By Kaitlin Anselmo Pothireddy The Khan Kids team is made up of former preschool and early elementary educators and administrators, and we remember the hustle and bustle of the school day. Between required curriculum lessons and simply teaching students how to exist in school, it can often feel like there isn’t enough time to get to everything. That time crunch is especially prevalent when it comes to teaching literacy in younger grades. With daunting statistics pointing to the exact days students need to display readiness in specific skills like letter recognition or blending sounds, the ..read more

By Aviv Weiss Algebra I is a gatekeeper to future success.  Mastering Algebra I is about more than just understanding equations. Boosting math proficiency is a proven pathway to improved high school graduation rates, and Algebra I is a gatekeeper in the path toward academic success. Mastering Algebra I paves the way for continued math education and continued academic achievement. Students who don’t pass Algebra I face daunting odds, with just a one-in-five chance of graduating from high school. Khan Academy Districts is about fostering an atmosphere of success in the classroom and school ..read more

By Lorraine Akemann, Marketing and Outreach, Khan Academy Kids Celebrate Earth Day with Khan Academy Kids! We have free animal coloring pages to print and decorate. Print them below, or find them in the Khan Academy Kids app this April. Which animal is your favorite—the penguin, chameleon, raccoon, salamander, or toucan? Get started by downloading our free Khan Academy Kids app The animal coloring pages below are also included in the Khan Academy Kids app. So if you don’t have a printer, no problem! Just download our free app to access tons of books, lessons, and coloring pages for children a ..read more

4 actionable lessons teachers can use today By Allison Leedie, M.Ed,  partnerships manager at Khan Academy Kids and former teacher and literacy coach Planning time is limited, the copier is jammed, and a classroom observation is imminent. Sound familiar? Me too.  As a former teacher and literacy coach, I know that sometimes what is most helpful are actionable lessons and activities you can deploy right now with little preparation but tons of engagement.  Search no further! Below are four activities you can use today to support best practices in the science of reading, no matter ..read more

By Kristen DiCerbo, Ph.D., Chief Learning Officer at Khan Academy Educational technology should always remember that “education” comes first and “technology” comes second. Whenever there’s any new technology, start with understanding the learning problems that we need to solve and then determine whether technology can help solve them. We know a lot about how students learn but it is often difficult to scale the teaching and tutoring practices to support that learning in large classrooms. Intelligent tutoring applications have been trying to solve this problem for decades but were somewhat lim ..read more

By Kristen DiCerbo, Ph.D., Chief Learning Officer at Khan Academy Reading and writing are so much more than skills for the English classroom; rather they are keys to critically interacting with and changing the world. In order to ensure that students have the skills to navigate an increasingly complex and information-rich world, we are increasing our literacy offerings, all designed based on the principles of learning science.  Developing deep reading comprehension As students approach 4th grade in the U.S., an important shift occurs in their education: the emphasis moves from learn ..read more

Tax season peeking from around the corner? Feeling a little lost in the paperwork shuffle? No worries! We’re here to break down those forms in a way that’s crystal clear and easy to understand thanks to our FREE Financial Literacy course. Why tax forms matter Think of these forms as puzzle pieces. Put them together and BOOM! You’ve got a clear picture of your money situation. This lets you know how much you owe (or maybe how much money the government owes you!).  Let’s break it down. Form W-2: Your payday snapshot: This one from your employer shows your income and the taxes already tak ..read more

By Aimee Sawyer, Product Marketing Manager at Khan Academy Kids and former preschool teacher Looking for more books for your kids to read? Khan Academy Kids is an educational app with more than 400 free books for kids. It has a library with all kinds of books: nonfiction books from National Geographic and Bellwether Media, decodables, early readers, books in Spanish—and an all-new series about family, fantasy, and fun adventures. Our latest series is called “Reading Adventures,” and it includes 10 books with action-packed storylines and beautiful illustrations. As kids immerse themselves in th ..read more

By Aimee Sawyer, Product Marketing Manager at Khan Academy Kids and former preschool teacher Click here to download the FREE printable reading log. When kids use a reading log to track what books they read, they feel a healthy sense of pride and accomplishment. For young kids, a reading log like this one can even be an introduction to setting a goal and working toward it—especially if there’s an incentive waiting for them when they’ve filled out their entire log.  At the end of the day, it’s not just about filling out a reading log. It’s about helping kids develop a genuine love of readi ..read more

We’re the Khan Academy you know and love, but redesigned with support from the ExxonMobil Foundation in a curation for Texas that’s TEKS-aligned. Watch this 1-minute video to hear a message from our Founder and CEO, Sal Khan, to educators in the Lone Star State. A partnership tailored to fit your district’s needs Khan Academy partners with districts across Texas to drive deep, AI-enabled education implementations that make a difference in learning. A Khan Academy District Partnership includes flexible, tailored professional learning, and district and school-level data tools and sup ..read more