Virtual Learning Guide

During this time of uncertainty, we want to do everything we can to support a smooth transition to digital learning for your student(s). Below, please find a curation of free recommended resources across many subject areas. Many are organized by user age ranges, when relevant. In addition, please check out our Pinterest page for even more tips and tools as well as Common Sense Media for coverage and resources for families during this difficult time.

Here are a few best practices for virtual tutoring sessions:

1. Be fully present and request that students do the same (i.e. find a quiet space free from distractions, use headphones, have an adult/caretaker be present during sessions for elementary-age students etc.).

2. Set clear expectations from the get-go and pre-plan breaks.

3. Conduct constant checks for knowledge to ensure understanding.

4. Ask for feedback from students regarding what methods/resources are most helpful and what needs to be tweaked to maximize learning.

Video Conferencing / Distance Learning Platforms & Tools

• Dayboard

• Edpuzzle

• Explain Everything (Including virtual whiteboard)

• Facetime

• Flipgrid

• Google Hangouts

• LucidChart and LucidPress

• Quizlet

• Skype

• Trello

• Zoom

Curriculum Resources

• Great Schools

• CK-12 Foundation

• Daily Learning Workbooks

• Eduprintables

• Funbrain

• Great Minds

• Lakeshore Learning

• Minecraft: Education Edition: A game-based learning platform that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive digital environment.

• New York Times Lesson Plans

• School Family

• Studyladder

Reading Resources

Elementary:

• Age of Learning (ABCMouse, Adventure Academy, ReadingIQ)

• DreamScape

• Epic!

• Headsprout

• Raz-Kids

• Read Naturally Live

• Spelling Training

• Spelling City

• Starfall

• Storyline Online

• Unite For Literacy

Middle & High School:

• Audible

• Britannica

• CommonLit

• LightSail

• Newsela

• ReadTheory

• ReadWorks

Writing Resources

• Book Creator

• Brave Writer

• K12Reader (Can be used for both reading and writing resources)

• Learning Without Tears

• Litfilmfest

• No Red Ink

• ParagraphPunch

• Quill

• ReadWriteThink

• Write the World (For high school students)

• Writable

Math Resources

Elementary:

• Coolmath4Kids

• DreamBox (90 day free trial, sign up by April 30th)

• Prodigy Math

• ST Math

• Sushi Monster

• Tailor-Ed

• Zearn Math

Middle & High School:

• Carnegie Learning

• Coolmath Games

• DeltaMath

• Desmos

• iPractice Math

• Khan Academy

• Mathigon

All Grades:

• IXL Learning

• MathHelp.com

Foreign Language Resources

• Duolingo

• Elementari

• Voces Digital

Science & Social Science Resources

• BrainPop/BrainPop Jr. (Free if your student’s school has subscribed)

• CountryReports

• How Stuff Works

• JASON Learning

• Kids Discover Online

• Mystery Science

• National Geographic Kids

Technology Resources

Typing:

• Nitro Type

• Typing Club

• Typing.com

Coding:

• Code

• Code Monster

• Codecademy

• Tynker

• VidCode

Virtual Museum Resources

• NASA

• National Gallery of Art

• Smithsonian Institution (Check out the Learning Lab!)

• The Guggenheim

• The Louvre

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• The National Gallery of Art

• Virtual Field Trips

Miscellaneous Resources

• Discovery K12

• Doodles Academy

• Hayutin Educational Resources

• HippoCampus

• Open Culture

• PBS Learning Media

• Scholastic

• TED-Ed

Movement Resources

• Cosmic Kids Yoga

• Exercise Buddy

• Fitness & Fluency

• GoNoodle

• Pure Barre videos (One-month free trial)

• The OT Toolbox

• Yo Re Mi

• Yoga Works videos (One-month free trial)

Mindfulness/Meditation Resources

• Calm

• Headspace

• Here

• Insight Timer

• Smiling Mind

• Stop, Breathe & Think

~Dana Musulin

Director, Hayutin & Associates