District Learning Links

Optional Resources and Links for LBUSD Elementary Students

Literacy Links

  • ABCYa - Literacy and Math Games Grades TK-5

  • Starfall - Literacy Games Grades K-2

  • Moby Max - All Academic Content Grades 1-8

  • Fun Brain - Reading & Grammar Games

  • Storyline Online - Digital Read-alouds for All Ages

  • Just Books Read Aloud - Read-alouds by Reading Level

  • Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry 4 Kids - Read, Write, Listen...fun!

  • Seussville - All Thing Dr. Seuss

  • Unite for Literacy - Non Fiction for Little Learners

  • Reading Rockets - Reading resources for students and parents

  • Readtheory.org - Reading comprehension at the learner's individual ability level.

  • TeachYourMonstertoRead.com - A game for students in the early learning stages of reading.

  • Newsela - Newsela is a curated collection of current event articles for learners in grades 2nd - 12th grade.

  • CommonLit: Free access to a range of literature based content that is searchable by literary techniques for grades 3-12.

  • Britannica Schools Elementary - A comprehensive interactive resource for research and learning for grades K-12. Includes correlations to California Content Standards and other valuable teacher resources.

  • TeachingBooks.net - One-stop resources for books you are reading and teaching, including author and illustrator interviews, lesson plans, and other enrichment content.

  • Internet4Classrooms - Lots of reading and language games by grade level.

  • Merced County Library - Apps and online access to thousands of free ebooks and resources at the Merced County Library.

Mathematics Links

Science Links

Social Studies/History Links

  • Newsela - Newsela is a curated collection of current event articles for learners in grades 2nd - 12th grade.

  • Crash Course Kids Youtube Channel- Content videos for Science and Social Sciences

  • icivics- Interactive games that help students learn more about History

  • Britannica Schools Elementary - A comprehensive interactive resource for research and learning for grades K-12. Includes correlations to California Content Standards and other valuable teacher resources.

English Language Development (ELD)

Elementary Music

Music Links - This website is linked to multiple activities to enrich your music practice, explore, and have fun with music at home.

Offline Activities

  • If you have a music instrument...practice!

  • Family Routine: Help your student maintain a routine. Make a copy of this example and edit it to meet your family needs.

  • Family puzzles and game boards

  • Enjoy Nature (go for a walk, play outside, ride a bike or scooter)

  • Bake cookies or cook a family favorite recipe

  • Scrapbook photos of friends and family

  • Write a letter to a friend

  • Organize an area in your room

  • Read a book and share your favorite part of the story

  • Create a comic book

  • Find geometric shapes in your home (I spy a triangle...I spy a square)

  • Flip a coin 10, 20, 100 times to compare heads vs. tail

  • Study patterns in plants by collecting leaves

  • Create a new dance move or game

  • Count steps between rooms in your home

  • Play "I'm Thinking of..." (I am thinking of an animal that is grey, is large, and has a trunk...)