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Many of the offerings listed are available at the Alameda Resource Center

Other favorites online:

NASA eClips are free online science videos: 
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/nasaeclips/index.html

The Exploratorium has lots of good science education resources on their website:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ 

Monterey Bay Aquarium also has plenty of science resources:
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/

Free Rice: Take online quizzes in many subject areas. For each correct answer, they will donate 10 grains of rice through the United Nations World Food Program. 
http://freerice.com/category

National Geographic: loads of videos and articles 
www.nationalgeographic.com 

Khan Academy: excellent videos to help with math, coding, history, and science concepts.
https://www.khanacademy.org 

Starfall: phonics games for students in Kindergarten, first and second grades 
www.starfall.com 

Read, Write, Think: Resources for teaching reading and writing
www.readwritethink.org 

Newsela: Real news, written with young readers in mind. 
www.newsela.com

Periodic Table: The University of Nottingham has created a video for each element in the periodic table. 
http://www.periodicvideos.com/

Yummy Math: Math activities that will show you and your students how relevant math is to our lives.
http://www.yummymath.com/

Howtoons: provides engaging content that teaches kids how to build things, combining instructions with storytelling in a comic book format. 
https://howtoons.com/

Instructables: Instructions for science projects, crafts, home-made toys, etc.
https://www.instructables.com/

Scratch: Program your own interactive stories, games, and animations.
https://scratch.mit.edu/

Bedtime Math: Fun, daily math problems.
http://bedtimemath.org/ 

Citizen science: Offers various neat ways to help with real-world science research.
https://www.zooniverse.org/

DuoLingo: A great, free foreign language program. They have over a dozen languages to choose from.
https://www.duolingo.com/



Community Service Opportunities

Berkeley Animal Shelter: Ages 8 and up (must have a parent along)
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/City_Manager/Animal_Shelter/Volunteer_Services.aspx

Oakland SPCA: Ages 10 and up (must have a parent along)
https://www.eastbayspca.org/volunteer/children-young-adults 

Oakland Zoo: teen volunteer program for ages 13 and up
http://www.oaklandzoo.org/Teen_Wild_Guides.php

East Bay Regional Parks have one-time and ongoing volunteer opportunities.
http://www.ebparks.org/getinvolved/volunteer 

Friends of Five Creeks is an all-volunteer group working hands-on for clean water and healthy watersheds. All ages are welcome to participate.
http://www.fivecreeks.org/

Volunteer Center of the East Bay lists volunteer jobs for numerous organizations.
http://www.volunteereastbay.org/ 

Aspire Education Project:  Community Reading Buddies program for middle schoolers to read to younger children (summer)
http://aspireeducation.org/community-reading-buddies/




Homeschooling/Support Groups 
These groups have weekly gatherings at various East Bay parks. Members organize classes, field trips, potlucks, and other social events.

Alameda Oakland Home Learners (AOHL): Park days on Thursdays
http://www.aohl.net/ 

Home Grown Kids: Park days on Mondays
http://www.homegrownkids.org/home  

Berkeley Parents Network (BPN): Contains recommendations and advice contributed by parents in the San Francisco Bay Area.
http://parents.berkeley.edu/                    



Free Typing Programs

BBC Dance Mat Typing
Geared for kids ages 7 to 11
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr#z34thyc

Typing Web 
You can start at various levels. No bells and whistles--just a straightforward typing practice program. 
http://www.typingweb.com/

Burning Cargo
More of a game than a typing program, but it claims to be good for increasing typing speed. Better for older kids.Z
www.burningcargo.com

Typing Club: 
typingclub.com 

Typing games, lessons & tests: 
FreeTypingGame.net

Typing.com
https://www.typing.com/


Fee-Based Typing Programs 

Handwriting without Tears typing program for grades K-5
Includes practice with punctuation, grammar, general computer skills; designed to help with test prep
http://www.hwtears.com/kwt

Mavis Beacon Teaches typing for kids
http://www.broderbund.com/p-121-mavis-beacon-keyboarding-kidz.aspx

Typing Instructor for Kids.
http://www.typinginstructor.com/ 

Knowledge Adventure's typing game:
http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/school/jumpstart/Typing.aspx 
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