Clone of Supports for Remote Teaching and Learning
Information and Resources
These pages include various resources and supports for remote teaching and learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be updated frequently; please check back often.
Information for Educators
Information for Students and Parents
- Overview
- English Language Arts
- English Language Development
- Fine Arts
- Health and Physical Education
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies
Instructional Resources Overview
This information is provided to help Missouri educators find effective educational material. This list will be updated as necessary.
When reviewing and selecting materials to deploy, take care to understand the terms and conditions of their use. Be aware that some digital resources require teachers or students to create online accounts, some have copyright restrictions, and some are shared by companies that have temporarily suspended use fees. In addition, a resource previously contracted by districts for their students’ use may have restrictions that govern its use in remote learning.
The views, opinions and content contained in these resources are solely those of the original contributors. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does not endorse the views expressed by these contributors and reserves the right to refuse submissions. Questions related to any of these resources should be directed to the organizations, people and opportunities as shared.
English Language Arts
Grade Level |
Resource (Linked) |
Use(Online/Offline/Hybrid) |
Description |
| PreK - 4 | NineNetwork: "Teaching in Room 9" (Resource added 04/28/20) |
Offline(TV) |
NineNetwork – Channel 9 in the St. Louis region is launching "Teaching in Room 9" and have created grade-appropriate lessons taught by committed educators from across the St. Louis region. This project is to ensure area kids have access to quality teaching during this academic year and into the summer regardless of access to internet or computers. These PreK-grade 4 ELA lessons will be broadcasted free of charge and will start airing on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The schedule is as follows:
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| K-12 | Show Me Online Teaching by Missouri Writing Projects Network personnel (Link in Description) |
Online |
Every Monday 2:00 PM – elementary |
| K-12 | MWPN Write On! by Missouri Writing Projects Network personnel (Link in Description) |
Online |
Every Thursday 10:00 AM |
| elementary, secondary | Engaging Learning Through Disruptions | Online |
Links to resources recommended by the International Literacy Association to help families and school personnel with education during school closures. |
| elementary, secondary | Scholastic Learn at Home | Online | Daily projects to engage students in reading and thinking. |
| elementary | Just Books Read Aloud | Online | Illustrated books are read aloud; available in several languages. |
| elementary, secondary | EDSITEment!: The Best of the Humanities on the Web | Online | Lesson plans and multimedia resources provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
| elementary, secondary | National Archives: Document Analysis | Hybrid | Provides tools for analysis of primary sources in various media (photos, videos, posters, written documents, etc.). |
| elementary, secondary | Newsela | Online | Complimentary access to the ELA-relevant collection of news passages and other materials for student use. |
| Secondary | Poetry Out Loud | Online | Collection of poems and videos of state Poetry Out Loud champions reciting a selection of poems at the national championship. |
English Language Development
Grade Level |
Resource (Linked) |
Use(Online/Offline/Hybrid) |
Description |
| K-8 | Four Weeks Tech Free | Hybrid | A four-week tech-free choice board for K-8 students in nine languages. elementary, lower secondary grades |
| K-12 | Free Online Resources: Adjusting to Remote Classrooms and Learning | Online | This new resource list features free online tools broken down by age group and topic to make it easy to find something for everyone. |
| K-12 | Rosetta Stone for Students | Online | Rosetta Stone is offering free three-month subscriptions making students’ new language accessible whether they are in kindergarten or prepping for college. elementary, secondary |
| Elementary | Unite for Literacy | Online | A digital library narrated in 40+ languages for preschool and primary learners that is free and easy to use for teachers and families alike. |
| Elementary | Global Storybooks | Online | Freely available digital tales in 50+ languages. |
| Educators | WIDA eWorkshops | Online | Available to ALL educators in Missouri, six eWorkshops are self-paced and are available through the WIDA Secure Portal. elementary, secondary |
Fine Arts
Resource (Linked) |
Use(Online/Offline/Hybrid) |
Description |
| Art Resources | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12 Virtual Museum Tours | Online | These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch (Video). |
| Art Lesson (Arytfactory) | Online | Art lessons from the Artyfactory. |
| Elementary Art Lessons | Online | Elementary Art lessons from Kinder Arts |
| 27 Art Activities and Lessons | Online | 27 Art Activities and Lessons to Try at Home |
| Music Resources | ||
| COVID-19 Instrument Cleaning Guidelines | Online | The NFHS, NAfME and the NAMM Foundation recommend the following guidelines for handling musical instruments during the COVID-19 school shutdown period. These guidelines are designed for use by music educators and educators may use these guidelines when teaching students and parents how to clean instruments. |
| Elementary Music Teacher Facebook Page | Online | An online group of elementary music teachers sharing 'at home' ideas. |
| PBS Music Videos and Lessons | Online | Encourage students to perform, analyze, and appreciate Music with resources that explore music from various time periods and cultures. |
| Daria Music | Online | On this website you can find lots of great ways to have fun with music, build your own instruments, discover silly songs or design a multi-cultural project for your school or community group. |
| EarBeater | Online | With EarBeater you can train your musical ear in more than 200 individual exercises covering intervals, chords and scales. |
| Music With Lindsey: Online Music Lessons Classes for Kids | Online | Great Youtube elementary music lessons. This link is to the first one. Type Music with Lindesey into the Youtube search engine to see additional lessons. |
| Dance Resources | ||
| Rire-Woodbury Dance Company | Online | Online lessons for elementary dance that will not destroy the living room. |
| Theatre Resources | ||
| Theatre Lessons and Games | Online | Broadway Theater Group lessons and theatre games. |
| All Arts K-12 Resources | ||
| Kennedy Center ArtsEdge | Online | An incredible resources for arts lessons K-12, all arts areas |
Health and Physical Education
Grade Level |
Resource (Linked) |
Use(Online/Offline/Hybrid) |
Description |
| K-12 | Society of Health and Physical Educators | Online | Tips for conducting online physical education; miscellaneous resources. |
| K-12 | Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) | Online | CATCH offers a health education curriculum designed to impact the health of students by integrating the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model. |
| PreK-12 | Online Physical Education Network | Hybrid | Tips and tools for parents and teachers that encourage physical activity and health at home. |
| PreK-12 | PBS Learning Media: Health & Physical Education | Online | Resources providing lessons on physical, mental, and emotional health. |
Math
Grade Level |
Resource (Linked) |
Use(Online/Offline/Hybrid) |
Description |
| PreK - 4 | NineNetwork: "Teaching in Room 9" (Resource added 04/28/20) |
Offline(TV) |
NineNetwork – Channel 9 in the St. Louis region is launching "Teaching in Room 9" and have created grade-appropriate lessons taught by committed educators from across the St. Louis region. This project is to ensure area kids have access to quality teaching during this academic year and into the summer regardless of access to internet or computers. These grade PreK-4 math lessons will be broadcasted free of charge and will start airing on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The schedule is as follows:
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| PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 | Math Activities for Home | Hybrid | This is a list of activities and resources for grades PreK - 12. There are multiple activities that do not require online connectivity as well as others that utilize online resources. These were developed by teams in Oklahoma through their state department. |
| 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 | Desmos Classroom Activities | Online | This link directs teachers to an assortment of activities that students can work through on multiple topics. Practice and problem sets are included. Primarily this is a resource for grades 6-12 with some for 3-5. |
| 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 | Desmos | Hybrid | This is the general link to Desmos resources. Calculators can be downloaded to smart phones or local devices and used offline. Other activities are included. |
| 3-5, 6-8 | Estimation 180 | Hybrid | This site has activities that could be done offline as well as additional resources online. There are also lessons to be considered linked to grade and content. |
Science
Grade Level |
Resource (Linked) |
Use(Online/Offline/Hybrid) |
Description |
| K-3 | Gro More Good Outdoor Learning (Resource Added 4.9.2020) |
Hybrid | Lessons focused on the four seasons of a garden. Each activity is hands-on and perfect for getting kids outside, exploring, and learning. The activities are based on early childhood education best practices and developed in partnership with the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center. |
| K-5 | Animal Behavior Exploration | Offline | Animal behavior exploration encouraging students to go outdoors around their home; students observe organisms in the environment. |
| K-8 | NSTA Freebies for Science Teachers | Online | A searchable database of free resources on many topics. |
| K-12 | Making a Scientific Illustration | Hybrid | Make scientific illustrations (models) of a favorite object from around the house. Can extend to use technology to create this illustration and add animation if technology is available and accessible. |
| 3-5 | Food Chain Cards | Offline | Food chain game cards: Cut the cards apart. Students then try to find the pieces that connect to create a food chain. Place on paper and draw arrows showing the flow of energy. Label the different organisms as producer, consumer, decomposer. |
| 6-8 | PBS Learning Media | Online | FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, and other resources for many subjects. |
| 6-8 | Population Education | Online | Curricula to complement students’ science and social science instruction about human population trends and their impacts on natural resources, environmental quality and human well-being. |
| 6-8 | Science Kids | Online | Avariety of science resources for kids- includes videos, games, projects, lessons and quizzes. |
| 6-12 | Ecosystem Observations Activity | Offline | Ecosystem observations guidance document to help students as they are going outside or looking in a magazine to identify different aspects of an ecosystem (abiotic and biotic). |
| 9-12 | What’s Going on in This Graph? | Online | To help students become critical consumers of scientific information; a Nebraska edition of the popular New York Times' offering, "What's Going on in This Graph?" Students will be asked to spend some time interacting with the map, graph or visualization and answer three basic questions: What do you notice? What do you wonder? What do you think is going on in the graph? |
| 9-12 | Daily DE (Discovery Education) | Offline | Making a hovercraft. Engineering design challenge (pp. 11-12 of document). |
| 9-12 | Enzymes Lab | Offline | Understanding how changes in an enzyme affect its rate of activity. Understanding how enzymes function overall. |
Social Studies
Grade Level |
Resource (Linked) |
Use(Online/Offline/Hybrid) |
Description |
| Suitable for grades 3-12 | C-SPAN: Classroom | Hybrid | Adaptable lesson plans and support materials useful in civics and history classrooms. |
| Suitable for grades 7-12 and earlier with adult guidance. | C-SPAN: On This Day in History | Hybrid | Short video clips which highlight historical events on each day of the year. |
| Suitable for grades 3-5 with adult support and upper grades for individual student work. | ICivics: Games | Online | High-quality, high-interest online games tied to many civics topics, 15-30 minutes each. |
| Suitable for middle school and high school. With teacher-made modifications, also suitable for grades 3, 4, 5. | ICivics: Teach | Online | Games and curriculum units tied to civics and American history. |
| Suitable for grades 7-12 and earlier with adult guidance. | Stanford History Education Group: Civic Online Reasoning | Hybrid | Curriculum and lessons focused on media literacy in social studies and daily life. |
| Suitable for grades 7-12 and earlier with adult guidance. | Stanford History Education Group: Reading Like a Historian | Hybrid | High-quality primary source material organized around historic and social science topics. |
| Suitable for grades 7-12 and earlier with adult guidance. | The Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History: History Now | Online | Video, primary and secondary sources focusing on key events, people, and challenges in American history. |
