Remote Learning Support: for Families

As more schools are closing to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), our thoughts turn to the disruption in learning for students, and therefore to the ways we can support families and caregivers in supporting students to remain engaged in meaningful learning outside of the classroom.

As a reminder, please preview web pages and online resources before sharing with students to determine which content is appropriate for the age of the student, and in line with family values and preferences.

Remote learning reading guides can be accessed on our Remote Learning Support page.

Support EL Education's K-8 Language Arts Curriculum

At this point in the year, most users of the EL Education Grades K-8 Language Arts curriculum will be working on Module 3. Families and caregivers may find the following suggestions useful in building student background knowledge related to the specific topics of study, by grade level.

Grades K-2 Module 3 and 4


Grade Level	Ideas and Resources	Videos	Decodable Readers (click to Download Materials on the webpage)
Kindergarten	Trees are Alive Gather leaves and make collages Leaf and tree bark rubbings Tree ID Tree Activities for Kids Tree ID Scavenger Hunt Tree Tags Tree Facts with Pictures Sketch a tree and add labels National Parks Printable Nature Scavenger Hunt Jungle Rangers: A Photo Scavenger Hunt (computer game)	Sesame Street: Rhyme Out (no trees, rhyming song/game) Roots and Shoots (video and activity - sponges and wax paper needed) Sesame Street: Cameron Diaz Talks Trees With Grover Sesame Street: Elmo's Song to Help His Apple Tree Grow! Sesame Street: Ken Jeong: Deciduous Song: Shake Shake the Mango Tree \| Sesame Street Nature Cat \| Hooray It's Arbor Day Finding Forests - A City in the Forest - (kids exploring and learning about the woods) Finding Forests - A Forest in the City (kids exploring and learning about an urban garden) The Lorax - book read aloud	A Book of Animals The Ham Sandwich The Milkshake Fun With Gum The Mop Is A Dog Josh’s New Home
Grade 1	Birds' Amazing Bodies Bird observation and ID Bird drawings or play dough sculptures Bird Activities and Resources Practice making bird sounds Cornell Lab of Ornithology activities (What Makes a Bird a Bird?) Wild City Search: An Urban Ecosystem Game (computer game)	Sesame Street: Rhyme Out (no birds, rhyming song/game) Sound Safari (video and activity idea) How the Fastest Animal on Earth Attacks Its Prey (peregrine falcon) Nature’s Dive Bombers - Specialized Birds of Prey (gannets - too high vocab?) Light Talks: Burrowing Owls Light Talks: Brown Kiwi Light Talks: Pileated Woodpecker Lotus and Feather - book read aloud by Michelle Yeoh	A Sunset Picnic Pat’s Backpack Pat’s Donut James and Sam Make a Flame James and Sam Take a Hike Cubes and Cones Baseball
Grade 2	The Secret World of Pollination Do Spring cleaning of home gardens Pollination Facts, Pictures, Video Draw and label flower diagrams Wow in the World podcast episodes: Un-BEE-lievable Bees! Duck Duck Poop! A Tale of Symbiosis	Sound Safari (video and activity idea) Zoom In (video and activity idea) Can You Dig It? - Martha Speaks (interactive story) Flower Power! \| Flight of the Pollinators \| Wild Kratts Nancy O'Dell: Pollinate \| Sesame Street (definition of “pollination”) Busy Bees \| Valley's Gold Honeybee \| Mister Chris and Friends (song) Bees: Super Pollinators (Part 1) (teacher-created storyboard of 3 videos) Sesame Street: Honeybee Hullaballoo (song and dance) Señorita Mariposa by Mister G (bilingual English/Spanish song and storytime)	No Food to Be Found No Food to Be Found; Part 2 Grandma’s Magic Attic The Huge Package Watering Your Garden Compost Sam’s Indoor Garden

Grades 3-5 Module 3


Grade Level	Ideas and Resources	Videos	Resources Cont'd
Grade 3	Exploring Literary Classics Text: Classic Starts; Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie J.M. Barrie - Additional reading and research DOGObooks - Students read, analyze, and write their own book reviews Storytelling Podcast series (“capture the imagination”) Little Stories for Tiny People Story Pirates Circle Round Storynory Daniel O’Connor retelling of The Story of Peter Pan - free audiobook Other free audiobook literary classics from the updated recommended texts list: Robinson Crusoe Anne of Green Gables Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea The Children’s Homer The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood	Videos The Message of Charlotte's Web \| The Great American Read Astronaut Leland Melvin Discusses The Little Prince \| The Great American Read The Tale of Peter Rabbit - book read aloud by Rose Byrne To Be a Drum - book read aloud by James Earl Jones Marilyn Singer video series about being a poet and writer Ashley Bryan video series about being a writer (Books as Gifts activity idea) Linda Sue Park video series about being a writer Katherine Paterson video series about being a writer Jerry Spinelli video series about being a writer Grace Lin video series about being a writer	Videos cont'd: Deborah Heiligman video series about being a writer Storycraft, Malorie Blackman How do you structure your story? Storycraft, Cressida Cowell, How do you plan your writing? Storycraft, Andy Stanton. How do you edit your story? Storycraft, Michelle Paver. How do you create imaginary worlds? Storycraft, Marcus Sedgwick. How do you bring a character or scene to life? Storycraft, Liz Pichon. How do you write and plan a 'comic' style story? Storycraft, Chris Riddell, Paul Stewart. How do you use illustration to support a story? Storycraft, Jeremy Strong. How do you write something that makes people laugh? Storycraft, Francesca Simon. How do you develop a character? Storycraft, Charlie Higson. How do you build suspense and plant clues?
			Audiobooks cont'd: The Secret Garden The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Lost Prince Five Children and It The Wind in the Willows Black Beauty Through the Looking Glass White Fang The Jungle Book Robinson Crusoe Stories from the Arabian Nights The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Spanish) Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Spanish)
Grade 4	The American Revolution Text: Divided Loyalties by National Geographic Learning Listen to some of the Hamilton Soundtrack songs Kids Discover Website - (Can sign up for a 30 day free trial.) Includes a section on the American Revolution National Park Service: The American Revolution - Additional reading and research Library of Congress: The American Revolution, 1763-1783 - Additional reading and research Library of Congress: A Guide to the American Revolution - Additional reading and research history.com American Revolution - Additional reading and research PBS: Liberty! The American Revolution - Additional reading and research DK Findout: American Revolution - Additional reading and research Mission US: For Crown or Colony - interactive online game Museum of the American Revolution: Virtual Tour	The Southern Campaign Collection The Revolutionary War: Animated Map (video overview of the war) Museum of the American Revolution: Virtual Field Trip with Lauren Tarshis
Grade 5	Athlete Leaders of Social Change Text: Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America by Sharon Robinson Baseball Hall of Fame: Jackie Robinson - Additional reading and research Society for American Baseball Research: Jackie Robinson - Additional reading and research Jackie Robinson.com - Additional reading and research History.com: Jackie Robinson - Additional reading and research Follow the US Women's Soccer trial updates Follow how athletes & other celebrities are responding to the virus - self-quarantine, encouraging healthy habits, etc. DPLA Primary Source Set: Negro League Baseball Billie Jean King podcast episode	The Vital Message Hank Aaron Took from Jackie Robinson Interview with Sharon Robinson on Jackie’s 100th birthday The Most Famous Female Athlete You've Never Heard Of (Babe Didrickson) How This Native American Found a Passion for Skateboarding (Bryant Chapo)

Grades 6-8 Module 3


Grade Level	First Edition Module 3A	First Edition Module 3B	Second Edition
Grade 6	The Land of the Golden Mountain Text: Dragonwings by Laurence Yep History.com History of San Francisco’s Chinatown - Additional reading and research The Chinese-American Experience: An Introduction - Additional reading and research The Anti-Chinese Hysteria of 1885-1886 - Additional reading and research PBS Becoming American: The Chinese Experience - Additional reading and research Facing History Becoming American: The Chinese Experience - Create a free account and watch the videos accompanying the PBS/Facing History materials above National Archives: San Francisco Earthquake 1906 - Additional reading and research History.com San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 - Additional reading and research Business Insider: Chilling photos of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fires set the city ablaze - Additional reading and research Library of Congress: San Francisco earthquake and fire, April 18, 1906 - Additional reading and research	Sustaining the Oceans Text: World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky Epic! has a text set on Overfishing - Additional reading and research National Geographic Photo Gallery- Polluted Oceans - Additional reading and research WWF Oceans - Additional reading and research United Nations: Goal 14 - Additional reading and research National Park Service Oceans, Coasts & Seashores - Additional reading and research Monterey Bay Aquarium: Sustainable Seafood - Additional reading and research	American Indian Boarding Schools Text: Two Roads by Joseph Bruchac; Smithsonian’s Museum of the American Indian - Build background on American Indian culture and experiences in boarding schools. Students can explore museum resources to broaden their knowledge of the richness and depth of Native cultures The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition - Build background knowledge on the purpose and generational impact of American Indian boarding schools. Students can gather additional personal narratives from those who experienced the schools firsthand NPR American Indian Boarding Schools Haunt Many - Additional reading and research History.com How Boarding Schools Tried to ‘Kill the Indian’ Through Assimilation - Additional reading and research Digital Public Library of America: American Indian Boarding Schools - Additional reading and research PBS: Unspoken: America’s Native American Boarding Schools - Additional reading and research
Grade 7	Slavery—The People Could Fly Text: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass Slavery and the Making of America: Virtual Museum - Additional reading and research Teaching Tolerance Texts - Additional reading and research Library of Congress: African American Odyssey - Additional reading and research Library of Congress: Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938 - Additional reading and research Library of Congress: Frederick Douglass Papers - Additional reading and research Slave Voyages - Additional reading and research		Harlem Renaissance Text: One Last: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance Word by Nikki Grimes History.com The Great Migration - Additional reading and research History.com Harlem Renaissance - Additional reading and research Poetry Foundation: An Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance - Additional reading and research National Gallery of Art: Harlem Renaissance - Additional reading and research Epic! Harlem Renaissance Collection (sign up for 30 days free access) Videos: What was the Harlem Renaissance? \| A Walk Through Harlem To Be a Drum - book read aloud by James Earl Jones
Grade 8	Japanese-American Relations during World War II Text: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand DPLA Site on Japanese Internment - Additional reading and research Out of the Desert: Yale Site with primary sources - Additional reading and research Fold3: Japan in World War II - Additional reading and research Unbroken Discussion Guide for Families WW2 history.com - Additional reading and research	The Civil Rights Movement and the Little Rock Nine Text: A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls LaNier Civil Rights Museum - Online activities for students Smithsonian Separate is Not Equal - Additional reading and research Civil Rights Movement Archive - Additional reading and research PBS Eyes on the Prize - Additional reading and research National Park Service: Little Rock Central High School Oral History Clips - - Additional research NPR Segregation Showdown at Little Rock - Additional Research Facing History and Ourselves: Civil Rights Movement - Additional Research Teaching American History: Civil Rights Toolkit - Additional Reading and Research Videos As Fast As Words Could Fly - Book read aloud by Dule Hill	Holocaust Text: Maus a Survivors Tale: My Father Bleeds History: 1 by Art Spiegelman is available for free on the Internet Archive Holocaust Memorial Museum - Additional Reading and Research One Survivor Remembers: Teaching Tolerance-Online film and Discussion Guide Teaching Tolerance: Student Texts: Additional Reading and Research Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust - Additional Reading Research Scholastic -Additional Reading and Research

General Resources for Remote Learning

Free book read aloud channels/sites:

Public libraries (often offer audio and ebooks)
Storyline Online (a diverse group of celebrity readers)
Brightly Storytime
World Book Day
KidLitTV

Other online resources:

Kids Discover Online: Resources on this site connect to a lot of the EL Education curriculum topics. You have to sign up, but you get a 30-day free trial.
Teach Engineering by CU Boulder: Select 'Activities' to find a list of science and engineering-related activities and projects for students
PBS Learning Media: Interactive lessons by grade level and subject
BrainPOP: Educational videos and interactive games and quizzes on a number of topics (offering free access to the full BrainPOP suite during school closures
Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions: A webpage, updated frequently, listing free online learning subscriptions
Online research of module topics to build background knowledge. Encourage students to identify a specific question they would like to answer through their research, and then to gather evidence and take notes from multiple sources to answer the question.
Practice performing poems and stories
Interview a family member or friend
Create an eBook using Book Creator
Read a book and then watch the movie adaptation, and compare and contrast how the two are the same and different thinking about choices the film director made for dramatic effect

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