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Learning @ Home

Peoria Public Schools is proud to offer expanded services beyond the classroom, for students and families to utilize at home, the library or anywhere an internet connection is available. 

The following resources are currently being used within Peoria Public Schools and approved by our Curriculum & Instruction Department.  These align with the frameworks and progressions K-12 currently being implemented during the school year.

 Tech Help for Take-Home Devices

If you are using a District Computer for Remote Learning, this is what you need to do so you can save to your OneDrive account. 

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Using Immersive Reader with Microsoft products!

Lexia Reading Program: Core5 at https://www.lexiacore5.com/  or PowerUp at https://www.lexiapowerup.com

Waterford Early Learning Program for students in grades K-2.  Here is a parent letter explaining how to have your child access this program from home.  Parents should have received an email from Waterford with instructions.  If you need assistance with this, please contact your student's teacher or Mrs. Lisa Kokos, Online Learning Coordinator at lisa.kokos@psd150.org.  Parent Letter

ThinkCentral  K-5 Journeys Website

Collections- Holt McDougal grades 6-12 Literacy Program

** Check me out!!**  Great Minds- Knowledge on the Go  It's important for students to build knowledge every day, even when schools are closed.  From this website, you will find materials for math (Grades K-12) Eureka Math- Daily math lessons for students in grades K-Pre-Calculus and daily instructional videos for English language arts (Grades K-8). 

Mystery Science for students in grades K-5.

TCi Bring Science Alive! is our science curriculum for grades 5-8.

Holt McDougal Online! this website has access to many of our social studies textbooks.  Teachers have accounts and they can give their students logins for their class textbooks.

English Language Learners and Dual Language Learners Resources from TaJu Educational solutions- Teaching for the Achievement & Justice of Us

Scholastic Learn at Home  Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.  All PreK-12 teachers and students can access this website.  Even when schools are closed, you can keep the learning going with these special cross-curricular journeys.  Every day includes four separate learning experiences, each built around a thrilling, meaningful story or video.  Kids can do them on their own, with their families, or with their teachers.  Just find your grade level towards the bottom of the page and let the learning begin!

** Wide Open School is a great resource for families and educators.  It is sponsored by Common Sense and pulls together very helpful ideas and programs to support Students Learning From Home.  Wide Open School Partners Include American Federation of Teachers, Amplify, Apple, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Comcast, Google, Head Start, Khan Academy, National Geographic, Noggin, PBS, Salesforce, Scholastic, Sesame Workshop, Time for Kids, YouTube, XQ Institute, and Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

Spanish children's stories- Well-known chidren's stories translated into Spanish and spoken by a native Spanish speaker.  Great for kids...and adults too!  Read along in Spanish or English!

 

Teach Your Monster to Read is a groundbreaking game that makes learning to read fun!  This is for our youngest pre-readers.  Use the login your teacher created or ask your parent to create an account. 

Khan Academy  Once at https://www.khanacademy.org/, they will choose the "Sign in / Sign up" option in the top-right of the page. From there, the students should click on the red "Google" login button, and enter their email login (i.e., 123456@students.psd150.org) and email password. They will be asked to check a box to agree to let Google save their credentials for 30 days; they should check the box to proceed, and every 30 days they would be prompted to check the box again. 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.

World Book Online  This resource is available to all of our teachers and students.  username: psd150 password: worldbook

Virtual Museum Tours for grades K-12- great for Social Studies, History, Fine Arts and more!

Zearn (These accounts are set up individually.)
Zearn Math is a coherent and rigorous K-5 curriculum delivered in a personalized rotational model. With Zearn Math, students learn in two ways: Independent Digital Lessons and Small Group Instruction. During Independent Digital Lessons, students learn at their own pace with digital manipulatives, paper and pencil transfer, and precise digital feedback at the moment of misconception. In Small Group Instruction, students work with concrete manipulatives, explain and share their math reasoning, and get direct feedback from their teachers and peers. Combined, every student has a daily personalized learning experience.