At-Home Resources

Extra Resources (K-12)

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Spark Science From Home

In these times of trials and tribulations, Spark finds hope through curiosity, experimentation, problem-solving, community ... and, of course, play!

Here, Spark will share:

  • DIY experiments and citizen science
  • innovative online challenges
  • important science education content
  • Curated content from STEAM community leaders

Spark will also connect you virtually to remarkable creators, scientists, artists, educators and builders to bring the world to you.

Telus World of Science

Just because you can't go to the science centre in Edmonton to have fun, doesn't mean you can't have a great time experimenting together at home!  Check out these exciting DIY science experiments you can try using household items. 

Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool

We exist to help families homeschool. We enable families to homeschool who thought they couldn’t because of a lack of finances, a lack of time, or a lack of know-how. Others join EP just because it’s easy and fun and they’re confident of the quality of education. EP seeks to free families from the burden of pursuing the “perfect” and encourages them to let it be “enough.” Each family and each child is different and we seek to provide the resources to enable your family to be who you were created to be.

SplashLearn

The complete K to 5 math learning program built for your child.

Nasa Kids' Club

Explore NASA's online activities, e-books, podcasts and other content. The universe is waiting.

K5

K5 Learning offers reading and math worksheets, workbooks and an online reading and math program for kids in kindergarten to grade 5.  We help your children build good study habits and excel in school. 

Freckle Math

Freckle offers over 50,000 math questions covering K-9 standards. Students start off with a diagnostic, and after that, our algorithms show them problems at their own skill level.

Education.com

With thousands of teacher-crafted learning activities that sync up with the school year, we empower parents and teachers so each child’s needs and potential can take center stage.

Big History Project

Harness the curiosity and creativity of your middle and high school students with a supercharged social studies curriculum that gets beyond facts. Big History Project is a free, online social studies course that emphasizes skill development as students draw mind-blowing connections between past, present and future. What can you expect to see? Amazing gains in student writing and critical thinking.

BreakoutEDU

In the event that your school is closed for an extended period of time as a result of recent events, BreakoutEDU put together a collection of digital games that students can play at home. Students can click on any game and start playing!

Khan Academy

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. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. We've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content.

TEDEd

TED-Ed is TED’s youth and education initiative. TED-Ed’s mission is to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Everything we do supports learning — from producing a growing library of original animated videos , to providing an international platform for teachers to create their own interactive lessons, to helping curious students around the globe bring TED to their schools and gain presentation literacy skills, to celebrating innovative leadership within TED-Ed’s global network of over 250,000 teachers. TED-Ed has grown from an idea worth spreading into an award-winning education platform that serves millions of teachers and students around the world every week.