Advisory/SEL | Remote Advisory Activity | Success Bound | Attendance and grades are critical factors in preparing students for success, along with the development of important skills such as self advocacy, time management, and vision setting. Success Bound addresses these core factors by equipping school staff with free resources to set students on a path to success in high school, college, and beyond. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Advisory Activity | Knowledge is Power | THE KID-GRIT PANDEMIC CRISIS GUIDE: Wellness for Students, Educators & Families |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Learning | SEL Virtual Library | Video library of activities for SEL for K-12 |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Learning | Kindness Journal | 30 days of kindness that can be shared with students and families All activities can be done at home |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Advisory Activity | Distance Check-In | We know the importance of checking in with our students on a daily basis to get a quick sense of how they’re feeling that day. A simple Google form can help you accomplish that objective remotely. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Advisory Activity | Kindness Bingo | Help students remember to make kind choices by gamifying it with bingo! |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Advisory Activity | Virtual Postcards | When we are away from our students, we still need to make sure we are sending them reminders that they are missed, reassure them that we still think about them, and encourage them! Here, you will find a few sample “postcards” that you can add messages to and send to your students via e-mail. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Learning | Let Grow | Free programs to support educators in helping make kids more independent and self-directed |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Learning | SchoolToolsTV.com | A site to build better relationships and create better academic results via daily videos |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Advisory Activity | Parent COVID-19 Communication Log | A great way to ensure school staff are collecting vital information to both check-in on student well-being and identify those in need of additional support. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Advisory Activity | Spirit Week | Help students stay connected to their classmates and their school culture by doing an at-home spirit week. Encourage them to tag the school on social media. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Advisory Activity | Spirit Week 2 | More ideas to help students stay connected to their classmates and their school culture by doing an at-home spirit week. Encourage them to tag the school on social media. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Advisory Activity | Student Voice and Visuals | Keep your students engaged with what it means to be a middle schooler by participating in AMLE’s student voice and visuals competition. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Advisory Activity | Special Olympics: Unified Generation Facebook Group | Make connections and share stories with your fellow friends. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Advisory Activity | GenerationUnified.org | An abundance of video content and amazing stories to help keep you inspired and uplifted. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Learning | Ignite Your S.H.I.N.E. | Ignite Your S.H.I.N.E.® is a framework to fire up those in your organization, school or district to create a place where we cherish and value… everyone! (free lessons for limited time) |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Learning | Teaching Social Justice and Building Community in Remote Settings | Middle School activities, literature guides, lessons, an tips for remote community building and social justice awareness. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Learning | 5 Ways to Help Teens Manage Anxiety About the Coronavirus | New York Times article with advice for parents and teachers. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Learning | Emotional Resilience Mantra Worksheet | Create a mantra to improve student's emotional resilience, confidence and mindfulness. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Learning | Strength Shield Worksheet | Students can strong during difficult times by focusing on their strengths and happy experiences. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Learning | Second Step | Advisory Program, specific programs to each age group, including middle school ($) |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Advisory Activity | School of Strength | An interactive online platform that encourages athletes to participate in a fun and engaging training program that they can do in the comfort of their own homes. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Advisory Activity | Spread the Word>>Inclusion | Make your commitment to spread inclusion by taking the pledge. |
Advisory/SEL | Remote Learning | Teaching Tolerance | Lessons can be used in several subject areas, but focus on Social Justice and Action |
Arts | Remote Learning | Brooke Brown's Maker Stations | Easy to follow maker station activities that will last you three weeks. *Three free weeks. |
Arts | Remote Learning | Chrome Music Lab | Create your own music and art using one of several different tools |
Arts | Remote Learning | Virtual Museum Tours | Many museums offer free online virtual visits. Check out Smithsonian Institutes as an example here. |
Arts | Remote Learning | Metropolitan Opera | The Metropolitan Opera is streaming recordings of past operas. FREE each evening @ 7 pm eastern time. I addition, the streams are available until 3:30 pm eastern time the next day! |
Arts | Remote Learning | 12 Virtual Museum Tours | Visit 12 different museums from around the world via a virtual visit |
ELA | Remote Learning | Scholastic Learn at Home | Lessons by grade level to help students read think and grow |
ELA | Remote Learning | Amplify ELA Novel Guides | Comprehensive novel guides for middle school favorites. |
ELA | Remote Learning | New ELA | Offers articles on various subjects, can adjust articles to students' reading levels. Good to use with Science, Social Studies and the Arts. ($) but offering free for distance learning |
ELA | Remote Learning | Read to Lead | RTL is a perfect, self-directed way that youth can engage in learning. |
ELA | Remote Learning | Squiggle Park | Reading skills and comprehension K-8 |
ELA | Remote Learning | Storyline Online | Storyline Online streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations |
General | Remote Learning | Claim Your Future Lesson Plan | Claim Your Future is a online game where students can create a budget based on a career. |
General | Remote Learning | Best Practices in Middle Level Quaranteaching: Strategies, Tips and Resources Amidst COVID-19 | An article featuring technology tips and resources to support young adolescent learners. |
General | Remote Learning | Quaranteaching in the time of COVID-19: Exemplar from a Middle Grades Virtual Classroom | Exemplar of Online Teaching during COVID-19 |
General | Remote Instructional | Google Classroom Basics | A slide show with instructions on how to start a google classroom. |
General | Remote Instructional | Creating Google Meets in Google Calendar | Video tutorial on creating Google Meets in Google Calendar. |
General | Remote Instructional | Using Google Meet for Distance Learning | Video tutorial on using Google Meet for distance learning. |
General | Remote Learning | EVERFI | Free online courses on financial education, STEM, career readiness, health & wellness, SEL, & more. |
General | Remote Learning | Checkology Virtual Classroom | Comprehensive collection of lessons and activities for teaching news literacy |
General | Remote Learning | Emergency Meals to You | Emergency Meals to You is a public-private partnership between USDA, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger, McLane Global, PepsiCo and others – designed for home delivery of free shelf-stable, nutritious meals to students in rural areas, missing school due to COVID-19. |
General | Remote Learning | Nearpod | Nearpod is an instructional platform that merges formative assessment and dynamic media for collaborative learning experiences. |
General | Remote Learning | Steps to help increase your intellectual wellness | These are some steps to help increase students intellectual wellness and self care during these time |
General | Remote Learning | Free Downloads for Projects and Classroom Resources | Visit our online Learning Center for lots of FREE resources. |
General | Remote Learning | At Home Outdoor Education | Free Hands On Outdoor Education Lessons to Encourage Kinesthetic Engagement and Learning |
General | Remote Learning | Remote Learning Tips | Tips for Selecting Online Learning Resources for Young Adolescents |
General | Remote Learning | BrainPop | Short videos w/ activities on wide range of topics - ($) but offering free for distance learning |
General | Remote Learning | Career Girls | Free career exploration website featuring over 600 diverse and accomplished women role models. |
General | Remote Learning | U.S. Census Bureau - Home and Distance Learning Activities | The U.S. Census Bureau's Statistics in Schools (SIS) program, offers over 200 free learning activities and resources that you can choose from for children in pre-K through 12th grade that you can easily use at home. |
General | Remote Learning | CK-12 | Great resources for learining about 4 cores subjects with video based lessons. |
General | Remote Instructional | CommonSense.org | Features evaluations of educational websites and apps. |
General | Remote Learning | Cult of Pedagogy: Distance Learning | A Gently Curated Collection of Resources for Teachers. |
General | Remote Learning | Discovery Education | Videos and resources for multiple content areas. ($) Districts can request access for distance learning. |
General | Remote Learning | Engage NY | CCSS lessons for ELA and Math grades k-12 |
General | Remote Learning | Impero Education Pro | Impero Software is making its Impero Education Pro web-based software free for the remainder of the school year to districts that do not already have remote monitoring software in place. |
General | Remote Learning | Lead4Change | Lead4Change Student Leadership program offers teachers digital lessons that are free, ready to use and can be student lead. |
General | Remote Learning | The 30 Best Remote Learning Tools for Students | 30 tools that will help you succeed in all aspects of remote learning, from studying and test prep to everywhere in between. |
General | Remote Learning | Using PBL in Remote Learning | Article detaiing tips and tricks for creating PBL experiences for students in a remote learning environment. |
General | Remote Learning | Webinar Series: How to Facilitate PBL Online with Students | A free webinar series designed to offer practical guidance for facilitating PBL online with students. |
General | Remote Learning | PBL Distance Learning | Lesson plans related to current events, the 2020 election, STEM, and teen journalism |
General | Remote Learning | How to Create the Perfect Study Environment for Online Learning | Create a study environment for online learning that minimizes distractions and puts you in the minds |
General | Remote Learning | Virtual Busters | Virtual strategies to make any online lesson more engaging from Boredom Busters author Katie Powell. |
General | Remote Learning | Whole Child Virtual Summit | Free Professional Development for Educators from 30 Leading Experts |
Math | Remote Learning | Alegbra 1 Lessons | Algebra 1 lessons that can be used for e-learning |
Math | Remote Learning | Middle School Statistics | Online lesson plans for students to learn about statistics |
Math | Remote Learning | Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry Lessons | Complete lessons with Google Drive and YouTube links. |
Math | Remote Learning | The Get It Guide | Parental engagement for middle school math. |
Math | Remote Learning | Desmos | Interactive math lessons, can be lead by students or teacher |
Math | Remote Learning | The Global Math Circle | LIVE online small-group meetings to dissect rich, non-routine math problems. |
Math | Remote Learning | IXL | Concept practice, includes "how to solve" when a student get it wrong, now offers ELA, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish ($) |
Math | Remote Learning | Khan Academy | K-12 interactive lessons for learning all math concepts…(and more) |
Math | Remote Learning | Math Games | Offers digital practice of CCSS standards grades pk-8, as well as printable worksheets |
Math | Remote Learning | Matific | Matific’s Common Core Standards aligned activities, worksheets and word problems, make it an ideal resource for distance learning. |
Math | Remote Learning | Prodigy | Create a free account and play interactive math games K-8 |
Math | Remote Learning | Virtual Nerd | Offers tutorial videos for CCSS standards (organized by grade level and standard) |
Other | Remote Learning | Parents: Supporting Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic | This resource offers parents practical tools and strategies to help their children learn at home. |
Other | Remote Learning | Puberty Education at Home | Resources to share with parents/other caregivers to support them teaching puberty at home |
Other | Remote Learning | Puberty Education | Distance Learning Adaptations for Puberty Education |
Other | Remote Learning | 105 Tools for Distance Learning & Strategies for Student Engagement | This site lists dozens of distance learning tools and resources. |
Other | Remote Advisory Activity | #AMLEStrong Zoom Background | Want to showcase your middle school pride while teaching online, or have students that would prefer their background be anonymous? Check out this #MiddleSchoolStrong zoom background. |
Other | Remote Learning | Classcraft | Classcraft is a platform for motivating students that gives educators everything they need to help students succeed — in-person or in a remote environment. With Classcraft, educators can set clear expectations for behavior, offer digital rewards that meet students’ psychological needs, and foster personal relationships and community. Classcraft is free to teachers, and from now until July 31 we’re offering Classcraft for free to schools and districts. |
Other | Remote Learning | Duolingo | Learn a language for free. Forever. |
Other | Remote Learning | PresenceLearning's Teletherapy Platform | Available for onsite school clinicians to continue serving students at home during school closures. |
Other | Remote Learning | TWINKL Free Ultimate Subscription | Use code CVDTWINKLHELPS for accsess to over 650,000 resources. |
Other | Remote Learning | Coding for Kids | Udemy offers a range of courses for you and your child to choose from. You can opt for courses focused on a specific language (like HTML, CSS, or Python), or you can choose more game-based introductions algorithmic logic. |
Physical Activity | Remote Learning | Let's Move | Government initiative to help youth explore healthy living choices, includes activities, receipes, and more. |
Physical Activity | Remote Learning | Unicef Kid Power Up | Offers Brain break dances for kids, and each time they take a breain break they are earning points to help others. My students would highly recommend "Bread Cheese Bread" |
Science | Remote Learning | Amplify Science 6-8 | Self-guided videos that teach students how to think, read, write, and argue like real scientists. |
Science | Remote Learning | Mysterydoug | Lessons k-5 with videos and handout |
Science | Remote Learning | PhET | Free online simulations for science and math. |
Science | Remote Learning | Science Mom | Videos, printables and activities about science |
Science | Remote Learning | EarthEcho Educator Resources | Educator Resources are a collection of videos, lesson plans, and activities related to the environment. |
Science | Remote Learning | EarthEcho Virtual Events | Free, live, virtual events covering environmental science topics and STEM careers. |
Science | Remote Learning | Science Resources from Flinn Scientific | Flinn Scientific is making available a robust collection of resources for science education. |
Science | Remote Learning | InnerOrbit | NGSS Assessment platform for 6-12. Build 3D assessments with a phenomena-driven question bank. |
Science | Remote Learning | Legends of Learning | Thousands of online learning games for math and science aligned with the standards. (free now till end of year) |
Science | Remote Learning | Vernier Experiments and Sample Data Library | Free experiments and sample data for teachers to share with their students. |