Surviving Homeschooling Resources part 3

1.  http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/index.htm

Study Jams is part of Scholastic.com. They offer support to the teacher by supplying a lesson plan with pre, during, and post instructions along with key vocabulary.  I used this site when I was teaching middle school math, a lot!  It is great for introducing Math and Science content in a whole group setting.  Study Jams is geared toward 3-8th grades.  The videos last for 3-5 mins and are cartoons to keep the attentions.  On the bottom of the page, they put related videos you can view.

At the end of the video, you can take the quiz, most have 7-10 questions and some have songs that go along to remember a concept.  

Math example:
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/data-analysis/mean-average.htm

Science example:
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/plants/photosynthesis.htm

2. Prodigy- math

This is a FREE program that the student can do independently on a tablet, phone or PC. It focuses on math skills for grades 1-8. Parents/teachers can set up a account for access to a dashboard. Use the dashboard to customize skills covered in the game, create assignments, and view a child's activity, progress, and standards coverage.When you sign in, you can use google sign in. It will save your progress in the game. The student will select their grade level.

When you enter the game, you pick your wizard character and characteristics. You then can pick a world to play in, they are all the same but you can pick a world that your friend is in. A character named Noot helps you through the Academy (wizard school) as well as a guided hand. The students will battle monsters by solving math problems at their level that casts spells on the them. As you move through the land, you collect coins to purchase items and level up.

***A paid subscription offers more gaming features, such as mini-game power-ups and access to the infamous Dark Tower.