1-5 Star (*) rating reflects the ease of acquiring information and getting started with your child’s learning. This takes into account the time, effort, and prior knowledge a parent must have to utilize each site. No rating means there is no direct access to the information without a credit card subscription or district code.
Child-direct link for learning means the site is designed so that your child can lead themselves through their learning, making it hands-off for parents.
Prodigy
Prodigy is a game based, interactive play map for students to challenge their math and English skills. After customizing a character, students go through a storyline in a world of their choosing, where wizards battle and monsters are defeated through casting of spells and correct answers to age appropriate problems. Parents/teachers can track progress on a dashboard and reward their students with in-game prizes. Once an account is created this is a child-direct link for learning.
*****
Grades 1-8
Math
Education.com
Education.com includes grade specific “educator-curated bundles of resources matched to the curriculum being taught during the school year. Easy to print weekly documents to facilitate learning for both parents and teachers. Subjects include Word Study (letter sounds), Math, Reading and Writing... This teacher-created program includes interactive games, read-along stories, quiz-like exercises, and educational songs to keep children learning and practicing, even when a teacher is not physically available.” This is a site for parents to manage and not a child-direct link for learning.
(Currently offering free resources during this time)
****
Preschool, K-5
All Subjects
PBS Kids
PBS Kids allows children to dive into fun and educational videos and games. Familiar TV characters lead the learning as students select what to do. Subjects like 123, Feelings, Vocabulary, Healthy Habits, Reading and Create Games and more can be searched for specific learning. This is a child-direct link to learning.
****
Preschool, K-3
All Subjects
Seesaw
Seesaw includes an activity library where parents/teachers can and assign activities for their student(s). Activities include a variety of response options for students to demonstrate their learning through video/voice recording, photos,writing and editing tools. Teachers can create their own library of activities and view assessments to track their students’ understanding of concepts. Subjects include Art, Computer Science, Drama, Digital Citizenship, English Language Arts, Health, Math, Reading and many more. This is a site for parents to manage, and not a child-direct link for learning.
***
Preschool, K-12
All Subjects
OxfordOwl
Oxford Owl, based in the UK, organizes learning instruction by age and subjects of “reading, English, math, at school, and books” in a way that parents can easily search for age appropriate lessons and activities with explanations for the learning practices, including definitions within important topics. This is a site for parents to utilize and not a child-direct link for learning.
***
Preschool, K-6, Ages 3-11
Reading & Math
Learning A-Z
In addition to reading resources with Reading A-Z, this site offers various subjects from A-Z including science and writing. This is a site for parents to manage and not a child-direct link for learning.
(14 day free trial)
**
Grades K-5
All Subjects
Adventure Academy
Adventure Academy offers learning games and videos for reading, math science and more. This is a multi-player environment where players create customized characters to complete quests, earn items and challenge themselves through interactive learning as they play.
(30 day free trial with subscription, then $9.99/month)
Grades 3-6, Ages 8-13
All Subjects
PBS Parent Resources
PBS Parent Resources focuses on supporting parents with reminders that “for our kids, we are enough,” along with fun and educational resources like shows, games, and printable activity ideas to help them easily find age appropriate learning by subject or interest. These subjects include Emotions and Self-Awareness, Social Skills, Character, Literacy, Math, Science and Arts. This is a resource for parents and not a child-direct link to learning.
*****
Preschool, K-3
All Subjects
Starfall
Starfall is a child-friendly resource with many available example activities for all subjects and can be accessed directly by students. Videos, songs and interactive activities lead children through math, reading, science and seasonal lessons as they choose what to explore. This is a child-direct link for learning.
(Free partial access. Full access with paid subscription of $35/year)
****
Preschool, K-3
All Subjects
Khan Academy Kids
Khan Academy Kids includes free educational interactive play-based activities, videos, games and books in a variety of subjects. “Engages kids in core subjects like early literacy, reading, writing, language, and math, while encouraging creativity and building social-emotional skills.” This is a child-direct link for learning once the app is installed.
****
Preschool, Ages 2-7
All Subjects
SplashLearn
SplashLearn uses game-like visual assessments for measuring math skills at individual levels. It includes curriculum, reports and rewards the student earns along the way with a parent or teacher dashboard to track progress. There is a goal setting feature that will remind the student when to practice math and for how long, set up by the parent to help anticipate learning expectations. This is a child-direct link to learning once an account is created.
(Temporary free trial and then $7.99/month)
***
Grades K-5
Math
Khan Academy
Khan Academy allows users to search for activities to support learning in Math, Science and Engineering, Arts and Humanities, test prep, Computing, Economics and Finance, college, careers and more. Progress can be tracked through mastery points and monitored to support individualized learning levels while suggesting next steps for focus in related subjects. This is a site for parents to manage, and may be a child-direct link for learning for independent readers.
***
Preschool, K-12
All Subjects
Moby Max
Moby Max is designed to close the learning gap for students in all subject areas through interactive lessons, assessment tools, real rewards and prizes for motivation by identifying missed skills and student struggles.
(Free subscriptions to teachers at this time)
Grades K-8
All Subjects
ABCmouse
This site offers a full online curriculum including reading, math, science, art and more through game based interactive learning.
(30 day free trial with subscription, then 49% off annual subscription making it $60/year)
Preschool, K-3, Ages 2-8
All Subjects
Freckle
Freckle includes a guide for how to use the program to support your at-home learner, including a pre-test for placement. “Freckle... allows students to practice Math and English Language Arts at their own level. Freckle continuously adapts to each student’s individual skills, so each student is getting the appropriate challenge, whether they’re working at, above, or below grade level.” This is an assessment practice map for tracking individual abilities and is a child-direct link for learning once an account is created.
*****
Grades K-12
Reading & Math
Lakeshore Resources
Lakeshore Resources gives parents and teachers access to printable lesson plans, customizable activities, writing prompt calendars, craft ideas and more. Search by subjects of Math, Language, Science, and Social Studies as well as age ranges for lesson plans, or create your own flash cards and writing practice templates. Use their game-based assessments to pinpoint your child's abilities. Also, have access to purchase related materials and manipulatives to support your child’s learning. This is not a child-direct link for learning.
****
Preschool, K-5
All Subjects
Reading Eggs
Reading Eggs Covid-19 Response offers free downloadable resources by grade level through various subjects including reading, writing and math. This part of the site is for parents to utilize and not a child-direct link for learning. Reading Eggs Home offers play-based assessment tools to help track your child’s reading abilities through interactive books, videos and activities, allowing parents to track their child’s growth and skills. It also includes access to MathSeeds. The subscription is a child-direct link for learning once an account is created.
(Free resources, plus 30 day free trial for more. Full access with paid subscription of $59/year or $10/month)
****
Preschool, K-6
Reading & Math
ABCya
ABCya offers grade level approaches to the subjects of letters, numbers, holiday, strategy, math, reading and skill with easy access to common core standards to help identify their learning goals. Interactive games can be played while mastering skills. This site is a child-direct link for independent readers, while younger students may need help navigating and selecting appropriate options for their learning abilities.
***
Preschool, K-6
All Subjects
XtraMath
This website is designed to help students who already know math calculations in addition, subtraction, multiplication or division to improve on memory recall, reducing the time spent on calculating or counting to achieve answers. After an initial math assessment on skills, students can work through activities to improve their times. Once a parent/teacher account is created, students can log in to a child-direct link for learning.
***
Grades K-5
Math
LeapFrog
This site is a game based interactive approach to learning the basic fundamentals of reading. Once subscribed, users will have access on any device, even without wifi.
(Currently offering a two-month free trial with subscription, then $7.99/month or discounted plans)
Preschool, Ages 3-6
All Subjects