Remote Learning Resources
Please note Wolftrap PTA is providing these links as a convenience for parents, not as an endorsement of any of the products or content herein. Content should be available free, though an account may be required.
Primary
- Wolftrap Elementary Student Links
- FCPS Continuity of Learning Resources
- FCPS Elementary School Livestream, Channel 21
- Virginia Depart of Education
- FCPS Digital Books
- Just for Kids Streaming Service, provided by FCPS
Positivity Project
COVID-19 Mental Health Resources
- National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) - How to Talk to Your Children About COVID-19
- CDC - Mental Health & Coping During COVID-19
- Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring Coronavirus, NPR
- The OT Toolbox: Zones of Emotional Regulation
Education Resources
- Scholastic Learn at Home, their app Home Base, Scholastic News and Scholastic Kids Press
- Duke University Teacher Resources and Duke University - TIPs for Taking Your Course Online
- Discovery Education
- Wirecutter Favorite Educational Apps
- My Learning: free learning resources from UK sortable by "key stages" (higher number = higher grade)
- PBS KIDS Daily: Daily email with activities and tips
- Smithsonian Institution: Fun Stuff for Kids and Learning Lab - developed in response to school closures
- Common Sense Media: Documentaries
- Washington Pavilion (art, science, fun)
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123Homeschool4Me, free printables
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Ask Dr. Universe, Washington State University
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Breakout EDU, educational games
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CK-12 Foundation, video lessons, K-12
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Curriki, broad learning content and videos
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Flipgrid, create a 'classroom'
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Funbrain, full content and games, Pre-K-8
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Gamilab, create quizzes and games
- JLab, science and math to VA SOLs
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Khan Academy, full content K-12, also published resources to help parents. Free webinar, March 18 8pm.
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NeoK12,educational games and videos
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Newsela, current event articles for kids
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OER Commons, digital library of open educational resources
Language Arts/Reading
- Writing with Ralph: 20 min video lessons (an educational & children's author, thanks Mrs. Burdett!)
- Storyline Online- stories read aloud, K-5
- DreamScape: Reading game grades 2-8
- NYTimes Best Children's Books by critic Maria Russo, plus seven great short stories
- Center for Puppetry Arts (live streaming and study guides)
- The LivBits: Stories read aloud by children's authors
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ReadTheory: reading exercises for K-12, ESOL
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ReadWriteThink: reading/writing practice
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Starfall: K-3
- Kate Messner- read alouds, drawings and mini-writing lessons
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Storynory, read alouds
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Classroom Cereal, grammar practice
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Elementari, write and code interactive stories, K-12
Science/STEAM
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Mystery Science, K-5
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Ocean Find Your Blue, Smithsonian
- Science Mom, livestream M-F 11am-1pm,starting 3/16. Ages 7-12
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Tynker, 5 coding games free
- Star Wars Coding
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Climate Kids,NASA
- Capital Weather Gang: Weather School
- National Museum of Natural History: Science How videos and teaching resources
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Natural History Museum of Utah: Live online courses
- Association of Science and Technology Centers: list of online programming from science centers
- 4-H STEM Lab
- Exploratorium: Learning Toolbox and Science Snacks
- Great Lakes Science Center: Curiosity Live daily science shows (10:30 EST)
- National Air and Space Museum : STEM in 30 (middle school) and Virtual tour
- Pacific Science Center - Curiosity at Home
- Science Museum Group (UK)
- Michigan Science Center: ECHO Live! (weekdays at 2:30 EST)
Math
Social Studies
- Native American museum with curriculum: Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum (Seminole)
- Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (scroll down to "classroom resources")
- Litchfield Historical Society
- Monticello: Digital Classroom and Slavery at Monticello
- Mount Vernon: Lesson plans (searchable by grade) and Be Washington (app-based game)
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- National Museum of American History: *Our Story: American History Stories and Kids: Things To Do At Home
- National Park Service: Teaching with Historic Places
- National Museum of the American Indian: Dialogue Toolkit (grades 4 - 12), essential Understandings and lesson plans
- Newport Historical Society (RI): Lesson plans and resources and Virtual tour
- Ohio History Connection
- Old Salem: online "field trip"
- Smithsonian Institution: History Explorer and Tenement Museum
Art
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Our own Ms. Mallino’s Youtube channel!
- Doodling with Mo Willems, Live webcast at 1pm
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Draw Everyday With JJ, Live webcasts at 2 pm
- Akron Art Museum
- Denver Art Museum: Creativity Resource
- Grand Rapids Art Museum
- Metropolitan Museum of Art: Lesson plans and #metkids
- Mississippi Museum of Art: Teacher Resources, App Archive & New Symphony in Time
- MoMA (Museum of Modern Art)
- Norman Rockwell Museum
- Washington County Museum of Fine Arts: Art a Day Challenge
- Wiregrass Museum of Art: Art activities (every Monday), Lesson plans and Additional resources
- Massillon Museum (art + history)
Music
World Languages
- Spanish Experiment: Spanish stories with slow audio.
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Conjuguemos: "Use without account" for free activities/games in Spanish, French, Latin and more.
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Duolingo: some free content
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Rockalingua: Some free content, Spanish.
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StudyCat: Free access to one app (English, Chinese, Spanish, French, German)
Activities/Take a Break
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Manners in a Minute with our local expert, Mrs. B (and Wolftrap ES afterschools vendor!)
- GoNoodle
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
- Funology
- suggestions from Pobble
- Lego challenge
- Setup virtual playdates through FaceTime, Google Hangouts or Duo, Skype, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger
- Giant List of Ideas for Being Home with Kids
- NYTimes best kid TV series from by critic Mike Hale and by readers
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Wirecutter Board Games We Love for Kids
Tours and Trips
- Virtual Field Trips
- Museum Views from Google
- Travel & Leisure's List of Museums with Online Tours
- Mt. Vernon
- British Museum
- National Gallery of Art
- Smithsonian Learning Lab
- National Zoo
- San Diego Zoo
- Cincinnati Zoo: Home Safari Facebook Live (weekdays at 3 EST)
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Yellowstone National Park
- Carlsbad Caverns
- La Brea Tar Pits
- Road Trip From Home: Virtual Field Trips
