Parents and teachers

LIBRARIAN’S CHOICE OF WEBSITES:
The sites on this page contain teacher/parent resources including lesson plans, articles and/or craft projects.

Reading Rockets - "Teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle"
/www.readingrockets.org/

Family Fun - provides creative ideas, subjects include art and crafts, parties, recipes and travel.
www.familyfun.go.com

Fun Lesson Plans - Contains preschool lesson plans, kindergarten themes and reading lesson plans for grades 4-8.
www.funlessonplans.com

Let's Move - nationwide campaign to solve childhood obesity
http://www.letsmove.gov/

Get Ready to Read - In both English and Spanish this site provides online games and preschool learning activities.
www.getreadytoread.org

Jon’s Homeschool Resource Page - Answers to homeschooling questions, plus many resouces.
www.midnightbeach.com/hs

Zero to Three - Information on infants and toddlers.
www.zerotothree.org

Preschool Express - Preschool Activities and Ideas for Teachers, Parents and Grandparents.
www.preschoolexpress.com

Family Education Network - Advice about how to help children learn.
www.familyeducation.com

Gamequariums - Hundreds of learning games & activities for Pre-school through grade 6.
www.gamequarium.com

Ready at five - Tip sheets and activity calendar for parents to support early literacy.
www.readyatfive.org

Research on early childhood development from Talaris Institute
www.talaris.org/index.php/our-research

Zero to Three -child development information and resources for parents and professionals.
www.zerotothree.org

Ready*set*read activities - explains what behaviors to expect from children birth to age five
www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/families.html

Reading is fundamental - Ways for parent to build a child's early literacy skills.
www.rif.org/parents

Helping kids learn to read and succeed - Information, activities, and advice for Spanish-speaking parents. Concentrates on school-age children.
www.colorincolorado.org/

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