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As more schools transition to at-home and distance learning during the COVID-19 crisis, there are hundreds of new people and places joining the digital learning field for the first time, looking for engaging and responsive resources for students and educators. We are curating a list of helpful online learning resources from our partners, many of which are freely downloadable, remixable and revisable and in the public domain. Resources created by our open education partners are marked with a double asterisk (**), and may be more likely to include customizable content for at-home learning. We will continue to update this page...

Seeking SOLUTIONS to Help With Schooling During Covid-19: Here’s 18!Seeking SOLUTIONS to Help With Schooling During Covid-19: Here’s 18! How can we help students learn at home during this school crisis? Many parents and teachers are still uncomfortable with plans to reopen schools. Some school districts are postponing school re-openings.Remote learning and Internet connection should be available to all children, but how can we help students learn without relying on screens?Everyone’s struggling to find answers, so your ideas are welcome here. Here are some thoughts.1. Weekly Learning Packets *Teachers have been providing students with learning packets filled with instructional activities, assignments, worksheets, and informal assessments.Each...

Amazon makes learning F U N! For a limited time, hurry on over to Amazon where you can score some awesome savings on Educational Toys for kids! These fun puzzles and toys allow kiddos to practice basic skills like reading, spelling, shapes, colors, and more while keeping their interest! With school starting just around the corner, these games would make for some nice extra practice! Consider these deals… Melissa & Doug See and Spell Multi Only $11.77 (regularly $19.99) As a previous teacher and now mom, this Melissa & Doug word puzzle game has long been a favorite – both...

After spending the majority of my childhood in Taiwan, I always pictured learning math by doing worksheets. But worksheets can be repetitive and boring, especially when it comes to math facts. My 6 years old son is not one to sit still and attempts to have him finish a page of math drills often end up in frustration and tears (for both him and mommy!). If the above situation sounds like you, gameschooling might be the perfect solution for your kid to learn math. Playing fun board games to learn and practice arithmetic is not only great for reinforcing math...

Need to entertain the kids during the school break? There are loads of free educational resources online to keep the kids busy at home – from ebooks and singalongs to colouring pages and games. Here are 20 to get you started!   #1 Music maestros Introduce young ones to classical music on Classics for Kids. The site has a variety of lesson plans, podcasts, articles, activity sheets and games to make learning fun. classicsforkids.com #2 Spoken books Got little bookworms at home? Change things up by listening to stories being read at Storyline Online. There are loads of free storytelling...