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Online Learning: Language Arts

Starfall

Starfall is awell-known site that contains a number of activities for learning ABCs such as reading, online stories, and more. (Grades K-3)

ABC ya

Arranged by grade level, ABC ya contains a great set of computer based activities for grades K-5 th. K & 1st grade have oral direction options. Holiday-oriented choices are included in each grade level.

Freckle

Use your class code to log on and do reading assignments.

BBC Games

From the BBC, BBC Games provides a number of interactive game options including rhyming words, phonics, ABC order, pronouns, punctuation, and more. Note: audio has British accent.

LearnZillion

LearnZillion has ELA instructional videos: WriteAlong and more. Select your grade level then the topic and lesson you would like to learn more about.

Los Angeles Public Library

Your library card gives you access to audiobooks at the Los Angeles Public Library website.

Brainpop

BrainPop is a group of children's educational websites that hosts over 1,000 short animated movies geared towards students in grades K-5.  Together with quizzes and related materials, it covers the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, arts and music. 
Login with Clever or student's LASUD email and password.

TIME for Kids

From the publishers of TIME magazine, TIME for Kids is loaded with interesting articles, photos, and videos. Politics, the environment, entertainment, sports, and health are just some of the topics covered. TIME for Kids isn't as interactive as most of the other website on this list of educational websites for kids, but the site does tackle subjects that are in the news now while being written for an audience of children. (Grades 2 – 5) 

Storyline Online

From the SAG (Screen Actors Guild), over 20 books are read by actors at Storyline Online. Each title includes the video where the story is read and a set of activity ideas.
 

ONLINE LEARNING: MATH

Khan Academy

Select your grade level and practice your math skills as you learn alongside the videos at Khan Academy.

Freckle

Use your class code to log on and practice your facts.

Math Games

Practice your math skills while playing online games!

Helping With Math

Helping With Math is for anyone who needs help with math or who wants to help others with math at the K-8 level. It provides math resources that help students to practice what they are learning at home and at school.

Light Up Your Brain

The brainteaser games and audio stories featured on Light Up Your Brain help students hone their problem-solving, reading, color-matching, math, and fine motor skills. For example, your child can test his or her understanding of physics in “Successful Experiment” by using different-sized balls to move an object to a designated spot.

Multiplication.com

Multiplication.com helps students review multiplication tables as well as addition and subtraction facts. It has interactive games, classroom games, and worksheets that can be downloaded. (Grades 2 – 5)

Prongo

Prongo  offers free games, e-cards, jokes, downloads, brainteasers, and links for most major academic subjects. You can also create interactive quizzes for your student using the Quiz Station. (Grades K–

Math Flash Cards

Practice your math facts online!

Dreambox

Parents can sign up for a free 90 day trial to practice your math facts & skills/
 

ONLINE LEARNING: SCIENCE

Brainpop

BrainPop is a group of children's educational websites that hosts over 1,000 short animated movies geared towards students in grades K-5.  Together with quizzes and related materials, it covers the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, arts and music. 
Login with Clever or student's LASUD email and password.

Discovery Kids

Discovery Kids Why do we need trees? Are jellyfish fish? Who travels with the president? These are just a few of the facts your kids can learn on the ​Discovery Channel's site for children. Games, puzzles, activities, and quizzes get kids involved in learning something new without it feeling like work. (Grades PK – 2) 

How Stuff Works

How Stuff Works When your child wants to know why the sky is blue, how a tornado forms, or any number of other questions she can come up with on a daily basis, head on over to How Stuff Works. The articles break down subjects like autos, culture, entertainment, science, money, technology and more. Games, quizzes, and videos also round out your children's learning experience. (Grades 3 – 5) 

Mystery Science

Open-and-go lessons that will inspire kids to love science! Mystery Science has put together lessons for K-5 during school closure.

Scholastic News

Students can login with Google Classroom to access Scholastic News online.

NASA Kids

Learn more about space with NASA!

National Geographic Kids

Learn more about some of your favorite animals at National Geographic.

STEM Activities

Try out some of these fun STEM activities at home!

This page has a few more STEM Toys and Games.
 

LAUSD ARTS RESOURCES

Explore our district teacher's visual and performing arts page. You'll find lots of arts resources that should prove helpful throughout the year. Included are: links to various videos, arts resources from various sources, as well as the journal topics to be covered for each lesson! 

ONLINE LEARNING: ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS

Computerwisekids

FREE online classes with one of our Computerwisekids Instructors through video conferencing.  The classes are for Grades 1-5, and they cover: coding, art, digital media etc.
(see class schedule at top of list)

Online resources for independent learning:  math, English language arts games & coding.

Typing tutor to practice typing.

For forgotten grade key/passwords, contact [email protected]

PE - Go Noodle

Your whole family will enjoy moving to these fun videos. Show your family your favorite one!

Art - Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems

Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. New episodes will be posted each weekday at 10:00 am and then remain online to be streamed afterwards.

Art - Directed Drawings

Follow along withe each step as you learn how to draw like an artist!

Art - Art Projects

Art Projects to do at home or in the classroom.

Sesame Street

Sesame Street Younger children will love everything about Sesame Street's online home. They can choose from hundreds of the show's video clips and play games that help them learn letters, animal sounds, rhymes, colors, and more. (Grades PK – 2) 

Highlights For Kids

Highlights The magazine for kids that's been around for more than 60 years now offers online ways to play, read and craft with your children. Matching games, art activities, animated stories and science experiments are just a few ways kids can learn while having fun on the Highlights for Kids website. (Grades 1 – 5) 

PBS Kids

PBS Kids Each of the educational shows your children watch on PBS has its own learning section through PBSKids.org. Try sing-a-long songs, sorting and counting games, watch videos, and more. (Grades PK – 3) 

Virtual Field Trips

There are lots of great ways to get out there and explore with virtual field trips. 
Here's another great collection of virtual field trips.