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Friday, November 13, 2020

2020 Kids Art Contest – A Healthy Planet Earth

 

Calling all children ages 3-17!

Announcing the 11th Annual International Children’s Art Contest!

Hosted by Frogs Are Green

It has been a challenging year for the entire world, and we hope that you are safe and healthy. A pandemic has changed life as we know it, and until scientists can discover and provide us with a vaccine, we must continue to modify our behavior.

We’ve been thinking for weeks about what this year’s kids art contest theme should be, and with COVID-19 affecting everyone, everywhere, we wanted to keep as broad a topic as we could, to remain positive.

This year’s theme is “A Healthy Planet Earth.” Below you will find these videos: “How to Save Our Planet,” “Kids Take Action Against Ocean Plastic,” “Air Pollution 101,” “World Rainforest Day 2020,” and of course, two videos on how to protect ourselves from catching COVID-19, one for younger children, “How To Teach Kids about COVID-19” and one more complex for older kids, “Dr. Anthony Fauci – Coronavirus Infections: More Than Just The Common Cold.”

As always, we hope children will be inspired and express what is most important to them. Whether they’re about rainforests, wildlife, or just wanting to be healthy and close to your friends and family, we look forward to your submissions.

For full contest information, please visit: https://frogsaregreen.org/contests/2020-kids-art-contest-a-healthy-planet-earth/ 



Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Explore the World with Explore Webcams!



Explore provides a library of live webcams from around the globe of different animals. What will you discover?

To learn more, go to https://explore.org/livecams

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Middle Galaxy by Texas OnCourse



Texas middle school students have big decisions to make about their futures, starting in eighth grade! This space-themed game makes it easy to learn about options in high school and beyond.

To learn more about Middle Galaxy, go to https://texasoncourse.org/tools/middlegalaxy/

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Explore the Wonders of Learning with Wonderopolis!



Wonderopolis was created by the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) in 2010, and it has become one of the most popular education sites today. Some highlights of the platform include:
2,000+ Wonders of the Day (and counting!), covering a vast range of topics—you're sure to find something that interests you!

More than 130,000 Wonder questions submitted by our users in the Wonder Bank. All of our new Wonders of the Day now come from questions from our users.

Platform extensions including the gamified Camp Wonderopolis and the Wonder Ground educator network.

The excitement of learning that comes from curiosity and wonder is undeniable, and Wonderopolis helps create learning moments in everyday life—ones that fit in with dinner preparations, carpool responsibilities, a stolen moment between breakfast and the bus, or within school curriculum and education programs. 
To find out more, go to https://wonderopolis.org/

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Khan Academy




20 hours of practice on Khan Academy is associated with an average 115-point score increase from the PSAT/NMSQT to the SAT, nearly double the average gain without Khan Academy!

To learn more, go to https://www.khanacademy.org/

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

SENG Resource Library




The SENG Resource Library is an online digital library that includes original and reprinted articles and columns, organized by topic. Follow this link to learn more: https://www.sengifted.org/senglibrary

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Storyline Online



The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Daytime Emmy®-nominated and award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Oprah Winfrey, Chris Pine, Kristen Bell, Rita Moreno, Viola Davis, Jaime Camil, Kevin Costner, Lily Tomlin, Sarah Silverman, Betty White, Wanda Sykes and dozens more.

To learn more, go to https://www.storylineonline.net/