interactive activities.  Select the speaker icon on each article to hear the article read.  

 

o   For Heritage access- Login: heritage  PW: read15668

o   For Newlonsburg access - Login: newlonsburg PW:  elementary

o   For Sloan access – Login: sloan  PW: school

Geography and animals https://kids.nationalgeographic.com

Math and reading games https://www.abcya.com/

Online homeschool platform & curriculum for Pre-K to 12th grade. All main subjects are covered, plus extra curriculum courses. (Parents will need to make a free account)    http://discoveryk12.com/dk12/

 

Miscellaneous

Dance Mat Typing - Typing program for students to practice their typing skills. 

At home OT, PT, and ST resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play. https://www.theottoolbox.com/

Code.org - Students can practice coding through many coding activities provided on this website.

4th Grade Resources

 

*If a website requires an account and you do not already have one for that site, do not ask your teacher to create one for you. You can create an account with parent permission or choose another website from the list of options.

 

MATH

First in Math - https://www.firstinmath.com/

Prodigy - https://play.prodigygame.com/

Freckle Math - https://student.freckle.com/#/login

Math Games - https://www.mathgames.com/

Math Playground - https://www.mathplayground.com/

Study Jams - http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/index.htm

Kids Math TV - https://www.kidsmathtv.com/

Khan Academy Math - https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math

A+Click - https://aplusclick.org/grade4.htm

Mashup Math - https://mashupmath.com/

 

ELA

ReadTheory - https://readtheory.org/auth/login

Dreamscape’s Squiggle Park - https://play.squigglepark.com/dreamscape/index.html

Newsela - https://newsela.com/

ReadWorks - https://www.readworks.org/

Storyline Online - https://www.storylineonline.net/

Epic! - https://www.getepic.com/

Freckle ELA - https://student.freckle.com/#/login

AR Tests - https://global-zone50.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/24779

Vocabulary Spelling City - https://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html

NoRedInk - https://www.noredink.com/

Khan Academy Grammar - https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar

Writing Sparks - https://writingsparks.com/

 

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES

Discovery Education - https://www.discoveryeducation.com/

Mystery Science - https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning

iCivics - https://www.icivics.org/games

playGeography - https://www.playgeography.com/

Study Jams - http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/index.htm

National Park Service Website - https://www.nps.gov/index.htm

Freckle Science & Social Studies - https://student.freckle.com/#/login

National Geographic Kids - https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

Ducksters - https://www.ducksters.com/

Climate Kids - https://climatekids.nasa.gov/

Farmer’s Almanac for Kids - https://www.almanac.com/kids

Google Maps - https://maps.google.com/

Google Earth - https://www.google.com/earth/

 

GENERAL/OTHER

Code.org - https://code.org/

TypingClub - https://www.typingclub.com/

ABCya! - https://www.abcya.com/grades/4

Wonderopolis - http://www.wonderopolis.org/

Arcademics - https://www.arcademics.com/

Duolingo - https://www.duolingo.com/




Art on the Internet:  Sites to Explore at Home

The following list of internet sites are designed with elementary-aged children in mind.  As always, however, when exploring the internet, please use parental guidance for appropriate and safe internet usage.

 

YouTube Drawing Channels to Explore

cartoon style drawing tutorials as well as craft ideas and free coloring page, etc.

Weekly drawing tutorial that teaches kids to draw starting with the basic shapes of numbers and letters. 

Slightly more advanced drawing tutorial channel

graphic designer dad that gives fun drawing tutorials with one of his four kids drawing by his side. 

seven new drawing tutorials a week an includes tons of well-known characters

 

 

VIRTUAL GALLERY TOURS

While art museums with virtual tours will never replace the awe of seeing great works of art in person these virtual gallery tours do serve the purpose of making collections of art and the impressive spaces that house them accessible to a much larger audience.  Maybe seeing a work of art or an amazing gallery space while igniting a spark of interest in your kiddo.  Capitalize on that interest by providing art materials that allow them to respond to what they’re seeing or copy what they are seeing.  Did you know many great artists trained by copying the masters? 

 

 

THE BRITISH MUSEUM….

The British Museum is home to over two million years of history and culture including the Rosetta Stone, Parthenon sculptures, and even Egyptian mummies.   This museum teamed with the Google Cultural Institute to offer virtual tours using Google street view technology.  You can explore by theme, time period, or geographic area.  It’s pretty cool stuff.

 

https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/

 

THE GUGGENHEIM, VIRTUALLY…

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum holds work by greats such as Marc, Mondrian, Picasso, and Koons.  Another partnership with the Google Cultural Institute allows people from any spot in the world to position themselves in the gallery and take a virtual look around.  Viewers can use a computer or Google Cardboard technology.  

 

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/solomon-r-guggenheim-museum-interior-streetview/jAHfbv3JGM2KaQ?hl=en

 

 

THE LOUVRE…

Does it get any more iconic than the Louvre Museum?  The largest museum in the world, situated in Paris, France, has three virtual gallery tours.  You can visit their collection of Egyptian antiquites, the remains of the Louvre moat, or the recently restored Galerie d’ Apollon.  

 

https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne

 

 

THE NATIONAL GALLERY…

The National Gallery of London houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the thirteenth through the nineteenth centuries.  This museum offers a virtual tour of 18 rooms and the collections they hold.

 

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours/virtual-tour-2011

 

 

THE FRICK MUSEUM…

The Frick Museum in New York City is known for the collection of Old Master paintings.  The Frick’s virtual gallery tour not only shows images of various rooms but also allows viewers to click on items for an up close view and historical details.  All this while listening to a docent led tour.  It’s pretty awesome.  

 

https://www.frick.org/visit/virtual_tour

 

 

TATE MUSEUM - TATE KIDS                                                                                                                     Tate Museum- A great site where kids can design, explore and play games.

 https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/games-quizzes/street-art

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART- MetKids                                                                                    MetKids is a kid-friendly gateway to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. ... Kids can use the "Time Machine" feature to explore Met holdings by time period (such as 500–1,000 AD), geography (such as Latin America and the Caribbean), and concept (such as "Inventions" or "Mythology").

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/

*Please note that some art does show the human body.  Parental guidance/previewing virtual tours is strongly encouraged in order to select the most appropriate virtual tour for your child

 

GAMES

 Nick Jr- http://www.nickjr.com/nick-jr-originals/games/nick-jr-free-draw/

 

 

 

APPS

HD Pottery-https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lets-create-pottery-hd-lite/id39775664 Crate your 

own pottery using a touch screen and sell it at auction.

NGA Kids- https://www.nga.gov/education/kids.html

National Gallery of Art 

Flip a Clip-https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flipaclip-cartoon-animation/id1101848914 

Cartoon animation

Stop motion-https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stop-motion-studio/id441651297 

Create your own stop motion animation 

Tinkercad- https://www.tinkercad.com/

3D design

Unplugged ideas:

1.  Sing a lullaby to a younger sibling/pet/stuffy

2.  Have a dance party

3.  Kitchen drum jam session

4.  Look around your house and see if you can make your own instrument from recyclables.

5.  Have an instrument at home? Does someone know how to play it? Have them teach how to play a note or two on it!

6.  How many words can you come up with the musical alphabet? Draw them on a music staff.

 

Recommended Websites:

MusicPlay- https://musicplayonline.com/

PBSKids - https://pbskids.org/games/music/

Quaver Music - https://www.quavermusic.com/info/at-home-resources/

Carnegie Hall - https://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org/

Berlin Philharmonic - The Digital Concert Hall - https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/news

Chrome Music Lab- https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments

 

Live Concerts/Museum Tours:

Met Opera Nightly Streamings: https://www.metopera.org/about/press-releases/met-to-launch-nightly-met-opera-streams-a-free-series-of-encore-live-in-hd-presentations-streamed-on-the-company-website-during-the-coronavirus-closure/

Virtual Tour of National Music Museum: http://collections.nmmusd.org/galleries.html

Seattle Symphony Broadcasts: https://seattlesymphony.org/watch-listen/beyondthestage/live-broadcasts

 

Performer-Based Websites

http://www.fromthetop.org/

The From The Top website is designed for young classical musicians. This clever website has: The Green Room, Hall of Fame, Answer Zone, Student Lounge, a Reference Room and an area for parents and teachers. Partnered with the highly successful From The Top radio program, this site offers the more “serious” young musicians an opportunity to hear from others like them and benefit from socialization of sorts with others like themselves.

Symphony-Based Websites

http://www.sfskids.org/

The new SFSKids presents an updated online experience entirely different from the original SFSKids. Some of brand-new features and content throughout SFSKids include: a fun and playful series of educational modules presented as immersive environments and using animal avatars as guides; the ability to explore various linkages between composers, instruments and music compositions; the use of some game-based techniques to motivate repeated listening and engagement; gesture-controlled simulation scenarios using the mouse and keyboard to provide “hands-on” experiences of playing instrument and conducting music; interactive online tutorials to learn about music basics; the opportunity for users to compose and notate their own original music; and much more.

www.dsokids.com

The site features games, listen and learn, and various teacher resources, from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

http://www.nyphilkids.org/

Great graphics and fun games-like the clarinet scavenger hunt-make this New York Philharmonic website great, especially for instrumental students.

Cincinnati Music Hall Tour

Walk in this virtual tour through Cincinnati Music Hall, home of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Take a turn looking out from the conductor’s podium, learning about the instrument sections and experiencing the architecture.

 

Music Game/Theory/History/Listening Websites

www.musiclearningcommunity.com

This website contains hundreds of learning games of varying levels, all carefully planned to gain mastery of the elements of music theory, ear training and rhythmic skills in an exciting, challenging environment.

http://www.teoria.com/

This is a great site for music theory.

http://www.musictheory.net/

Includes quality theory tutorials, and interactive identification and ear training drills in note reading, key signatures, intervals and triads.

http://www.smartmusic.com/

Access online accompaniments that function as virtual accompanists.

http://www.MakingMusicFun.net

This site contains lots of free music resources for elementary music classroom teachers, private music instructors and homeschool parents, for the purpose of building kids up in positive ways and enriching their lives with an appreciation for music and learning.

www.sphinxkids.org

Sphinx Kids contains interactive games and videos.

www.classicsforkids.com

Classics for Kids contains games, music lessons, lesson plans and information on composers and classical music. (For students and teachers.)

www.musick8kids.coom

Fun music stuff just for kids.

http://trainer.thetamusic.com/en

Theta Music Trainer features music and ear training games.