Virtual Resources to Activate Students for Earth Day

Tech for Tomorrow has shared several bundles of resources and lesson plans. 2020 marks 50th Anniversary of Earth Day and we need more than ever to develop awareness about the environmental problems. Please access the resources here.

Code from Home

{{unknown}}Here is an excellent collection of Computer Science (CS) activities to do at home from Code.org. Perhaps it is a good idea to start from the very basic – CS Fundamentals. There are activities for all ages. Some are unplugged activities and suggestions are available on how to do it. There are extra resources and additional links to other websites if you are looking for more learning choices. A lot of support for teachers, students and families are available on Code.org. I have embedded the…

Scholastic Learning at Home

Meet Scholastic learn at home webpage. This webpage provides daily activities for kids to get engaged while at home. It has categorised the activities as Pre K & K, Grades 1 & 2, 3 & 5, and 6 – 9. There are plenty of resources for Parents and families and teachers respectively. Access the webpage here.               

Too many tools in one place

Here is a database of tools to use for learning. What I am seeing is that there are a lot of resources out there, and now it is time to pick some and sticking with it. It is very likely that you will find what you are looking for here. It is a “Digital Promise”. https://digitalpromise.org/

Seterra Geography Games

Seterra is now offering more than 300 Geography free map quiz games in 36 languages. This is a very exciting opportunity to learn geography the easy and fun way. As stated on the website “learning geography doesn’t have to be boring. Do it the easy way with Seterra! In no time, you could learn to locate every single country in the world on a map”. Seterra includes fun quizzes that help familiarize you with countries, capital cities, flags, rivers, lakes, and notable geological features. Now…

Home School Resource by Jill Work

Here is the link to some resources assembled by Jill Work, Pre-K-6 school library & technology teacher. There are some links that may redirect you, but a lot of resources are very useful. The links might update or may be moved or removed without notice.  All the best.

Some tools for home learning

Choosing the right tools and ideas to support learning are what all the teachers are looking for. There are abundance of resources floating through internet and social media. I found this list of apps that can support a very interactive home learning experience for students. These are digital resources there for it is important to consider their screen time. The common advice from experts are to keep it simple and focus on mini-lessons. Some of the key suggestions are to consider health and wellbeing of…