Elementary - Optional Recommended Resources
Resources and Links for SMUSD Elementary Students
Please note that many instructional resources will remain accessible via the SMUSD Clever student single sign-on portal at https://clever.com/in/smusd. Students log in with your SMUSD Google account (click "Log In with Google")
- Accelerated Reader Book Finder
- BlocksCAD
- SMUSD Library
- Code.org
- Curved Text - Take a screen capture of curved text for your project.
- Dance Mat Typing
- Flip a Picture
- Kahn Academy
- Mastery Connect Bubble Sheet
- Owl Pellet Dissection
- Raz-Kids
- Starfall
- Dreambox Math Learning
- Storia
- HMH SAMCentral - Reading Inventory
District Optional Recommended Resources
Health and Wellness
- Family GoNoodle- This website gets kids moving and practice mindful activities
- Headspace For Kids- A great website for kids to practice meditation and calming exercises
- UCLAhealth.org-Guided Meditations- Guided meditations
- Coping with Coronavirus Anxiety
- What Does the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Mean for Families?
- Talking to Kids About Coronavirus
- Talking to Teens and Tweens About Coronavirus
- Coronavirus BrainPOP Video
- Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus
- The Quiet Kit https://quietkit.com/
- Stop, Breathe, Think https://www.stopbreathethink.
com/ - Dartmouth Relaxation Downloads https://students.dartmouth.
edu/wellness-center/wellness- mindfulness/relaxation- downloads - Smiling Mind https://www.smilingmind.com.
au/smiling-mind-app - Pixel Thoughts http://www.pixelthoughts.co/
- Just for Teens: A Personal Plan for Managing Stress https://www.aap.org/en-us/
professional-resources/ Reaching-Teens/Documents/ Private/Personal_plan_handout. pdf - Insight Timer https://insighttimer.com/
- 99 Coping Skills https://www.yourlifeyourvoice.
org/pages/tip-99-coping- skills.aspx - Grounding: Create Personal Calm https://www.winona.edu/
resilience/Media/Grounding- Worksheet.pdf
Literacy Links
- ABCYa - Literacy and Math Games Grades TK-5
- Starfall - Literacy Games Grades K-2
- Moby Max - All Academic Content Grades 1-8
- Fun Brain - Reading & Grammar Games
- Storyline Online - Digital Read-alouds for All Ages
- Just Books Read Aloud - Read-alouds by Reading Level
- Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry 4 Kids - Read, Write, Listen...fun!
- Seussville - All Thing Dr. Seuss
- Unite for Literacy - Non Fiction for Little Learners
- Reading Rockets - Reading resources for students and parents
- Readtheory.org - Reading comprehension at the learner's individual ability level.
- TeachYourMonstertoRead.com - A game for students in the early learning stages of reading.
- Newsela - Newsela is a curated collection of current event articles for learners in grades 2nd - 12th grade.
- CommonLit: Free access to a range of literature based content that is searchable by literary techniques for grades 3-12.
- Sora and eReading App: This reading app gives our K-12 families access to thousands of ebooks and audiobooks.
- https://classroommagazines.
scholastic.com/support/ learnathome.html
Math Links
- Prodigy - Math Practice Made Fun
- Khan Academy - Math and Science Digital Lessons Grades K-8
- Moby Max - All Academic Content Grades 1-8
- Math Playground - Games Sorted by Topic/Math Strand
- Fun Brain - Math Games with Grade Level Recommendations
- Mr. Nussbaum.com - Math Games
- PBS Kids - Math Games for Little Learners
Science Links
- Khan Academy - Math and Science Digital Lessons Grades K-8
- Brainpop (login to Clever.com)
- Phet Simulations - Interactive Simulations for Math and Science
- Newsela - Newsela is a curated collection of current event articles for learners in grades 2nd - 12th grade.
- Crash Course Kids Youtube Channel- Content videos for Science and Social Sciences
- Mystery Doug- Videos that inspire and build science inquiry
- Code.org - Coding: Challenge the Mind & Learn 21st Century Skills
Social Science/History Links
- Brainpop (login to Clever.com)
- Newsela - Newsela is a curated collection of current event articles for learners in grades 2nd - 12th grade.
- Crash Course Kids Youtube Channel- Content videos for Science and Social Sciences
- icivics- Interactive games that help students learn more about History
ELD Resources
- RazKids- (Your student should already have their password information)
- Brainpop (login to Clever.com)
- Actively Learn- Reading Comprehension Practice
- Typing Club
- Imagine Learning (Your student knows the code)
Elementary Instrumental Music
- Music Links - This website is linked to multiple activities to enrich your music practice, explore, and have fun with music at home
Tech & Other Resources
- Brainpop (Your teacher can give you the password)
- Code.org - Coding: Challenge the Mind & Learn 21st Century Skills
- Type Rocket - Practice Your Typing Skills
- Dance Mat Typing - Improve Your Touch Typing & Speed
Offline Activities
- If you have a music instrument...practice!
- Family Routine: Help your student maintain a routine. Make a copy of this example and edit it to meet your family needs.
- Family puzzles and game boards
- Enjoy Nature (go for a walk, play outside, ride a bike or scooter)
- Bake cookies or cook a family favorite recipe
- Scrapbook photos of friends and family
- Write a letter to a friend
- Organize an area in your room
- Read a book and share your favorite part of the story
- Create a comic book
- Find geometric shapes in your home (I spy a triangle...I spy a square)
- Flip a coin 10, 20, 100 times to compare heads vs. tail
- Study patterns in plants by collecting leaves
- Create a new dance move or game
- Count steps between rooms in your home
- Play "I'm Thinking of..." (I am thinking of an animal that is grey, is large, and has a trunk...)