Sites
for Parents
updated 2/3/2010
Top 100 Family sites in all categories. Do take the time to look at this and choose a site where you and the family will enjoy technology together.
Daily Parenting Newsletter by E-mail Each weekday you'll receive age-appropriate educational activities, parenting advice, and health and safety information. Plus you'll receive website, book and product reviews, recall notices and more! Now includes new educational activities from Meet Professor Tobbs- these will "teach your child how to think".
New Lice Treatment Sometimes home remedies are more effective and cost prohibitive than over the counter products.
Kids Gardening In tens of thousands of schools across the
country, kids are creating wildlife habitats, getting hooked on worms and
reaping heaps. Gardens are growing engaged learners, respectful stewards and
confident problem solvers.
Online Homework Help gives links to useful sites to assist students with homework and good study habits. Parental Guide is also listed.
Hints on Navigating the Net and your Child provides advise on safety and guide to the Internet for parents.
Bedtime.com This family Internet experience is one
of the best site on the Web for quick,
fun and entertaining Children's Stories,
Poems, Prayers, Soothing Music
and other evening activities. Enjoy this
site before you tuck those little ones in for the night.
Story Hour enjoy this site for
some wonderful stories to read to your children and discuss the illustrations
with your child.
FamilyEducation.com
contains most everything that you would like to see on a family web site. Visit this site frequently for new topics
and activities.
Funbrain.com
is a super great place to visit for kids, parents, and educators. Your children will enjoy all the games they
can play and at the same time continue to learn. A MUST to visit.
Family.com
is a fun, interesting site covering many topics and activities. You will want to visit this one.
Games2learn.com
is basically a store where you can quickly locate specific material for a
particular curriculum, but an added
bonus is to visit the game room where games can actually be played.
Parents
Place is another site for interesting information concerning the young
child.
Parent
Workshop provides
helpful hints on a variety of topics from Responsibilities, Social Skills to
everyday family activities. Visit this
site weekly for new topics.
Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. Information about reading and programs of special interest to children and parents, including lists of the Newberry and Caldecott medals, other award-winning and notable books, recordings, videotapes, and software for children. See also Parent Tips and Sites for Parents, Caregivers, Teachers, and Others who care about Kids
Lullabies and other Songs for Children. The words to Polly Wolly Doodle and other songs collected by a mom in Vancouver.
ParentSoup Parenting tips, discussions on all aspects of raising children from pregnancy through teens.
“America Reads Challenge: Read-Write Now Resource Kit” can help you organize an effort to make sure that all children in your community (through the 6th grade) learn to read & write well. The online kit provides reading & writing activities, directories of helpful organizations, & more. The kit also suggests ways to form partnerships among parents, schools, local businesses, & the community. (ED)
The “Captioned Media Program” offers over 4,000 free-loan, educational & general-interest open-captioned videos. Educationalvideos are accompanied by lesson guides & include topics in school subject areas, preschool through college. Titles include classic movies & special-interest topics such as travel, hobbies, recreation, & more. (ED)
“Checkpoints for Progress in
Reading & Writing for Teachers &
Learning Partners” & a companion volume for “Families
& Communities” feature
check lists of what students should be capable of at different grade levels. The first site also lists typical books appropriate for each grade,
while the second includes tips for
parents & sample paragraphs from books for each age. (ED)
“Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins:
Geography” is a booklet parents
can use to explore with children (ages 2-5) key geographical concepts—location, regions, movement,
& others.(ED)
“Early Childhood Update”
publishes
articles of interest to the early
childhood community. The recent issue
looks at new directions for
public television; learning foreign languages with STEP Star Network; Read, Write, & Type!;
technology-related assistance
for Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) of 1988; the Colorado remediation studies; & more.
(ED)
“Helping Your Child Learn Math” features
dozens of fun activities parents
can use to help children (K-5th grade) have fun learning geometry, algebra, measurement,
statistics, probability & other important mathematical concepts.
Activities relate math to everyday
life & can be done at home, at the grocery store, or while traveling. It includes sections for parents on what
math is like in schools
today & a parents’ booklist for helping children learn math. (ED)
“Moving America to the Head of the Class:
50 Simple Things You Can Do”
suggests 50 ways that parents & grandparents, teachers & principals, & employers &
citizens can help improve education. (ED)