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Smithsonian Learning Lab
Smithsonian Learning Lab
Smithsonian Learning Lab

Resources, training, and support to assist caregivers, teachers, and students as they face new learning challenges.
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Parent Strategies to help your child become a better reader
Parent Strategies to help your child become a better reader
Parent Strategies to help your child become a better reader

Parent strategies for improving your child's reading & writing.
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NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program
NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program
NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program

NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program (YWP) is an adaptation of the National Novel Writing Month program for kid and teen writers in classrooms (or even at home). The YWP focuses on developing students’ creative voices, writing fluency, resilience, and self-efficacy which empowers K-12 students to write a novel in 30 days.
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CommonLit
CommonLit
CommonLit

Free online reading passages.
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Educational Theatre Association
Educational Theatre Association
Educational Theatre Association

The International Thespian Society’s Student Leadership Program is a pathway to leadership at whatever level you choose — troupe, chapter, or international. Participation will give you knowledge you’ll use the rest of your life, whatever career path you choose. Workshops are led by the International Thespian Officers (ITOs).
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California National History Day
California National History Day
California National History Day

National History Day, is a year-long educational program for grades 4-12 that encourages students to explore local, state, national, and world history topics that relate to an annual theme.
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National History Day Website
National History Day Website
National History Day Website

National History Day®(NHD) is a non-profit education organization engages over half a million middle- and high-school students around the world annually in conducting original research on historical topics of interest.
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Science Snacks - Exploratorium
Science Snacks - Exploratorium
Science Snacks - Exploratorium

Science Snacks are hands-on, teacher-tested activities that bring explorations of natural phenomena into the classroom and home. Each activity uses inexpensive, easily-available materials, offers detailed instructions and images, provides a clear explanation of what's going on, and is adaptable to a wide range of curricula, content areas, grade levels, and settings.
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San Bernardino County Museum
San Bernardino County Museum
San Bernardino County Museum

The San Bernardino County Museum, in Redlands, California, is a regional museum with exhibits and collections in cultural and natural history. Special exhibits, extensive research collections, and public programs for adults, families, students, and children are all part of the museum experience.
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Reading Activities for the classroom & at home
Reading Activities for the classroom & at home
Reading Activities for the classroom & at home

Reading activities for the classroom & at home.
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Homework Hotline - Harvey Mudd College
Homework Hotline - Harvey Mudd College
Homework Hotline - Harvey Mudd College

The Harvey Mudd College Homework Hotline is a free over-the-phone math and science tutoring service for students in grades 4 through 12. We’re open five nights per week, Monday through Thursday, from 6 to 9 p.m. PST. We’ve always been a free service, and we always will be. Our tutors are all students at Harvey Mudd College, one of the top-ranked STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) schools in the nation, and they’re all selected for their technical expertise AND their superior communication skills. They get extra training to make sure they give you the best possible service!
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Math Playground
Math Playground
Math Playground

Math games that build students understanding of mathematical concepts.
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Six Ways to Support Your Child's Mathematical Development
Six Ways to Support Your Child's Mathematical Development
Six Ways to Support Your Child's Mathematical Development

Here are 6 ideas for parents/guardians to try, and links to many more resources.
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Reading Online Games
Reading Online Games
Reading Online Games

Games to practice letter, phonics, decoding, vocabulary, word study, and comprehension.
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Teaching Kids News
Teaching Kids News
Teaching Kids News

This site gives students the opportunity to read and answer questions while engaging in the news. Students select the current events they want to learn more about.
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PBS Kids - Reading Games
PBS Kids - Reading Games
PBS Kids - Reading Games

Explore reading and play games with your favorite PBS KIDS characters.
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E-books for Teachers and Children
E-books for Teachers and Children
E-books for Teachers and Children

An E-book library, Oxford Owl provides many free resources to support teaching and learning in primary schools and at home while others can be purchased with a subscription.
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Online Reading Games
Online Reading Games
Online Reading Games

This website provides reading games and activities that expose students to a variety of skills and reading strategies that will help to create better overall comprehension. Skills covered include main idea, drawing conclusions, context clues, cause and effect, fact and opinion, synonyms, antonyms, vocabulary, and more.
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Into the Book
Into the Book
Into the Book

Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for elementary students and teachers. This website focuses on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating, and Synthesizing by having students engage with the online interactive activities and videos.
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Free Rice Vocabulary Game
Free Rice Vocabulary Game
Free Rice Vocabulary Game

Learn vocabulary words by playing an educational trivia game that helps you get smarter while making a difference. Every question you answer correctly raises 10 grains of rice for the World Food Programme (WFP) to support its work saving and changing lives around the world.
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Storyline Online
Storyline Online
Storyline Online

Storyline Online is a children's literacy website created by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, which provides free storytelling videos and resources for parents and teachers to foster a love of reading in children.
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Epic Books
Epic Books
Epic Books

Epic provides access to over 40,000 high-quality illustrated books and chapter books for children ages 12 and under. Create a login and it's free!
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Phonics Games for Kids
Phonics Games for Kids
Phonics Games for Kids

Phonics Games for Kids Phonics Games Online by Level, Preschool Reading Games, Kindergarten Reading Games, 1st Grade Reading Games, 2nd Grade Reading Games. Covering, Letters of the Alphabet, Short Vowels, Beginning and Ending Consonants, Long Vowels, Vowel Digraphs, S Blends, R Blends, L Blends, R-controlled Vowels, Special Vowels, Diphthongs and more. Copyright KizPhonics.com
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Engaging Phonics Games for Kids
Engaging Phonics Games for Kids
Engaging Phonics Games for Kids

Phonic sounds help kids identify alphabets. Identifying and reading phonics form the building blocks of a child’s language development. At SplashLearn, we’ve merged this fundamental learning requirement with interactive games to make learning phonics an engaging experience for your child!