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Learning Resources for Your Child

Reading Rockets is a national public media literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.

Reading Rockets provides free resources about teaching children to read and helping kids who struggle. On this website, you’ll find a hundreds of articles on teaching reading, classroom strategies, in-classroom video, parent tips in multiple languages, video interviews with top children’s book authors, a daily news service, and more. We also have a robust community on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. 

Prodigy
Kickstart a learning adventure with Prodigy! Spark imagination and power up a world full of adventure in both Math and English with game-based learning. Unlock curriculum-aligned skill practice that keeps kids engaged!
 

Flash Doodle™

A FREE app for young learners (ages 4+) that helps prepare them on their journey to reading. Through the use of digital flashcards and fun images, Mighty Doodle™ brings phonics (phonemic awareness) to life with augmented reality, 3D experience.
 
Mighty Doodle™
Enters the player's real world environment through an iPhone (or iPad)'s camera allowing Mighty Doodle™ to stand on top of a player's desk or table while teaching students letters and sounds with funny images and phrases they will never forget!
 

Fact Monster

Fact Monster is a free reference site for students, teachers, and parents. Get homework help and find facts on thousands of subjects, including sports, entertainment, geography, history, biography, education, and health.

 

ABCya

Educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun. Topics include math, reading, typing, just-for-fun logic games and more.

 

Funbrain

Created for kids in grades Pre-K through 8, Funbrain.com has been the leader in free educational games for kids since 1997. Funbrain offers hundreds of games, books, comics, and videos that develop skills in math, reading, problem-solving and literacy.

 

Math Play

Are you looking for free online math games? At Math Play you can find a wide variety of fun games that you can play online. Most games are suitable for elementary and middle grades. They are organized by grade level, content, and game type.

 

Hooda Math

A free online math games site. Founded by a middle school math teacher, Hooda Math offers over 500 Math Games for all ages.

 

Math Playground

Math Playground was created for students in who need a fun way to practice math facts. Math Playground includes a wide variety of math topics, from problem solving and mathematical art to real world math and thinking games.
 
PBS KIDS is committed to making a positive impact on the lives of children through curriculum-based entertainment. With a 360-degree approach towards learning and reaching children, PBS KIDS leverages the full spectrum of media and technology to build knowledge, critical thinking, imagination and curiosity. By involving parents, teachers, caregivers and communities as learning partners, PBS KIDS helps to empower children for success in school and in life.
 

Brain games to try at home

A collection of fun games that help build kids’ executive functioning skills, like focus and memory.

 

The Imagine Neighborhood
A podcast where we use our imaginations to talk about the things that matter, with the people that matter most. 

 

Social and Emotional Resources for Home

Move This World provides free social emotional learning (SEL) training with the use of interactive videos, movement, and creative expression to help students, educators, and families develop emotional intelligence skills for long-term wellbeing.

Vroom  
Vroom Tips™ help you do more with your shared moments. Add learning to mealtime, bath time, bedtime, or anytime with 1,000+ fun, free activities.

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