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Academic Websites & Resources
Links to educational websites, activities and ideas to keep students learning during the school closure and beyond.
Accessing School Google & Clever Accounts:
First login to student's google account (see PDFs in Eng and Spanish), then the link below will work by clicking Login with Google:
SWSD's Clever Portal URL: clever.com/in/swsd101
English: How to Access Google & Clever
Español: Cómo accede la cuenta Google y Clever
Video about how to access Google Classroom from home (this depends upon the teacher having already set up a classroom prior to school being dismissed on Mar. 16th)
Character Strong
This year, Evergreen has been using the Character Strong program to learn about and practice positive character traits each month - like honesty, kindness, gratitude and empathy. Character Strong also created activities and challenges for families to do at home, because it's important to practice these traits everywhere! Below is a link to the Family Dares for you to try at home.
Reading
- Scholastic Learn at Home
- Actor Josh Gad (a.k.a. Olaf!) reading books to kids online every night
- Starfall
- Into the Book
- Seussville
- Storyline Online
- Children's Book Council
- Audibles Free Service For the duration of the coronavirus crisis, Audibles is making a significant library of audio books available free of charge – entitled “Stories” – with no need to establish an account. Below is the URL to the free service as well as a URL to the FAQ about the service. Two of the more crucial FAQs are copied and pasted below.
- How are you protecting my privacy? Stories is designed to be a completely anonymous experience. Listeners won’t be required to create an account or log in to listen, and we’ll never ask for any personal information as part of the listening experience.
- How can I cancel the service? The Stories streaming service is offered completely free. You do not need to cancel to stop listening.
Math
- Khan Academy
- Prodigy
- IXL IXL has made their Science & SS curriculum available for free: "When teachers and students sign in to IXL, they will now have full access to all of our engaging social studies and science content through June 30."
- FunBrain
- MathPlayground
- SplashLearn
- Math Game Time
Science and Social Studies
- Pacific Science Center videos and at home activities
- Youtube Crash Course Series
- Nat Geo Kids
- Google Earth
- Time for Kids
- Smithsonian for Kids
- Discovery Mindblown
- Nasa Kids Club
- Amazing Space
- Code Academy
- How Stuff Works
- Switcheroo Zoo
Art
Other
- Virtual Fieldtrips
- Free Subscriptions to Education Companies
- Educational Shows on Netflix
- Brainpop
- TedTalks for Kids
- PBS Kids
- DuoLingo
- ABC YA
- ABC Mouse (offering one month free)
- Highlights Kids
- Common Sense Media Sources
