Resources

Learning Games

For students in Pre-K, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3

ABCya provides over 300 fun and educational games for grades PreK through 6. Our activities are designed by parents and educators, who understand that children learn better if they are having fun. Games are categorized by grade and subject, and cover topics such as multiplication, parts of speech, typing, pattern recognition, and more. We even have games that are just plain fun (and safe) to play! With so much variety, there is sure to be something for kids at all learning levels and styles.

Learning Websites

For students in Kindergarten

Symbaloo uses tiles to create one-click access to websites, google docs, videos, and more chosen by our own East Pike Teachers.

Learn how to Code!

For students in Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3

Code.org® is an education innovation nonprofit dedicated to the vision that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part of their core K-12 education. We expand access to computer science in schools, with a focus on increasing participation by young women and students from other underrepresented groups. The leading provider of K-12 computer science curriculum in the largest school districts in the United States, Code.org also organizes the annual Hour of Code campaign, which has engaged more than 15% of all students in the world. Code.org is supported by generous donors including Microsoft, Amazon, Google and many others.

Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children and a coding language with a simple visual interface that allows young people to create digital stories, games, and animations. Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Scratch promotes computational thinking and problem solving skills; creative teaching and learning; self-expression and collaboration; and equity in computing. Scratch is always free and is available in more than 70 languages.

Library and Research

For students in Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3

Listing of library books and their availability in the East Pike Library. Digital card catalog.

Epic is the leading digital reading platform—built on a collection of 40,000+ popular, high-quality books from 250+ of the world’s best publishers—that safely fuels curiosity and reading confidence for kids 12 and under. Ask Mrs. Nath for the code!

Pennsylvania's electronic library.

Career Readiness

For students in Grade 3

Smart Futures is a career planning and portfolio platform that helps schools easily implement the Career Education and Work (CEW) Standards within any classroom or virtually.

For over 30 years, Virginia Career VIEW has been serving school counselors, educators, workforce development professionals, students, parents, and job seekers through career resources, research, outreaches, and professional development training. Our efforts combine independent research, engaging activities, in addition to hands-on statewide training and outreaches with the most current data presented using the latest technology. We share these resources through our website, toll-free career information line, workshops for professionals, and statewide outreach events.