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EDUCATIONAL RECREATIONAL THERAPEUTIC RESOURCES FOR FAMILIESGeneral Resources?AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint have removed data limits for cellular data customersAT&T T-mobile Sprint Verizon offers unlimited data on hotspots and cell phonesComcast has announced that new Internet Essentials’ customers will receive two free months of Internet serviceZoom is a free user friendly video-based platform (e.g., students could connect with peers, other family members, etc.)1 minute zoom tutorial - how to join a meeting1 minute zoom tutorial - how to schedule a meeting1 minute zoom tutorial - how to use meeting controls30 minute getting started with zoom tutorialInformation on Free Meals DC?meal locations? County?Schools’?meal locations? George’s County?Schools’?meal locations? County Public Schools’ locations Alexandria City?Public Schools’ locations? County Schools meal locations? County Public Schools’ locations Loudoun County Public Schools’ locations Learning about COVID-19 and PrecautionsCoronavirus social storyVideo model- handwashingHandwashing visual sequenceCoronavirus plain language explanationInstructional Resources and Activities for FamiliesAFIRM toolkit– evidence-based strategies for supporting individuals with autism during COVID-19 Multi Content SitesSmithsonian resources for online learning PK - 12Smithsonian educators have identified specific online learning resources designed for use by you and your children including exploration activities and games on a range of topics. HYPERLINK "" DK Find OutK -12DK Find Out is a general interest site with fun facts, quizzes, games, and activities on a wide variety of topics.Fun BrainK - 12Fun Brain is a site for online educational games for kids of all ages. (math, grammar, science, spelling, history). Includes popular novels for kids to read, etc.StarfallK - 3Starfall specializes in reading, phonics & math - educational games, movies, books, songs, and more.Scholastic Learn at HomeK - 12For preschool through grade 6+, includes multi-media lessons across subject areas.MobyMaxK - 12MobyMax meets students where they are, withpersonalized lessons in Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies. The program automatically adapts basedon student progress and responsesArlington County PS online resources for students with disabilitiesK - 12Below are resources for families of students with disabilities that include general strategies, resources and online curriculum you can access from home.Mathworksheets4kidsK - 12This site has worksheets to support all content areas – many are free and can be downloadedBreakout EduK - 12This site offers a collection of digital games that reinforce all subjects. Century K - 12Parents can sign up for temporary free resources in English, math and science. The program creates a personalized learning path for each student, identifies gaps in knowledge and remedies misconception.CK-12 FoundationK - 12The CK-12 Foundation caters to students of all ages. Always free, kids can brush up on their math, science, and reading skills with online reading passages, videos, and optional review questions that are graded at the end.HippoCampus6 - 12Over 7000 videos in 13 subject areas and always freeIzzitK - 12Izzit is a free site that helps parents and educators teach students a wide variety of subjects — including language arts, music, math, and world history — through use of videos.Minecraft EducationK - 12Minecraft is free and teaches kids of all ages problem-solving, collaboration, and creativity.Khan AcademyK - 12Khan Academy has a library of standards-aligned lessons. Students can practice skills with exercises, quizzes, and get immediate feedback and support.Virtual Field TripsDiscovery Ed Virtual Field TripsK - 12 Live Virtual Field Trips or they are available to watch them on demand later. Each no-cost Virtual Field Trip comes with a companion guide packed with standards-aligned, hands-on learning activities.Virtual Field TripsK - 12Virtual Field trip links to zoos, museums and a variety of cultural sites.Offline Activity IdeasJournals and Field NotesAllScience and math explorations provide a chance to record all kinds of observations. Children can keep special journals, and fill them with all sorts of drawings, scribbles, sketches, notes, and graphs. Coding ActivitiesAllThe new focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) includes efforts to get kids involved in computer programming. Coding builds logical thinking and problem-solving skills. It's also creative and collaborative! Find out how you can introduce your child to the basic concepts of programming.Think Like an InventorAllFostering a creative spirit will give your child experience identifying a problem and coming up with new ideas for solving it. Here are four ways to encourage creativity in your child.English Language ArtsIntl. Children’s Online LibraryPre K - 8The International Children’s Digital Library is a free website that has famous stories from around the globe. Books can be sorted by age range, language, and numerous other criteria.Read TheoryK - 12Online reading activities for grades K- 12. The reading automatically adjusts based on student performance on the activities. Parents can sign up for free membership for their child.NewselaK - 12A library of high-interest, cross-curricular, adjustable nonfiction texts. ... Up-to-date, high-interest articles will meet students right at their level, and helpPebble GoK - 3A curricular content site for students PebbleGo offers ready-made activities and literacy support for children of all abilities.Start with a Book K - 8 or interest level 24 kid-friendly topics paired with recommended books, hands-on activities, writing ideas, apps, and websites. Topics include: Art and ArtistsBugs, Birds, and AnimalsBuilders?and BuildingsCivics and Our GovernmentDetectives and ExplorersDinosaursInventions and InventorsMath and MeasuringMusic and MusiciansNature: Our Green WorldStars, Planets, and the Night SkyWeatherWriting ActivitiesCan be adapted for many agesSummer is for exploring, reading, listening and … writing. Give kids a chance to exercise different writing muscles — from poetry to persuasive writing. We’ve put together a number of fun, simple writing activities to do with your child or as a group activity with friends and neighbors.Nature JournalsCreate a PoetreeRecipe ShareReview It!Explain It!Write Like a JournalistWriting Tips from Author Mary AmatoWrite to Your Favorite AuthorMathHooda MathK - 12Engaging online games that teach math and logic in creative ways -- use math to go shopping for clothes, build a bridge, or assemble a machine!Math Facts CafeK - 5This site provides generators for free K-5 math worksheets. This includes worksheets, flashcards, counting, time, money, conversion problems and more. Math Game TimeK - 9Math skills can be practiced on this site with dozens of games that focus on everything from counting to algebra.ScienceNational Geographic KidsK - 12Nat Geo Kids enables science lovers to explore the world of science through a collection of apps, games, magazines, toys, videos, and many other materials.How Stuff Works6-12For middle school and high school students How Stuff Works explains thousands of topics, ranging from the flu to black holes to conspiracy theories, with video and illustrations.Mystery ScienceK - 5Wide variety of units from all areas of science which include thematically developed lessons and activitiesCincinnati Zoo and Botanical GardenK- 12Join the Cincinnati Zoo for a Home Safari Facebook Live each weekday at 3pm EDT the zoo will highlight one of their amazing animals and include an activity students can do from home. Join them starting Monday, March 16 at 3pm EDT for our first Home Safari- featuring Fiona!Doug’s Weather 101 Live on Facebook each dayK -122 PM live on Facebook – weather and weather related lessons from NBS4 weatherman Doug KammererSocial Studies/Current EventsDOGO NewsK -12DOGO News has short format articles for kids on current events, science, sports and more plus lots of pictures, videos and an interactive map!Ben’s Guide to GovernmentK - 12Ben’s Guide is designed to inform students about the workings of the Federal Government.PBS Learning MediaK - 12Social Studies topics searchable by grade level and topic, History, Economics, Civics, Geography, US History, World History and elementary Social StudiesState Assessment Practice SitesVirginia Standards of Learning assessmentsVarious gradesReleased tests are representative of the content and skills included in the Virginia SOL tests and are provided to assist in understanding the format of the tests and questions.Maryland (MCAP) practice testsVarious gradesStudent Tutorial, Practice Tests and Other ResourcesDCPS PARCC practice testsVarious gradesStudents in grades 3–8 and students enrolled in Algebra I, Geometry, and English I and II will take the PARCC test. Instructional Resources from Local Education Agencies*Resources with an asterisk are more robust than the others listed and include short lessons followed by activities as opposed to worksheet packets*Baltimore County:These resources are organized by grade level and then subjects within that grade level. They are short topical lessons followed by worksheets which can be downloaded. They also include Special Education resources as well as special areas, Art, P.E., etc. *DCPS:These resources are organized by grade level and then subject and include suggested schedules. They include learning plans with materials and include Health, Art, P.E., Music and Foreign Languages.Alexandria City:These resources are grade level instructional packets that can be downloaded. The focus of these packets is on suggestions for activity based learning experiences.Howard County:These resources are grade level choice boards of activities for the students to complete. Included is a tab for Special Education.Prince George’s County: These are resource packets for 2 weeks of work. They are organized by grade level and then by subject area, Science, Math, Social Studies, English. There is also a section for students with disabilities. These materials are downloadable worksheets.Loudoun County: These resources include offline, online and learning guides for the various grade levels/courses. The Learning Guides are basically worksheets which could be downloaded and printed. The offline materials are activity suggestions and the online resources are lists and links to a variety of websites, most are already on our parent resource list.Art, Music, and Computer ScienceOnline Doodling with Mo WilliamsK - 12 Learners can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together.New episodes will be posted each weekday at 1:00 p.m. ET and then remain online to be streamed afterwards. MusicK - 12This is a listing of independent children's musicians around the globe who are transitioning live shows to live streams to accommodate students during school closures due to the coronavirus crisis.CodingK - 12This site offers a set of resources to help your student learn computer science at home.Career and Vocational Career One Stop6 - 12Explore our collection of videos on hundreds of different careers. Career videos are organized into 16 clusters, or related types of work. Videos include career details such as tasks, work settings and education needed.Virginia Career ViewK - 12Games, videos, articles, interest inventories and all things related to career exploration, for all grade levels are here. Searchable by grades.Physical ActivityFitness AppsFitness applications that can be used at homePhysical Activities for HomePromoting Physical Activity in the Home of activities to complete at homeCosmic Kids YogaFun yoga videos for kids/teenagers based on themes (e.g., pokemon, frozen, star wars, minecraft, harry potter, spider man, moana, etc.). About 20-30 minutes long per video.? Apps VideoFine Motor and Related Skill AreasSitesDescriptionTools To Grow OTTools To Grow OT provides free resources for parents and students in the following skill areas: executive functioning, self-care/life skills, handwriting, keyboarding, visual perception, and fine motor. (You do NOT need to provide a credit card number).?TypingClubTypingClub provides different keyboarding exercises (~5 minutes per exercise) for your child to complete. Their login information should be in their binder.?Learning without TearsHandwriting Interactive Teaching Tool (K-5) free for 90 days Speech and LanguagePracticing Main Idea at HomeTalking to Children About Current EventsBooks that focus on various aspects of languageReading with your childMental Health SupportsHelping Children Cope with the COVID 19- PandemicParent Resource – Talking to Children about COVID-19 – National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)National Association of Mental Illness COVID-19 Guide ................
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