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Leading online educational website for children ages 2–8, with more than 9,000 interactive learning activities that use a complete online curriculum from preschool all the way through second grade
Reading, Math, Science, Art, Printable
Fun and easy activities to foster a child’s healthy development.
Ages & Stages Questionnaire, Developmental Milestones
App to help children de-stress, learn how to problem solve, self control, planning, and task persistence. Available in English and Spanish.
Mindfulness, Problem Solving, Self Control
Blog/website about fun learning activities with focus on sensory, indoor, outdoor and quick play.
Art, Science, Math, Reading
Apps introducing STEM-focused activities to pre-K children.
Science, Technology, Math, STEM
Online library of books, videos quizzes and reading-focused activities for ages 0-12.
Reading, Science, Math, History, Art
Activities, resources and information for parents to help their children continue to learn while home from school.
Reading, Science, Math, Art, History, Printables
Activities, resources and information for parents to help their children continue to learn while home from school.
Reading, Science, Math, Art, History, Printable
Activities, resources and information for parents to help their children continue to learn while home from school.
Reading, Science, Math, Art, History, Printable
Developmentally appropriate text messages, containing activities you can do at home to support learning. To get started, text UNITED to 70138.
Developmental Milestones Based On Age
Articles and resources for early development and well-being, early learning, and parenting. Includes topics like health and nutrition, social and emotional development, early literacy, and screen time.
Health, Nutrition, Social/Emotional Development, Reading
Leading online educational website for children ages 2–8, with more than 9,000 interactive learning activities that use a complete online curriculum from preschool all the way through second grade
Reading, Math, Science, Art, Printable
Interactive online educational games, based on common core standards
Math
Fun math exercises using dice
Math, Printable
Exercises using dominoes for basic math concepts.
Math, Printable
Online library of books, videos quizzes and reading-focused activities for ages 0-12.
Reading, Science, Math, History, Art
Open-ended activities and games that encourage creativty and self-expression.
Reading, Writing, Math, Problem Solving, Drawing, Creativity
A fun matching number game for early learners
Math, Counting, Coloring, Printable
Wide range of games and activities to build crticial thinking, knowledge, curiousity and imagination.
Reading, Math
A fun activity where caregiver and learner color and count shapes, with a graphing component.
Coloring, Graphing, Counting, Shapes, Printable
Games that encourage children to see science in the real-world through games and hands on activities. Available in English and Spanish.
Science
Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing, with each day’s activities focused around a specific theme.
Reading, Science, Art, History
Activities focused on counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s.
Math, Counting, Printable
Several informative activities centered on reading and writing about Groundhogs.
Reading Comprehension, Drawing, Writing, Printable
Counting activity.
Math, Printable
Simple print outs detailing steps of the scientific method.
Science, Printable
Group of educational apps that encourage imagination and creativity.
Reading, Math, Creativity, Printable
A colorful chart to help associate common consonant clusters with common words.
Phonics, Reading Comprehension, Printable
A simple worksheet to help associate contractions and the words from which they’re made.
Reading Comprehension, Printable
Several paper cut out figures and writing space used to establish and illustrate good behavioral expectations throughout the school day.
Social Skills, Writing, Printable
Online library of books, videos quizzes and reading-focused activities for ages 0-12.
Reading, Science, Math, History, Art
Posters identifying common core standards, formulated as helpful lesson ideas.
Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Phonics, Printable
Caregiver and learner use color coding to assist in differentiating between similar letters, with a graphing component.
Letter Discrimination, Coloring, Drawing, Graphing, Printable
Caregiver and learner match upper case and lowercase letters in fun activity with cute illustrations.
Letter Discrimination, Printable
Caregiver and learner use autobiographical information in an activity featuring fun paper dolls to make numbers and simple addition and subtraction accessible and identifiable.
Math, Art, Printable
Multiplayer game to help children practice tens and ones up to one hundred.
Math
Teaches addition, counting, subtraction, geometry through 5-levels where kids earn rewards to build their own city and decorate buildings.
Math
A fun activity where learner and care giver use dice rolls and simple addition problems to move game pieces on a game board.
Math, Printable
An exercise focused on identifying long versus short vowels and associating them with common animals and objects.
Reading Comprehension, Letter Discrimination, Printable
Sight word activity
Reading Comprehension, Printable
Tracing, word searches, and spelling practice.
Spelling, Vocabulary, Tracing, Printable
Writing activities focused on the use of silent “e”.
Spelling, Writing, Printable
Stories read aloud by celebrities with words on the screen to follow along
Reading
Research-based, adaptive, supplemental learning program. Includes assessments, standards-aligned math topics, lessons, detailed progress tracking, and high-level reports.
Math
An exercise in which caregiver and learner make fun biographical poems.
Reading Comprehension, Creative Writing, Printable
Resources and tools to meet every student’s interests and needs while developing their critical, computational, and creative thinking skills across the curriculum.
Reading, Science, Math, Health, Social Studies, Engineering
Fun Math Puzzles using basic calculator skills.
Math, Printable
Writing exercises to bolster critical thinking and logic.
Writing, Critical Thinking, Printable
Spring themed, grade one and two lesson plans for three days.
Math, Creative Writing, Reading Comprehension, Phonics, Printable
Exercises to bolster opinion writing and critical thinking skills.
Writing, Critical Thinking, Printable
Fun activity for child and care giver using math and writing for creative story telling exercises.
Math, Creative Writing, Printable
Exercise focusing on estimation.
Math, Printable
Online library of books, videos quizzes and reading-focused activities for ages 0-12.
Reading, Science, Math, History, Art
Math exercise focusing on fractions.
Math, Printable
A fun exercise focusing on conjunctions.
Creative Writing, Reading Comprehension, Drawing, Printable
Shape drawing activity, counting activity, basic geometry.
Math, Art, Geometry, Printable
25 printable goodbye poem strips.
English Language Arts, Printable
Several activities focused on basic maths, addition, subtraction, division. Features story problems and word matching.
Math, Reading Comprehension, Printable
Fun and engaging learning games, mostly focused on math, logic, and critical thinking.
Math
A fun activity where caregiver and learner cut out paper dolls of robots, and then a writing exercise in which the robot is described by the learner.
Reading, Writing, Drawing, Coloring, Printable
Age appropriate science lessons, with topics ranging from animals, earth science and chemistry.
Science, Biology, Astronomy, Chemistry
A fun activity where caregiver and learner construct booklets detailing different gramatical concepts and functions
Creative Writing, Grammar, Coloring, Printable
A fun exercise focusing on percents.
Math, Printable
Monster paper dolls are used in several activities centering on reading comprehension, counting, proportions, and story problems.
Counting, Reading Comprehension, Logic, Math, Printable
Curriculum-aligned math lessons in the form of an interactive video game.
Math
Several creative writing and reading comprehension exercises.
Writing, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Printable
Twenty days worth of learning and lesson plans for children to go through, with each day having 4 separate learning experiences. Includes 3 hours of content and uses stories, videos and virtual field trips.
Reading, Science, History, Math, Art, Music
Math games offered at each grade level with the ability to customize the theme and create a personalized learning path.
Math
Several activities focused on verbs and verb tenses.
English Language Arts, Printable
Library of thousands of story books, including animated and interactive versions.
Reading
Several fun reading and writing activities.
Reading Comprehension, Spelling, Writing, Printable
3rd Grade Common Core Math Exercises.
Math, Printable
An epic learning adventure in langauge arts, science, math, and social studies, where kids create their own avatar and interact with other virtual learners on the game as they choose their own adventures.
Reading, Writing, Math, Science, History.
Several writing activities focusing on the use of figurative language skills and analysis.
Creative Writing, Critical Thinking, Printable
Many Math activities, focusing on fractions and division.
Math, Reading Comprehension, Printable
Many math activities, focusing on place values, rounding, story problems, and more.
Math, Reading Comprehension, Printable
Thousands of articles, lessons, videos and activities.
Science, Social Studies, History, Reading
Thousands of math and science games in a variety of themes.
Science, Math
Different reading strategies in easy to use flash cards, fiction, non-fiction, with reading prompts and writing exercises.
Writing, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Printable
Several drawing and creative writing activities focused on reading comprehension and drawing.
Creative writing, Story Telling, drawing, reading comprehension, Printable
Many poems focused on helping learner to distinguish between short and long vowel sounds
Reading Comprehension, Printable
A fun matching activity where learner and caregiver match descriptions to weathering events.
Reading Comprehension, Earth Science, Printable
Google Arts and Culture teamed up with over 500 museums/galleries around the world to bring everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums around the world.
Art, History
Free printable worksheets and educational activities to help making learning fun. Resources arranged by grade or subject.
All Subjects, Printable
New AR technology suitable for project-based, inquiry-based and problem-based learning. Ideal for teaching higher order skills, 21st century skills, computational thinking and design thinking.
Technology, Design
Activity sheets.
Science, Coloring, Crafts, Critical Thinking
Cloud platform of apps for blind, low vision, deaf and reading impaired students. Includes highly visual and fully audible typing tutor, games, flash cards and study apps.
Reading, Blind, Deaf, Reading-Impaired
Web-based reading platform that helps students read deeply and think critically, with thousands of texts and associated instruction in ELA, Science, and Social Studies.
Literacy, Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
Compiled list of art museums offering virtual tours.
Art, History
Free access to thousands of stories that are read aloud with titles ranging from classic children’s books to modern fiction for teens. Available in six languages.
Reading, All Subjects
At home science education activities.
Science
Coloring pages.
Coloring, Science
United Way for Southeastern Michigan and the Detroit Lions are bringing the power of character and healthy relationships directly to families. Access online courses, mental wellness basics and other resources through Character Playbook.
Healthy Relationships, Mental Wellness, Online Courses
Daily live lessons from Cincinnati Zoo about animals at the zoo at 3:00pm on Facebook live.
Science, Biology
Live lab sessions, including DNA extraction, fingerprinting, bacterial transformation, bioinformatics training, engaging their kids in hands-on lab science.
Science, Biology, History
Science-themed coloring book.
Coloring, Science
Detroit Public TV access to programs, apps, videos and activities for kids of all ages.
Reading, Science, Math, Art, History, Music, Printable
Live broadcasts from speakers and field trips across the planet. Available in English and French.
Science
Crowdsource educational modules about soil.
Science
Hundreds of free books, comics, videos, and games to develop skills in math, reading, problem solving and literacy
Reading, Math, Problem Solving, Printable
Free American Sign Language (ASL) courses by topic.
Sign Language
History lessons featuring lessons on civilizations and events throughout time. Includes games, quizzes and PDF worksheets.
History
Lesson plans, presentations, and activities compiled by Olivia Sanderfoot.
Science, Biology, Ecology
YouTube livestream evolution course every Thursday led by Dr. Sally le Page.
Science, History
Coloring book designed for the March for Science.
Coloring, Science
The NASA Kids’ Club is a games-based website that stimulates children’s interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics by incorporating five skill levels, national education standards and NASA content.
Science, Astronomy, Technology, Math, Engineering
Explorer Classroom provided by NatGeo every weekday at 2:00 p.m.. Available in Spanish and English.
Science, History
Resources to learn about science, geography, planets, animals, and more.
Science, Geography, Biology, Astronomy, Animals
Datasets and problem sets with ecological data.
Science, Math
Collection curated by the Canadian Network for Ocean Education (CaNOE)
Science, History
A science website for kids from the American Museum of Natural History with games, stories, hands-on activities, and videos from a range of disciplines.
Science, History, Astronomy, Paleontology, Genetics, Physics, Anthropology
Coloring book by Ainsley Seago (https://twitter.com/americanbeetles)
Coloring, Science, Printable
Coloring Coronavirus.
Coloring, Science
Access to programs, apps and activities for children of all ages.
Reading, Science, Math, History, Health, Astronomy, US Government
YouTube livestreams hosted by former NASA engineer.
Science
YouTube channel with hundreds of science-themed videos.
Science, Geography, Biology, Astronomy, Animals
Platform for student engagement and collaboration. Includes photos, videos, drawings, text, PDFs, and links.
Collaboration, Design, Technology
Games, videos, and online art projects, gear towards both hard and soft skills.
Reading, Math, Science, Art, Creativity, Printable
Access to Skype with a scientist and talk more about their expertise
Science
Millions of digital resources from across the Smithsonian’s museums, research centers, libraries, and archives (includes pre-packaged collections that contain lessons, activities, and recommended resources made by Smithsonian museum educators as well as thousands of classroom teachers)
Science, History, Art, Music
Paintings transformed to coloring pages.
Coloring, Science, Art, History
YouTube videos about animals, plants, travel, and technology.
Science, Technology
Astronauts reading children’s books from the International Space Station.
Science, Reading
Datasets and problem sets with ecological data.
Science
Play games, color, and learn fun facts about nature.
Science, Printable
Explore, Play, Discover: websites, activities and more.
Science
“THE TINY and TOUGH miami blue butterfly” coloring book.
Coloring, Science
Explore 62 science museums and centers.
Science
Toolkit for Wayne County families that includes links, activities, apps, resources for students of all ages.
Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies
At home science education activities.
Science
Helps children master addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts to help foster long-term success in math.
Math
Coloring book.
Coloring, Science
Game based learning program that teachers can customize to fit coursework.
Technology
Tips and tricks on how to turn your home into a virtual classroom.
Technology
Nature-based lessons and activities.
Science
This resource list is focused on Career and Technical Education lessons, activities and resources that can be used in a virtual classroom.
Career and Technical Education
Resources, webinars, message boards and meetings to support Springboard Collaborative reading efforts.
Reading, Technology
EVERFI’s digital lessons are used by more than two million K-12 students. They are available to school districts and educators at no cost.
Remote Learning, Education
Tools to help parents develop an at home learning plan. Includes templates to plan and resources for each subject, and resources for special education and social/emotional learning.
Reading, Math, Science, Technology
Technology and resources for parents and educators to help literacy for all ages.
Technology, Reading
In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, Gleaners Community Food Bank is actively expanding food distribution efforts to include additional distribution sites across our service area in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Monroe counties. Find this and other food pantries through our 2-1-1 database.
Food Pantry
The MUEU map from the state is all of the food programs that have mobilized under the emergency authority to serve while schools are closed. (This is a state-wide resource.)
Meal Sites, Children
Locations where students in Wayne County can pick up breakfast and lunch during school shutdowns.
Meal Sites, Children
Resources available to industry members and consumers on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and food safety.
Food Safety, FDA
Talk to a community care advocate by dialing 2-1-1 to find referrals for food, shelter, medical assistance and more.
Resources
List of COVID-specific resources from 2-1-1.
Resources
Information from the Wayne County Public Health Team
Health
A guide for Detroit families in response to Covid-19. Lead by the City of Detroit, the CEC and partners.
Food, Basic Needs, Education, Child Care
United Way and our partners have established the COVID-19 Fund to help ensure families in need can access health care, financial resources and other supports. Hosted by United Way in partnership with corporate, nonprofit and foundation entities, this fund will allow us to rapidly deploy resources to community-based organizations that are offering emergency relief to families and individuals in need. The initial focus will be on rapid response in support of front-line agencies providing services to our most vulnerable populations.
Funding
Resource list
Donate to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund, designed to rapidly deploy resources to organizations offering emergency relief.
Virtual, Volunteer
In Person, Volunteer
Updates and information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC, Updates, Information
News and information from the Michigan state government.
Updates, Hotline, News
Updates, Resources
Find emergency dental services through our 2-1-1 database.
dental, health, 2-1-1
FamilyWize is a free prescription discount program. They also help individuals coordinate prescription delivery.
Prescription, Medication
Find services and hotlines to help with depression, anxiety and other issues through our 2-1-1 database.
mental health, 2-1-1
Supplementary dental health and oral hygiene recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dental
Resource from Healthy Start answers questions about coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy.
Pregnancy, Arabic
Resource from Healthy Start answers questions about coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy.
Pregnancy, English
Resource from Healthy Start answers questions about coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy.
Pregnancy, Haitian Creole
Resource from Healthy Start answers questions about coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy.
Pregnancy, Spanish
Four hundred people per day will be able to start getting tested on Friday for COVID-19 at a new drive up testing center thanks to a unique coalition of Southeastern Michigan governments and health care systems.
The City of Detroit is offering rapid response COVID-19 tests for child care providers caring for the children of essential workers.
COVID-19 test, child care
Free technology to low-income families, veterans, persons with disabilities, LGBT community centers, homeless shelters, and other certified nonprofits
Technology, Computers, Devices
Business Leaders for Michigan is working to help employers, associations and our state respond quickly and effectively to the COVID-19 global health emergency by gathering best practices from global companies and the most up-to-date information from state & national government sources.
Business, Updates, Employers, Unemployment
Employer
The City of Detroit’s hub for all the resources and information your business needs during the COVID-19 crisis. On this page you will find trainings, loan/grant applications and opportunities to improve the visibility and viability of your business online.
Business Support, Resources
United Way for Southeastern Michigan and Plante Moran hosted a webinar on April 3 to help agency partners better understand the CARES Act and how it will impact nonprofit organizations.
CARES act, nonprofits
The Michigan Association for Justice presents a webinar for Michigan residents, answering questions about unemployment and your rights as an employee during the COVID-19 crisis.
Legal
Tax Credit
Unemployment
Statewide process of getting child care for Essential Workers.
Child Care, Workers
Unemployment
Unemployment, Spanish
Child care for essential workers.
Child Care, Workers
Overview and how-to document.
Arabic, Unemployment
Overview and how-to document.
English, Unemployment
Unemployment, Spanish