Resources for Families:
- How to access basic resources for food, rental and employment assistance as well as mental health assistance.
- Concrete resources for families during Covid-19 closures
- How to keep kids excited about learning: A guide for adults
- Summary of Resources (Health and Mental Healthcare, Food, Housing, Technology, General Resources)
- Information on Grab and Go meal sites
- Resources for Families (How to talk to your kids about COVID-19 and links to Arlington County Resources)
- How to home school with out losing your sainity! – NPR article
- Virtual Calming Room
Social Emotional Resources
- CommonSense Media
- Independent ratings and reviews for nearly everything kids want to watch, read, play, and learn. Free Online resource. No password required.
- Free Social Emotional lesson of the week for Elementary aged kids https://youthlight.com/
- Oakridge Counseling Resources
- APS Career Center Resources
- Mandala drawings/colorings
- I’m Determined Good Day Plan
- Happy Thoughts Necklace
- Make a list/drawing of things that make you happy
- Gratitude (Write a letter to someone and express why you are thankful for them; everyday come up with three things that you are grateful for; collage of pictures representing gratitude
- Gratitude Scavenger Hunt
- Volunteer (pick up trash, write letters to those in quarantine, complete an errand for an elderly neighbor, bake cookies/make food for elderly or sickly neighbor, garden)
- Mindfulness (journaling, lying outside in nature and writing down what notice with all five senses)
- Coping Skills Toolkit
- Positive Affirmations (come up with 10 positive personal affirmations/ mottos you can read to yourself every day)
- Kindness_Social Distance
- Weekly Social/Emotional Lessons
STEM resources for students at home:
- Oakridge STEM Document
- DreamBox
- DreamBox link for computer access
- School code: bqt4/6d9r
- Daily Math Routines – Deck of Cards
- Math Apps
- These apps are digital representations of manipulatives we use at Oakridge and are free to download on Apple or Google mobile devices from “The Math Learning Center.” (offline compatible!)
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- Fractions
- Geoboard
- Money Pieces
- Number Frames
- Number Pieces
- Number Pieces Basic
- Number Rack
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- For Early Childhood and Elementary students (PreK-Grade 5), instructional materials have been prepared and should have been distributed by individual schools either in hard copy or electronically. The materials are now available in ParentVUE. To access them, please login to ParentVUE (see this link for login help). To access the files attached to your student’s record in the Documents area:
- Click the drop down in the upper left corner to select your student.
- Click Documents.
- Click the Link for the document that you want to download.
- Math games – Below you will find short PDF and video tutorials of how to play a variety of math games at home.
- Kindergarten Video: Doubles Bump and Addition Bump – PDF Gameboard all Bump games
- 1st Grade Video: Doubles Bump and Doubles Plus One Bump – PDF Gameboard all Bump games
- 2nd Grade Video: Around the House – PDF Gameboard Around the House
- 3rd Grade Video: Around the Field – PDF Gamboard Around the Field
- 4th Grade Video: Around the Field – PDF Gamboard Around the Field
- 5th Grade Video: Muggins Math Game – PDF Gamboard Muggins
- Tynker Coding for Kids
- For 3rd, 4th and 5th graders they can use the app on their APS iPad. They can also use a personal tablet/phone through the app or the website. To login click the option to “sign in with google.” 1st Screen = your child’s “lunch#@apsva.us”
- 2nd Screen (APS Logo) Username: Lunch# – Password: Oakridge password
- Make sure you are in the “school” mode and not the “home” mode, you should see the name of an Oakridge class above the options on the main screen. Many new lessons were just added for students to use at home.
- Discovery Education Streaming
- Login to the website myaccess.apsva.us on any connected device using your child’s Lunch # and Oakridge Password and select the icon for Discovery Ed. This is a searchable video library including all the magic school bus videos and many PBS programs. Some of these videos are available for download.
- Education.com
- Knowledge Hook
- Math Game Time
- More math games
- 120 Awesome Word Problems
ELA resources for students at home:
- Lexia Learning Resources
- Oakridge ELA Documents
- MackinVia
- ebooks, audiobooks and online databases like PebbleGo and WorldBook Kids Encyclopedia*.
- (downloadable eBooks!) Download the free MackinVia app or go to www.mackinvia.com Type “Oakridge” for school Login: your child’s lunch numberPassword: Oakridge password
- BookFlix
- Florida Center for Reading Research
- Education.com
- Getepic.com
- Unite for Literacy
- Toontastic
- Audible
Social Studies Options:
- Jamestown / Yorktown Foundation Videos
- Virtual Field Trips
- National Geographic
- Explore.org
- Smithsonian Institute
Physical Education @ Home
- Oakridge PE Teachers Gr K-2 home exercise task sheet
- At Home Gym Class for kids:
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
- GoNoodle
Arts @ Home
- Visual Arts:
- Music
General Learning at Home
During this period of closure, here are details about instruction and technology.
Please note the last day of the third-quarter grading period has been altered due to the school closure. All teachers will now complete their grading of third-quarter content by March 20, and it will only include student work submitted by that date. Report cards will still be sent home to families at the end of April as previously scheduled.
- Google Suite (Drive/Docs/Slides/Sheets ect.)
- Login to myaccess.apsva.us and select the google icon on any web browser or on a mobile device download the app and login Lunch# and Oakridge Password.
- For Early Childhood and Elementary students (PreK-Grade 5), instructional materials have been prepared and should have been distributed by individual schools either in hard copy or electronically. The materials are now available in ParentVUE. To access them, please login to ParentVUE (see this link for login help). To access the files attached to your student’s record in the Documents area:
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- Click the drop down in the upper left corner to select your student.
- Click Documents.
Click the Link for the document that you want to download.