The following resources are being collected and curated by i4cp's research team to assist parents working from home with school-age children.
NEW From COVID Explained: Resources for Parents and School Districts
Preschool and Elementary School
- Oxford Owl - Free e-books and math games and activities for ages 3-11
- BrainPop Junior - Learning tools for STEM, social studies, reading/writing, health and arts for grades K-3
- The Space Foundation Discovery Center - STEM lesson plans for ages PreK-20
- Mystery Science - Science lessons for grades K-5
- Children's Museum Houston - Weather and Science videos and activities for grades PreK-5
Elementary, Middle School, and Above
- ABCYa - Reading and math games and activities for grades PreK-6
- Zearn.org - Math lessons for grades K-5
- Disneynature - Movies and complimentary educational materials for grades 2-6
- Scratch - Interactive story, game and animation design from the MIT Media Lab, designed for ages 8 to 16 but available for anyone
- STMath - Math lessons for grades PreK-8
- Prodigy Math - Math programs for grades 1-8
- Curriculum Associates - Math and reading activity packs for grades K-8
- DK Find Out! - Lessons in subjects such as history, science and coding
- Listenwise - Non-fiction audio stories covering ELA, social studies and science for grades 2-12
- CommonLit - Reading and writing lessons for grades 3-12
- Codecademy - Data science and coding lessons for high school and college students
All Ages
- National Geographic Kids Science Lab - Science experiments, videos and articles
- National Ocean Service (NOAA) Kids - Science activities and resources for kids and educators
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems! - Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence Mo Willems explore ways of writing and making with kids of all ages
- Scholastic Learn-At-Home Resources - Learning experiences for K-9
- Greg Tang Math - Math games and resources for all ages
- SciShow Kids - Videos explaining scientific concepts for young, curious minds
- Frontiers for Young Minds - Science articles written by scientists and reviewed by kids
- The Kid Should See This - STEAM, history, and culture-focused videos for kids of all ages
- Imagineering in a Box - Lessons on theme park design and engineering via Walt Disney Imagineering, Pixar and Khan Academy
- BBC Bitesize - Lessons covering math, English, science and more for ages 3-16+
- BrainPop - Learning tools covering a variety of subjects
- BreakoutEDU - Immersive learning games for grades K-12
- Wonderopolis - Educational articles for grades K-12
- XtraMath - Math programs for students, parents and teachers
- How Stuff Works - Educational videos exploring the world around us
- Code.org - Computer science lessons for grades K-12
- Typing.com - Keyboarding, digital literacy, and coding lessons for all ages
- IXL - Lessons in math, language arts, science, social studies and Spanish for grades PreK-12
- Greatminds.org - Math, ELA and science for grades K-12
- KCET At-Home Learning - Educational resources from PBS SoCal | KCET, in partnership with LAUSD and in collaboration with California PBS stations for grades PreK-12
- California Academy of Sciences - Apps, immersive interactives, and engaging videos covering a variety of science topics
- Bill Nye the Science Guy - Educational videos covering life, physical and planetary sciences
- NASA STEM @ Home for Students - STEM articles and activities for grades K-12+
- Gizmos - Simulations exploring concepts in math and science for grades 3-12
- PhET Interactive Simulations - Interactive simulations for science and math
- Khan Academy - Lessons on grammar, science, history and math for grades K-12
- Professor Egghead Science Academy - Interactive lessons on science and engineering
- Quill.org - Writing and grammar activities for grades K-12
- Quizlet - Flash cards, quizzes and games for languages, arts and humanities, social science, computer skills, science and math
- Duolingo - Language education for 35 languages
- Outschool - Social learning experiences taught over live video chat by accredited teachers
- "My Hero is You" -- Storybook for Children About COVID-19
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