The National Eczema
Association’s Eczema: Tools for School
It is a kit designed to help parents and educators give children with eczema the best possible school experience.
Today, more than one million school-age children in the United States are suffering from severe eczema (also known as atopic dermatitis). Eczema is a chronic disease that causes itchy, inflamed skin. Although eczema is not contagious, symptoms like scaling, rashes and open sores can cause social and emotional issues that make life even more difficult for young children already dealing with a challenging disease. Both guides offer ideas for taking positive action to improve the lives of those with eczema.
The onset of Tourette Syndrome (TS) is often subtle, but the impact can be striking and difficult for all members of the family. While there is no know cure for Tourette Syndrome, there is both hope and help. The Tourette Association of America has pursued a vision of creating a better environment for the family and individual affected by Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders.
Oxford Owl
After registering for a free account, you have access to over 250 children’s audio books that can be used in the classroom. The book text is not part of the presentation, so students will not be able to follow along as it is read to them.
ReadWorks
Lumos Learning
Lumos StepUp gives students anywhere learning and teachers the ability to monitor their online work conveniently. It helps them identify student learning challenges and develop remedial programs. Lumos Quill technology allows teachers and curriculum leads to collaboratively create interactive lessons and assessments.
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ReadingVine
ReadingVine.com provides free K-12 Reading Comprehension Passages and questions for teachers and parents to use to develop a student’s literacy, fluency, and reading comprehension. All passages are printable, and can be combined into custom reading sets based on grade, topic and more.
ReadTheory
Teachers from all around the world are using ReadTheory to help their students improve their reading comprehension skills in a fun way that keeps them attentive and motivated.
Their ever-growing database of ever-green passages fits every level of reading and guarantees all students will never get bored. ReadTheory has enough texts for year-round reading comprehension practice, including home practice.
Khan Academy Kids
Khan Academy Kids is a free, fun, educational program designed to inspire young children to become learners for life. The robust Khan Academy Kids curriculum and original content make learning engaging and fun for children ages .two to seven.
Early learning program focuses on a narrow skill, their free program contains a breadth of learning materials across math, language arts, and social-emotional learning, aligned to the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and Common Core.
Khan Academy Reading
ELA practice exercises for 3rd – 12th grade reading comprehension. Aligned to Common Core State Standards for Reading: Literature.
Length: 26-28 passage-based questions (divided into four reading passages). Subject matter: Four passages are drawn from four areas: Law, Social Science, Science, and Humanities. Three of the passages will ask you questions about a single text.
TweenTribune
TweenTribune is a free, not-for-profit online newspaper for kids, aged 8–15. It is updated daily with stories from the Associated Press that are chosen based on relevancy to pre-adolescents. It is a free K-12 resource for teachers:
- Daily AP news articles
- Lexile® leveled for K-12
- Self-scoring quizzes customized by Lexile® level
- Critical thinking questions
- Student commenting
- Espanol AP articles
- Weekly lesson plans
- Weekly video
- Weekend “Monday Morning Ready” newsletter as prep for the week ahead
K5 Learning
Over 100 free children’s stories followed by comprehension exercises, as well as worksheets focused on specific comprehension topics (main idea, sequencing, etc). K5 Learning offers reading and math worksheets, workbooks and an online reading and math program for kids in kindergarten to grade 5.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium is a public learning laboratory exploring the world through science, art, and human perception. Their mission is to create inquiry-based experiences that transform learning worldwide. Their vision is a world where people think for themselves and can confidently ask questions, question answers, and understand the world around them
Hungry for fresh, exciting science activities based in amazing phenomena? Science Snacks are hands-on, teacher-tested, and use cheap, available materials.
Bedtime Math
Nightly math problem: Bedtime Math’s core offering is its daily math problems for elementary school-age kids, broadcast by email and posted daily on the website’s homepage and Facebook page. The mental math problems are designed “to promote both giggles and mathematical thought” as a means to “increase ‘math awareness’ in our everyday lives