This site offer a big list of children's book writers doing virtual author activities and read alouds.

Auto Repair Source offers a user-friendly search experience and access to a wealth of information to help users diagnose, repair and maintain today's complex vehicles.

This site offers 5,390+ robust, original stories based on primary sources and presented in various media formats: written, dramatized narrations, videos, images, maps, and more!
Free stories each day are available for access - see the home page and the What Matters Now tabs

The inspiration for this site came from John Allen Paulos' book Innumeracy. From it Fawn Nguyen took the mathematical fun facts, etc. and created middle school mathematics critical thinking problems that relate to ratios and proportional reasoning and require students to compare stuff and really get them thinking.

Here's an example:
Tortoises have the longest lifespan among vertebrates, about 200 years.

A fruit fly's lifespan is about 45 days.
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If we scaled both lifespans down so that a tortoise's 200 years is now 1 day, then what is the fruit fly's lifespan, in seconds?

The Balance Careers offers fresh, up-to-date career advice in a rapidly changing world. Friendly, relatable articles advise you on job hunting, writing the perfect resume, negotiating a salary, and how to find the right career for your personality.

The Balance Careers site's 20-year-strong library of more than 10,000 articles will help guide you in career path decisions.

Bamboo Learning is the leader in voice powered education, having won three national awards for voice-based e-learning tools. Our Alexa skills, Bamboo® Books, Bamboo® Luminaries, Bamboo® Math, Bamboo® Music, and Highlights Storybooks from Bamboo, get more challenging as students master different levels. Bamboo skills also track progress & award badges. Bamboo Grove is a web-based parent dashboard for parents to follow their children’s progress in Bamboo Learning’s Alexa skills.

Be Good People is an incredible health and social emotional learning resource that follows 5 themes: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision Making.
Each section comes with more than 10 lessons or extension activities that help you address these themes with your students.

This resource has content for kindergarten through grade 12.

Made by Minnesota Educators
Educators at the St. Croix River Education District in rural Minnesota.

This is a great platform to join if you are interested in joining a band, interested in joining an orchestra, if you are about to go into middle school, if you're about to enter high school or if you're a music educator.

Music education advocate Scott Lang has launched a new music advocacy group called Be Part of the Music (www.BePartoftheMusic.com) to provide free resources to school music teachers, administrators, students, and parents. The stated goal of the organization is to recruit new students to school music programs. The free, customizable recruitment and retention materials, which currently include 45 documents and 27 videos are designed to help the community better understand the different ensembles and instruments that are available, along with the positive impact that music can play in the life of a child and the school community.

Find out more at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfiugQyMl2oFvY0JcOAgOg

Encourage students to become “Writing Thieves” Ruth Culham suggests that we pickpocket our way through the world of print and non-print as writers, not just readers. Be a cat burglar of great writing. Bring the great treasures you find into your teaching and learning. Use things that jump out at you, that are unforgettable. When you get excited by something an author writes about or the way they write it, steal bit of it in the hope that you can improve your own writing –BE A WRITING THIEF!

Beginning Reading Instruction (BRI)/Advanced Reading Instruction (ARI) is a highly researched, and simple reading program that helps children learn to decode.

A teaching guide, along with the three sets of books, and the booster set (extra practice) are all you need to begin teaching a child to read. Additional materials, such as tests to make sure a child has mastered the skills after they complete each set, and ways to keep track of progress are included.

Each book set offers a drop down menu featuring the book, suggestions for looking through and discussing the book and story questions.

Located in Greece, the Benaki Museum features European and Asian pieces of artwork dating all the way back to prehistoric ages. In addition to having a massive collection of art you can explore virtually, the Benaki also offers audio tours for several of their larger exhibits.

Fourth graders are independent explorers, full of ideas and opinions. They have an impressive skill set and are ready to go deeper. With that in mind, we’ve gathered together learning links and fun activities that will help kids build skills in literacy, math, science, and social studies—plus some just for fun! This list of 4th grade websites and activities is something kids can easily do at home with their families.

Fifth graders are on the brink of adolescence. They are curious, capable, and ready to tackle the world. With that in mind, we’ve gathered together learning links and fun activities that will help them build skills in literacy, math, science, and social studies—plus some just for fun! This list of 5th grade websites and activities is something kids can easily do at home with their families.

First grade is an adventure! Kids are excited to learn and always ready for more. With that in mind, we’ve gathered together learning links and fun activities that will help kids build skills in literacy, math, science, and social studies—plus some that are just for enjoyment. This list of first grade websites and activities is something kids can easily do at home with their families.

Why this is the best playdough recipe:
It’s easy to make
It will last for months if stored in a sealed container or bag
It’s inexpensive
The texture is divine. It’s soft, pliable, and fun to work with.

It’s fun to be five! Here is our list of favorite kindergarten websites and activities that kids can enjoy at home with their families. We’ve gathered together learning links and fun activities that will help kids build skills in literacy, math, science, and social studies—plus some that are just for enjoyment.

Second graders are full of curiosity and enthusiasm for learning. Parents can supplement any education with these amazing second grade websites and activities kids can enjoy at home with their families. (They won’t even know they’re learning!) These learning links and fun activities will help kids build skills in literacy, math, science, and social studies—plus we included some that are just for enjoyment.

Third graders are curious, capable and eager to share their ideas. With that in mind, we’ve gathered together learning links and fun activities that will help kids build skills in literacy, math, science, and social studies—plus some just for fun! This list of third grade websites and activities is something kids can easily do at home with their families.

Most major art museums around the world offer virtual tours and resources for free. We Are Teachers offers a long list of virtual museum tours, including Benaki Museum, The Frick Collection, The J. Paul Getty Museum, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), The Louvre, Metropolitan Museum of Art’s #MetKids, Musée d’Orsay, Museo Frida Kahlo, The Museum of the World, The National Gallery, The National Gallery of Art, Rijksmuseum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Arts, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Tate Modern: Andy Warhol Exhibit, The Van Gogh Museum, The Vatican Museums.

Best of History Web Sites, created by EdTechTeacher, is an award-winning portal that contains annotated links to over 1200 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more.