Academic Resources

The following providers are helping today’s students with rich, educational material through their products and services. Some of these online resources are temporarily waiving fees to assist students during this school-closure period, while others were created to be free resources for all students.
 
Audible has issued a special offer to stream a large collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help children continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.  All stories are free to stream on desktops, laptops, phones or tablets.
 
Code.org - Code.org® is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by women and underrepresented youth. Their vision is that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science, just like biology, chemistry or algebra. Code.org provides the leading curriculum for K-12 computer science in the largest school districts in the United States.

Education.com is temporarily offering free access to online games, guided lessons, and worksheets for PreK-5th grade during this period of school closures due to the coronavirus outbreak.

iCivics online offers games and quizes to put a twist on civics related topics. Founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the mission of the platform is to ensure every student in America receives a quality and engaging civic education and graduates from high school well prepared and enthusiastic for citizenship.

Khan Academy -Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. They tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Their math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. They've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content.

Scholastic Publishing Company is a large distributor of children's books, a leading provider of literacy curriculum, classroom magazines, and a producer of educational and popular children’s media. While schools are closed, Scholastic has launched a learn at home website to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.

Storyline Online is temporarily offering free children's literacy resource featuring the world's best storytellers reading books aloud. Each video includes an activity guide with lessons for K-5 students to do at home. 


Virtual Field Trips. From Farm tours to Mars, this is a family-friendly list of virtual field trips and events.




Weekly STEM newsletter and list of STEM ideas.  dailySTEM was created to help educators and parents find Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in the real world and share STEM with the kids because STEM is all around us…in the backyard, at the store, in our homes, on TV and movies, in the news, and everywhere! 

The Metropolitan Opera launches “Nightly Met Opera Streams,” a free series of encore Live in HD presentations streamed on the company website during the coronavirus closure.

National Park Serivces offers 7 virtual tours. Explore Fort Yellowstone, Fountain Paint Pot, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Mammoth Hot Springs, Mud Volcano, Norris Geyser Basin and Yellowstone in 3-D. Explore some of the main attractions around Yellowstone National Park. 

 Wonderopolis is a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, Thy pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and explore it in a variety of ways. Wonderopolis was created by the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) in 2010.


The CDC information Line for Coronavirus (877) 724-3258
Talking with Children about Coronavirus Disease 2019