Online Learning Resources K-12
Our Youth Services Librarian has created a currated list of services and websites to help you with at home learning. These sites can help you find homework help, a good book to read, discover new facts, get better at math, and find worksheets and activities to try at home.
Michigan Department of Education
Sites mentioned in the MDE Homeschooling and Non-Public Schooling Handbook
GenNET Online Learning is a service offered by Genesee Intermediate School District for students throughout the State of Michigan to provide a wide range of teacher-led courses and self-directed classroom tools delivered over the Internet.
Michigan Virtual School gives nonpublic schools and home school families the opportunity to have students take middle and high school courses online and access a robust online career development tool.
Regional Educational Media Center (REMC) provides a service that is available to nonpublic and home school students. The REMCs work cooperatively with one or more intermediate school districts for the improvement of instruction in Michigan’s elementary and secondary schools.
Additonal Sites
Free K-12 Virtual Tutoring from Grand Valley State University
Free virtual tutoring services are available to K-12 students throughout the state of Michigan. Tutors are comprised of volunteer GVSU community members and include faculty, staff, students, alumni, retirees, etc. Volunteers have indicated grade bands and subjects they are comfortable working with and must pass a GVSU background check prior to working with students.
Homeschool World: Michigan Homeschool Groups
A list of homeschool groups in Michigan from the original site of Practical Homeschooling magazine and The Big Book of Home Learning / Mary Pride's Complete Guide to Homeschooling.
Time 4 Learning: Michigan Homeschool Groups & Co-ops
Local and regional homeschool groups in Michigan.
Home EDucators Resource Directory
A list of Michigan homeschool resources, including support groups and co-ops.
The Homeschool Mom
Find out how to homeschool, what the homeschool requirements are for Michigan residents, connect with local homeschoolers, find nearby classes and co-ops, discover field trip destinations, and much more.
Michigan Christian Homeschool Network (MICHN)
For the state of Michigan to be a place where Christian families have freedom to pass on their faith in Jesus Christ through Biblically-based, family-centered, privately-funded, parent-directed home discipleship.
Parent Toolkit on School from TODAY
Resources to help children with math, reading, financial literacy, and emotional support for students across all grade levels (K-12).
The Learning Network
Grades 6-12. Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources.
The Learning Network publishes about 1,000 teaching resources each school year, all based on using Times content — articles, essays, images, videos, graphics and podcasts — as teaching tools across subject areas.
Their intended audience is middle and high school teachers and students (teenagers 13 and up). That said, they know that our content is used in elementary schools and colleges as well, and much of it is appropriate for both. Most of their resources are free (only our lesson plans are limited to five per month for nonsubscribers).
Wide Open School
Grades Pre K - 12.
Wide Open School is a free collection of the best online learning experiences for kids curated by the editors at Common Sense. There is so much good happening, and we are here to gather great stuff and organize it so teachers and families can easily find it and plan each day.
Khan Academy
Grades K-12. Online Learning.
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, computing, history, art history, economics, and more, including K-14 and test preparation (SAT, Praxis, LSAT) content. We focus on skill mastery to help learners establish strong foundations, so there's no limit to what they can learn next!
Grades 5-12. History and Current events
Bunk looks at what is happening today and ties it to the past. Bunk sets out to capture passion for the past surging all around us, and to reveal the ways that people of different backgrounds and purposes are connecting with the nation’s history. The currators at Bunk search the internet for the most interesting articles, maps, videos, conversations, visualizations, and podcasts about history they can find. By highlighting some of the many points of connection between these overlapping stories and interpretations, there hope is to create a fuller and more honest portrayal of our shared past, and reveal the extent to which every representation is part of a longer conversation.
Grades 5-10. Reading, Writing and Grammar.
Created by a 6th Grade Language Arts teacher, Classroom Cereal stories help students practice fundamentals of grammar, like spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Classroom Cereal provides serialized stories which contain common writing errors for the students to hunt for and correct. Routinely identifying and correcting grammatical mistakes while reading can help students avoid such mistakes while writing.
Grades 3-12. Writing and Grammar.
Quill has activities to help students develop their sentence construction and grammar skills and are designed as supplemental writing exercises that students complete over short, 10 to 15 minute sessions. Quill offers prompts and exercises and delivers instant feedback to help students write, revise, and revise again until they are able to produce succinct, powerful sentences.
Grades Prek - 4. Videos, Activities, and Printables.
Reading Rockets is a national public media literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help. Bring the best research-based strategies to teachers, parents, administrators, librarians, childcare providers, and anyone else involved in helping a young child become a strong, confident reader. Their goal is to bring the reading research to life — to spread the word about reading instruction and to present "what works" in a way that parents and educators can understand and use.
Grades Prek-12. Virtual Story Times, Activities, and Lesson Plans.
WeAreTeachers.com has compiled a huge list of authors and illustrators who are hosting online read-alouds and activities though their social media.
Grades K-5. Math Activities, Games, and Lessons.
Bedtime Math makes math part of the family routine. Every day, they serve up a quick bite of wacky math just for fun. It’s nothing like school. Parents can sign up by email, website, and on their free app. Whether it’s flamingos, ninjas or pillow forts, kids can see the math in their favorite topics. No logins. No drilling. No scores. It takes only 5 minutes a day, and kids clamor for it.
Grades Prek - 2. Math PDF.
Stanford Univesity created this PDF to support families with at-home learning during this challenging time, they’re offering a quick start kit of free early math resources. The resources are geared toward children from birth to age 8, but children of all ages will delight in the learning. Available in both English and Spanish!
Grades 5-8. Math Activities.
Created by The National Coucil of Teachers of Mathematics, Figure This! demonstrates challenging middle school mathematics and emphasizes the importance of high-quality math education for all students with fun and interesting math challenges that middle-school students can do at home with their families.
Grades K-6. Articles, Questions Asked and Answered.
Welcome to Wonderopolis®, a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, we pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and explore it in a variety of ways. Lesson Plans and activities can be found at their educator site Wonder Ground
Grades PreK-3. Stories, Online Games, Printable Activities, and Videos.
Developed with experts on early childhood education and guided by evidence-based practices of reading instruction, Early Learning offers rich resources designed for easy integration into the classroom curriculum, public library programming, or learning at home. This site is provided by the Library of Michigan and the Michigan eLibarary.
Grades PreK-3. Educational Articles, Printable Activities, and Online Games
PebbleGo! has an easy-to-navigate visual interface for emerging readers with a focus on Social Studies and Animals (including dinosaurs). This site is provided by the Library of Michigan and the Michigan eLibarary.
Grades PreK - 2. Stories, Interactive Maps and Online Games.
This interactive learning experience paves the way for learning. Young children from pre-Kindergarten through second grade will love the activities offered in this safe learning environment. And the activities align with the content areas children will be learning about in school—from language and literacy to geography and mathematics. This site is provided by the Library of Michigan and the Michigan eLibarary.
Grades PreK - 5. Science Projects, Educational Articles, Printable Activities, Online Games, and Lesson Plans.
Easy-to-read content for elementary school learners. Hundreds of activities, science projects and experiments... World Book Kids features hands-on lesson plans that align with the student versions of the activities and some games and science projects. Lesson plans incorporate a variety of core curriculum subjects and include discussion questions and an assessment rubric. This site is provided by the Library of Michigan and the Michigan eLibarary.
Grades 3-4. Educational Articles, Biographies, Interactive Maps, and Videos.
The search is on with the go-to site for research. With every search topic producing a wide variety of trusted, multi-media sources, use Britannica School to build essential information literacy skills. This site is provided by the Library of Michigan and the Michigan eLibarary.
Grades 5 -7. Educational Articles, Biographies, Interactive Maps, and Videos.
Find maps, photos, articles, and famous people and places. Compare countries and tour the U.S.A. For homework help and your curiosity. This site is provided by the Library of Michigan and the Michigan eLibarary.
Grade 8-12. Educational Articles, Biographies, Interactive Maps, and Videos.
Quick facts and in-depth information on history, geography, people, places, science, and more. Biographies, world atlas, countries comparison, articles, and interactive resources are available. This site is provided by the Library of Michigan and the Michigan eLibarary.
Grades K-12. Educational Articles, Worksheets, Printable Activities, Coloring Pages and Crafts.
An amazing resource with worksheets and projects for just about any subject you can think for all grades. Enchanted Learning® produces children’s educational web sites which are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment.
Grades K-12. Worksheets, Printable Activities, Coloring Pages and Crafts
The resources on TeacherVision include printables, lesson plans, graphic organizers, quizzes, worksheets, literature guides, encyclopedia-type reference pages, videos, images, digital books, Powerpoint presentations, the art of teaching/classroom management (including classroom organization, behavior management, forms, assessment, parent/teacher communication, etc), a monthly Educators’ Calendar, printable workbooks, bulletin boards, and professional development resources.
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Grades PreK-12. Coloring Pages and Crafts.
Crayola offers free coloring pages on their website. The pages are sorted by category which feature cut and color crafts, nursery rhymes, writing skills, geography, and intricate designs for advanced colorists.
All Ages.
Coloring pages from 23 different children's book illustrators in honor of Children’s Book Week, from the non-profit organization Every Child A Reader.
Updated January 2021
