Online Supplementary Resources
Supplementary Online Programs
Supplementary Online Programs
Math
COMMON CORE SHEETS
Common Core Sheets offers a wide selection of math worksheets from basic addition and subtraction all the way to stats and trigonometry. All grades. Free Resource
http://commoncoresheets.com/
COOL MATH 4 KIDS
Coolmath4Kids is an amusement park of games, lessons, and more, designed to teach math and make it FUN. TK-6. Free Resource.I-READY
i-Ready is an online program for reading and/or mathematics that will help your student's teacher(s) determine your student's needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the school year. i-Ready allows your teacher(s) to meet your student exactly where they are and provides data to increase your student's learning gains. i-Ready consists of two parts: Diagnostic and Personalized Instruction. https://clever.com/in/shasta-view-academy
MASTER MATH
Video lessons that are 9 - 15 minute lessons. Each lesson explains a middle school math concept your student needs. Conveniently arranged by grade and quarter. "You try it" problems allow student to pause the lesson and test their understanding of the concept. www.mastermath.infoMATHSCORE
MathScore helps students acquire a deep understanding of math by providing adaptive math practice that functions like self-guided lessons. MathScore is fun, but the real magic is the improved confidence and grittiness that MathScore instills. All Grades. Free Resource.http://mathscore.com/MATHWORDS
Mathwords: Terms and formulas from beginning algebra to calculus. An interactive math dictionary with enough math words, math terms, math formulas, pictures, diagrams, tables, and examples to satisfy your inner math geek.www.mathwords.comMATH-U-SEE WORKSHEETS
Worksheets are designed to accompany the Math-U-See program.www.mathusee.comMULTIPLICATION.COM
"Our goal… provide a fun system to help students of all ages learn the multiplication facts quickly and easily."www.multiplication.comPEARSON SUCCESSNET
Print worksheets and watch videos for K-6 mathematics. Designed to accompany enVision curriculum. Subscription.www.pearsonsuccessnet.comPURPLEMATH FORUMS
Helping students gain understanding and self-confidence in algebra.www.purplemath.comSchool-Wide Subscriptions
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Brainpop.com (K-8)- An award-winning provider of cross-curricular digital content which includes math lessons. They provide animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and other activities. (access via Clever)
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Dreambox.com (K-8) -Highest-quality, research-based K-8 math lessons empower students to master key math concepts. With the power to deliver millions of individualized learning paths, DreamBox individually tailors every math lesson and ensures that students work in their optimal learning zone. A math learning curriculum that connects to coming assessments effectively builds conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and college and career reading. After your free trial, the school can order this for you.
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Enchantedlearning.com (TK-5)- Enchanted Learning's mission is to produce educational materials that emphasize creativity and the pure enjoyment of learning. From crafting, reading to writing, our lessons are geared to promote students' curiosity and exploration. We believe that one can learn the most (and retain it the longest) when actively involved in educational pursuits that are stimulating, logical, and fun.
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Ixl.com (TK-12)- Offers more than 7,000 practice modules on Common Core pre-K through high school math and language skills. It also features language arts, science, and social studies for second- through eighth-graders. Kids repetitively practice one lesson at a time, earning certificates and virtual awards that reflect their favorite animals, foods, places, and hobbies for completing work, and they get step-by-step explanations for incorrect answers. After registering, parents can access progress reports to evaluate kids' strengths and weaknesses.
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Mathseeds.com (TK-4)-teaches kids aged 3-9 the core math and problem-solving skills needed to be successful at school with fun, highly interactive, and rewarding lessons. Mathseeds combines highly structured lessons with fun motivational elements that keep children engaged and keen to learn. (access via Clever, with teacher request)
Free Resources
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Desmos (4-12)-Desmos is an advanced graphing calculator implemented as a web application and a mobile application written in JavaScript. It was founded by Eli Luberoff, a math and physics double major from Yale University. They have fantastic math and critical thinking activities. (access via Clever)
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Corbettmath- (K-12)This resource from England provides math videos, math practice questions, and worksheets with answers.
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Aaamath.com (TK-8)-AAA Math features a comprehensive set of thousands of interactive arithmetic lessons. Unlimited practice is available on each topic which allows thorough mastery of the concepts. A wide range of lessons (Kindergarten through eighth-grade level) enables learning or review to occur at each individual's current level.
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Starfall.com (TK-3)-The program emphasizes exploration, play, and positive reinforcement—encouraging children to become confident and intrinsically motivated. Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children and is especially effective for special education, homeschooling, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). It is widely used in schools that serve children with special needs and learning difficulties. (access via Clever, with teacher request)
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Abcya.com (TK-6)- ABCya provides over 400 fun and educational games for grades PreK through 6. Their activities are designed by parents and educators, who understand that children learn better if they are having fun. Games are categorized by grade and subject.
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Coolmath4kids.com (TK-6)- Coolmath4Kids is an amusement park of games, lessons, and more, designed to teach math and make it fun.
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Factmonster.com (TK-8) -Fact Monster combines essential reference materials, fun facts and features, and homework help for kids. From the solar system to the world economy to educational games, Fact Monster has the info. kids are seeking. The site is COPPA and kidSAFE-certified, so you can rest assured it's a safe place for kids to explore.
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Mathscore.com (K-12)- helps students acquire a deep understanding of math by providing adaptive math practice that functions like self-guided lessons. MathScore is fun, but the real magic is the improved confidence and grittiness that MathScore instills.
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Xtramath.org (K-8) - XtraMath helps students transition from counting or calculating the basic math facts to recalling them. Quickly recalling math facts, instead of calculating them, frees up mental resources for higher-level operations. XtraMath's timed activities encourage students to answer questions as quickly as possible. When combined with the spaced repetition of problems, this efficiently develops recall. The three-second threshold is carefully selected to be long enough to type in a recalled answer but not long enough for the student to comfortably calculated the answer. Students should have already learned the basic counting or calculating strategies and solve the problems without time pressure before starting to practice an operation with XtraMath. A wide range of lessons (Kindergarten through Eighth-grade level) enables learning or review to occur at each individual's current level.
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Freckle Education (K-9) - Allows kids to practice math at their own level and pace. Has more than 30,000 math questions, starting with a diagnostic that assigns material at just the right level. Front Row also features lessons, assessments, and reports for teachers. Grades: K-9; cost: Free for teachers; $ for upgrades and other features
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GregTangMath.com- (K-6) GregTangMath strives to provide unparalleled math lessons for students as well as professional development for in-service teachers. Games, puzzles, and other resources, like free downloads, worksheets/word problems, math centers. cost: Free
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Illuminations (PreK-12) This site, from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), features complete lesson plans, mobile games for students, interactive activities, and brain teasers. cost: Free
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Illustrative Math (6-8) High-quality educational resources for teachers and students. Excellent math tasks, videos, lesson plans, and problem-based curriculum modules. cost: Free
Other Resources
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CueThink (K-12) This National Science Foundation-funded program helps students strengthen math skills, inspires a growth mindset, and encourages critical thinking. Students will learn to solve problems and explain their thinking using mathematician George Polya's four-step approach.
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You Cubed - Provides excellent videos, articles, and activities by Professor Jo Boaler from Stanford University. Check out the section of activities!
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Khan Academy- Videos to teach both students and parents math concepts and algorithms
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Learn Zillion- Videos to teach both students and parents math concepts and algorithms.
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Math Before Bed- Each prompt on this site shows you and your child a perplexing problem. Sometimes there is one correct answer and sometimes there are many right answers. The purpose of each question is to generate a discussion about HOW you determined a solution. If you find one answer, try to find another. You could complete one prompt a night or many prompts.
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Mathletics- Parents can create a personal account for students to use. We no longer have a school-wide subscription. However, it is a great way to practice grade-level standards and computation, both timed and untimed.
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Mathigon- Filled with activities and resources that are highly engaging and show how much fun math can be!
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Would You Rather Math- Whichever option you choose, justify your reasoning with mathematics. These are great activities to do as a family!
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Estimation180- Is a math talk page that presents you with a visual to make predictions about.
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Which One Doesn't Belong- a website dedicated to providing thought-provoking puzzles for math teachers and students alike. There are no answers provided as there are many different, correct ways of choosing which one doesn't belong.
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eMathInstruction (8-12)-This site provides e-textbooks, answer keys, video lessons, and printables for students and teachers of algebra 1 and 2, geometry, and trigonometry. cost: $
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Istation (TK-8)-Istation makes personalized learning easy with computer-adaptive instruction, assessments, personalized data profiles, and teacher resources. Istation includes digital lessons and face-to-face teaching strategies. Grades: PreK-8.
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SumDog (K-5)-Math games that make learning fun! Engaging, evidence-based, adaptive learning. Focus on specific skills, target interventions, and make assessment easy. cost: Free trial; $ subscription
Apps
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Dragon Box (K-6) -An award-winning series of math apps that harness the power of digital tools to create a better, deeper, more fun learning experience. Blogs, such as "Making Math Social" and "Saying No to Math Anxiety," are included as resources for teachers and parents. Cost: Free trial
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GeometryPad (2-12)- Loved by teachers and students.This Android and iOS app are designed to help users to better understand geometry, allowing them to take measurements and to create different geometric shapes. It takes an abstract topic and makes it much more easily understandable through its simple visuals.
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Prodigy Game (1-8), Prodigy Game is available for free on iOS, Android and web platforms. Teachers love this game-based learning program because it allows them to use games in classroom and for homework assessment projects and make learning a fun activity.The app offers built-in diagnostic test which generates real-time reports on students' progress and helps teachers identify their strengths and weaknesses.
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CK12 (CK-12) pairs high-quality content with latest technology. A free app, available on Android, iPhone or iPad, Windows 8 or 10 and web platforms, The interactive learning activities it offers include adaptive practice, PLIX, and simulations.High School students would love its BrainGenie section while those who specifically want to develop their Algebra Proficiency and Higher Mathematics skills should delve into its FlexMath section.
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Colorado's PhET (K-12) Colorado's University PhET simulations project is quite popular as a classroom tool in advanced Maths and Science teachers. The animated illustrations can easily be incorporated into lectures and homework assignments to help students understand specific concepts easily. PhET app is available for $0.99 for Android and iPhone/iPad users, K-12 students can access it. PhET simulations online, External link for free to study mathematical concepts like Projectile Motion, Calculus Grapher, and Arithmetic.
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Photomath (All grades) Available for free on both Android and iOS platforms, Photomath allows you to snap a picture of the math problem and get its step-by-step solution! From basic arithmetic to fractions to trigonometry to linear and quadratic equations, it can help you with a lot of Math problems quite easily. While a good teacher will certainly never allow you to use this app in a classroom, teachers recommend it as a study support tool that students can use at home. Other similar free apps that you might want to try their Mathway and Socratic.
Math Virtual Manipulatives are a great way to enhance at-home learning. Simply drag the manipulatives into position to see math concepts come alive!
3 Act Task
A Three-Act Task is a whole-group mathematics task consisting of three distinct parts: an engaging and perplexing Act One, which is information and solution-seeking. Act Two provides a discussion and solution revealing. Act Three, Why would I use this strategy? Here are some links below.Language Arts
KHAN ACADEMY
With a library of over 3,300 videos on everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice, we're on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.
KHAN ACADEMY KIDS
Personalized learning path dynamically adapts, ensuring each child is presented with activities, books, educational videos, and creative lessons that allow them to learn at their own pace, creating an individualized experience for every learner. Free, fun, educational app for ages 2 - 8. https://learn.khanacademy.org/khan-academy-kids/
READING BUDDIES
The Reading League’s Reading Buddies is an engaging foundational television series, based on the science of reading, that cleverly teaches underlying components of skillful word reading such as phonological awareness, letter names/sounds, and blending sounds to decode words.
STORY TIME FROM SPACE
Story Time From Space is a project of the Global Space Education Foundation. While in space, astronauts videotape themselves reading books to children.
STORYLINE ONLINE
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy®-nominated and award-winning children's literacy website, Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children's books alongside creatively produced illustrations. TK-5. Free Resource.
PROJECT GUTENBERG
Project Gutenberg offers over 40,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.
DUOLINGO ABC
The program is based on the science of reading, which is what research tells us about how children learn to read, and uses delightful content to create a fun, effective learning experience. Free app K-2
READING BEAR
Reading Bear is a free program online to teach beginning readers vocabulary and concepts while systematically introducing all the main phonetic patterns of written English, all using innovative rich media.
ABCYA
This site hooks kids through fun games that meet learning standards. In addition to reading, students can brush up on math, science, social studies, arts, and music. A free account gives you basic access with ads.(Grades TK–6) https://www.abcya.com/
FREERICE
Freerice is an educational trivia game that helps you get smarter while making a difference for people around the world. Every question you answer correctly raises 10 grains of rice for the World Food Programme (WFP) to support its work saving and changing lives around the world.
READING ROCKETS
Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project that offers a wealth of research-based reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. The reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in helping readers build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.
FCRR STUDENT CENTER ACTIVITIES
From 2004 to 2010, a team of researchers and teachers at Florida Center for Reading Research collected ideas and created Student Center Activities for use in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms. The activities are designed for students to practice, demonstrate, and extend their learning of what has already been taught, sometimes with teacher assistance and sometimes independently. Students can complete the activities in small groups, pairs, or individually.
TEXT PROJECT
TextProject is a website with student texts and teacher guides based on the science of reading. Materials are available for free to download.
READING PARK
Reading Park provides students in PreK-2nd grade with adaptive, personalized, and engaging foundational reading instruction. The motivating program helps build skills, so students become lifelong readers. Please contact your SVA teacher to have this program added to your child's Clever dashboard. https://clever.com/in/shasta-view-academy
READING PLUS
Reading Plus is an evidence-based, online program that provides personalized instruction. The adaptive literacy program develops fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary, while also measuring student motivation. Please contact your SVA teacher to have this program added to your child's Clever dashboard. https://clever.com/in/shasta-view-academy
EPIC!
Epic is an online library for kids 12 and under. Children can access it from 7 am to 3 pm on weekdays. Please contact your child’s teacher for access to Epic!
STARFALL
A free website to teach children to read with phonics. For preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. Exciting phonics games and online interactive books. Please contact your SVA teacher to have this program added to your child's Clever dashboard. https://clever.com/in/shasta-view-academy
READ WORKS
Non-fiction and current event reading resources with comprehension questions. Free Resource. All Grades.
http://readworks.org/ Please contact your SVA teacher to have this program added to your child's Clever dashboard. https://clever.com/in/shasta-view-academy
SCHOOLWIDE SUBSCRIPTIONS
READING EGGS
Reading Eggs is a unique online world where children learn to read. It supports each child's learning by offering individual, one-on-one lessons that allow children to progress at their own rate. The Reading Eggs program focuses on a core reading curriculum of phonics and sight words using skills and strategies essential for sustained reading success. The FAST PHONICS portion of Readings Eggs is based on the science of reading and follows the progression that develops reading and spelling skills. Reading Eggs: Please contact your SVA teacher to have this program added to your child's Clever dashboard. https://clever.com/in/shasta-view-academy
IXL
Ixl.com (TK-12)- Offers more than 7,000 practice modules on Common Core pre-K through high school math and language skills. It also features language arts, science, and social studies for second- through eighth-graders. Kids repetitively practice one lesson at a time, earning certificates and virtual awards that reflect their favorite animals, foods, places, and hobbies for completing work, and they get step-by-step explanations for incorrect answers. After registering, parents can access progress reports to evaluate kids' strengths and weaknesses.
BRAINPOP
Brainpop.com (K-8)- An award-winning provider of cross-curricular digital content which includes math lessons. They provide animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and other activities. (access via Clever)
I-READY
i-Ready is an online program for reading and/or mathematics that will help your student's teacher(s) determine your student's needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the school year. i-Ready allows your teacher(s) to meet your student exactly where they are and provides data to increase your student's learning gains. i-Ready consists of two parts: Diagnostic and Personalized Instruction. https://clever.com/in/shasta-view-academy
Science
CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL
Enjoy hundreds of creative and effective activities for elementary, middle, high school, and college students. Activities cover all disciplines and numerous subjects and topics. And many other resources.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS features educational games, videos, and other activities, centered mostly on animals and the natural world. TK-8. Free Resource.
MYSTERY SCIENCE
Mystery Science is an innovative, standards-aligned, hands-on curriculum that teaches children how to think like scientists.
Language Other Than English
DUOLINGO
Duolingo is an American platform that includes a language-learning website and mobile app, as well as a digital language proficiency assessment exam. http://duolingo.com/
Physical Education
GO NOODLE
GoNoodle® engages 14 million kids every month with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. Available for free at school, home, and everywhere kids are! TK-5. Free Resource.
Multiple Subjects
ABCYA
ABCya provides over 400 fun and educational games for grades PreK through 6. Their activities are designed by parents and educators, who understand that children learn better if they are having fun. Games are categorized by grade and subject, and cover topics such as multiplication, parts of speech, typing, pattern recognition, and more. TK-6. Free Resource.FACT MONSTER
Fact Monster combines essential reference materials, fun facts and features, and homework help for kids. From the solar system to the world economy to educational games, Fact Monster has the info kids are seeking. Our site is COPPA and kidSAFE-certified, so you can rest assured it's a safe place for kids to explore. TK-8. Free Resource.ENCHANTED LEARNING
Enchanted Learning's mission is to produce educational materials that emphasize creativity and the pure enjoyment of learning. From crafting, reading, to writing, our lessons are geared to promote students' curiosity and exploration. We believe that one can learn the most (and retain it the longest) when actively involved in educational pursuits that are stimulating, logical, and fun. Grades TK-5. Schoolwide Subscription.
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THE HAPPY SCIENTIST
The happy scientist website provides videos, study units, experiments, and a photo of the day with a detailed explanation. The website provides standards-based content for each grade level with the goal of making science fun and understandable.
KHAN ACADEMY
With a library of over 3,300 videos on everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice, we're on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS
Features different people, animals, and places with facts, games, activities, and related links.
PBS KIDS
Play educational games, watch PBS KIDS shows, and find activities like coloring and music.
REFSEEK
RefSeek's guide to the 25 best online resources for finding free educational videos. With the exception of BrainPOP and Cosmeo, all listed sites offer their extensive video libraries for free and without registration.
STARFALL
The program emphasizes exploration, play, and positive reinforcement—encouraging children to become confident and intrinsically motivated. Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children and is especially effective for special education, homeschooling, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). It is widely used in schools that serve children with special needs and learning difficulties. K-3. Free Resources.TOY THEATER
Toy Theater is a collection of interactive games for your elementary classroom. They are all free and designed to work on computers, tablets, and mobile devices. TK-5. Free Resource
Art
ARTS ATTACK
Arts Attack serves elementary school districts and the education community with art curricula and video-based lesson plans that meet all the standards you expect. TK-12. Schoolwide Subscription.
Typing
ONLINE TYPING PROGRAMS
Misc.
QUEST CLUB
Quest is an educational 3 -18 that uses badges and awards to encourage kids of all ages to explore anything and everything. From spies and Barbie, to chemistry and farming, there are over 1200 badges and awards to choose from, and we are writing more everyday. If you don't see what you want, just ask!
FREE KINDLE CLASSICS
Download free classic and other out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books and transfer via USB to your Kindle device or read on Kindle for PC or Kindle for Mac.