Educational Resources Grades 6-12

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COVID-Teaching Tools

Coronavirus Resources: Teaching, Learning and Thinking Critically

Enrichment Learning Resources

Free Audible Stories for kids of all ages.

Lesson Plans and Resources: 6-8 Grade Level

PBS: News for Students and Teacher Resources 6–12 Grade Level

PBS Lesson Plans: Resources 6–12 Grade Level

The "35 Must-Watch Ted Talks" for Kids and Teens" - for middle school

The Smithsonian Tween Tribune (high school), Allows high school teachers to create an account, set up a class, and assign grade-appropriate readings which are accompanied by quizzes, which allows teachers to monitor responses through the online dashboard.

Teaching Remotely: Free Resources and Strategies for grades K-12

Mrs. Nussbaum Learning Fun – free lessons and resources, all subjects, grades K-8.

Digital Breakout Edu Fun@Home: a collection of digital games, grades K-8.

Edublogs: Customizable classroom blogs get students writing and collaborating, Grades 3-12.

Document this experience with a 2020 Covid-19 Time Capsule, Grades PreK-8.

Free access to a library of four grade-specific digital editions of TIME for Kids, grades K-6.

Turnkey teaching tools, with worksheets and quizzes for families or teachers, available at Time for Kids, grades K-6.

Fiveable offers live streams, trivia battles and Q&A forums where students can connect directly with teachers across 15 different AP subjects within English, STEM, History and Social Sciences.

Computer Science

Activities that do not require a device Unplugged Activities - grades K-12

An interactive AP Computer Science A course (Java) with lots of coding exercises and practice questions.

Hour of Code with free one-hour tutorials, lessons, and resources - grades K-12

Hour of Unplugged option for learning CS Coloring Book - grades K-12

Students can use Scratch to code their own interactive stories, animations, and games while learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively. All subject areas, grades K-6.

English/Language Arts

Authentic content from NewsELA - the world's most trusted providers turned into learning materials that are classroom-ready - grades 3-12.

The Smithsonian Tween Tribune (high school), Allows high school teachers to create an account, set up a class, and assign grade-appropriate readings which are accompanied by quizzes, which allows teachers to monitor responses through the online dashboard.

Curriki provides teacher-vetted, open-resource lesson plans and materials for English Language Arts.

English Language Learners

The Fable Cottage – Bilingual stories for language learners.

Fine Arts

Art Factory - Free art lessons

Design Bingo Shareable - Student choice in art activities

The Kennedy Center - Lesson plans for teachers

SmartMusic is a web-based suite of music education tools that support efficient practice, helping musicians to develop and grow (currently being offered free through June 2020 to closed schools).

Virtual Art Educators Live and archived visual art education webinars, sessions, workshops.

Teaching Theatre in the Era of COVID-19: Curriculum ideas for the online theatre classroom.

Mathematics

Estimation meets mystery - Esti-Mysteries

Which One Doesn't Belong - thought-provoking puzzles for math teachers and students.

Khan Academy offers a wide range of lessons for students at every level.

Funbrain offers hundreds of games, books, comics, and videos that develop skills in math, reading, problem-solving and literacy, grades K-8.

YouCubed Tasks – a curated set of K-12 mathematics tasks from YouCubed and the Stanford Graduate School of Education.

Physical Education / Health and Wellness

EverFi - online curriculum that is free to educators at this time.

Teach your students the impact of physical activity on health and wellness with these fun, interactive lessons and family activities from NFL Play 60, grades 6-8.

PE with Coach Wood – fun, creative, and awesome PE workouts, Monday thru Friday, grades K-8.

Science

National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) free K-12 teaching resources - Over 800 lesson plans, book chapters, videos, simulations, and more - vetted by NSTA curators.

National Geographic, Kids

National Science Foundation Classroom Resources--a diverse collection of K12 lessons and web resources for classroom teachers, their students and students' families.

Siemens STEM Day - a variety of K-12 tools and resources with original hands-on activities, career connections, and a teacher support center including an implementation Toolkit.

The Smithsonian Tween Tribune (high school),  Allows high school teachers to create an account, set up a class, and assign grade-appropriate readings which are accompanied by quizzes, which allows teachers to monitor responses through the online dashboard.

Ted-Ed Online- Science Media – short 2-10 minute video animations, in which students can watch, think (consider what they have learned), dig deeper with a reading.

PhET Chemistry Simulations - FREE interactive math and science simulations. Explore chemistry specific topics through simulations are available for use in lessons. Lesson plans available for educators.

Science Snacks: tabletop exhibits or explorations of natural phenomena that teachers or students can make using common, inexpensive, readily available materials.

Social Emotional Learning

Free apps for regulation and deep breathing - all students can use to practice regulation and deep breathing - grades K-12.

Manage stress workbook for students to use as they reflect and work through their stress.

Boston Children's Hospital has produced free online professional development trainings for educators on social-emotional learning and behavioral health in schools.

Connect with others in a compassionate, mindful, and meaningful way with 5 Radical Minutes – based on research about the brain and the efficacy of both restorative practices and trauma-informed methodology in education.

SEL tool improve school culture - Digital Kindness Wall

Social Studies

Engaging Congress – a FREE, fun, interactive game that uses primary source documents to explore the basic tenets of representative government.

iCivics - Put your students into action with these games and lessons, grades 7-12.

Smithsonian History Explorer - History Explorer is the online portal for free, standards-based K-12 resources including lesson plans, interactives, videos, and artifacts from the National Museum of American History.

TED Ed – Geography: A collection of short videos to teach geographic concepts, grades 6-12.

EconEdLink – FREE economics lessons for grades 6 - 8.

STEM

STEM Classes for students offered by IEA member Nick Duda.  Opening up his STEM classes to all students.

GameSalad – education platform that teaches STEM and STEAM with a game design focus. Available free until the end of May 2020 to schools affected by closing

World Language

CASLS Games2Teach - free downloadable classroom activities in over 17 languages for novice, intermediate, and advanced learners that accompany digital games, grades K-12.

Google World Wonders Project – a resource to virtually discover some of the most famous sites on earth in a variety of languages, grades K-12.

Writing

Boreal Tales: a literary and artistic creation platform designed to motivate school students to write, Grades 1-8.