Summer Digital Learning Playground

https://education.ufl.edu/ufli/parent-resources/ (Links to an external site.)
This collection of web-based language and literacy resources was compiled and curated by UFLI faculty and graduate students. They are adding to and refining these resources regularly, so check back often!

Florida Department of Education

FDOE - http://www.fldoe.org/em-response/resources-families.stml

iReady

Achieve3000

Read Alouds Online

Harper Collins YouTube Page with Storybook Readings from Authors
Indianapolis Library Online Video Read Alouds
Indianapolis Library Online Video Read Alouds - 100 More!
KidLit TV
Library of Congress - Children's Classics
One More Story
Story Time From Space - Go to Story Time Videos
Storyline Online
Story Mentors
StoryTime Online
Unite for Literacy (Also available in other languages)
Virtual Author Activities
Wilbooks

Museum Trips from Home (Discovery Education)

Younger students will enjoy One Minute in a Museum, featuring fun episodes that highlight one work of art from fine arts museums throughout France, such as the Louvre, Orsay, and Picasso museums. For older students, Museum Access is a fascinating series from Janson Media that provides an all-access pass to the world's greatest museums, including the Adler Planetarium, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Science and Industry. Students will discover global cultures and learn from personal interviews with directors, curators, and creative personnel.

Student Learning Activities (Discovery Education)

Explore dozens of pre-made Studio boards that combine high-quality content with popular SOS instructional strategies for flexible student learning opportunities catered to their interests. Sign in here.

3M: Science at Home (Discovery Education)

Cultivate student curiosity with the recently added Science at Home series from 3M. Found in the 3M Young Scientist Lab channel, these videos feature fun, hands-on, at-home experiments conducted by 3M scientists using common household items. The experiments are designed to reinforce core scientific principles in physics, chemistry, and biology, and can be done from anywhere. Take a look and check back for more videos coming this summer.

National Children's Museum Free Virtual Field Trip
“Head in the Clouds,” is a 20 minute virtual field trip experience adapted from the Museum’s onsite curriculum where viewers will wander the Museum’s weather-themed exhibits, head outside to observe the sky, and explore cloud identification and basic meteorology principles.

Aligns to Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards;
Includes pre-and post-field trip resources;
Is highly recommended for independent learning for 1st - 4th graders, but designed for learners of all ages with some support.

To access “Head in the Clouds,” please sign up here. For any questions, please contact fieldtrips@nationalchildrensmuseum.org. Be sure to bookmark the unlisted website page once you get there!

National Children's Museum STEAMwork - Free STEAM-based Projects
Since March 17, the Museum has produced more than 70 virtual science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) video programs with nearly half a million impressions. The STEAMwork series features short STEAM-based projects, experiments, and design + build challenges which provide an opportunity for the whole family to participate in active learning.

STEAMwork premieres on Facebook;
Video archives can be viewed at www.nationalchildrensmuseum.org/steamwork;
STEAMwork is standards-aligned! Learn more in our STEAMwork Educator Resource hub.

Opportunities & Resources

FAU Coach Taggart’s Touchdown Readers

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FAU recently launched an initiative to promote summer reading for grade students Kindergarten through eighth (K-8 based upon their grade for the 2020-21 school year). With summer around the corner, FAU Athletics is launching Coach Taggart’s Touchdown Readers, endorsed by FAU Head Football Coach Willie Taggart.

The summer reading program is designed to encourage elementary and middle school-age students to continue reading over the summer. With the goal to read four (4) grade-level appropriate books over the summer, we hope to provide parents and teachers a way to incentivize more reading. Each student who completes the program will receive two (2) tickets to an FAU Football game.

Touchdown Reading Flyer

Touchdown Reading Tracker

For more questions or information about the program, please visit fausports.com/read or see the attached documents.

National Marine Sanctuaries: Live Interactions

These live events, tailored for students and run through Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants, will connect viewers with national marine sanctuary experts in research, education, and exploration in real time. Through live events like this, you will be able to learn about national marine sanctuaries and ask questions to leading experts in their field. Check out more upcoming live events here.

Exploring Coral Spawning in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

June 2, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET

Exploring for Black Corals in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

June 5, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET

Explore the Blue with Sanctuaries 360°

June 10, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. ET

Click here for past interactions: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/live/watch.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery

Summer Digital Learning Playground

Virtual Vacations

Florida - Dry Tortugas National Park

Florida - Castillo de San Marcos

Washington, D.C. - Smithsonian National Museum of History

New York - Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

New Mexico - Carlsbad Caverns

Arizona - American Southwest Virtual Museum

Utah - Bryce Canyon National Park

Wyoming, Montana, Idaho - Yellowstone National Park

Alaska - Kenai Fjords National Park

Hawaii - Volcanoes

Grade Level Resources

Kindergarten - Second Grade Resources

Third - Fifth Grade Resources

K-5 General Resources

Opportunities & Resources

FAU Coach Taggart’s Touchdown Readers

National Marine Sanctuaries: Live Interactions

Exploring Coral Spawning in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary