FREE STUFF DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR KIDS
News-O-Matic is a daily newspaper for kids. It provides an engaging nonfiction experience for children, complete with valuable literacy tools for the classroom. For the rest of the school year, teachers and students can access News-O-Matic for free from our app or website. Teachers have access to a special dashboard to track students' reading progress, change their reading levels, and see students' answers to comprehension questions for each article. To access the newspaper: https://newsomatic. org/2020/03/18/2052/
COVID-19 FREE Resources
During this time, many companies are offering FREE educational tools to help educators, students and parents engage children in the world of learning from home. Here are a few samples of what’s available. In addition, a complete list of dozens of resources can be found here: www.amazingeducationalresources.com
EBOOK LIBRARY ACCESS
Amicus is offering all friends access to our entire ebook library now through May 31. Promoting the wonder, diversity, and the challenges of the modern world, Amicus books for grades preK to 6 beg to be read—for learning, for pleasure, for raising the next generation of readers and thinkers. Access Library Here: http://virtual. knowbuddyresources.com/ preview/browse#359
It's one of the best four letter words out there— FREE—especially when you're on a tight budget. Maine Educator found a few freebies!
12 MUSEUM VIRTUAL TOURS Google Arts & Culture teamed up with over 500 museums/ galleries around the world to bring everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums around the world. Check out what’s available in this article: https://bit.ly/2XfnxlY
ACTIVE HISTORY Amazing resources for history teachers by the British educator Russell Tarr including interactive simulations, quizzes, games that can easily be used for online learning. www.activehistory.co.uk
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