Websites, Learning Resources and Activity Ideas
We invite families to use these resources to enrich their student's learning as we begin our school year and to enhance learning as we progress through the trimester. Please continue to check back as we will periodically add additional resources.
The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction has published an exhaustive list of resources for Continous Learning from Home. This is one to bookmark!
Common Sense Media is one of the largest online clearinghouses for reviews of media for kids and families. There is an entire tab devoted to parents, but can be also accessed by students. Many of their reviews are linked to the resources.
School Wide Open is another amazing resource from Common Sense Media. Truly a great site for kids, parents and educators!
Pre-School - Early Learning
Join the READY! for Kindergarten video series (YouTube) with bonus activities for READY! parents to keep playing and learning during school closures.
If you have a preschool-age child, check out the free READY! for Kindergarten app with interactive learning games and books, as well as reports and tips to improve your child’s progress. This app is available for free through Google Playor the Apple App Store.
PBS Kids provide interactive games for preschool and kindergarten ages students!
Math
ORIGO's team of educators has worked together to create daily activities focused on specific weekly topics. Each of the activities has full instructions along with a variety of linked digital resources, listed materials, and pages that can be downloaded and printed if you wish.
Enrichment
math problems to think flexibly about math. Organized by grade level and
concept. Enjoy problem-solving with your student as you manipulate numbers and
stretch your brain!
Free
games to practice math skills up to 6th-grade math. Use
this resource to sharpen your math fluency and basic math skills that you will
need in future math classes.
Keep
your kids' math skills sharp - without screen time!
Free
videos and practice with all math topics, sorted by grade level and concept. Use
this to practice skills at your grade level
Practice
games by grade level. Free to play, no need to join.
Free
printable math worksheets. Use this resource to print practice math pages, answer keys are attached to the
worksheet. Great way to have daily practice with basic math.
Free
practice with all math skills gives examples to learn from and immediate
feedback. (You can sign up for a free trial, to get reports and access to more
practice.)
Youtube
videos to watch and learn math!
Youtube
videos with songs to learn math!
Breakout
room style learning activities. Students can click on any game and start
playing!
Here are some simple math games you can play at home:
Math 6-8
Free
videos that teach the standards on all standards for grades 6-12. Use these to pre-learn or review standards for your math courses.
Free
games to practice math skills up to 6th-grade math. Use this resource to sharpen your math fluency and basic math skills that you
will need in future math classes. (warning pop up ads)
Free
videos and practice with all math topics, sorted by grade level and concept. Use this to practice skills from middle school to prepare you for high
school.
Free
printable math worksheets.Use this
resource to print practice math pages, answer keys are attached to the
worksheet. Great way to have daily practice with basic math.
Free
practice with all math skills, gives examples to learn from and immediate
feedback. (You can sign up for a free trial, to get reports and access to more
practice.) Use to practice specific skills to prepare you for the next math class.
Free
tutoring online for pre-algebra, algebra, and geometry.
Free
online math courses with instruction, practice, and tests.
Look
at the standards that will be taught in your next math course, or review what
standards you should know from a previous course.
Breakout
room style learning activities. Students can click on any game and start
playing!
Enrichment
math problems to think flexibly about math. Organized by grade level and
concept. Enjoy problem solving with your student as you manipulate numbers and
stretch your brain!
English Language Arts
Conversation Journal
Provide a blank notebook and fun pencils or pens, and start a
simple conversation with your child, in writing. For example, you may write,
“What would you like for dinner tonight? Write the menu down for me.” You can
have different family members write notes in it too!
Find
journaling and writing prompts by grade and age group.
Astronauts
on the International Space Station reading stories to the children of Earth as
the world rotates below.
(Grades K-5) Free reading and writing game-like activities to help students practice
critical reading skills. Activities and games are appropriate for children from Kindergarten to 5th
grade.
(Grades 2-8) We all know that Khan Academy has great math resources. This is the new English
Language Arts site. It is not as extensive as their math work just yet but has
some wonderful reading and writing lessons available.
(Grades K-5) Practice
games by grade level. Free to play, no need to join.
(Grades K-12) Free English Language Arts lessons written by teachers and instructional
leaders.
(Grades K-5) Storyline Online streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s
books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
(Grades K-12) Interactive
lessons, and parent resources by grade.
(Grades K-3) Storyline Online streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s
books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
(Grades K-6) Educational games and videos for kids.
Breakout
room style learning activities. Students can click on any game and start
playing!
Day-by-day
projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.
Social Studies
Engage. Empower.
Inspire. Authentic journalism to motivate curious minds.
Washington
State Council for the Social Studies is a nonprofit/volunteer organization led
by Social Studies teachers throughout Washington State.
Explore the
past and learn about the present with resources on government, history,
economics, and more.
History
through the eyes of those who lived it. This site offers readings,
images, videos, and audio of events throughout history.
Smithsonian's
History Explorer was developed by the National Museum of American History in
partnership with the Verizon Foundation to offer hundreds of free, innovative
online resources for teaching and learning American history.
The site is designed for use by K-12 teachers and students, after-school
program providers, families, and individuals interested in lifelong learning.
History Explorer's resources focus on learning history by "reading"
objects for the stories they hold about the nation and its many peoples.
Learning activities feature artifacts selected from over 3 million items in the
Museum's collections, and draw on the expertise of the Museum's renowned
curatorial staff.
Discover the inspirational moments, iconic people, and artistic
wonders that are available at the tip of your fingers. Google Arts &
Culture allows you to immerse yourself in culture with 360 views, zoom in to
reveal the secrets of a masterpiece, take behind the scenes tours of palaces
and museums, watch kids explain famous paintings to art experts, and so much
more. Art changes the way we see the world and the way we see each other, so
Google invites you to come and expand your horizons.
(Grade 5) This site uses objects to tell a history of the world. 100 objects from the
British Museum and hundreds more from museums and people across the UK. Objects
are from 2 million years ago to the present day and are connected to a
timeline. This interactive site holds video, text, and beautiful photographs of
objects all over the world and at different times.
(Grade 5) The aim of History World is to make world history more easily accessible
through interactive narratives and timelines.
News
articles that can be adjusted by reading level.
Breakout
room style learning activities. Students can click on any game and start
playing!
Become a geography expert and have fun at the same time! Seterra
is an entertaining and educational geography game that gives you access to over
300 customizable quizzes. Seterra will challenge you with quizzes about
countries, capitals, flags, oceans, lakes and more!
Day-by-day
projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.
Physical Education
Choose from a list
of activities to get you moving at home.
GoNoodle: Good Energy at Home provides ways for kids and
families to move and learn together.
Resources
for parents and families to make their homes an active home. Check out fun
activities like Deck of Fitness and SlamBall!
Yoga,
mindfulness and relaxation for kids. Interactive adventures which build strength, balance and confidence - and get
kids into yoga and mindfulness early!
Dance along
with this playlist of KidzBop tunes!
10
worksheets with movement activities
Music and Art
As our
community comes together in this time of crisis, the Seattle Symphony will
continue sharing performances that provide strength, comfort, and joy. The
musicians of the Seattle Symphony have generously volunteered to share free
broadcasts with everyone during this time of uncertainty. All broadcasts can be
streamed through the Symphony’s social media channels on YouTube and Facebook.
GoNoodle:
Good Energy at Home provides ways for kids and families to move and learn
together.
Fun offline
activities include making an instrument from materials at home, drawing
pictures while listening to music, and listening for sounds with family
members!
Activities
include making an opera, creating a new dance, and music interviews.
(Grades 4-12) In this activity, children create a soundtrack for meaningful moments in their
lives. This offline/online activity integrates music, language arts, and
art.
Choose from
a list of offline art activities. Make binoculars with toilet paper
rolls, draw a portrait of a family member, or play the squiggle
game!
Virtual Field Trips
Welcome to Virtual School Activities! A
collection of sites to live webcams, virtual tours/trips, and other
miscellaneous fun academic sites.
K-5 Social-Emotional Learning
View a list
of Social Emotional Learning Resources for Grade K-5 students.
6-8 Social-Emotional Learning
View a list
of Social Emotional Learning resources for Grades 6-8 students.