Digital Resource Library: Literacy Skills K-6 by https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w For teachers from K-6th grade to support their students acquisition of literacy skills! I chose Padlet because students can collaboratively explore, create, and communicate ideas and participate in the learning process (Chan le Lyn, 2022). en-us 2025-08-24 19:41:44 UTC 2025-08-24 22:55:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/svg/1f4da.svg Animoto simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552915799 Animoto gives student the ability to create animated videos that can help demonstrate their understanding of a text or story. Students can use this application instead of writing a paper but an alternative way to share information about a topic. Can be used for all genres.

]]> 2025-08-24 20:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552915799 PIC-LITS simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552917732 PIC-LITS is an application that allows students to express their understanding through the creation of captions, key words, and photographs (American College of Education, 2025). This application encourages students to make their stories, essays, or assignment have a visual connection. This can help the audience connect to the story and support understanding than just reading an essay. Can be used for all genres.

]]> 2025-08-24 20:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552917732 simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552918616 American College of Education. (2025). Apps for writing, publishing, and storytelling. Canvas Video.


Chan le Lyn, J. (2022). Using padlet as a learning space for simulating real-life business communication. The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language, 26(3), 1-12. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1374532


Quizlet. (2025). Study tools and learning resources for students and teachers. Website. https://quizlet.com/


Socrative. (2025). Socrative for kindergarten to grade 12. Website. https://www.socrative.com/k-12/


Toontastic. (2025). About this game. Website.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.toontastic&hl=en_US&pli=1


]]> 2025-08-24 20:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552918616 Toontastic simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552927864 Students can draw, narrate, and animate cartoons they create (Toontastic, 2025). Students can use this to summarize a story, giving them an option to also layer voice recordings. They can use it to discuss a problem and solution in a story, describe a character and their features, and show the sequence of a story. Can be used for all genres.

]]> 2025-08-24 20:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552927864 Powtoon simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552929083 Students can use Powtoon to create videos and presentations to display their understanding of a variety of literacy skills or stories. Teachers can also use Powtoon to highlight information that you want students to learn in a fun and engaging way. Can be used for all genres.

]]> 2025-08-24 20:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552929083 Brush Ninja simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552929824 Brush Ninja can be used by students and teachers. Students can create comic books, make photo collages, and build online animations. Teachers can use this as a project-based approach to teaching a genre or having students express their understanding on a topic. Can be used for all genres.

]]> 2025-08-24 20:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552929824 Epic! simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552936881 Epic Books offers a variety of resources to use in the classroom to support teaching and learning. From books of all genres, learning videos, book quizzes, read to me options, and audiobooks, students and teachers can utilize Epic! for many purposes, projects, and activities.

]]> 2025-08-24 21:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552936881 Hoopla simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552937381 Hoopla offers an online selection of books that anyone can access using your library card. From simple readers to chapter books, new and old, students can access books in school and at home. Hoopla can be used to facilitate book clubs, explore genres, and even have access to music and videos.

]]> 2025-08-24 21:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552937381 Reading Eggs simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552938510 Reading Eggs offers an online library of over 4,000 books. Students can explore all different genres, take comprehension quizzes to deepen understanding of each book read, and engage with decodable readers if they need help with a specific literacy skill.

]]> 2025-08-24 21:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552938510 PebbleGo simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552939949 PebbleGo offers a variety of ebooks that range from nonfiction (which are standards aligned) to fiction, and many different genres. They offer books that are suitable for younger students and articles for older students that might need to gather information or conduct research.

]]> 2025-08-24 21:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552939949 Oxford Owl simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552941059 Oxford Owl is a free ebook library that can be accessed by teachers and students. Teachers can send assignments or homework through Oxford Owl in which studnets can then access and complete. Oxford Owl offers books of different genres and activities to help students learn. They also have an option to track student progress.

]]> 2025-08-24 21:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552941059 Wayground simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552941630 Wayground offers editable and downloadable quizzes that teachers can use on a variety of subjects, not just literacy skills. The quizzes can be personalized for the students and offer question choices from short answer to multiple choice or true or false. It is free to use and explore and also offers reading passages, videos, and flashcards to with your students.

]]> 2025-08-24 21:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552941630 Kahoot! simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552941906 Kahoot is a free online quiz maker. Teachers can make a quiz based on any subject or topic, can customize question type and answer, and can make learning competitive. Students can customize their avatar and nickname, can work in teams or independently.

]]> 2025-08-24 21:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552941906 Socrative simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552942357 Teachers can create assessments, exit tickets, or fun activities that can be accessed and monitored in real time. Socrative has a popular quiz feature that turns the quiz into a game that can be used to promote teamwork and student engagement (Socrative, 2025). It can also help teachers pinpoint areas that need additional practice by keeping data in real time, where student answers can be monitored and recorded.

]]> 2025-08-24 21:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552942357 Quizlet simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552943304 Quizlet offers teachers the option for students to take practice quizzes, create flashcards to study specific skills, and engage in a variety of study activities. Teachers can upload slides, presentation, and activities, and Quizlet has a feature that can take the information and turn it into a flashcard set that can be studied. With different question types, over 98% of students have said that Quizlet has helped them improve in their studies (Quizlet, 2025).

]]> 2025-08-24 21:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552943304 Canva Quiz Maker simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552945863 Canva has a features where teachers can make a free account and create their own quizzes from scratch or use templates. Canva offers a variety of question types from true or false, text-based, multiple choice, or fill in the answer. The quizzes can also be embedded into the presentations or videos you make on Canva so students have to stop along the way and check their understanding.

]]> 2025-08-24 21:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552945863 National Geographic Kids simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552946914 National Geographic is a great resources for students to have fun while engaging with all different informational topics and subjects. From learning about different types of animals to landmarks, countries, to accessing free ebooks to completing quizzes and watching videos, students have a wide variety of learning resources to engage with. Teachers can use this website as supplemental resource to their lessons or programs.

]]> 2025-08-24 21:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552946914 Starfall simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552948064 Starfall is an online website that offers activities and games to promote learning in math and literacy. From games based on grammatical conventions and spelling rules, to phonics practice and parts of speech, Starfall give student practice in those skills and more. It also offers free ebooks, decoding practice, fluency, and grade level phonics. Starfall's "talking library" also offers books of all genres and levels.

]]> 2025-08-24 22:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552948064 Prodigy English simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552948230 Prodigy is known for its math learning games but it also offers and English/literacy version. Students can go on epic adventures all while practicing literacy skills. They can also complete assessments, complete questions, win battles, and answer questions to give them points that they can use to create their avatar and build their own world. With this adaptive website that is aligned with the Common Core State Standards, students are engaged and learn while having fun.

]]> 2025-08-24 22:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552948230 Highlights Kids simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552949761 Highlights offers a variety of puzzles, games, stories, mini-lessons, podcasts and quizzes that can be used in lessons and activities in the classroom. They are free and easy to access, and can be used in all subjects from literacy to science and social studies. Highlights also offers hands-on activities and crafts that can be used for project purposes or game-based learning.

]]> 2025-08-24 22:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552949761 ReadWorks simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552951803 ReadWorks is a free website that offers teachers resources to use in the classroom from reading passages to articles, videos, and question sets. It offers books and activities of all genres and reading levels. It offers resources from kindergarten to 12th grade. It also offers an option to explore by scope and sequence, planning from August to June and providing different resources and lessons on specific topics that build throughout the year. These resources can be assigned to students to complete.

]]> 2025-08-24 22:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552951803 Reading Bear simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552952212 Reading Bear is a free online website with curated phonics practice and games. There are phonics skills from kindergarten to the upper grades, from basic letter sounds to reading multi-syllable words. These review games also have a quiz at the end for student to test their knowledge. Teachers can use these mini lessons and practice game to teach student specific letter sound or combinations. Reading bear also has embedded learning videos in each lesson that can be played for students.

]]> 2025-08-24 22:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552952212 Crashcourse simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552953255 Crashcourse is a YouTube channel that explores all genres and topics and over 50 subjects, and does so in fun and engaging videos. These videos can be used in class, lesson plans, help students prepare for assessments, or just to explore topics that you find interesting.

]]> 2025-08-24 22:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552953255 SicShow Kids simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552954025 SciShow Kids provides fun and informative short videos on a variety of science topics. From important standards based topics from weather to animals, these videos are aligned with the NGSS for students in 1st grade to 3rd grade. SciShow Kids also offers a channel for older students from 6th grade to 12th grade that is called SciShow.

]]> 2025-08-24 22:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552954025 Jack Hartmann simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552955022 Jack Hartmann is a kids music channel on YouTube that can be used by teachers in the lower grades (k-3) to help students learn phonics. These videos promote the correct pronunciation of specific letter sounds and combinations in a fun and engaging way by using song, visuals, and kinesthetic movements. This channel also offers practice with ASL, sight words, days of the week, and math multiplication facts. Teachers can stop the videos and complete check-in's with students.

]]> 2025-08-24 22:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552955022 Storyline Online simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552955584 Storyline Online offers free read alouds for students to listen to. These read alouds are usually based on picture books and have famous people read them. They sometimes include visuals of the picture book as the story is being read aloud. Teachers can stop the story and ask question, check for understanding, or even have student complete exit tickets related to literacy skills and text features.

]]> 2025-08-24 22:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552955584 Cosmic Kids Yoga simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552956014 Cosmic Kids Yoga offers yoga videos that can be followed along by students of all ages to promote mindfulness and relaxation. These videos can be used as brain breaks, during transition time, or at indoor recess.

]]> 2025-08-24 22:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552956014 TED-Ed simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552956924 TED-Ed offers lessons with short animated videos to explain and teacher about a variety of topics that can be used by students to conduct research or explore topics and genres. From exploring poetry to discussing all different ideas, students can use TED-Ed to engage conduct informational reading and writing planning and practice.

]]> 2025-08-24 22:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552956924 Khan Academy Kids simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552959093 Khan Academy Kids offers many practice videos that teachers can use in the classroom to support students learning of literacy or phonics skills. From sight words to letters and letter sound, this resource is great for teachers that still need to support their students in their phonics in any grade level.

]]> 2025-08-24 22:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552959093 KidLit TV simicsangie https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552959887 KidLit TV offers teachers the resources to support students in all different literacy skills. From popular read alouds to drawing videos based on characters from books, book trailers for different books, and the "Creator Corner" where authors talk about their books, characters, and other text features such as the problem and solution, how they chose the characters to write their book about, or the message the story was written to portray.

]]> 2025-08-24 22:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/simicsangie/qn65gcyf81p7w79w/wish/3552959887