Remote Learning Resources
Table of Contents Phone Lines Judaic Websites General Education Websites (please note, I am not previewing for content) List of Free Sefarim Online
I apologize for any omissions.
To submit additional resources, or if you have any questions, please e-mail me at [email protected] .
Wishing us all a speedy return to our schools and shuls. Sara Brown Providence, RI
Phone Lines
A Learning Suggestion – received: One of my brothers just emailed my siblings and myself and suggested all grandchildren sent up a chavrusah with my father over the phone. I am passing this idea on to you and expanding it. It does not have to be a chavrusah in Gemorah or Mishnayos – it can be parsha or even reading a book and discussing it together. This can be for grandparents or anyone else that you know might be alone. With so many people home without any company this might be a chesed your child can do and increase his/her learning (assuming there is an open phone line.) (Maybe the person on the phone would even be willing to listen to him/her read do something he/she needs to do for school!) – Mrs. Weiner
B’Lev Echad – 718-906-6451. Press 9 and then 8. Live learning for women: Daily Tehillim, tsnius message, and divrei Torah quoted from R’ Avigdor Miller, zt”l. 25 minutes. Sundays at 9:30 am; M-F 8:35 am; Motzaei Shabbos 10:45pm.
Bitachon – 732-719-3898 Hotline with recorded shiurim.
Bnos Agudath Israel – 720-721-4724 A midah of the week, stories, a Tehillim contest (enter raffles to win prizes!), Parshah riddles (more raffles!), “Super-duper-hard" Parshah riddles for older girls – you can get help on those!), and featuring a different Bnos city each week!
Bnos “visiting” seniors by phone – For high school girls. Call Mrs. Chana Baila Hass at 347-414-0150 or e-mail [email protected].
Bnos Pen Pals – e-mail [email protected] Matching girls in different US cities, grades 2-8. E-mail your age, city, and contact information.
Chazzak – 718-258-2008 Hotline with recorded shiurim.
Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation – Dial-in messages: For children: Wonder Words – 718-305-6960. Stories, songs, activities, and contests. Other numbers listed: 212-444-1119. 845-738-1066. For teens: Tic Talk – 201-855-8255
Live presentations – Wonder Words, for children – M-Th 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm. 646-726- 9977.
Emunah Daily – 605-475-4799. Access code 840886# Hotline with recorded shiurim.
Inspire by Wire – 718-906-6451 Hotline with recorded shiurim, for women.
Kol haLashon – 718-521-5231 Hotline with recorded shiurim.
Masmidei haSiyyum – E-mail [email protected] or call 347.201.0270. A learning initiative for boys, with new prizes every few hours and raffles.
Navi Club - 5th-8th grade girls’ Navi discussion group by telephone, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:15 EST. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call 904-235-7067. Possibly starting a Zoom group for women also.
Nightly Tehillim – 712-770-4160 Live learning for women: ten specific perakim with a message quoted from R’ Avigdor Miller. Names of cholim can be added. 10:00 pm
Pirchei Agudas Yisroel Hotline – 718-663-0212 “hours of great Torah programming: Chizuk, limud haTorah, great stories, hashkafah, halachah,navi and mishnayos. If you’re a Rebbe who wants to record shiur or lesson for your class, call the number and leave a message in the message box.”
Portland Kollel – portlandkollel.org; or 503-245-5420 Call-in inspiration nightly; and learning partners available by phone. Contact [email protected].
Receive a Nightly Phone Call – e-mail your name, address, and phone number to [email protected], subject: HOTLINE Live learning for women: Tsnius message and divrei Torah quoted from R’ Avigdor Miller or R’ Elimelech Beiderman.
Teleconference series with the author of Praying with Fire For the next two weeks Monday, Tues and Thurs. @ 9:15 PM. DIAL: 646-558-6338. PIN: 30671 #. E-mail questions to [email protected]
Torah Anytime – 718-298-2077 Hotline with recorded shiurim.
Tznius Hotline – 718-907-6888 For girls ages 8+. Daily message, 5-10 minutes, with stories and ideas to help young girls gain an appreciation for tsnius. Leave your name, number, and address after listening, to be entered in a raffle.
Websites – Judaic
Achievementses – https://www.achievementses.com/free-educational-resources.html Free printable curricular materials in writing, Jewish history, and American history.
Activities for Kinder - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9eji3mmfdyl6rkj/AACG0pUFtNUH_G0i- DYrTGJga?dl=0 Coloring pages and other worksheets, in Yiddish
Agudah - https://agudah.org/ Includes films and statements on the coronavirus. Also, https://www.rayze.it/shasinaday/ -- a joint learning initiative for Gemara. https://www.rayze.it/shasmishnayosinaday/ -- a joint learning initiative for Mishnayos. https://www.rayze.it/tehiliminaday/ – a joint Tehillim initiative. https://www.rayze.it/tanachinaday/ - a joint Tanach learning initiative
Aish Academy – academy.aish.com Free courses for a month.
Aliya b’Tefilla - https://form.jotform.com/TorahUmesorah/aliyah-btefillah Torah U’Mesorah’s interactive tefilla lessons: they send a lesson; children send back answers and receive recognition.
Aleph Beta – alephbeta.org Torah videos.
Animated Talmud - http://www.animatedtalmud.com/ Videos and online activities.
Bnos Pen Pals – e-mail [email protected] Matching girls in different US cities, grades 2-8. E-mail your age, city, and contact information.
Chaburas Mah Ahavti Torasecha - https://chaburasmaahavti.com/ Join a chabura to learn and discuss together. Sugyos and mussar/hashkafa shiurim. Separate for men and women. Includes a daily (M-Th) reading, 10-minute video shiur, discussion forum online, and monthly/bimonthly live online/teleconference discussion. Rabbi Goldsmith, who runs this, is a friend of my husband from yeshiva.
Chinuch.org – chinuch.org Judaic: downloadable worksheets and other educational materials.
Dah Bear - https://dahbear.org/ Hebew education site.
E-Kehilla - https://ekehilla.pro/ Rabbi Efraim Stauber’s shiurim and discussion forum.
Rabbi Feigenbaum from Toronto - https://www.rabbiyfeigenbaum.com/ Free shiurim on our current situation, hosted on his teacher-training website
Gemara Academy - http://www.gemaraacademy.com/ Videos and powerpoints.
Hilchos Shabbos Initiative – Receive a free PDF of the book Practical and Relevant Hilchos Shabbos. Tests are available for a variety of ages, and a reward for anyone who passes. Email [email protected] and specify “PDF” in the subject.
JewishBedtimeStories.com Audio. No account necessary.
Kosherbooks.org The original “kosher book list.” Note, the site is intended for adult use only.
Masmidei haSiyyum – E-mail [email protected] or call 347.201.0270. A learning initiative for boys, with new prizes every few hours and raffles.
Menucha Publishers – Free live classes: https://menuchaclassrooms.com/pages/classes Free audio books (open each book and scroll down): https://menuchapublishers.com/search?q=audio+&type=product
Mercava – themercava.com Kodesh learning app (accessible also on computers) with several interesting features.
Model Beis haMikdash To receive a PDF file of a free model Beis haMikdash you can cut out and glue together, e-mail a request to [email protected] .
Moriya – moriyagroups.weebly.com Activity lists, with prizes for those who finish. I’m working on a way to put participants in touch with each other. I started it for girls and women but I’m happy to share resources with boys as well.
Our Jewish Homeschool Blog - https://jewishhomeschool.blogspot.com/p/printables-and- activity-packs.html Worksheets and coloring pages.
Parsha Riddles – e-mail [email protected]. Riddles on the parsha, sent each week by e-mail.
Portland Kollel – portlandkollel.org Call-in and Zoom Torah classes, including daf yomi; Zoom chatting sessions for Ivrit and Yiddish learners; phone and Zoom learning partners. Contact [email protected] .
Rabbi Meisels on Instagram – Message from Mrs. Bielory: My friend's husband will be doing a 45 min "class" on instagram live everyday for kids approximately grade 6 and younger about pesach - very interactive and interesting. Monday to Friday at 11 AM. I know him personally - he's great, your kids will really enjoy and gain! @dorimeisels
Rav Leuchter – meihadaas.com Shiurim by a talmid of Rav Wolbe. Also a weekly ZOOM vaad, 10:30 pm EDT on Thursdays.
Rosh Chodesh Project Monthly videos aimed at roughly 4th-8th grade, with a worksheet and raffle. E-mail [email protected] for more information.
Small Wonder Puppet Theater - https://www.unclepinchey.com/ Videos.
Tanach on the Daf Yomi Schedule – tanachdaily.weebly.com A calendar for finishing Tanach on the date of the next Daf Yomi siyyum haShas; and a link to three-minute daily shiurim on this schedule.
Torah Games – torahgames.org Games teaching Chumash skills.
Torah Live – torahlive.com Videos and games on Torah topics.
Torah Math – torahmath.org Math problems from Chumash.
Torah Tots – torahtots.com Games and coloring sheets. No account necessary.
Torah U’Mesorah Response - https://www.turesponse.org/ Torah U’Mesorah’s official trove of educational resources for this school closure, including recordings of Rabbi Juravel, preschool films, and selected Chinuch.org resources.
Walder Pavilion from Torah U’Mesorah - https://www.waldereducation.org/
Worksheets and other printables.
Yeshivas Iyun Halacha - https://www.iyunhalacha.org/
Shiurim, review questions, and the ability to contact the maggidei shiur with questions.
Various sites with recorded shiurim:
Torah Anytime – torahanytime.com
TorahMedia.com TorahMediaAmerica.com Naaleh.com Mp3Shiur.com TorahDownloads.com Aishaudio.com TeachItToMe.com KolHaLashon.com
Websites – General Education
123Homeschool - https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printables/ Worksheets.
ABCYA - https://www.abcya.com/ Literacy and math games.
All Kids Network - https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/ Worksheets.
Amazing Educational Resources - http://amazingeducationalresources.com/ Aha – someone has made a longer list than I have!
Arcademics - https://www.arcademics.com/ Literacy and math games.
Bedtime Math - http://bedtimemath.org/ Suggested math activities.
Biology Simulations - https://www.biologysimulations.com/ Simulations and accompanying worksheets.
Boddle - https://boddlelearning.com/ Math games.
BrainPOP – brainpop.com Lessons, videos, worksheets, vocabulary practice, games, other activities. Extensive.
Breakout - https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome Games and puzzles. No account necessary.
British Museum - https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/ Virtual tour of the British Museum.
Bunk History - https://www.bunkhistory.org/ Articles. Obviously not designed for small children.
Busy Toddler – https://busytoddler.com/2020/03/indoor- activities/?fbclid=IwAR3tYXAqw7tJRAzLExpPcJo4rApLsKtgL0AwghzxgnhwOajc4auX6o12_xw A list of suggested activities for very small children.
Can Figure It – canfigureit.com Geometry.
Capstone Interactive Ebooks – mycapstonelibrary.com See “PebbleGo” for the version for younger children.
Chalk Academy – chalkacademy.com Resources for teaching children Chinese.
Chem Matters – https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters.html Articles and videos on chemistry-related topics. No account necessary.
Children’s Books Online - https://childrensbooksonline.org/ PDFs, page by page, of children’s books.
Children’s Library - http://www.childrensnursery.org.uk/ Collection of free Victorian and Edwardian children’s books, PDF page by page.
Chrome Music Lab - https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/About Music activities online.
CK12.org Interactive textbooks: articles to read with comprehension questions to answer.
Classroom Cereal - https://www.classroomcereal.com/ Grammar exercises using short stories.
Classroom Secrets Kids – https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/ Educational games and activities. I see that the sample reading activity for second graders is religious (in a very British way, but still – always supervise your children who are using a computer!).
Codeacademy.com Free lessons in computer coding.
Control Alt Achieve list of browser adaptations - https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2016/10/special-needs- extensions.html?fbclid=IwAR0E6lzuSU- 1BHz5jcnRaiHYeOcf9g7Z3Ccor6kzhyPM1L5WnUTksKicUWs&m=1 A list of 30 features that adapt Google Chrome for educational use by users with special needs.
Curriculum Associates - https://www.curriculumassociates.com/supporting-students-away- from-school Printable worksheets.
Curriki.org A collection of lesson plans and materials for various subjects.
Dharma Trading craft tutorials - https://www.dharmatrading.com/gifts/things-to-make-and- dodharma-tutorials.html A collection of dyeing-related craft activities.
Discovery Education – discoveryeducation.com Curricular resources in many subjects. I’m seeing mostly videos, but I have to believe there’s more here.
Dog on a Log - https://dogonalogbooks.com/printables/ Literacy worksheets and activities.
DreamBox - https://www.dreambox.com/at-home Educational software. 90-day free trial.
Dreamscape - https://www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape/ Literacy game.
Duolingo.com Language instruction.
Emile - https://www.emile-education.com/ I still haven’t figured out exactly what this one is. Scroll down the front page for a list of topics.
Epic – https://www.getepic.com/ Audiobooks and other resources.
Farm Food 360 - https://www.farmfood360.ca/ 360 degree videos (virtual tours) of Canadian farms.
Fascinating Education - https://fascinatingeducation.com/ Online science courses – some free samples.
Fluency and Fitness - https://fluencyandfitness.com Videos.
Freckle.com A collection of online lessons.
FunBrain - https://www.funbrain.com/ Games, videos, articles.
The Great Courses - https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/lp/t1/freemo?source_id=FREEMO&utm_source=Social_ Media&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=1000614&fbclid=IwAR1vaJx- 3_aCdyE75S0fTJg4JZ_jI6KJvsJb4CnXY03tnfTm3FdgflaNpYs I believe these are videos. Free month trial – enter code FREEMO
HippoCampus.org Instructional videos.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - https://www.hmhco.com/blog/free-learning-resources List of free educational resources. Looks like a good list.
Idea.org.uk Teaches skills, e.g. coding.
Into the Book - https://reading.ecb.org/index.html Apparently literacy activities.
Kahoot – kahoot.com Quizzes set up like games. The website includes a collection of quizzes by teachers around the country, including some kodesh ones.
Khan Academy – khanacademy.org Academic films and practice questions, sorted by academic subject (“first grade math,” etc.). No account necessary.
LearningApps.org Games. No account necessary.
Learning Without Tears – lwtears.com Handwriting workbooks for grades preK through 5. There are typing resources on the site as well.
Libby - https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/ Accesses ebooks from public libraries. Requires a smartphone or tablet.
Louvre Museum - https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne Virtual tours.
Maker Stations - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T4CZCt8hJqYLVT5ZVYpR7SgHLWDWaaUO/view A printable collection of suggested STEM activities.
Math Munch – mathmunch.org A collection of links to interesting math articles.
Math Playground - https://www.mathplayground.com/ Math games.
Math Score - http://www.mathscore.com/ Online math activities.
Mystery Science – mysteryscience.com Videos and suggested activities on science topics.
National Geographic for Kids - https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ Articles, videos, games.
Newsela – Newsela.com Current events for students.
Oceans Initiative - http://oceansinitiative.org/ Live marine biology classes for kids, streamed via Facebook or Instagram.
PBS Learning Media - https://ri.pbslearningmedia.org/ Videos only.
PebbleGo and PebbleGoNext – Interactive curriculum. Pebblego.com – for K-3. Pebblegonext.com – for grade 3-5.
Periodic Table – periodictable.com Interactive periodic table, with lots of photographs.
Prodigy – prodigygame.com Math games.
Project Gutenberg – Gutenberg.org Many free books to download, in various formats.
San Diego Zoo Kids - https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/ Videos, articles, and activities teaching about animals.
Scholastic – scholastic.com/learnathome Articles, films, and suggested activities. No account necessary.
Seneca Learning - https://app.senecalearning.com/ It looks like it’s mostly slides and worksheets, organized in “courses.”
Shine Brite Zamorano - http://www.shinebritezamorano.com/ A collection of art projects for K-5.
Starfall.com Literacy games for youngish children.
Switch Zoo - https://switchzoo.com/ Activities teaching about animals.
Twinkl.com A variety of educational resources: worksheets, links, games.
Tynker.com Coding lessons for children.
Typing.com Free typing lessons.
Typingclub.com More free typing lessons.
Waggle - https://www.hmhco.com/waggle-access For schools only – remote ELA and math learning, from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Writable - https://www.writable.com/virtual-learning/ ELA resources from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Free Sefarim Online
Tanach
• Hebrew Mikraos Gedolos on Wikipedia: https://he.wikisource.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7% 92%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%AA • English Mikraos Gedolos on Wikipedia: https://en.wikisource.org/?curid=11028 • Another source for Mikraos Gedolos online: http://mg.alhatorah.org/ • Complete Tanach in Hebrew and English with Rashi, on the Chabad website: https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/63255/jewish/The-Bible-with-Rashi.htm
Gemara
• Halakhah.com – Free Soncino translation of Gemara • E-daf.com – all things Gemara • WebShas index to the Talmud: http://www.webshas.org/
Miscellaneous
• Other Hebrew sefarim on Wikipedia: https://he.wikisource.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93_%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A 9%D7%99/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99 %D7%9D_%D7%94%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99 • Other sefarim on Wikipedia in English translation: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Category:Works_originally_in_Hebrew
• Toras Emes: Free downloadable sefarim with editable text (we like this one): http://www.toratemetfreeware.com/ • HebrewBooks.org – PDFs of many sefarim • Sefaria.org – many sefarim in both Hebrew and English, and some weird things • The Aspaklaria encyclopedia is online: http://www.aspaklaria.info/ • Daf Yomi Review – this website includes, also, the Mesillas Yesharim and Chovos haLevavos in English: http://dafyomireview.com/index.php • Mechon Mamre – mikraos gedolos again, but also the Mishneh Torah in Hebrew and English: https://www.mechon-mamre.org/ • Daat.co.il – a huge collection: http://daat.co.il/