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Health, Science, Math, Arts, Social Studies | Grades Pre K-6

Tinkergarten offers more than 40 DIY outdoor, play-based learning activities for elementary school students.

America's Test Kitchen Kids offers a daily schedule of kid-friendly recipes, experiments, activities and quizzes.

  • Kids can explore more than 150 hands-on activities that incorporate math, science, health, arts and social studies concepts
  • Web-based activities work on any device, including Chromebook
  • Kitchen Classroom provides a weekly curriculum with supporting resources for parents and teachers

America's Test Kitchen Kids is free to access. It does not require an account or log-in and only contains ads for related services from America's Test Kitchen.  Weekly Kitchen Classroom activities are found here: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/kids/activities/kitchen-classroom.

Parents and teachers can access weekly support materials here: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/2253-kitchen-classroom. 

https://www.tinkergarten.com/activities

Science, Social Studies | Grades PreK-3

Tinkergarten offers more than 40 DIY outdoor, play-based learning activities for elementary school students.

  • Outdoor activities are focused on building children's thinking, social emotional and body skills
  • Web-based collection of activities can be accessed on any device including Chromebook
  • Each activity is accompanied by a guide and information on specific skill development

Tinkergarten DIY activities are free to access. To receive free weekly activities, parents and educators can create an account on the homepage: https://www.tinkergarten.com/.

https://pbskids.org

Arts, Literacy, Math, Science, Social Studies | Grades PreK-3

PBS Kids offers hundreds of games and videos that complement educational on-air programming.

  • Kids can watch entire shows or video clips and play learning games featuring their favorite characters 
  • Web-based application works on any device including Chromebook; mobile apps also available
  • PBS Parents and PBS Learning Media provide complementary guides and lesson plans with hands-on activities

PBS Kids is free for all teachers and parents. Students can access the site with or without setting up an account. Visit this link for more information: https://pbskids.org.  

PBS Kids offers a free daily newsletter with activities and tips for learning at home. Sign up by visiting this page: https://www.pbs.org/parents/pbskidsdaily.

https://everfi.com/

Science, Technology, Math, Health | Grades K-12

EVERFI includes a library of more than 20 digital courses and more than 100 interactive games to help kids develop life skills.

  • Students play games to learn about topics such as mental wellness, financial readiness and career exploration
  • Web-based program works on any device including Chromebook
  • Standards aligned lessons and resources are organized by grade level, with built-in assessments and reporting

EVERFI is free to access. Parents can create accounts for their kids via a link on this page: https://everfi.com/k-12/parent-remote-learning/.

Educators can set up an account for their class by following the link at the bottom of this page: https://everfi.com/k-12/teacher-remote-learning/.

EVERFI also offers specific resources for supporting English Language Learners here: https://everfi.com/insights/blog/strategies-for-using-everfi-with-ell-students/.