Academic Resources for Grades 2-5

Our teachers have compiled the resources below by level as well as by subject area to provide you and your child with specific academic resources while school is closed.

In addition to these specific areas and resources, you can also find additional enrichment opportunities here:

ClassLink

Single sign-on database that gives students access to an array of educational apps specific to their educational level.

ClassLink LOGIN:

  • To help your student log into ClassLink, please go to www.mw.k12.ny.us and click the “Student Resources” link in the “Quick Links” list on the right. On the Student Resources page, click the Classlink logo. Your student can login using this formula:
  • User Name is Last Name, First Initial and last 3 numbers of their Student ID.(Jane Doe, Student ID 12345 would be doej345)
  • Password is your student’s full Student ID.(Jane Doe’s password would be 12345)
    • K-1 and students new to Monroe-Woodbury this year, use password: Mw#student ID (Mw#12345)
  • Once students have logged in, they can access the apps and websites they use in school by clicking on the appropriate logo.
  • This resource will remind them of their logins:
  • ClassLink Basics – has tips and tricks for using ClassLink

Username and Password information

 

READING

You should begin by reading a book for at least 30 minutes a day. Yale researchers found that reading 30 minutes a day not only helps your brain, but you may live longer as well.

General Resources

Central Valley Specials Teachers Google Classrooms

Virtual Field Trips

https://sites.google.com/mw.k12.ny.us/virtualfieldtrips/home

Visit museums, farms, zoos and aquariums, world landmarks or even outer space.

Choose Love

We follow the Choose Love social, emotional program, and they are offering free online lessons. You can find additional information here:
https://www.jesselewischooselove.org/blog/2020/03/free-10-day-live-stream-for-parents-and-children/

OUBOCES ELA and Math Enrichment Packets (all content areas)

ELA 2-5

Math 2-5

Science 2-5

Grade 2

Grade 4

Grades 3 – 5

Social Studies

Grade 2

Grade 3 – 5

 

Physical Education

Grades K-5

Art

National Gallery of Art

Recommended for all ages

Smithsonian Institution

Recommended for all ages

  • https://www.si.edu/
    • Official website of the Smithsonian, the world’s largest museum and research complex, with 19 museums, 9 research centers, and affiliates around the world.
  • Discover the transformative power of art:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Recommended for all ages

  • https://www.metmuseum.org/
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially “the Met”, is the largest art museum in the United States. With 6,953,927 visitors to its three locations in 2018, it was the third most visited art museum in the world. The Met is located at 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028

#MetKids

Recommended especially for ages 7-12 but all ages will find this interesting!

  • https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/
  • #MetKids is a digital feature made for, with, and by kids! Discover fun facts about works of art, hop in our time machine, watch behind-the-scenes videos, and get ideas for your own creative projects. Check out the #MetKids blog for news and to discover what you can learn from the Museum’s young visitors from around the world.

The Museum of Modern Art / MoMA

  • https://www.moma.org/
  • The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of the largest and most influential museums of modern art in the world.

ArtsEdge

Recommended for families looking to develop their children’s interest and education in the visual and performing arts.

  • http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/students
  • ArtsEdge is the Kennedy Center’s free digital resource for teaching and learning through the Arts. It provides art lessons, videos, how-to guides and many more for free.

Music

General Music

Music Theory

Performance

  • Essential Elements Interactive (elementary)
  • Google Metronome
  • Sight Reading Factory – free sight-reading generator
  • Smartmusic.com (suite of music education tools to help with practice)
  • JWPepper: Type the title, composer and/or arranger of your ensemble music in the search box in the upper right corner. Click on the title of the piece or the “view details” button for your piece in the search results. Find the small speaker icon in the description to listen to a recording of your piece.  

Percussion