Learning Links
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Reading Resources
- Click here for steps to access i-Ready at home
- Click here to access the San Diego Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program
- Click here for California Young Reader Medal book lists
- Click here for American Library Division notable children's books
- Click here for a information on Scholastic's Summer Reading Program
- Click here for Scholastic Parent Resources
- Click here for Scholastic Learning at Home Resources
Math Resources
- Click here for steps to access i-Ready at home
- Click here for Fun family math activities to enjoy math and prepare for kindergarten
- Click here for SBSD School Links to Dreambox Activities
- Click here for fun, hands on activities to strengthen mathematical understanding
- Click here for Khan Academy
- Click here for Parent Resources from YouCubed at Stanford
- Click here for Eureka Math TIP Sheets for Parents • Consejos Para Padres
- Click here for Big Ideas Math Resources
- Click here for Additional Big Ideas - Math Musicals
- Click here for Big Ideas Math - Skills Review
Science Resources
- Click here for Virtual Field Trips
- Click here for Energize Schools Resources
- Click here for NatGeo Kids
- Click here for California Academy of Science
- Click here for San Diego Zoo Resources
- Click here for Aquarium of the Bay Resources
- Click here for Aquarium of the Pacific Resources
- Click here for Monterey Bay Aquarium Resources
- Click here for Pest World for Kids
- Click here for America's Test Kitchen Kids
- Click here for Mystery Science
STEM/STREAM Resources
- Click here for Code with Google
- Click here for Texas Instrument’s Inspiring Generation STEM
- Click here for 20 STEM activities for kids
- Click here for Smithsonian Education
- Click here for Pitsco Education
Music Resources
- Click here for Jango Radio: Raffi - Sing along to classic Raffi songs sung in classrooms around the country. Songs provide oral English language development opportunities for students.
- Click here for Rockalingua - This website offers links to free songs in Spanish for kids and includes Spanish vocabulary words with pictures for each song.
- Click here for Creating a Musical Home Environment - This article from PBS for Parents offers tips for parents about how to immerse your home in music. These include actively listening to music, singing with your child, dancing with your child, and making music together.
Arts Resources
- Click here for Activities to Do at Home - Explore fun and educational activities for the whole family at home! This web page from PBS for Parents includes many arts and crafts ideas. Parents can sort activities by age (two to eight).
- Click here for Met Kids - The Metropolitan Museum of Art #MetKids web page features a virtual time machine that kids can use to explore art, culture, and inventions from different periods in history and a collection of videos including fun do-it-yourself art, craft, and invention ideas!
Physical Education Resources
- Click here for Physical Education at Home: 10 Fun Activities to Get the Whole Family Moving - Kids are naturally super active on their own, but with no playgrounds, no recess at school, and no sports, it can be tough to get in daily movement. Learn simple indoor and outdoor activities for you and your child. Let’s get moving!
- Click here for Let’s Move Active Families - The Let’s Move website offers lots of practical tips to keep the whole family healthy. The Active Families page offers simple tips and ideas to help keep your child physically active at home! This page is available in Spanish by clicking “en espanĚol” in the upper right corner of the page.
Parks and Recreation Enrichment
- Click here for San Diego County Virtual Recreation
- Click here for National Parks Resources
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- Click here for Common Sense Media’s list of “Online Camps to Fill Kids' Summer with Learning Adventures"
- Click here to access a Spell Checker
- Click here to access the Digital Content Portal
- Click here for a student Keyboarding Challenge
- Click here for Dance Mat Typing
- Click here for ABCYA typing practice
- Click here for Handwriting practice
- Click here for Ed Helper (multi-subject)
- Click here for DK Books Resources
- Click here for PBS Kids
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Camp Wonderopolis: Free Online Learning Programs Camp Wonderopolis is a free online camp aimed at helping campers build vocabulary, science knowledge, critical thinking skills, and literacy skills with fun, interactive activities. Camp Wonderopolis offers five different adventures on topics such as music, engineering, health and fitness, tech, and more. Each adventure includes a week's worth of online and offline self-directed activities for campers to continue their learning throughout summer.
Colorin Colorado: Summer Learning and Reading Colorín Colorado is an online resource providing research-based tools for adults to support English Learners (ELs). Their webpage, Summer Learning Resources for Parents, offers a diverse set of activities in both English and Spanish to promote reading during the summer break. Parents can find information about visiting local libraries, reading guides, and diverse booklists to ensure that reading is relevant and engaging for ELLs.
Reading Rockets: Literacy in the Sciences Literacy in the Sciences connects a mastery of reading and writing skills to understanding science and math including cause and effect and vocabulary development. Specifically targeting parents of early learners, elementary, and middle school children, the website contains 18 tip sheets with book recommendations and activities to help students develop STEM and literacy skills. Topics include animals, numbers, and space to make learning relevant and exciting based on different students’ interests.
TIME for Kids The TIME for Kids digital library provides free access to age-appropriate journalism, helping students understand the news and the world around them, while building their critical reading skills to succeed as active global citizens. The kid's site offers four grade-specific editions, including K-1, 2, 3-4, and 5-6. TIME for Kids also offers a subscription for families, which includes a newsletter that guides adults though the current issue, with activities and tips to engage with young minds.
Summer Stride Over summer, children can lose essential reading and math skills. These losses add up. Learning Heroes offers a 3-step Summer Stride plans to support families with summer learning and prepare students for the next grade. Parents can perform a readiness check to assess how their kids are doing with key math and reading skills. Please click here to access the full resource.