Highly Capable

It is important to keep consistency for your student during these challenging times. We recommend creating a daily routine for your student. The schedule can be flexible to meet the needs of your family. The resources below may be helpful to incorporate into a daily routine.

 

Suggested Activities

 

We highly encourage parents and guardians to read the terms and privacy policies before creating an account for any of the following resources.

Resources

Capstone Interactive is a collection of eBooks and every title includes audio recorded versions read aloud.

Subject(s): Reading

Grade(s): K-2, 3-5, 6-8

Use: District Owned (access via library.nsd.org and then using your Northshore account to view the password here)

Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. Parents/Guardians can learn to use Khan Academy by following this link: https://bit.ly/2QaeHkRKhan Academy also provides translated content, please visit these websites for translation instructions: Changing the Language, Setting a New Default Language, and Enabling Subtitles.

Subject: Math, Social Studies, Science, SAT/ACT Prep, Coding, and Computer Science. 

Grade(s): K-12

Millions of Smithsonian digital images, recordings, texts, and videos in history, art and culture, and the sciences.

Subject(s): Social Studies, Science

Grade(s): K-2, 3-5, 6-8

Use: Free lessons and resources. Fun Stuff With Kids does not require login. Learning Lab requires parent registration.

Lit2Go is a collection of free stories and poems. It includes audio and print versions, as well as student activities.

Subject(s): Reading, Special Education

Grade(s): 6-8, 9-10, 11-12

Access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks right from our own Libraries!  Find your school library and log in with your student id and password.  Then search for your next favorite thing to read!

Subject(s): All

Grade(s): All

Open Middle includes K-12 resources for math problem solving and activities.

Subject(s): Math

Grade(s): K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

OSPI has started creating a list of free math resources students can access during school closures. As they plan to update frequently, please continue to check back.

Subject(s): Math

Grade(s): K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-10, 11-12

Project Gutenberg is a collection of free online eBooks of today's great literature. They also offer free online eBooks in a wide variety of languages.

Subject(s): Reading

Grade(s): 6-8, 9-10, 11-12

This Reading Response Sheet guides students to write about their reading.

Subject(s): Reading

Grade(s): K-2, 3-5, 6-8

In the 'printouts' section of the ReadWriteThink website, they offer a wide variety of graphic organizers to support reading comprehension and writing.

Subject(s): Reading, Writing, Special Education, English Learners, Learning Assistance Program

Grade(s): K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-10, 11-12

History Explorer’s resources focus on learning history by "reading" objects for the stories they hold about the nation and its many peoples. Learning activities feature artifacts selected from over 3 million items in the Museum's collections, and draw on the expertise of the Museum's renowned curatorial staff.

Subject(s): Social Studies

Grade(s): K-12

 

TED's education initiative — makes short video lessons aimed at educators and students. Within TED-Ed’s growing library of lessons, you will find carefully curated educational videos, many of which are collaborations between educators and animators nominated through the TED-Ed platform.

Subject(s): Reading, Social Studies, Science

Grade(s): 4-9

Visual patterns allows students to create equations to math the visual patterns they analyze.

Subject(s): Math

Grade(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12