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.
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
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
Storyline Online
Storyline Online hosts a collection of stories read aloud by actors; “Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners.” The activity guides include the stories’ theme, synopsis and activities broken down into reading, writing, science, technology, math, speech, art and various subjects aligned to standards. This site is designed for parents/teachers to utilize, and could be used as a child-direct link to learning.
****
Preschool, K-12
Reading
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
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
Reading IQ
Reading IQ is a digital library with with reading level assessments and a full literacy experience featuring publishers like Disney, Pixar, StarWars, Marvel, National Geographic, Curious George and more.
(30 day free trial with subscription, then $7,99/month or 58% off annual subscription)
Preschool, K-8 Ages 2-12
Reading
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
Teach Your Monster to Read
Teach Your Monster to Read is an interactive experience. After signing up for a free account your child can create their very own virtual, friendly monster. Then, watch him hop in his spaceship and explore with him through a story-based learning adventure. As your child helps their monster identify letters and solve dilemmas they earn items for their success and progress through the map, learning reading along the way. This is a child-direct link for learning once an account is created.
*****
Preschool-K
Reading
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
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
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
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
Internet Archive
Internet Archive is “a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.” It is a searchable site that is not a child-direct link to learning.
**
Preschool, K-12
Reading
Epic!
With up to four reader profiles with each account, students can access digital books, learning videos, quizzes and more to support their reading skills.
(Currently offering free 30 day trial with subscription and free remote student access for teachers through June 30th 2020, then $7.99/month)
Preschool, K-6
Reading
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
Lalilo
Lalilo allows teachers/parents access to monitor and track student progress through play-based learning with a focus in phonics, sight-words, word-families and comprehension. An initial assessment directs students to level-appropriate interactive activities and games for learning reading skills. This is a child-direct link to learning once an account is created, as well as a site for parents to monitor.
****
Preschool, K-2
Reading
Word World
Word World offers apps, games, interactive stories and videos featured on PBS that teach beginning reading skills. The characters’ images are created out of words and storylines captivate viewers through problem solving and challenges. The videos page can be a child-direct link for learning for most students, and apps/games are child-direct links for learning once accessed by parents.
****
Preschool
Reading
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
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids includes educational games, videos and articles about various subjects around the world including Science, History and Animal Research. The easy to navigate site allows for searching topics or exploring current events through articles and posts. This site can be utilized by parents/teachers and can be a direct-link to learning for independent readers.
***
Preschool, K-12
Science, History, Animal Research
Reading Rockets
“Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project that offers a wealth of research-based reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in helping struggling readers build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.” This is a site for parents to utilize, and not a child-direct link for learning.
**
All Ages
Reading
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