- Anti-racism roundtable brings voices together June 6, 2023More than 30 students, representatives of community organizations, and Indigenous and education partners participated in the fourth community roundtable on anti-racism in education to discuss the K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan and work to address racism in education.
- Minister’s statement for Pride 2023 in K-12 education June 1, 2023Rachna Singh, Minister of Education and Child Care, has issued the following statement to mark Pride 2023 and celebrate the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in B.C.’s education system:
- Child care providers celebrated at 2023 ChildCareBC Awards of Excellence May 28, 2023Child care providers who provide outstanding care, connection and learning environments for B.C. children were recognized at the ChildCareBC Awards of Excellence ceremony held on Saturday, May 27, 2023.
- Students benefit from seismic upgrades at David Livingstone Elementary May 24, 2023Students and staff at David Livingstone Elementary school are safer at school with a newly finished seismic upgrade.
Explore some of these great resources!
Websites
Wide Open School – Hosted by Common Sense Media, this is a large collection of learning opportunities available to families and teachers.
CBC Kids – Information, videos, and games
PBSKids.org – Videos and games
Lego: Let’s Build Together – Fun and games with Lego online!
Entertain Kids On a Dime – 100 activities to do at home; includes crafts and games
ABDOZoom – Online research for beginning readers includes a read-aloud option and vocabulary assistance [Free until the end of June]
Growing Book By Book – A list of “Online Read-alouds, Story Times, Singalongs, and Illustrating Tutorials To Do From Home”
National Geographic for Kids – Most of the site is accessible at no cost.
Oxford Owl for Home – Literacy and numeracy activities and games, plus free ebooks!
Fresh Air Learning – Outdoor activities and crafts
Funbrain.com – Games, videos, reading, playground, mathzone
Storytime from Space – Astronauts read to you from space!
Kidsactivities.com – Here’s a list of Education companies offering free subscriptions right now. Note: Many of these companies are American, and there may be restrictions for Canadians.
Audible Stories – Free audio stories right now
Brainpop.com – Activities for all academic areas
Starfall.com – Practice phonics skills with these read-along stories.
Highlights Kids – Articles, games, and cool science experiments
ABC YA – Math and reading games
Time For Kids – Register here for Time’s online magazine for kids. It contains news, worksheets, and quizzes.
This Reading Mama – Hands-on learning for home or school
The Measured Mom – Learning at home
Mystery Doug – Science info and videos for K-5. Also available on Facebook.
Stories
Dav Pilkey at Home – The author of the popular Captain Underpants and Dogman books, invites kids to draw and have fun with him.
Storytime with Ryan & Craig – Also available on Youtube, Facebook, and other social media platforms.
The French Experiment – Read-alongs in French
Storyline Online – A large collection stories read by celebrities. Also available as an app.
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems – Children’s book author/illustrator Mo Willems helps children be creative.
If I Built a School – Chris Van Dusen reads his children’s book.
For more read-alouds by authors and celebrities, search #savewithstories on Instagram and #operationstorytime on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.
Fun
Watch penguins explore the aquarium
Romper.com – A list of virtual rides
Canada’s Wonderland – Free virtual rides!
Disney Virtual Rides – Disney’s Youtube channel
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