Parents,
We know that missing school isn’t easy for your kids—or for you. But we also know that there are ways to turn unexpected time at home into exciting opportunities for your students to learn, think, and grow.
Scholastic Education has made available approximately three hours of meaningful learning opportunities per day for students to use with absolutely no cost. The free resources provided include projects based on exciting articles and stories, virtual field trips, reading and geography challenges, and so much more. All Claiborne County students are welcome to use the resources found on the links provided below.
Click on the link below, then click on the grade level to open available resources
Free Scholastic Learning Resources
NUMEROUS RESOURCES FROM HOMEWORK HOTLINE LINK BELOW
https://www.homeworkhotline.info/resources
Pre-K and Kindergarten Literacy Games and Activities http://literacycenter.net/
Digital Online Reading Resources https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/at-home
Resources From First Book Click Here
Brainpop.com Resources Click here to access Free Family Access (Parents: Once on this screen, you will setup a free account in minutes)
Free resources through the Clever Portal Click here to log in as a student (Activities for Entrepreneurship, STEM, Medical, Food, Engineering, Computer Science and much more—-Contact your teacher if you need your login information)
Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019–Messages for parents to share. Click Here
Tennessee’s PBS stations are delivering daily instructional content for Tennessee students.
Starting April 6, the six stations— WNPT Nashville, East Tennessee PBS, WCTE Upper Cumberland, WKNO Memphis, West TN PBS, and Chattanooga WTCI— will deliver two hours of programming with high-quality instructional content from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST. Four hours of content will also be streamed overnight, which viewers can watch live or record.
This is an incredible example of Tennesseans coming together to support kids. Families and students are hungry for content right now, and we are grateful our local stations have stepped up to help fill this need. Read more here.
This toolkit provides a number of resources that can be used to support at-home learning during periods of closure
School Closure Toolkit for Families: TN Department of Education
The Tennessee Department of Education and Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) announced a statewide partnership with ReadyRosie, an early education online platform, to provide short videos and free resources with simple, engaging activities for Tennessee families and children, ages birth through 3rd grade, to do at home.
The ReadyRosie platform will be available for Tennessee families from April 1 through September 1. Families can easily register for free today here, https://readyrosie.com/tn/, and can sign up to receive weekly text messages or emails with curated playlists of activities.
STE(A)M Resource Hub: The Tennessee Department of Education and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN) released a STE(A)M Resource Hub for educators and families to use with students during COVID-19 related school closures. The STE(A)M Resource Hub includes three weekly challenges around design activities, critical thinking, and career exploration that can all be done in the home. Read more here.
Resources for ESL students (English Second Language)
Math (spanish)
Reading Math (spanish)
https://arbolabc.com/?fbclid=IwAR0VB9SYSa8-xmEr7ubySNELMzabXApMaOJ6fFJgma5Wis2ZEjA6Y-PFd1w
Art (spanish)
https://www.pequeocio.com/actividades-infantiles-artisticas-creativas/
Access stories from across the world in multiple languages
https://globalstorybooks.net/?fbclid=IwAR2FX3QORcNYuvyXHJsMxmUcVZ6Wp5FIGRGXcopXW6rhdbEe7Ih24gMVlzg
Duolingo (multi languages)
https://www.duolingo.com/welcome
Colorin colorado: Activities and information for families and teachers of ESL learners.
https://www.colorincolorado.org/
COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR PARENTS, FAMILIES & YOUTH