Thank you for working with us to continue your child’s education at home. Your student should continue to complete school work at home, but the work will not be used to determine a child’s attendance during this break. We do not want school work to be an additional stress for your families during this time. We are providing material to support your child’s learning as best we can during our school closure. Our students are working hard daily, and we appreciate their effort and encourage them to continue to stay focused and on track.
As always, we are here to support you however that may be. You are encouraged to email your child’s teachers or principals with any questions you may have. They will be available daily to respond to any concerns. We have provided some helpful, free resources that families can access during this time.
1. SC Department of Education Remote Learning Portal
The S.C. Department of Education has developed remote learning resources that can be used by students and parents across all grade levels.
SC Remote Learning Portal Main Page
Student Resources – Learning from a distance is different. See what you can do to adapt and thrive.
Parents Resources – See what you can do to help your child or children continue learning.
2.Public Library
The public library will offer a variety of resources through Discus – South Carolina’s Virtual Library. This is available through June 30 to support students, parents, and educators while schools and libraries are closed. These include dozens of learning resources in a variety of subjects.
New resources include:
Tumble Math – Targets kindergarten through grade 6
Teen BookCloud – Targets grades 7th through 12th
Tutor.com – Assists kindergarten through 12-grades with live homework help, writing center, test prep center, skills center resource library, and real-time tutoring; 8:00 am – 10:00 pm – Saturday
3.SCETV Educational Programming
SCETV has modified its regularly scheduled programming for three days each week to offer specific pre-K – 12 resources between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. The three days selected may vary from week to week. Program modifications will take place throughout the duration of school closures and will address a wide variety of content areas. Educators and parents will have access to supplemental lesson plans and curriculum materials to facilitate meaningful use of the content.
View current TV Programming Schedule
How to Access ETV from home
Check out Knowitall.org for content by subject and grade level
Our library of PreK-12 content is all posted online
Our Kids Channel is available online 24/7
You can live stream from your computer and the SCETV App
4. Pioneer Valley
Pioneer Valley is making its resource, Bookbuilder, free until May 31. It’s simple to create an account. Lots of options to create personalized books for students. You can print or read online! Sign up at the link below.
bookbuilderonline.com/signup
5. Epic
Epic gives millions of families unlimited access to thousands of books, videos and quizzes from leading publishers to help kids everywhere read, learn and grow.
https://www.getepic.com/
6. At Home Activities
Easy Hands-On Activities Families Can Do At Home (Teacher Approved!)
https://www.weareteachers.com/hands-on-activities-for-families/
7. Roper Mountain Science Center
RMSC Science and Social Studies Specialists provide video shorts with question prompts.
https://www.ropermountain.org/main.asp?titleid=elearning
8. 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.
https://www.khanacademy.org/
9. National Geographic
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
