Please be aware that this is not an exhaustive or a required list but simply a list of possible resources for student and family use. For additional resources, please visit Online Resources for Parents, Families and Students. Please also see Ontario’s Ministry of Education Learn at Home resources.
The resources provided below are not organized in a grade-based chart. Rather, this list of resources provides options that are meant to be accessed based on student interests, strengths and needs.
Subject | Online Resource | Description |
|---|---|---|
Visuals to Support Communication | To help educators, parents, and learners during this time of need, the Tobii Dynavox team has gathered resources and created Coronavirus materials within them. | |
Visuals to Support Communication | First/Then Board | This tip sheet will provide some information about how to use a First/Then Board with your child. |
Visuals to Support Communication | Provided by Kerry’s Place, this video is intended to help families who support individuals with ASD, to better understand Coronavirus (COVID-19), practice better hygiene and cleaning, while sharing the message that feeling anxious is okay, and to seek help as necessary. | |
Visuals to Support Communication | This social story provided by Easterseals Illinois Autism Partnership will help teach your child about the importance of social distancing. | |
Visuals to Support Communication | Time to Come In, Bear is a video story (1:40 mins) to teach children about social distancing. | |
Visuals to Support Communication | Visuals from NLC Communication Friendly Environments | Visuals related to COVID, social distancing, etc. are available for printing and can be found on Twitter or on NLC Blog posts. |
Visuals to Support Hygiene | Correct Hand Washing Procedure Poster from York Region Public Health. | |
Visuals to Support Hygiene | Poster on how to wash your hands and how to use hand sanitizer provided by Public Health Ontario. | |
Visuals to Support Hygiene | This resource from Tobii-Dynavox can be used as a task analysis for washing your hands. | |
Visuals to Support Hygiene | Brushing your teeth task analysis. | |
Digital Tools | Read & Write for Google Chrome Playlist: A series of YouTube videos from Texthelp demonstrating how to use Read & Write. | |
Digital Tools | Google Drive & Google Classroom - Accessing your Google Drive and Classroom from Home | This is a step-by-step guide (with visuals) to support students and parents with signing into Chrome, accessing their Google Drive, and going to a Google Classroom. |
Literacy Skills | Hundreds of stories in ASL for signing children as well as tips on how to read to Deaf Parents. | |
Literacy Skills | This YouTube channel incorporates movement, visuals and sound/songs on any primary concept. | |
Literacy Skills | Knoword is a fast-paced word game that challenges your vocabulary, tests your typing skills, and stimulates your mind. | |
Literacy Skills | Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy. Various links for different ages. | |
Literacy Skills | Interactive ASL-English bilingual storybook apps that offer young visual learners unique and interactive reading experiences in ASL and English with animated illustrations that complement videos of ASL storytellers. | |
Literacy Skills | An online guided reading program that includes downloadable books and interactive activities (use student first name only). | |
Literacy Skills | For Deaf Signers learning Language, Parents, Teachers. This resource helps students understand print through sign language specifically for Deaf Signing Students. | |
Literacy Skills | Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking and growing. | |
Literacy Skills | Students can listen to Read Alouds of various picture books. The videos can be captioned to help ensure access. | |
Literacy Skills | Users can click through English-based text books page-by-page. An additional language of reading can be chosen (19 language options). Books are organized into symbols-based categories. | |
Literacy Skills | Touch typing practice for all students using technology. | |
Math | Site specific to Ontario K-12 has digital manipulatives, resources, activities, videos and games. | |
Math | TVO video series where young children can learn how numbers work through play and song. | |
Math | Online resources with visual, spatial and reasoning puzzles. | |
Math | Centre for Education in Mathematics. Lessons, interactive activities, enrichment activities, and opportunity for practice with feedback. Look for their problem of the week. | |
Math | Video: Building Math Skills at Home | For parents of children with learning disabilities, the LD@home website shares a video (11:29 mins) and a parent resource kit to support parents in building their child’s math skills at home. |
The Arts | Free virtual instruments online. | |
The Arts | Chrome Music Lab on Google | Chrome Music Lab is a website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments. |
The Arts | This activity is ideal for any age! Just draw the objects in the given time limit. | |
The Arts | YouTube video with author, Mo Willems, featuring daily drawing activities and writing process inspiration (video length 22:04 mins). | |
Social Studies/History | Website from the American Museum of Natural History. Includes videos, hands on activities, games and stories for students. | |
Science | High interest, random fact finding science segments, has a “read to me” feature and easy read for Read and Write. | |
Cooking Skills | The Accessible Chef is a collection of free visual recipes and other resources to help teach cooking skills to individuals with varied learning needs. | |
Cooking Skills | Teeny Tiny Foodie has a collection of visual recipes that can be used with students of all ages. | |
Social Skills & Self Regulation | Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation videos. | |
Social Skills & Self Regulation | Social skills stories for younger children. | |
Social Skills & Self Regulation | This video helps a character work through frustrating situations with strategy choices. | |
Social Skills & Self Regulation | This website includes a variety of fun countdown timers. | |
Learning Games | Games with varying topics for young learners (K-2). | |
Learning Games | Students can practise a variety of skills through word games, math games, holiday games, strategy games and skills games. | |
Learning Games | Interactive educational games. | |
Health & Physical Education | The Special Olympics Healthy @ Home website provides tips and resources to Stay Connected, Stay Active, Stay Positive and Stay Informed. | |
Health & Physical Education | Enjoy these entertaining fitness movies with Special Olympics athletes while improving your enduring, understanding your strength and boosting your balance. | |
Health & Physical Education | Video and lessons are provided for practising health and physical education at home. |