Students

Foundational Skills Assessment Link

• To open the FSA, CLICK HERE

Learning in Depth Sites

Below are direct links to some learning sites:

• Newsela - current events articles at different reading levels​
• Exploratorium - Arts and Science ​ 
• Safe Search For Kids
• Ducksters
• National Geographic Video
• Learn 360
• World Book Kids
• World Book Student
• World Book Discover
• BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
• Britannica
• CIA World Factbook
• Government of Canada
• How Stuff Works
• National Geographic Homework Helper Page
• Okanagan Regional Library
• Royal BC Museum
• Science World
• Virtual Reference Desk
• Wikipedia
• LiD at Highlands Elementary (video)

Educational Games

Coding Sites

Hour of Code (https://code.org/learn)

Below are direct links to some of the different types of coding challenges you can do (note: each link has an introduction video to help you get started).

• • Minecraft coding: https://studio.code.org/s/mc/stage/1/puzzle/1
  • Star Wars coding: https://studio.code.org/s/starwarsblocks/stage/1/puzzle/1
  • Code a maze with Angry Birds: https://studio.code.org/hoc/1
  • Code with Frozen Disney characters: https://studio.code.org/s/frozen/stage/1/puzzle/1
  • Code cool art pictures: https://studio.code.org/s/artist/stage/1/puzzle/1
  • Code a story with animated characters: https://code.org/playlab
  • Code a story with Disney characters: https://studio.code.org/s/infinity/stage/1/puzzle/1
  • Code a flying game: https://studio.code.org/flappy/1