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"If a child is to keep his
inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult
who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery
of the world we live in" Rachel Carson
Resources
The early years of raising a child is
crucial to his or her development.
Much of
their foundation whether it
be
physical, mental and spiritual, is
established in
the first 12 years of
their life. The parents hold the key
to that future.
A
Plus Student Information and advise to parents with children
of all ages.
ABC Teach abcteach is a quality educational site that offers free
printable theme units, word puzzles, writing forms, book report forms, ideas,
lessons and much more. Great for new teachers,
student teachers , home schooling
and teachers who
like creative ways to teach. Updated on a regular basis
All Star Activities This website assists parents in the decision
making process of selecting an appropriate extracurricular activity for their
child, by providing helpful information about the requirements and commitment of
pursuing a particular sport or activity. Additionally, it contains photos,
reading lists, movies, musical instruments, vacation destinations and more.
Baby
Place This site has information and links on babies
and parenting.
BabyCenter.com A wide variety of information from preconception
to the toddlers.
Children's
Television Workshop Brought to you by the guys and gals that created
Sesame Street. This site has advise for parents of primary school age children.
Children'
Literature Web Guide The Children's Literature Web Guide is an
attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet
resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. Much of
the information that you can find through these pages is provided by
others: fans, schools, libraries, and commercial enterprises involved in
the book world.
Dosity Interactive lessons and exercises, open-ended
questions, print worksheets, challenging problems and more... an educational
website serving the students, teachers, and parents of the K-12 community.
They offer a dynamic and challenging online curriculum in Mathematics,
Language Arts, and Science. Their curriculum is delivered as a collection
of compact, interactive, and educational lessons. The content may be utilized
online and also in the
form of printable worksheets.
Education
K-12 Articles This site has articles that provide information
and tips on many subjects, skills or lessons of children of all ages.
Elementary Schools
Information on the curriculum used in today’s elementary schools.
Also provides useful tips that help develop
important study habits and
a positive attitude towards learning for your child.
Family
Circle Magazine dedicated to the health, safety and
welfare of the family.
Family.Com Information on a variety of subjects dealing
with children. Also gives you activities with your children.
Familyeducation.com An education site that provides information,
activities and links on all subjects for teachers, parents and students.
We highly recommend this site.
Family
Resource Center This Resource Center is full of information
for everyone in the family. For the kids they offer homework help in all
subject areas. Mathematics, science, history, English, languages and various
dictionaries. For the college-bound
there is online help with SATs, financial
aid and guides to choosing a college.
Funbrain Quizzes and games you can do with your children.
Fun-Attic
Game and Activity Guide. Here you will find great game ideas that are
ideal for the entire family. Some games can be adapted for indoor play.
Games
Kids Play Looking for kids games? How about rules
for playground games, verses for jump-rope rhymes, and much more?
GetNetWise The Internet offers kids many opportunities
for learning, constructive entertainment, and personal growth. At the
same
time, parents are concerned about the risks kids face online. The challenge
for parents is to educate
themselves and their children about how to use
the Internet safely. GetNetWise can help.
Helping
Your Child With Homework For Parents of Elementary and Junior High
School-Aged Children. By Nancy Paulu
Edited by Kathryn Perkinson
Illustrated by Becky Heavner
Helping
Kids with Math and Reading Math and Reading Help for Kids is a growing
directory of original articles and resources centered on the topic of children's
education. The purpose of this site is to provide a centralized information
portal to help parents and
children make informed decisions about school related
issues
Highlights for Parents
This new website for parents provides high quality and helpful information that
every parent can use, interesting interviews with experts, parent polls, family
activities and monthly magazine guides for parents and teachers.
iGrandparents Information and links for grandparents and
their grandchildren.
Internet
Safety Resources and tips to heighten public awareness
to the serious dangers of the Internet and to inform Internet
users of
ways they can make the Internet safe for everyone.
Like
Mom Like Mom is an index of websites every mother,
grandmother, stepmother, godmother, WAHM, or expectant mothers can use
to locate services or products of interest to moms. Unlike a search
engine that will index any pages it
finds, the Like Mom index is only for
mom related websites. What are some examples of mom related websites?
Websites about children, childcare, pregnancy, teenagers, school, home
making, and romance… in short, anything
to do with mothers
parentbytes.com Parentbytes.com-dedicated to providing parents
with the knowledge, insight and support to make parenting more rewarding.
Includes discussion forum, wheat-free recipes, book reviews and a commitment
to promote literacy in children
PTA Central, A central information resource for PTA groups,
PTO groups and other school related parent teacher organizations.
The goal
of this website is to provide information and insight on an array of issues
facing today’s schools. From
school fundraising to regional Parent Teacher
Association contacts to classroom initiatives, the online resources
below
provide additional insight into these issues, as well as many other important
concerns facing our school communities.
Parent
Soup This site contains chat rooms, boards, experts,
resources, fun & games, and an education central. Use their search
engine to find a wide variety of information. (I recommend you check this
site out)
School Report Express
Planning on moving find out about the schools in the
town you plan to move to!
Sesame
Street Kidsite A site filled with information, games and
fun for you and your children.
Stories.Com An online community for readers and writers
of all ages and interests. Whether you are a casual reader searching
for
a good story or an enthusiastic writer looking for the perfect place to display your masterpieces, Stories.Com is the website for you!
Tooter4 Kids The place to
visit for teachers, kids, parents, student teachers, home schooling, and even
subs!
Thinkport A Maryland Public
Television’s free multimedia supersite for the K-12
classroom, communities and families. Comprehensive
lesson plans, teacher support materials, and online
interactive field trips provide innovative resources for
classroom and home use. Thinkport offers online
professional development, innovative technology tools, a
classroom web site builder and many more free
educational resources.
Training
Wheels for Literacy: Reading A new way of thinking about learning to read.
Information, tips and method of teaching and working with children in learning
how to read.
U.S.
Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Help Your Child Improve in Test-Taking April
1993 Tips on how to take a test from the US government
Yuckiest
Site Answers questions that young children always
seem to ask adults.
A great source of information from the Disney People!
Web
Poetry Motivational stories and poetry on the internet.
The William Gladden Foundation Library
This nonprofit organization website hosts a
library of free educational materials for teachers, counselors and
administrators to use in the classroom and as staff training materials
