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Adventure Academy: Learning games and videos for reading, math, science, and more
Age-Appropriate Chores for Children
Blockly: Learn computer programming skills – fun and free.
Broward Libraries Summer Digital Learning Playground
Broward Schools Online Educational Resources
BBC Learning: From language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV license required except for content on BBC iPlayer.
BCPS Supporting Young Learners
BCPS Early Childhood Education
Brain POP: Offers free, unlimited use during school closures for COVID-19
Camp Wonderopolis: Online learning destination that’s full of fun, interactive STEM and literacy-building topics boosted by Maker experiments!
Crest Awards: Science awards you can complete from home.
DK Find Out: Activities and quizzes
Dream In Green – Green SchoolsChallenge: Activity guides and projects for children of all ages to learn about environmental education
Duolingo: Learn languages for free. Web or app.
Florida Department of Education Resources
Florida Institute for Neuroscience: resources for students to learn about the brain
Florida Office of Early Learning Activity Plans: Based on the Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards
Florida Library shared Author Permissions
Free Code Camp: Coding resources from Brown, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, and Columbia Universities, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Futurelearn: Free to access 100s of courses, only pay to upgrade if you need a certificate in your name (own account from age 14+ but younger learners can use a parent account).
Geography Games: Geography gaming!
High school librarians offer ideas and resources for virtual learning
Homework Help and Online Tutoring: Sponsored by Broward Libraries (FREE Online Library Card Required)
Hour of Code: Coding tutorials
iDEA Awards: Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.
Jungle Island Homeschool: Explore different themes of animals and habitats that can be found right here at Jungle Island
Khan Academy: Especially good for maths and computing for all ages but other subjects at Secondary level. Note this uses the U.S. grade system but it’s mostly common material.
Learn with Dr. Groff: STEM lessons for K-12 students
Mad Science: Family friendly experiments that can be tested with common household items
More PBS News Hour: Resources and lesson plans for grades 6-12
Mystery Science: Free science lessons
National Center for Families Learning (NCFL): 30 free family literacy activities and practices designed to inspire family memories rooted in imagining, playing, and learning together.
National Center For Families Learning Resources
Openlearn: Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University but everyone can access it. Adult level, but some e.g. nature and environment courses could well be of interest to young people.
Pebble Go: Log in for free during school closure periods using username: engaged and password: learning
Read2Achieve: Closing the achievement gap, by equipping Educators and Parents with strategies and techniques to support and empower struggling beginning Readers.
Scholastic Learn at Home: Projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing
Scratch: Creative computer programming
Scripps Community Teaching Lab: an open laboratory space where in-house training courses and STEM outreach programs come to life
Seneca: For those revising at GCSE or A level. Tons of free revision content. Paid access to higher-level material.
Skype a Scientist: Mostly scheduled from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST.
Sora: A reading app with 170 curated school titles
Talking is Teaching: Helps parents recognize their power to boost their children’s early brain and vocabulary development through simple, everyday actions
Ted Ed: All sorts of engaging educational videos
Toy Theater: Educational online games
Twig Education: A series of grade-level independent learning packets
Virtual Science: The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is taking its mission VIRTUALWatchKnowLearn: Educational Videos
We Are Teachers: 150+ Amazing Online Learning Resources
WEDU At Home Learning (PBS): resource page featuring information about a new statewide PBS initiative to broadcast weekday At-Home Learning programming for grades PK-12
We-Lab: Resources on conserving water and energy while at home
WLRN At-Home Learning: featuring age-appropriate programming blocks for students Pre-K through Grade 12
Wonderopolis: 2,000+ Wonders of the Day (and counting!), covering a vast range of topics—you’re sure to find something that interests you!
More Educational Resources
20 learning activities for kids stuck at home
Brain POP on the new coronavirus
A comic for kids exploring the new coronavirus
Instructional materials about viruses, outbreaks, and the new coronavirus
The Learning Network by the NY Times
Lesson plans from The Learning Network
NY Times: teaching, learning, and thinking critically about the novel coronavirus
PBS News Hour: Coronavirus resources for grades 6-12
Using the coronavirus as a teachable moment for Social-Emotional Learning
Volunteer Toolkit: Preparing Volunteers to More Effectively Help Children Learn to Read