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Category: ELA

Al-Bustan Fil Bayt K-12

Al-Bustan Fil Bayt teaches arts and culture in creative and interactive ways, with video demonstrations and Do-It-Yourself activities that can be done at home — for students to learn on their own or with parents, and for adults to try something new. All of our learning resources are free. As Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture’s Hub…

Grades 7+ We Shall Not Be Moved Opera – Virtual Learning

Inspired by Opera Philadelphia and Art Sanctuary’s after school program, Hip H’opera , Daniel Bernard Roumain and spoken word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s opera explores themes of education equity, gender identity, social justice and more. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: A suite of educational materials includes: YouTube Making of We Shall Not Be Moved documentary (30 minutes) The…

Philadelphia Young Playwrights: Digital Monologue Festival (Grades 6-12)

Take our live or self-directed class and submit your monologue to our 2020 Digital Mouthful Monologue Festival. Winning writers will workshop their monologues during a week long online intensive where you’ll revise your writing alongside a Professional Director and Dramaturg. This all leads up to a Virtual Performance where a professional actor will perform your…

Enchantment Theatre Company: The Beast in The Bayou (Performance & Study Guide for Grades K-5)

Enchantment Theatre Company is committed to bringing high quality, transformative theatre experiences to audiences throughout the country. This is exemplified by our Enchantment Everywhere program, which seeks to bring fully produced shows to Philadelphia schools for little to no cost. These shows are meant to bring the magic of Enchantment literally everywhere and anywhere, from…

K-3 Virtual Leveled Reading Library – Raz-Kids

Raz-Kids provides hundreds of interactive, leveled eBooks spanning 29 levels for free in English and Spanish. Learn more at https://www.learninga-z.com/site/lp2/covid19?utm_source=razkids&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=90_day&_ga=2.244723333.1482765866.1587662673-345552628.1587662673

Al-Bustan Digital Education: Online Arab Arts & Culture Activities for K-12

Our digital education materials and activities focus on Arab culture, visual art, writing, poetry, and music for youth and adults. We have videos of percussion demos, cooking tutorials, shadow puppetry, storytelling, sing-a-longs, and more. The lessons and activities are designed to be done at home with household materials and are great for all ages with…

Springboard Collaborative K-4

Our online parent page features a six-week coaching plan with a strategy-of-the-week (by video), a tip sheet in multiple languages, daily lessons, and corresponding e-books. We’re also giving families free access to Springboard Connect (our app with personalized support) as well as virtual workshops hosted on Facebook Live. Our online teacher page features a six-week…

Philadelphia Young Playwrights: PYP At Home (Grades 3-12)

PYP at Home offers activities for students to complete solo or in collaboration with their families. Every two weeks we will be adding a new activity for each grade group to the list (Elementary, Middle, and High school) as well as another sample play written by a student in that grade group that won our…

Healthy NewsWorks K-8 Resources

Online videos, articles, and materials, including opportunities for students to contribute; virtual classroom live lessons; printable worksheets and newspapers; live-streamed events, staffing support. Our resources and services will be available as follows: Open access web page which is focused on kids, but also includes information and lesson plans for teachers and families: https://healthynewsworks.org/making-sense-of-the-virus/ We can…

Mighty Writers Weekly Contests K-12

Mighty Writers sponsors weekly writing contests. Writers aged 7-17 in Philadelphia, Camden & Chester Counties are welcome. Deadlines are Fridays at 5pm. Prize: $100 gift card. How to Enter: For all entries, include name, age, phone number & email. Bring your entry to MW El Futuro (1025 S. 9th St.) or MW West (3520 Fairmount…