Jersey City Global Charter School Online Resources for Parents 

   Website  Description  

 

  

PBS Kids 

- Can be used for K-8 students - Provides lesson plans, videos, and 

interactive activities for students 

 

  

Starfall 

- Can be used for K-3 students - Provides ways for students to learn 

phonics and early foundational skills needed for reading 

- Can be used for ESL learners as well 

 

  

Kids National Geographic 

- Can be used for K-5 students - Provides videos and games - Also provides science experiments 

and other interactive brain boosters for students 

 

  

ABC Mouse 

- Can be used for K-2 students - Provides games for ELA and Math 

for interactive learning 

  

Scholastic 

- Can be used for K-8 students - Provides resources for families for 

learning at home 

 

 Play Prodigy 

- Can be used for grades 1-8 students - Provides interactive math learning 

  

Khan Academy - Can be used for K-8 students - Provides videos and practice exercises 

for students and teachers 

 

 Typing Club 

- Can be used for K-8 students - Teaches students how to type using 

both hands on the keyboard  

 

  

 

Squiggle Park - Can be used for K-1 students - Provides interactive games and 

activities to help build literacy - Partner company: Dreamscape  

  

 

Dreamscape - Can be used for 2-8 students - Provides interactive games and 

activities to help build literacy - Partner company: Squiggle Park 

 

  

Mystery Doug 

- Can be used for K-5 students - Provides digital lessons plans for 

Science for teachers and parents 

 

  

Around The World 

- Can be used for K-8 students - Provides virtual field trips around the 

world 

 

  

National Park Tours 

- Can be used for K-8 students - Provides virtual park tours 

 

  

Other Virtual Fields Trips 

- Can be used for K-8 grades - Provides virtual field trip around the 

country and around the world  

 

 

 Discovery Ed Virtual Trips 

- Can be used for K-8 students - Provides interactive virtual field trips  

  

Panoramas of the World - Can be used for k-8 students - Provides 360° views of different cities 

 

 

White House Virtual Tour - Can be used for K-8 students  - Provides a virtual tour of the White 

House 

 

  

Wonderopolis 

- Can be used for K-6 students - Allows students to explore the world 

from home 

 

  

Authors and Illustrators Going Live! 

- Can be used for K-8 students  - Provides a document of authors and 

illustrators that go live through YouTube, Instagram, etc. 

 

 

Storyline Online - Can be used for K-3 students - Contains read alouds by celebrities  

 

 Story Starter 

- Can be used for K-8 students - Generates a story starter for 

students to write a story 

 

 

What's Going on in this Picture? 

- Can be used for K-8 students - Provides a picture of the day, which 

opens a discussion for students with parents 

 

  

Greg Tang Math - Can be used for grades 1-5 - Contains educational math games for 

students 

 

  

Figure This! - Can be used for grade 1-6 students - Provides families tips for getting 

through math homework 

 

    

 

Math Game Time 

- Can be used for K-7 students - Provides Math games for students 

online  

   

Math Playground 

- Can be used for grades 1-6 students - Provides interactive Math games; 

broken down by different skills  

 

   

Toy Theater 

- Can be used for grades 1-5 - Provides math games with different 

animated characters 

  

Cool Math Games - Can be used for grades 1-5 - Provides math games online 

  

Math Help - Can be used for grades 5-8 - Provides math help online - Geared towards test prep 

  

Time for Kids - Can be used for grades K-6 - Provides articles online for students to 

read 

  

25 Screen-Free Activities - Can be used for K-2 students - Provides different arts and crafts 

ideas 

   

Homemade Playdough - Can be used for K-2 students - Provides a homemade play-doh recipe 

 

   

Screen Free Activities 

- Can be used for K-8 students - Provides a list of ideas for parents to 

do with their child that is screen free 

 

   

30 Day Lego Challenge - Can be used for K-8 students - Provides students with a 30 day Lego 

challenge  

 

  

Engineering Activities 

- Can be used for K-8 students - Provides parents with engineering 

activities for their child(ren) 

  

Make Me Genius 

- Can be used for K-7 students - Provides Science videos to students  

 

   

Code 

- Can be used for k-8 students - Allows students to learn to code 

 

  

GoNoodle - Can be used for K-3 students - Provides guided brain breaks for 

students 

  150+ Educational Shows on Netflix 

- Can be used for K-8 students - Provides parents with a list of 

educational shows on Netflix 

  

Headspace - Can be used for K-5 students - Provides meditation for students  

  

Game Board Template - Can be used for k-8 students - Provides a PDF of different game 

board templates to create your own board game 

 

  

ArtHub for Kids  

- Can be used for K-5 students - Provides students with tutorials for 

drawing through a family YouTube channel 

 

Yoga with Adriene  - Can be used for students and parents of all ages and abilities 

- Provides classes to fit every need from power workouts to restoration and bedtime cool downs  

 

Mommy Poppins  - Can be used for k-8 students  - Provides hundreds of resources and 

activities for students while at home 

 

Cosmic Kids  - Can be used for students k-3 - Provides a blend of yoga and 

storytelling for some literacy/movement goodness.  

 

Classfit  - Can be used for k-8 students - Provides workout from home with 

these easy short workout videos for kids