<div>By Jim Ruby 

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Resources During the Break

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 Here are some general tips for what to do with kids during
this break:

 <a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-to-keep-kids-learning-when-theyre-stuck-at-home">https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-to-keep-kids-learning-when-theyre-stuck-at-home</a>

 and here’s one link from the page
I thought looked promising if you need an app to provide reading and light
guidance: <a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/middle-school-confidential-1-be-confident-in-who-you-are">https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/middle-school-confidential-1-be-confident-in-who-you-are</a>

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 This site has tons of unique topics and “wonders” posted by
students.&nbsp; It’s a good source for
investigating a unique topic while having some guidance on vocabulary and
concepts.

 <a href="http://wonderopolis.org/">http://wonderopolis.org/</a>

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 BrainPOP is free right now (kids may know the login
anyway).&nbsp; Kids are familiar with BrainPOP
and its informational videos.&nbsp; There are
quizzes for each video.

 &nbsp;<a href="https://www.brainpop.com/">https://www.brainpop.com/</a>

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 Dictionary.com has a ton of resources from testing your
general writing knowledge to vocabulary builders.&nbsp; Dig around a bit on the site, and you may
find something you want.&nbsp; I’ll post
direct links to some of the resources here:

 <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/middle-school-punctuation-quiz/">https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/middle-school-punctuation-quiz/</a>&nbsp; (punctuation quiz)

 <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/">https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/</a>
(crossword puzzles with 2 difficulty levels)

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 Here’s a list of short stories for 7th-10th
graders: If you need questions or other materials for a specific story, let me
know, and I’ll find something or put some work together.

 <a href="https://wehavekids.com/education/Famous-Short-Stories-For-Middle-School">https://wehavekids.com/education/Famous-Short-Stories-For-Middle-School</a>

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 Your kids should already know about Khan Academy.&nbsp; There’s more than just math there:

 <a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/">https://www.khanacademy.org/</a>

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 Kahoot is a site where users can create their own
quizzes.&nbsp; Kids, and I’m not overselling
this, can’t get enough of Kahoot; they love it in class.

 <a href="https://kahoot.com/">https://kahoot.com/</a>

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 Scholastic is free right now.&nbsp; You’ll find plenty of materials for younger
readers:

 <a href="https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/articles/resources/scholastic-learn-at-home--free-resources-for-school-closures.html"></a><div><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/articles/resources/scholastic-learn-at-home--free-resources-for-school-closures.html">https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/articles/resources/scholastic-learn-at-home--free-resources-for-school-closures.html#</a></div><div><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/articles/resources/scholastic-learn-at-home--free-resources-for-school-closures.html"> </a></div><div><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/articles/resources/scholastic-learn-at-home--free-resources-for-school-closures.html"> </a></div><div><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/articles/resources/scholastic-learn-at-home--free-resources-for-school-closures.html"> </a></div> &nbsp;Time for Kids has some free materials.&nbsp; It can be a pain to navigate through the paid link, so here are links to the free stuff I've found thus far.<div class="edit"> You can adjust the reading level on these, and there is vocabulary support for specific words and concepts. &nbsp; <a href="https://www.timeforkids.com/g56/safe-in-school/">https://www.timeforkids.com/g56/safe-in-school/</a> &nbsp; <a href="https://www.timeforkids.com/g34/national-treasure/">https://www.timeforkids.com/g34/national-treasure/</a> &nbsp; <a href="https://www.timeforkids.com/g2/last-straw/">https://www.timeforkids.com/g2/last-straw/</a> &nbsp; <a href="https://www.timeforkids.com/k1/welcome-crayola-factory-2/">https://www.timeforkids.com/k1/welcome-crayola-factory-2/</a> </div>

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