Parent Resources

 Internet sites mainly for parents but check out Educational Resources for teachers and Student Resources, too!

365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do With Your Child

American Library Association Great sites for Parents, Teens and Kids.

Awesome Library - The Awesome Library organizes the Web  with 14,000 carefully reviewed resources, 
including the top 5 percent in education. 

Between the Lions

Bullying

ChildFun Themes - Pirate adventures, picnic activities, back to school projects, and more has been added to this never ending theme projects site.

Children's Digital Library - Animated stories, interactive activities, printout crafts and more; all the fun is at StoryPlace where learning to read is fun. Available in both English and Spanish.

Connect for Kids: Guidance for Grown-Ups. Building communities for kids and grownups.

Discovery Channel School -Discover how easy it is to help your kids.

Funbrain - Great on-line games for 6 year olds.

FunSchool - Provides fun, interactive, learning games that kids and their parents will enjoy playing. 

Internet Safety - Child Safety on the Information Highway,   Disney Sage Surfing    CyberEthics, Cyber Citizen  

KidBibs - This web site provides strategies for teachers and parents to use while helping children become good readers, writers, and learners.

KidSource Online - How Can Parents Model Good Listening Skills? This article, from KidSource Online, lists some guidelines for good listening skills and suggestions for improving communication with children.

Kindergarten Kafe - Click on a year and then a month for a treasure of thematic ideas for your classroom.

KinderStart - Because kids don't come with instructions.

The Learning Network

Learning Planet- Interactive, dynamic and educational games for preschoolers to sixth graders.

Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes - Designed for children who are learning to read.

Talk With Your Kids - This national initiative encourages parents to talk with their children more often about issues such as sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drug abuse.

Weekly Reader Galaxy - Highly interactive with lots of games, quizzes, contests, trivia, current events, and coloring activities.

National Parent /Child Organizations and Associations   

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education

    National Association for the Education of Young Children

    National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education

    National Network for Childcare

    Early Childhood.com

 

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