Educator Resources
Resource Links
Academic Resources
- Khan Academy – Educational activities, step-by-step videos, and practice tests for STEM students grades K-12
- KidSites – Links to fun, educational websites for grades K-5 K, child development resources for parents, and curriculum materials for teachers.
- Homework Spot – Free homework information portal that features the very best K-12 homework-related sites together with engaging editorial in one high-utility, educational spot.
- Student Guide – Collection of resources and activities for K-12 students, including articles on hundreds of student-related topics to help them improve their study habits, writing skills, organizational skills, and analytical skills.
- Discovery Education – Free, award-winning K-12 digital textbooks, multimedia content, professional development, and professional learning community.
- Teacher Vision – Free worksheets, graphic organizers, assessment forms, quizzes, games, activities, classroom management tools, lesson plans, bulletin board ideas, whiteboard-compatible digital books, and hundreds of supplementary videos.
- MENTOR: Goal Setting and Support – Guide to Goal Setting, positive-talk, and tracking milestones.
- National Science Foundation — Science-related educational opportunities.
- PBS Learning Media — All subject support.
- cK-12 — Homework Help (Available in Multiple Languages).
- FunBrain— Learning through games (Pre-K-8th).
- BrainPop — Educational movies, quizzes, and games (K-8th).
- EdPuzzle — Interactive videolessons.
- ASVAB — Career Exploration Resources.
- Teachers Pay Teachers — Digitable and Printable worksheets and activities (some cost money).
- Edutopia– Best practices and ideas for learning in the real world.
- BPS Academic Resources – List of academic resources for teachers from Boston Public Schools.
- Study.com — Online courses and practice problems.
Math Support:
- A+ Math – Free math worksheets, games, flashcards, interactive activities, and “Homework Helper” for grades K-5.
- IXL Math – Questions, activities, and real-world scenarios for math students in grades Pre-K to 12.
- Math on Video – Instructional math videos featuring a variety of teachers explaining the same lesson in different ways.
- Math Portal – Lessons, formulas, online calculators and homework help for high school and college math students.
- Math Planet – Comprehensive math courses in Pre-algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Geometry. Also includes prepared practice tests for the SAT and ACT.
- KutaSoftware – Customizable math worksheets.
- MathMedic – High School level math lesson plans/support.
Literacy/ELA Support:
- Really Good Stuff – Designed for elementary age students, these reading sites are both free and kid-friendly.
- Book Adventure – Online collection of books for grades K-8. Includes easy search engine, offline use, and reading quizzes, and prizes.
- AdLit — All about Adolescent Literature.
- K-12 Interactive Reading – Links to free interactive reading sites and English Language Arts resources for grades K-12.
Standardized Test Prep:
- MCAS Prep and Past MCAS Questions — Grades 3-12th; Math, ELA, Science, Civics.
- SAT Question of the Day — Daily SAT Prep.
- Newsela — Reading Comp. Practice.
- Commonlit — Reading Comp. Practice.
Interactive/Collaborative Tools:
- Pear Decks— Interactive/Collaborative Slideshows.
- Kami— PDF Editor/Annotator.
- LightPDF— PDF Editor/Annotator.
- XODO— PDF Editor/Annotator.
Effective Match Closure
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources
- Understood – Social Emotional Learning: What to know.
- Edutopia – Supporting identities and experiences: Creating an identity-safe classroom.
- Casel – Learn how to apply evidence-based SEL strategies.
- Centervention – 95 SEL Activities to do with your student(s).
- Kids in Transition – Educational Wellness Activities to do with your student(s).
- SEL Resource Library – SEL Teacher Practices.
- Emotion Wheel – A visual representation of various emotions organized in a circular, wheel-like format. The wheel divides emotions into different primary categories and then further breaks them into more nuanced emotional states.
Community Resources
- Direct Stipend for Youth with Special Needs– Access to stipends for youth with special needs that can help support with personal care attendants (PCAs), job coaches, cooking classes, transportation, and gym memberships, provided by Federation for Children with Special Needs.
- BTU Homework Help — Boston Teachers Union offers one-on-one homework help from BPS teachers at various Boston Public Libraries.
- Boston Public Library’s Stream and Download– Explore streaming media, films, tv, magazines, newspapers, classes, and events all for free with a BPL card.
- Boston Public Library Mental Health Resources – On this regularly updated page you’ll find a curated selection of tools to help you on your wellness journey.