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Amazing Educational Resourceshttps://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/AllAmazing Educational Resources is a nonprofit program that was initially created to facilitate free sharing of resources among teachers. The platform has since grown to an all-inclusive hub for educational materials. Amazing Educational Resources facilitates access to and sharing of free high quality resources among teachers, parents and students.
Can Teachhttp://www.canteach.ca/AllCanTeach was created to assist teachers in finding and using resources with Canadian focus online. 
Crabtree Digitalhttps://www.crabtreebooks.com/AllFree teaching resources in the forms of printables and teaching guides in PDF format.
National Council for Open Educationhttps://eduref.org/AllA collection of free educational resources, including “lesson plans, WebQuests, videos, biography, e-texts, criticism, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities.
Education Worldhttps://www.educationworld.com/All Lesson plans and printable templates for Preschool to Grade 8.
National Film Boardhttps://www.nfb.ca/AllExplore these collections of activities that have been curated for educators, parents, and caregivers to implement with K–12 learners.
Open Libraryhttps://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/AllProvides digital access for everyone to over 200 open textbooks. Free textbooks are provided by eCampusOntario, funded by the Government of Ontario.
PedagoNet.comhttps://www.pedagonet.com/AllPedagoNet contains brain teasers, worksheets, study guides, lessons, math fact creator, videos, games and other valuable resources.
PBS Learning Mediahttps://www.pbslearningmedia.org/AllPBS Learning Media offers free lesson plans, interactive lessons and reproduciable templates for PreK to Grade 12.
Scholar's Choicehttps://www.scholarschoice.ca/AllScholar’s Choice has made many free resources available on math, ebooks and printables.
Schoolnoteshttps://www.schoolnotes.com/All SchoolNotes is packed with useful resources ranging from lesson plan ideas to technology in education
Smithsonian Learning Labhttps://learninglab.si.edu/AllSmithsonian Learning Lab offers digital images, recordings, texts, and videos in science, history, art and culture.
Teacher Planethttps://www.teacherplanet.com/AllFree lesson plans, rubrics and worksheets for Preschool to Grade 8.
Teachers Helping Teachershttp://teachershelpingteachers.info/All Lesson plans with basic teaching tips, new ideas and methodologies for inexperienced teachers
Teacher Networkhttp://www.teachersnetwork.org/All This is a ‘by teachers for teachers’ site. It offers lesson plan ideas, material for ‘new teachers’ and much more.
TeAchnologyhttp://teachers.teach-nology.com/index.htmlAll TeAchnology has been providing links with free and easy to use resources for teachers in forms of lesson plans, rubrics, worksheets and web quests.
Cube for Teachershttps://cubeforteachers.com/index.php/login#4AllOver 60,000 resources shared by educators across the globe.
Taking it Global for Educators: Global Education Resourceshttps://www.tigweb.org/tiged/resources.html AllAt TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed), empowers classrooms to understand and act collaboratively on the world's greatest challenges. TakingItGlobal supports educators to utilize technology to create transformative learning experiences for their students.
TVO Kidshttps://www.tvokids.com/school-ageAllResources in the forms of videos, games and apps that are engaging and linked to the Ontario curriculum.
TVO Teach Ontariohttps://www.teachontario.ca/ AllTVO Teach Ontario is an online community for Ontario’s educators, by Ontario’s educators.  Explore professional learning opportunities and curated resources.  Share your knowledge with your colleagues. Create projects to support teaching and learning.
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CBC Kids' Curio https://curio.ca/en/categories/kids-curio-1945/ AllCurio.ca is CBC and Radio-Canada’s online subscriber-based streaming service developed expressly for the Canadian educational community, including school boards, government ministries, universities, colleges and cégeps, and public libraries. 
Kanopyhttps://www.library.yorku.ca/ezproxy/?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fyorku.kanopystreaming.com%2f AllA multidisciplinary collection from well-respected educational distributors. Classic films, world cinema, documentaries and popular movies available for on-demand streaming.                      Passport York Required
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Links for Teachershttp://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/links.html#tools All 
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Art Projects for Kidshttps://artprojectsforkids.org/ArtsProjects for kids: easy art and craft lessons.
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National Geographichttps://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/classroom-resources/Environmental ScienceEducational resources for Grades Pre-K–12, from brief activity ideas to rich multimedia lessons and units on environmental science.
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Canadian Geographic Educationhttps://onlineclassroom.cangeoeducation.ca/GeographyActivities and resources for teaching geography from PreK to Garde 12.
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OPHEA (Ontario Physical Health and Physical Education Curriculum Resource) https://teachingtools.ophea.net/Health & Physical EducationOphea has put together a collection of our health and physical education content to use with your kids to stay healthy and active at home. These resources can be used to continue learning while at home and are appropriate for parents and caregivers and as part of your child’s teachers’ health and physical education lesson planning.
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Canada's Historyhttps://www.canadashistory.ca/HistoryFree classroom resources and lesson plans on teaching Canadain History.
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Faded Pagehttps://www.fadedpage.com/Language ArtsFaded Page is an archive of eBooks that are provided completely free to everyone.
International Digital Children's Libraryhttp://en.childrenslibrary.org/Language ArtsA digital library of outstanding children's books from around the world in various languages.
Media Smarts: Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacyhttps://mediasmarts.ca/Language Arts Media Smarts:children and youth in developing the critical thinking skills to engage with media as active and informed digital citizens.
OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks for Kidshttps://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB0184&R=EDB0184Language ArtseBooks for children, including picture books, chapter books and audiobooks you can download or read online. Requires TPL library card.
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Fractions Learning Pathwayhttps://www.fractionslearningpathways.ca/MathematicsA dense resource of field-tested and researched activities based on a learning sequence that helps students (Grades 3 to 10) make sense of fractions.
Math at Homehttps://mathathome.mathlearningcenter.org/MathematicsMath at Home is designed to engage students in deep mathematical thinking as they work in blended and virtual learning environments. 
Math Centralhttp://mathcentral.uregina.ca/MathematicsMath lesson and unit plans sponsored by the University of Regina and the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation
Math Learning Centre, Thehttps://www.mathlearningcenter.org/homeMathematicsThe Math Learning Center is offering free apps, materials, and other programs in support of their mission to inspire and enable individuals to discover and develop their mathematical confidence and ability.
Mathieshttps://www.mathies.ca/index.html#gsc.tab=0MathematicsThe mathies.ca website houses Ontario Ministry of Education developed resources to support mathematics learning from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
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Go-Lab Ecosystem Online Laboratorieshttps://www.golabz.eu/ScienceGo-Lab Ecosystem presents the world’s largest collection of free online laboratories for teaching STEM subjects from the leading providers. Users will be able to easily create virtual learning scenarios for each classroom session (the so-called Inquiry Learning Spaces), containing online labs, inquiry learning apps, and any other multimedia learning content. More than 1,000 customizable ready-to-use spaces are available in many languages for you to save your time. 
Science Education Gatewayhttp://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/segway/ScienceSEGway develops educational resources through several NASA-supported projects. These resources range from web-based lessons to hands-on, inquiry based-lessons for grades K-12. 
STAO - Science Teachers' Association of Ontariohttps://stao.ca/ScienceSTAO offers classroom resources, professional development and networking for Ontario’s science teachers from JK through university.
STEM at Homehttps://www.actua.ca/en/resources/ScienceActua is offering high-quality resources and recommendations for families, educators, and others who may be looking for educational content for kids (K-12) .
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Canada in Contexthttps://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?R=EDB0105Social StudiesFull-text articles, videos, audio files, vetted websites, etc. on a broad range of topics, people, places and events. Requires TPL library card
Canadian Encyclopediahttps://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/enSocial StudiesHistory, politics, arts, science & more: the Canadian Encyclopedia is your reference on Canada. Articles, timelines & resources for teachers, students & public.
Canadianahttps://www.canadiana.caSocial StudiesAdvances interconnected, sustainable access to the world's research and to Canada's documentary heritage content.
Historica Canadahttps://www.historicacanada.ca/Social StudiesHistorica Canada offers programs that people can use to explore, learn and reflect on Canadian history.  
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NASA Materials for the Classroomhttps://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/centers/marshall/classroom/index.htmlSpaceNASA has great tools for educators - a brilliant gallery of pictures that are a great stimulus for work across so many curriculum areas, together with videos, e-books and so much more.
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MCN - Advancing Digital Transformation in Museumshttps://mcn.edu/a-guide-to-virtual-museum-resources/?fbclid=IwAR39wUsVysSV1ugWHxx0dEPEy54rMr1W0iIGAcAmEj6f2fM9Ch5yGmoaeKwVisual ArtsThe Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections