Click here to access Baamboozle:  a game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to millions of players every year at school, at work, and at home. 

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Carmen San Diego!

Try any of these free Carmen Sandiego™ educational resources—from posters to card games to episode guides and more, you’ll find everything you need to spark curiosity and inspire your Carmen crew. 

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Click here for free gamified quizzes for every subject to play in class and at home. Pick an existing quiz or create your own for review, formative assessment, and more.

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Click here for Virtual Field Trips for grades K-12

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Click here to take virtual tours of ten museums around the world.

Click here to take virtual tours of exhibits at the National Museum of Natural History.

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Click here to make custom activities for your classroom:  Quizzes, match ups, word games, and much more.  For two quick tutorials, watch the videos below.

Click here for free, interactive writing and grammar activities for middle and high school students.

Click here to access Coronavirus videos as well as resources to share with students.

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Click here to access the Amoeba Sisters Biology YouTube channel.

"We are two sisters on a mission to demystify science with humor and relevance by creating free videos, GIFs, handouts, resources, and comics. On our channel page, you can scroll down to see some of our featured videos. Underneath the featured videos, you can see our biology playlist which includes all of our life science videos."

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Kahoot is a game based learning platform.  Click here for Kahoots created by the American Museum of Natural History.

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Click here for teacher resources and activites for kids on energy and energy sources.

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Click here for games, quizzes, and videos about the environment.

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Click here for interactive lessons on Space, Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe.

Click here for NASA STEM Engagement activities for students.

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Click here for videos and lessons from astronauts about living in space.

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Click here for free Smithsonian STEM games and simulations.

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Click here to meet the animals of the National Zoo.

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Click here for 3-D exhibits and virtual tours.​​​​​​

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Click here to view a selection of free virtual math manipulative apps.

Click here for classroom materials from the Library of Congress.

Click here to access interactive Math and Science simulations.

Click here for Algebra I

Click here for Algebra II

Click here for Geometry

For ELLs and MLLs

Click here for:  Secondary Mathematics - Translated modules for Algebra, Geometry, Pre-calculus in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and other languages

Click here for three lesson plans:  Science, Math & Media Literacy

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Available in English, Spanish and French

Click here to access PBS Math lessons and videos.

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Click here to preview graphing calculator

•  Math Activity Set 2 (Financial Literacy): Calculating Sales and Income Tax; Calculating and Comparing Simple and Compound Interest; Making Purchasing Decisions
• Math Activity Set 1 (Financial Literacy): Choosing a Bank; Protecting Your Credit; Paying for College; Wages, Salaries, and Careers
• Math Solutions offers dozens of free math lessons for Grades 6-8 here.
• 6 Fun Math Activities for Middle School Students
• How to Calculate Social Media Engagement: A Math Activity
• What's My Point?: A MATH 180 Game for 2+ Players
• The Giant Sculpture Gallery: A Math Puzzle
• Math by Touch: A Braille Puzzle for Your Students (Part 1)
• Math by Touch: A Braille Puzzle for Your Students (Part 2)
• HMH Into Math™ Anchor Chart Poster

Coding Activity: Build a Maze in Scratch

Math@Work Videos & Lesson Plans

Our Math@Work web series features celebrities and industry leaders demonstrating the importance of learning math.

• Math Meets Entrepreneurship with ABC's Shark Tank
• Math Meets Fashion with Project Runway’s Tim Gunn and fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg
• Math Meets Homebuilding with Ty Pennington, host of ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition
• Math Meets Culinary Arts with Carla Hall from ABC’s The Chew and Nicholas Elmi, Top Chef winner

Click here to access the reading page of our library website where you will find all your e-reading options in one place!

Click here to sign up for access to news articles written at various reading levels.

Click here for ELA and Literacy lessons

Click here for an assortment of videos for use with literature lessons. 

Videos include teaching materials.

Click here for a list of 500 writing prompts for personal and narrative writing.

• NEW: ELA Activity Set 5: "Words Are Birds"—Teaching Metaphor; Write Flash Fiction; Analyze an Argument
• ELA Activity Set 4: Explore Haiku; Analyze Theme; Oh Snap! Create a Character's Social Media Profile
• ELA Activity Set 3: Identify Figurative Language; Start a Dialectical Journal; Daily Dinner Prompts
• ELA Activity Set 2: Write Text Messages Between Characters; Summarize an Informational Text; Create a Class Word Cloud
• ELA Activity Set 1: Compare COVID-19 and 1918 Flu Pandemics; Poetry Scavenger Hunt
• Write a Personality Feature and Other At-Home ELA Activities
• Capture the Feeling: SEL and ELA Activity
• Grandparents Wordsmith Challenge Activity
• The Power of Water Activity

Literacy@Work Videos & Lesson Plans

Each episode of our Literacy@Work web series is paired with a unique lesson plan that digs deeper into the topics explored by our guest hosts. 

• How to Write a Poem with poet and teaching artist Glenis Redmond. And extend the lesson with How to Write a Praise Poem and How to Write a Persona Poem.

Click here for access to all available glossaries for all content areas and at all levels.

The New York State Education Department's Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages has created a suite of resources in order to ensure that ELL educators and school and district leadership have the support that they need to implement CR Part 154.  These include:

• English Language Learner Resource Collection (COVID-19 school closures)
• A comprehensive set of tools for identifying and serving Students with Interrupted/Inconsistent Formal Education (SIFE)
• A revised Home Language Questionnaire and accompanying guidance with individual interview questions
• the PENPal Translation Pen
• An ELL ID Chart with accompanying guidance and revised Units of Study tables
• Former ELL Services guidance
• Updated bilingual glossaries and cognate lists
• Notification letters for districts to send to parents regarding their child's NYSITELL and NYSESLAT scores and eligibility to receive English Language Learner (ELL) services.  Available in seventeen languages. 

New York State Bilingual Common Core Progressions

Translated the P-12 Math Curriculum Modules into the top 5 ELL home languages spoken in NYS.

Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Translated Resources for schools and parents

English Language Learner Assessment and Testing Accommodations

English Language Learner Identification and Placement/ Home Language Questionnaire (HLQ)

Former English Language Learner Services

HLQ PENPal Translation Pen

Multilingual Learner/English Language Learner Graduation Rate Improvement and Dropout Prevention Planning Tool

New York State Seal of Biliteracy

Parent Engagement

Parent Notification Letters/Forms

Program Options for English Language Learners

Recent Natural Disasters and Displaced Families: Resources & Guidance for School Districts, Families, and Community Organizations

Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network/Regional Support

Students with Interrupted/Inconsistent Formal Education Identification Tools and Resources

Units of Study Tables and Glossary

Explore resources and activities for Grades 6–12 tied to current events at the national and global levels as well as subjects including government, geography, American diversity, economics, sociology, and psychology.

Click here to begin your journey through US history with the videos, timelines, primary sources, and essays.

Click here for history interactives, media, lessons and activities

Global II Review Guide Google Doc

Click here for a review guide created by one of our teachers at Alfred E. Smith High School.  Can be distributed to students for review with multiple choice questions from the Regents Prep plan.

Click here for US History Lessons

Click here for US History Lesson Plans and Resources

In 48 episodes, John Green will teach you the history of the United States of America! This course is based off of the 2013 AP US History curriculum. By the end of the course, you will be able to: * Identify the context and causes of historical developments throughout recorded US history * Explain the similarities and differences between historical developments * Understand the complexity of the American and national identity and values * Describe how social structures, politics, power, and culture influence each other and historical developments * Contextualize and complicate the common narratives of US history that explain the present

Click here to access the 48 videos

Click here for an assortment of videos on a variety of History topics. 

Click here for an assortment of videos on a variety of Civics topics.  

Videos include teaching materials.

• Supreme Court Cases: Planned Parenthood v. Casey
• Supreme Court Cases: You Have the Right to Remain Silent
• Supreme Court Cases: Goss v. Lopez Due Process Lesson
• Navajo Code Talkers Lesson Plan

Learning Network

Click here to access US History lessons

Click here to access Civics lessons

• Absolute Monarchy Lesson Plan
• Age of Imperialism Lesson Plan
• Enlightenment and American Revolution Lesson Plan
• A Protestant Reformation Lesson Plan
• The Renaissance Lesson Plan and Activities
• Ancient Greece Resources and Lesson Plan
• Ancient Civilizations Resources and Lesson Plan

Read about the Amoeba Sisters and their qualifications and creations here.

Middle and High School biology videos created by the Amoeba Sisters are available on their YouTube channel here.

Click here to access PBS Science lessons and videos.

HMX Earth Science

Click here to explore Regents Earth and Space Science

Click here to access interactive Science and Math simulations.

Click here for Earth Science

Click here for Biology

Click here for interactive lessons

• NAEP Engineering and Science Activities
• Stopping the Spread of Infectious Disease Lab Activities

Click here to access a Wakelet of Pear Deck resources

Click here for step-by-step directions on how to use Zoom through the DOE.

Notification tools can help educators stay in contact with families and older students (through messaging, chat, photo feed) without sharing personal contact information, and will translate messages into 35+ languages. 

Click here for Class Dojo

Click here for Remind

Click here for guidance and tips for using Meet, Teams, Webex and Zoom 

Click here for information on GoToMeeting