Websites for Students

BSD Music Teachers Music Monday Video

Social Emotional Videos

Tumble Books Parent Letter

Tumble Book Library

Mathletics - Available for Grade 4-8 Students

Mathletics Parent Letter 2019

Online Resources to Consider During Suspension of Classes

The following resources have been made available by a variety of educators and educational companies as many schools are suspending in-person classes. Please note that these have not been vetted by BSD for pedagogical value or student privacy concerns. Even in these circumstances, we are obligated to protect our students' personal information and obtain parent permission before students create accounts on any web-based services. 

We are providing the following links. Please be reminded that creating an account & supervision of use is at Parent / Guardian discretion.

General

High-quality educational services temporarily free (curated by educators Kristin Ziemke and Katie Muhtaris) 

Educational resources curated by educator Jenny Seiler

Enrichment activities (ideas for parents)

Virtual Field Trips

Literacy

Read-aloud and other resources from children's authors, curated by former classroom teacher and current author Kate Messner

Copyright-safe video read aloud (curated by Pernille Ripp)

Creation

Daily drawing videos with children's author and graphic novelist Jarrett J. Krosoczka (new episodes every day at 1 PM CDT)

Various resources from children's author and illustrator Jarrett Lerner