Instructional Support
The following links provide online resources and tools to help children practice their skills in math, language arts, science, social studies, and STEM related subjects.
  • IXL — IXL is a platform that provides thousands of practice questions in math, language arts, science, and social studies for use at both school and at home. 
  • Code.org — Code.org is a free resource aimed to get more students involved in computer science. 
  • Made with Code — Made with Code is a free resource built by Google to teach young girls how to code using drag and drop building blocks.
  • Scratch — Scratch is a free desktop program developed by MIT to teach programming using drag and drop building blocks.
  • Kodable — Kodable is a freemium K-5 grade programming curriculum that starts with logic thinking and ends with writing actual computer code.
  • CodeHS — CodeHS is a freemium 6-12 grade computer science curriculum that starts with fundamental concepts and ends with building complex games. 
  • Computer Science — Computer Science is a resource curated by STEM teacher Kimberly Dawn Albury.
  • Computer Programming — Computer Programming is a resource curated by public school teacher Jennifer Hettler.
  • Fun4theBrain.com — Fun 4 the Brain is a free Pk-4 grade website with math and science games.
  • Multiplication.com — Multiplication.com is a free website with math games.  It is especially great for learning the multiplication table. 
  • Gcflearningfree.org — GCF Learning is a free resource, which offers more than 180 topics on subjects such as Microsoft Office, email, reading, and math.  It includes more than 2,000 lessons, 800 videos, and 55 interactive activities and games. 
  • Publishyourdesign.com — Publish Your Design is an online resource that provides online 3D modeling tools to help people create, manage, and share their ideas with people all over the world. 
  • Tinkercad.com — Tinkercad is an easy, browser-based 3D design and modeling tool for all.  It is also a great 3D printing companion, allowing you to imagine anything, and then design it in minutes!
  • Tutorialspoint.com — Tutorialspoint is the biggest online tutorials library, hosting a collection of the most acclaimed tutorials on various technical and non-technical subjects.  You can learn more than 80 programming languages and compile, execute, and share them over the web, which provides a remarkable learning experience!
Parent & Family Resources
Online Media and Cyber Safety
The following links provide some tips for parents to help their children navigate online media and cyber safety.
Mental Health
The following links may be useful in talking with your children in the wake of a tragedy:
The Archdiocese of Chicago Website
St. Therese Chinese Catholic School