Instructional Technology | Innovation Specialist | Retired June 2022
Developed for students in grades PreK-9, Scholastic is united in learning to offer reading journeys to keep kids reading, learning, and growing. Daily readings and activities are provided to keep your kids challenged. There is a Shout Out section that allows kids to see what is new, as well as virtual author events through Scholastic’s Home Base.
The top two tools in education for online learning or online meetings are Google Hangouts Meet and Zoom. Both are free and easy to use. Short tutorials are listed in this post for a quick start. CCPS will utilize Google Hangouts Meet to meet weekdays twice a day during office hours set by admin while schools remain closed during the Covid19 Pandemic.
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Now that home schooling falls upon all families due to the Covid-19 closure, here is a small sampling of resources to keep your kids learning.
Some of these require a class account set up by your teacher. Others can be done by parents or may not need any account set up. They are all worth checking out.
Lalilo is an online literacy program built by teachers for teachers for kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade teachers and students. Students work on adaptive exercises in phonics, word recognition, and comprehension. They journey through different worlds, collecting badges and unlocking stories. The vocabulary-rich stories teach students about nature and animals in engaging and fun ways. Teachers can track whole class and individual progress. They can also assign specific lessons.
Discover the most engaging phonics & comprehension program to help your students learn how to read at their own pace. Lalilo’s free edition is available to all teachers.
It’s an extensive digital library of free, original, high-interest language arts and math learning materials, provided in downloadable PDF format, for unlimited use with elementary, intermediate, and middle school students. Powered by Weebly, these reads are leveled and include quizzes with answer keys. Check it out and get started today. https://teacherful.com
