Learn about basic elements of music using interactive games designed by PBS.
- Subject:
- Arts Education
- Material Type:
- Game
- Date Added:
- 03/18/2020
This is a collection of resources to support learning at home for students in Grade Four to Six.
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Learn about basic elements of music using interactive games designed by PBS.
PBS has created and shared tons of media rich, engaging, digital lessons for a wide range of grade levels and subject areas.
Find FREE videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for teachers like you. Choose from lots of filters that will customize your search so you can find exactly what you're looking for.
"Physical and Health Education Canada (PHE Canada) champions healthy, active kids by promoting and advancing quality health and physical education opportunities and healthy learning environments. Supporting community champions with quality programs, professional development services, and community activation initiatives, PHE Canada inspires all to live healthy, physically active lives."
This site offers free online dictionary and text translation.
PROMT Online Translator does not offer as many languages as other translators. The list is limited to about 22 languages so far. But it does have other nice features. For instance, it makes use of automatic language detection and even choose a topic for the translation.
You can then copy, paste, check the spelling, or access a dictionary. There is also a virtual keyboard so if you are using the site on a tablet, for example, popping in your words or sentences is simple. PROMT also offers translation software that you can purchase and download. Interestingly, free online website translator is also available as an Apple or Android app.
Watch world-renowned storyteller Robert Munsch perform The Paper Bag Princess in this You Tube video.
Paper by WeTransfer is a digital sketchbook full of powerful tools to create beautiful illustrations. Begin with a brief tutorial and get started drawing. There are no buttons, and the emphasis on touch features makes for an intuitive design. Sketches are stored in sketchbooks that sit neatly on a shelf. Once your book is full, you can start a new one. Share your creations via Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, or email, or save them to your camera roll. Paper is completely free, including the additional tools (mixer, color, write, outline, and sketch), which formerly were in-app purchases. Creating can be done with your finger, but you can also purchase Paper's aptly named stylus, Pencil.
Click "Start Writing Now" to let the games begin.
Students can create paragraphs right on the site using the writing prompts provided. They are then guided through: Introduction | Topic | Pre-Writing | Writing-Topic Sentence | More Pre-Writing | Writing--Body | Organizing | Writing--Conclusion | Revising--Overview: Style, Sentence Structure, Grammar, Proofreading | Publishing
There are also a ton of great writing prompts available. This is a great low pressure way to get kids writing!
"Pearson School eText is an easy-to-use database of content available to you anytime and anywhere that you have internet access. Students and teachers log in using unique information to access all of their content."
There are books available for Math, ELA, Science & Social Studies.
Series of lessons and family activities to help students make sense of the pandemic & support their well-being.
"Peekaville is a small town nestled within lovely forests where humans and animals live and play in harmony. Peekaville oozes warmth and c reat i v it y. Peekaville is home to Leo the Hedgehog, Cody, Menka and the rest of the Peekapak Pals.In Peekaville, creativity and creation reign. It’s a world where kids have their own interests and talents that extend into architecture and electrical engineering, and robotics and programming.Peekaville’s mix of animals and humans, as well as different interests and talents, provide an accessible way for children to learn about diversity, respect differences and value the uniqueness of every being. Kids of all kinds, human and hedgehog alike, learn from one another.With such diversity around them, the kids of Peekaville must develop and hone crucial skills, like empathy, respect, kindness, and teamwork so everyone lives together harmoniously."
Pet Bingo is a whimsical mathematical world for everyone! Come watch your child’s understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division grow with their very own pets! Feed your pets and your child’s minds!
Pet Bingo features the following K-4 math skills:
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION:
– Add and subtract up to 10, 20, 100, 1000 and more
– Add up to four digit numbers
– Add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers
MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION:
– Practice times tables 1 to 12
– Multiply and divide by 100
– Multiply whole numbers by 10
MEASUREMENT/GEOMETRY:
– Represent whole numbers on an equally spaced numberline
– Understand concepts of area and relation to multiplication and addition
This site offers teacher resources in the areas of language arts, science, social studies and math, all in a wide variety of topics. Complete lesson plans included.
This site offers phonics worksheets and free printable phonics workbooks for kids. There are 10+ worksheet makers and printable game templates you can use to make custom worksheets, and an additional section of free online phonics games for students.
Fun Fonix is a phonics warehouse of resources and materials that are designed to move quickly through phonics rules.
Photomath is the ultimate educational tool for a smartphone or tablet. With over 300-million downloads, students and families around the world are using Photomath to check their homework, study for tests, and are building their math confidence every month.
Teachers can use Photomath to:
- Reinforce concepts learned in the classroom.
- Check homework assignments.
- Accelerate individual learning.
Get the easy to use Photomath app today! Head on over to Google Play or Apple to download the app and get started.
Students - make sure you have your parents permission.
Looking for photos for your digital stories, but worried about copyright and fair use?
Pics4Learning.com has been a resource for copyright-friendly images since 1999. With over 35,000 images, Pics4Learning is a great place to find images that will help you tell your story!
Explore lots of different categories to find just the right image for your project!
If you love Pictionary or Pictionary Air, you've come to the right place. This is especially true if you're looking for random Pictionary words so you can play the game. The Random Pictionary Word generator is helpful if you don't have a gameboard and cards around, but you'd still like to play the game with your friends. Our free online Pictionary word generator does exactly that by letting you and your friends play the game even if you don't have the game cards handy. If you're looking for more fun games, please also check out our Never Have I Ever questions and our Would You Rather questions.
Have your kids go on a picture scavenger hunt in your home - either with a pencil and paper to make a list, or with a camera.
Unit- Canada and Our Atlantic Neighbors
This is a comprehensive unit for Grade 6 Social Studies. It includes references, resources and strategies needed for lessons, as well as assessment tools for all outcomes.
What Is It?
This downloadable resource from Playworks includes 30+ games that young children can play at home to stay active and build valuable life skills. Each game comes with guidelines on recommended ages, number of people needed to play, equipment, setup/teaching time, game rules, challenge ideas, game variations, and safety considerations.
Podcasting is a powerful way for students to share their voice with the world. Along the way, they learn to communicate, engage in critical thinking, and go through the design process as they ultimately publish their work to an authentic audience.
This site offers 20 creative ideas for podcasts you can do with your students.
This is a very easy to understand explanation of the virus, as well as what we can all do to help. Understanding can help everyone process what is happening in the world.