Teaching and Learning Resources
The below list has been vetted by the SPS district technology team, as well as evaluated for how well they align with our teaching and learning pedagogy. Teachers may assign independent and small group work through these online resources. Students may also use these resources for independent work and enrichment. |
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 | Khan Academy | A huge amount of free lessons and classes in topics, along with a kid-focused section. This includes specially written daily lesson plans for 2-18-year-olds. |
 | Quizlet | Flashcards and quizzes for Language, Science, Arts and Humanities, Math, Social Science, and other |
 | SurfNetKids | Games and puzzles, along with semi-daily lessons like the water table and Aaron Burr |
Math
 | IXL | A comprehensive curriculum for k-12 including Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies |
 | GregTangMath | Math games and quizzes, some books and such sold. Games are free |
 | Dreambox | Math games designed for age-appropriate lessons. |
 | Everyday Math | McGraw Hill classroom-specific tutorials created by individual teachers |
 | Math Playground | Math lessons and games by grade level |
 | Top Marks | Math lessons by age range |
Reading
 | ReadingEggs | Reading Eggs makes learning to read interesting and engaging for kids, with great online reading games and activities. |
 | Typing Club | Free touch typing lessons. |
 | Ferguson Public Library Kids Resources | List of library resources for children and parents of small children including lessons, reading lists, and events. |
 | Starfall | Reading lessons for pre-k through 3rd grade |
 | LexiaCore5 | Lexia® Core5® Reading supports educators in providing differentiated literacy instruction for students of all abilities in grades pre-K–5. Lexia’s research-proven program provides explicit, systematic, personalized learning in the six areas of reading instruction, targeting skill gaps as they emerge. |
 | LexiaPowerUp | Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® is designed to help struggling and nearly-proficient readers in grades 6–12 become proficient readers and confident learners. PowerUp helps educators simultaneously address gaps in fundamental literacy skills while helping students build the higher-order skills they need to comprehend, analyze, evaluate, and compare increasingly complex literary and informational texts. |
 | Stories To Grow By | Award-Winning Stories for Kids! Fairytales & Folktales: Kid-Tested, Moral Stories for Kids in English Free |
 | Hubbards Cupboard | Below, you will find a growing collection of free printable booklets for use in your classroom or home school. The booklets are un-leveled reading materials for emergent readers. They correspond to typically shared reading stories. |
 | Duolingo | Fun and gamified language learning |
Science
 | BrainPop | Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts and Music, Health and SEL, Engineering and Tech topics, lessons, movies, quizzes, sources, etc. |
 | SciShow | YouTube channel of a bunch of different science topics |
 | Science Generation | Science Generation (SciGen) addresses science topics commonly taught to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. These curricular materials can be used in place of the standard curriculum materials, or as a supplement. |
 | Science Kids | Science Kids is the online home of science & technology for children around the world. Learn more with our fun science experiments, cool facts, free games, activities, lesson plans, quizzes, videos, photos, and science fair project ideas. |
Social Studies
 | Teaching History | Teachinghistory.org is designed to help K–12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom. With funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) has created Teachinghistory.org with the goal of making history content, teaching strategies, resources, and research accessible |
 | Social Studies Generation | Social Studies Generation (SocGen) is comprised of three six-week sequences around topics commonly included in 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade social studies content standards. These curricular materials can be used in place of the standard curriculum materials, or as a supplement. They provide opportunities to read, write, discuss, and build arguments about central concepts in social studies. |
Additional Resources
 | Chrome Music Lab | Chrome Music Lab is a website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments. |
 | MusicTheory.org | Excercise and lessons on music theory |
 | Listening Adventures | Carnegie Hall lessons on the orchestra |
 | ArtSpaces | Create three-dimensional virtual gallery spaces |
 | Save For America | Money-saving lessons for students |