Curriculum
Please note, City Kids is not endorsing these programs or these sites; some of our families may have used some of these programs, some may have been recommended by others, and some just look like they might be useful. Every family has to decide for themselves what works for them. Below is a list of some sites that offer (mostly) elementary aged curriculum, or they review curriculum; this list is merely a sample of what is out there, and we will be updating the list from time to time.
Programs that cover many subjects:
Brain Pop (Online videos and activities)
Writing/Grammar:
Scholastic grammar workbooks on Amazon
Reading:
Science:
Let's Read and Find out Science (series)
Magic School Bus (they have a series for young learners and chapter books)
The Young Scientists club (science kits)
Kiwi Crate and Tinker Crate (art, science and engineering kits)
Math:
History and Current Events:
(Also see Teachers pay Teachers for Howard Zinn related work)
Black History is American History
Cooking:
Radish (this curriculum is a kit, and it also covers science and art)
Magazines:
Cricket Media (This site has magazines in various subjects for kids ages 0 - 14 years.)
Podcasts for kids:
Podcasts for grown ups and older kids:
Teaching Hard History, American Slavery
Curriculum buying/searching sites:
Teachers pay teachers (They have some Howard Zinn lessons/worksheets for kids, among many other subjects).