Why Wait for the Teacher – Learning Begins at Home
CEAM Online Resource Guide
CEAM is dedicated to ensuring that all Missouri children have the resources they need to learn and succeed in an educational environment that fits their specific needs. On top of that, just about everyone can appreciate the workload of teachers and why individualized attention can be scarce sometimes.
But learning begins at home where children learn their first words, take their first steps, and begin navigating relationships.
Teachers are often overloaded as they struggle to provide every child with the attention they need and deserve. So CEAM created this page to help families find meaningful and effective ways to foster academic learning outside of the standard classroom and homework model most of us grew up with.
This page is designed to help families supplement learning at home with a variety of free online educational resources. Simply select your child’s grade level and the subject matter you need help with to find a comprehensive list of available resources.
If the grid below overlaps or looks wonky, hit refresh.
Want more reading resources? Check out our Why Wait reading resources here.
Filter by Grade
Filter by Topic
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
Learning ideas for grades K-12 focused on collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Art
KHAN ACADEMY
Basically a free, online school experience: Library of K-12 standards-aligned online curriculum that covers math, grammar, science, history, AP®, SAT®, and more.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Art, Civics, Computers, History, Language, ELA, Math, Science, Special Ed, Test Prep
TEACHROCK
Teaching Curriculum: Arts integration curriculum based on popular music and its history, providing distance learning packs for elementary, middle and high school.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Art
BOULEVARD ARTS
Teaching Curriculum that requires Virtual Reality technology: Boulevard Arts offers dynamic arts-based content (language arts, social studies, art, science and more) shared through AR and VR.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Art, History, ELA, Science
VIRTUAL MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
Virtual tours and learning opportunities on many topics from over a dozen museums around the world.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Art, Field Trips
WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
History and civics site with an emphasis on Federal Government and the White House.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Civics, History
EDUCATOR’S REFERENCE DESK
Structured, downloadable, teacher lesson plans for K-12 students in a variety of subjects including Art, Computers, Language, Literacy, Math, Science and History.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Art, Civics, Computers, History, Language, ELA, Math, Science, Special Ed, Test Prep
CODE.ORG
Lesson plans for coding and computer science that require preparation for all ages.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Computers
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE VIRTUAL TOURS
Explore nature, history, recreation, and preservation in national parks and learn about the work of the National Park Service.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Field Trips, History
HIPPOCAMPUS
Video tutoring, simulations, and demonstrations on MANY subjects for middle school to college students in 13 subject areas including Science, Math, History, and Civics.
Grade(s)
All grades, Middle, High
Topic(s)
History, Language, Math, Science
ONLINE FREE SPANISH
Free online Spanish course with coloring pages and worksheets.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Language
FABULINGUA
At home Spanish learning platform. Free trial then fee based for families and schools.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Language
BOOK IT!
A free summer reading incentive program for PreK-6th grade classroom, parents and homeschool families. Uses an app to track goals and books. Students can earn a personal pan pizza from Pizza hut.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
ELA
DICTIONARY.COM
Free online dictionary along with word games and puzzles.
Grade(s)
All grades, Middle, High
Topic(s)
ELA
READWORKS
Great for more formal classroom experience (including homeschool) that requires some set up. Free content, curriculum, and K-12 reading instruction tools.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
ELA
ZEARN
Resources for hybrid learning. 800+ curriculum-aligned digital math lessons for K-5. Requires a free sign up.
Grade(s)
Elementary
Topic(s)
Math
gooru
K12 learners can gain grade level proficiency in Math or Science. Free sign-up required.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Math, Science
LUNCH DOODLES
A 15 part video series with illustrator Mo Willems that encourages young people to doodle and get creative. Includes downloadable activities for elementary students to explore writing and art.
Grade(s)
Elementary
Topic(s)
Art
KIDCITIZEN
KidCitizen provides a growing set of interactive Episodes where K-5 students work with primary source photographs to explore Congress and Civic Engagement. The episodes work on Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, iOS and Android tablets.
Grade(s)
Elementary
Topic(s)
Civics, History
NASA
NASA offers tons of at-home activities for kids –"bringing the universe into your home!"
Grade(s)
Elementary, Middle
Topic(s)
Field Trips, Science
AWE LEARNING
Provides a sampling of free math and ELA resources and worksheets for elementary students. Paid service also available.
Grade(s)
Elementary
Topic(s)
ELA, Math
ESPARK
Link to lots of free printables including worksheets, coloring sheets, and more. Expanded options available with paid subscription.
Grade(s)
Elementary
Topic(s)
ELA, Math
SPLASHLEARN
Supplemental math curriculum and resources for kids in elementary school.
Grade(s)
Elementary
Topic(s)
Math
COOLMATH4KIDS
Kid oriented platform of CoolMath.com, providing fun math lessons through games for elementary students.
Grade(s)
Elementary
Topic(s)
Math
HOMESCHOOL MATH
Free treasure trove of homeschool resources for learning math.
Grade(s)
Elementary, Middle
Topic(s)
Math
TIME FOR KIDS
For 23 years, TIME for Kids has published a weekly magazine for elementary school students. This site is a curated news site for children, filtered by grade.
Grade(s)
Elementary
Topic(s)
History, ELA, Science
Merriam-Webster
Dictionary and much more, including word games and quizzes and word of the day.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Language, ELA
MYSTERY SCIENCE
Distance learning science site with an extended free trial until June 2026. FYI: Geared toward schools and districts.
Grade(s)
Elementary
Topic(s)
Science
CABIN FEVER SCIENCE
Fun and engaging science experiments on Youtube by and for young kids.
Grade(s)
Elementary
Topic(s)
Science
PEST WORLD FOR KIDS
Explore the exotic world of bugs, arachnids and little critters. Enjoy a fun and educational journey into the world of pests!
Grade(s)
Elementary
Topic(s)
Science
ECOLEARN
EcoLearn is an educational research group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that explores the use of advanced immersive technologies to support learning about the complex causal dynamics of ecosystems. Requires some preparation and downloading.
Grade(s)
Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Science
National Constitution Center
Online program for studying the Constitution and its ramifications, with worksheets and study plans.
Grade(s)
Middle, High
Topic(s)
Civics
DESMOS
Online math tools for graphing, visualizing, and more
Grade(s)
Middle, High
Topic(s)
Math
MATHIGON
Personalized, interactive online math book with virtual tutors and hands-on virtual learning.
Grade(s)
Middle, High
Topic(s)
Math
COOLMATH
Prealgebra, algebra, and precalc math practice for high school students.
Grade(s)
High
Topic(s)
Math
BOOKSHARE
Free online library that provides access to over 800,000 ebooks for students with dyslexia and other reading barriers.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
ELA, Special Ed
GOPEER
GoPeer.org pairs vetted college students who attend top-tier universities with students ages 5–18 for tutoring lessons. Waiting list may apply for free tutoring.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Test Prep
EPIC!
E-library that provides access to more than 20,000 high-quality children’s books.
Grade(s)
Elementary
Topic(s)
ELA
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 75,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
ELA
English Grammar Online
A great online resource to fine tune English grammar. Lessons focus on English, Grammar, Writing; and are accompanied with free tests.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
ELA
Free Children’s Stories
Free age-friendly and appropriate stories and novels for kids through middle schools. Stories are separated by age groups.
Grade(s)
Elementary, Middle
Topic(s)
ELA
Flipping Physics
Video explainers that simply physics concepts. Their mission is to make the world a better place through real, fun, and free physics education
Grade(s)
High
Topic(s)
Science
Anatomy Arcade
Anatomy Arcade makes basic human anatomy come ALIVE through awesome free flash games, interactives and videos.
Grade(s)
Middle, High
Topic(s)
Science
National Geographic
National Geographic Kids is designed for students grades K-8 with interactive games, quizzes, quick facts.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Civics, History, Science
Best of History Websites
An award-winning portal that contains annotated links to over 1200 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Civics, History
PBS Kids
PBS KIDS provides curriculum-based entertainment including interactive games, TV shows, podcasts, and books for kindergarteners to 6th graders.
Grade(s)
All grades, Elementary, Middle, High
Topic(s)
Art, Civics, History, Language, ELA, Math, Science