Books by the Bushel (PK-1) Books by the Bushel offers FREE literacy activities for young students. They are very simple, but many would need to be printed at home.
Biology in Motion: Original and entertaining biology animations and interactive activities, available for free.
BrainPop: Engaging learning games, animated movies, and activities. Designed with relevance, depth, and humor to encourage kids on their unique learning paths. (science, social studies, English, math, arts & music, health & SEL, engineering & tech)
Center for Civic Education: The Center offers effective programs in civic education. The main curricular programs of the Center are: We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, which is used from upper elementary through middle and high school levels. They have free lesson plans and resources for students and teachers.
Chem4Kids: The site provides explanations, activities and other resources to aid students (and everyone) who wants to understand matter, atoms, elements, the periodic table, reactions, biochemistry and more.
DIY Science: Sponsored by the Adventure Science Center, this website, “offer[s] DIY Science lessons and experiments the whole family can enjoy! Each lesson provides instruction, a materials list, and ideas for activities to get hands-on with science, including sample questions to get those gears turning. Check back for more lessons!”
Dreambox Learning: Dreambox has three different age-appropriate learning environments for mathematics: K - 2, 3 - 5 and 6 - 8. Though there is usually a monthly fee, they are currently giving 90-day free trials to the online learning platform, which is adaptive/individualized to the learner.
EngineerGirl: Try your hand at engineering with these design challenges that use common household items.
Freckle: Online learning resources for K-8 students focused on differentiation for all levels of learning in English, math, science, and social studies.
FunBrain: An educational browser game website for children in grades K-8. Includes topics like math, grammar, science, spelling and history.
Into the Book: Free games for elementary students to practice reading strategies.
Khan Academy: a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free education for anyone, anywhere. Along with offering free resources for parents, students and teachers, Kahn is hosting daily (weekdays) 11 a.m. CST live streams on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for students, parents, and teachers navigating school closures.
LabXchange: A free platform where middle and high school students can discover, create, and remix content. The content library contains high-quality digital resources from universities and scientific organizations worldwide … including interactive lab simulations, videos, assessments, and more.
Learning Blade: The STEM practices embedded within the Learning Blade platform are changing students' self-image and efficacy towards STEM. The Learning Blade platform includes online mission challenges, hands-on lessons, and parent-student discussion topics. TSIN has made Learning Blade available to all middle school students in TN for free.
Legends of Learning: Legends of Learning is a game-based learning platform for grades 3 - 8. Games are aligned to the math and science content standards. This resource is currently used in our STEAM schools, but the company is expanding access to all student in all of our schools. Parents can sign-up for free account using the link above.
Library of Congress: The Library of Congress provides a vast amount of digital resources including audio and video recordings, printed materials, maps, music and art, newspapers, personal narratives, and more.
Limitless Libraries: E-book and audiobooks are available.
MNPS STEAM has created a daily at home activity calendar.