Helping at home for Parents

A free printable weekly homework planner: a row for each subject, a box for every day and a place for a family initial. Edit the subjects and print a stack.

Type or paste a list once and play it as flashcards, a test, a match race, a play-it-aloud class game, a live quiz with a join code, a word search, a crossword or bingo, or print it. Free, no sign-in.

A live typing race for the whole class: everyone types the same short passage on their own device and the projector shows the class racing along. No ranking below 3rd grade, no accounts, nothing stored.

Free printable math worksheets from kindergarten to 8th grade, by topic, each in three versions with answer keys. Add, subtract, multiply, divide, fractions, decimals, equations.

Retrieval practice for teachers: the evidence rating and the studies behind it, steps for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8, examples, mistakes to avoid, and free tools to start tomorrow.

Khan Academy is the best free math website for kids: it has math courses from kindergarten up, described as free, with teacher tools. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

Checked 2026-10-27

Letterpaths is our number one: it says it is free with no signup and no adverts, and it has stroke-order sheets with numbered arrows, on-screen tracing and fading practice. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

Checked 2026-10-29

Storyline Online is our first pick for a teacher who wants something free that works today: actors read picture books aloud with no sign-in step shown on the site. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

Checked 2026-10-27

TypingClub is our first pick: its page says it is and will always be free for individuals and schools, and no account is needed to start. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.

Checked 2026-10-27

A free printable weekly reflection page for teachers: what went well, what did not go to plan, a moment to remember, what students needed, one change for next week and a rating of your energy.

Spaced practice for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, how far apart to space review, steps by grade band, examples, common mistakes and free tools to schedule it.

A free printable assignment tracker for older students: a row for each assignment with the class, the due date, a done box and a grade. Print a stack for the term.

Interleaved practice for math teachers: the evidence rating and studies (including a 54-class randomized trial), how to mix problem types by grade, examples, when not to interleave, and free tools.

Cursive capitals and lowercase letters with numbered strokes and arrows. A pen writes any word live, Present mode runs a warm-up, children trace on the board, and the chart and tracing pages print.

Type any words, or paste a class list for one page per student, and print a cursive practice sheet: a model line, dotted tracing that can fade, stroke arrows, blank guide lines, and a slant to match your school.

A free printable missing work log: a row for each assignment, its due date, who still owes it and a box to tick when it is in. Edit the assignment list and print.

Math fact fluency explained: timed tests versus strategy-first, what the 2021 federal guide recommends, when each fact should be known, and why fractions matter as much as facts.

Checked 2026-11-06

What play-based learning means: free play vs guided play, NAEYC's developmentally appropriate practice, a guided-play morning, and what a 39-study review found about play and early math.

Checked 2026-11-06

What spiral math is: Saxon's incremental development and continual review, Everyday Mathematics, the strong trial on mixed practice, and the warning about spirals that never finish a topic.

Checked 2026-11-06

The learning science every approach can use: retrieval practice, spacing, worked examples, interleaving, pictures with words, why questions, Universal Design, and the learning-styles myth.

Checked 2026-11-06

Repeated reading for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, how to run it with partners or small groups, steps by grade, fluency examples, mistakes and a free fluency timer.

How to turn a quiz into retrieval practice: ten questions, three answer boxes, old material mixed in, answers right after, versions A and B from a free quiz maker.

Paste this week's spelling words and get a look-say-cover-write-check sheet, a numbered test, a scramble, and bingo and word search made from the same list. Free.

Math fact fluency for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, why timed practice is rated Strong for intervention, how to do it without anxiety, steps by grade, mistakes and free tools.