Homework & Other Parent Resources
Math
- Waterloo University Math and Computer Science resources for grades 7 and up: https://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/contests/preparation.html
- Prodigy Game (an interactive online math program that builds basic math skills and student confidence
- KhanAcademy (free online math resource and tools for all ages)
- Ideas for math activities at every grade: https://www.stem.org.uk/primary-maths
- AAA Math (math website that features a comprehensive set of interactive arithmetic lessons for JK to grade 8 students. Unlimited practice is available on each topic which allows a thorough mastery of the concept)
- Coolmath (cool math games and puzzles, clear math lessons, fractals, geometry, tessellations and more for JK to grade 8 students)
- Math Goodies (a free math help portal for grade 1 to 8 students that features interactive lessons, worksheets and homework help (as endorsed by the TCDSB)
- Number Nut (math website that offers an introduction to mathematics and its variety of topics for students of all ages)
- Purple Math (math website for grade 4 to 8 students that contains practical algebra lessons demonstrating useful techniques and pointing out common errors. Lessons are written with the struggling student in mind)
- Web Math (a math-help website for grade 4 to 8 students that generates answers to specific math questions and problems as entered by student at any particular moment
Language
- RazKids (an online guided reading program with interactive ebooks, downloadable books, and reading quizzes)
- Progressive Phonics (an all-one-reading program that is easy, fun and totally free to teach SK to Grade 3 students to read and write in just a few minutes a day with worksheets and activity sheets for each book)
- Reading A-Z (offers thousands of printable teacher materials to levelled reading, phonemic awareness, reading comprehension, reading fluency, alphabet and vocabulary - includes professionally developed downloadable levelled books, lesson plans, worksheets and reading assessments for SK to grade 5 students)
- Shmoop (study guides of classic books)
- Toronto Public Library KidSpace (provides online help for homework assignments and studying (information is arranged by the Ontario curriculum courses and strands and includes extensive list of resources) and has links for tell-a-story, ready-a-story, hear-a-story, tumblebooks, ask a question, do a word puzzle or find a great book)
- Vocabulary Spelling City! (teaches spelling and vocabulary for students of all ages; students can study and learn their word list using vocabulary and spelling learning through games and printable worksheets)