Summer is a perfect time to keep the joy of learning alive with a collection of resources designed to make education fun, interactive, and engaging for students and parents alike. Our curated selection includes a variety of tools and activities that cater to different interests and age groups, ensuring a well-rounded and enjoyable learning experience throughout the summer months.
Setting a schedule or routine for summer including academic time can be very helpful for families and avoid any arguments about doing some work (even though it is fun!). Ck-12 Foundation educational expert Neeru Khosola offers some advice additional for parents in this quick interview about summer learning.
Literacy: summer reading packages, online stories, phonemic awareness lessons for home, Time magazine for kids
Science & STEM: hands-on science ideas, virtual dissection, live animal cameras, high school boot camps, STEM at home, learn to make anything (Instructables)
Math: High school boot camps, mini math courses to prepare for the year ahead, mental math
Coding: coding activities for all ages and levels
Creativity: art classes, fun drawing game, learn how to make anything (Instructables)
Multi-Subject – Live & recorded events, Khan Academy & Khan Kids – you can learn pretty much any topic related to school on these platforms, find resources (newspapers, magazines, research databases and more) at the Ministry of Education
Mindfulness & Wellness: wellness app for the whole family, happiness calendar
Game-Based Learning: practice skills and feed the hungry, learn to type/keyboard
This is a great place to check out for kids and adults alike when you need a creative outlet.
The video lessons are free - all you need are the materials and you can get creating anywhere you are.
*shorts to inspire you and give you ideas
*full how to tutorial videos
*past live sessions/lessons
*playlists
CK-12 Foundation gives access to high quality educational materials for K-12 students all over the world.
They have high-quality, standards-aligned, open content in the STEM subjects.
This is an OUTSTANDING resource. Be sure to check out the Math & Science FlexLets
Students - select "switch to student version" from the top menu.
A free computer science curriculum that makes coding easy to teach and fun to learn.
"Teach computer programming and coding to students with the free CS First curriculum. Instructional videos guide students through theme-based projects such as sports, art, fashion, digital storytelling, and more. Projects involve block-based coding using Scratch and no experience is needed for educators or students. Students will enjoy the fun, interactive projects and can earn badges along the way. Grades: 4-9." (AASL)
FULL COURSES are available here for students.
Learn to make your own game, app, or computer drawing. (K-5)
Build real working apps, games and websites using blocks, JavaScript, CSS, HTML and more. (6-9)
Go beyond Code.org and take university courses online or learn a new programming language. (10-12)
Plus access to all the Hour of Code games/coding activities!
"All the courses on Codecademy are free. The free course catalog features hundreds of hours of content that help learners develop skills in their desired programming language. However, CodeCademy offers a “pro” option that allows tailored lessons and tutorials for the user as well as live tutoring."
You have to make an account to use this excellent site. You can learn 180 hours of content for FREE! You can sign up to do more for a cost if you wish.
Look at the happiness calendar for short and meaningful ways to improve your life and the life of others around you!
Be happy!
Ce site offre le calendrier en français aussi! Il s'agit de trouver la section de "download and print" et vous pouvez l'imprimer en français!
"Explore.org hosts live streaming videos from all over the world allowing learners to observe a variety of animals in their natural habitats.
The learning extends beyond the classroom offering a portal into the natural world with authentic exposure to a variety of species.
Applications of explore.org can include creating a center activity in which students observe animals in their natural settings to gather and record data as citizen scientists.
As the introduction to an animal research project, this resource can ignite curiosity and encourage further investigation.
Additionally, explore.org can serve as a gateway to compare and contrast different animals among diverse habitats." (AASL)
Observe animals all over the world! Exotic to pets to farm animals!
Students can practice matching words to the correct definition, and donate rice at the same time.
For each correct answer, the United Nations World Food Programme donates 10 grains of rice to a country in need. How’s that for combining word learning with social goodness? When a student plays, there is a visual display of rice (see image) which is added to a bowl each time the student makes a correct response.
Free Rice includes subject area lists in Geography, Science, Math, and others. It is leveled so students can play at just the right level of challenge for them.
If you have an error message just copy and paste this url into your browser: https://freerice.com/categories
Instructables is a website specializing in user-created and uploaded do-it-yourself projects, currently owned by Autodesk. It was created by Eric Wilhelm and Saul Griffith and launched in August 2005.
Instructables is dedicated to step-by-step collaboration among members to build a variety of projects.
Watch. Practice. Learn almost anything for free.
Now with ELA!
*Math K-12 (including "get ready for grade X to prepare") + college level
*Computing
*Science
*Arts, Business & Humanities
*Reading & ELA
*Life Skills - growth mindset, AI, financial literacy, SEL, safety, career
*Economics
A learning app for kids 2-7 years old.
Focussed on the whole child, interactive, fun, engaging, and free.
An adaptive path or independent learning path are available.
Gamified, data-driven activities help master keyboarding skills.
A huge number of digestible lessons, addictive gameplay, an intuitive skills progression, and an attractive interface.
Prepare for the year ahead by completing these mini math courses. These could be completed over the summer or once school is back in session!
Grades 3-8
Algebra 1
Geometry
Algebra 2
Precalculus
Calculus
Statistics
You can answer questions to build fluency, get tips and step-by-step explanations for problems, and climb the leader boards!
No login required (but you can make an account). Instant feedback and marked in real time!
These free lessons are designed to help teachers, parents, guardians, and tutors support children with phonemic awareness over the summer.
What an amazing way to fill some gaps or get a jump on the year ahead! There are 6 weeks of lessons.
There are lessons to be downloaded (you will need to sign up - it's free!), video lessons to support you and even a letter to send to parents to explain the program and how they can use it at home.
This is really great!
Google Quick, Draw! tells you what to draw and then uses artificial intelligence to try to guess what you're drawing. Fun!
Science Fair Central, a collaboration between The Home Depot and Discovery Education, aims to support STEAM education in both classrooms and households nationwide, empowering students to prepare for future careers. Explore numerous idea prompts to spark your own scientific inquiries or engineering challenges. Discover projects suitable for family involvement, but note that materials will be necessary.
*project ideas
*project process
*presentation tips
*classroom & family activities
*sample projects
Smiling Mind can be used with kids, teachers or parents - at school and at home!
"Smiling Mind is a non-for-profit web and app-based meditation program developed by psychologists and educators to help bring mindfulness into your life."
To use these mediation, you can use the website, or download the free app from the App Store or Google Play.
There are full programs for classrooms, specifically for teachers, kids as well as adults.
A great way to motivate kids to read.
The stories are read by celebrities.
After you watch the video of the book being read, the parent or teacher can download the teacher guide. It provides questions to ask your little reader, projects to go along with the book and websites to help kids further explore the topic. You can even purchase your favorite books directly from the site.
Cross-curricular connections are also made!
Boot camps for:
*Chemistry
*Biology
*Physics
*Algebra
*Pre Calculus
*Calculus
*Stats
*Geometry