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Picture Books Everyone Should Read
Plymouth-Canton
Community Schools Kindergarten Readiness Page
Plymoth-Canton
Community Schools "Raising Readers" Web Page
CPL Kids Homeschooling
Resources
Awesome Library –
K-12 Directory for Parents — This index of educational
sites could come in handy when your student needs homework
help.
DiscoverySchool.com
– Articles on school and educational topics, reviews,
and homework links for kids.
ED Publications: Publications for Parents, Including
the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education
-- Government publications that are available on-line about
many educational topics such as college preparation, financial
aid, and reading improvement. Also includes over 150 titles
in the "Helping your child series" with fun learning
activities.
Familyeducation.com – Includes grade
by grade information on what your child should know, expert
advice, and games and printables for skill-building activities.
Motivating Kids to Read - Tips for raising readers from
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
Reading Rockets: 13 things families can do
– Tips for helping your child learn to read. Check
out other areas of the Reading Rockets site while you are
there!.
Resource lists for
Books & Other Materials:
And
Baby Makes Four - Expecting a new baby? Try these books,
web sites and more to help your older children adjust.
Back to School
Cookery for Kids
ESL
for Kids & Parents
Family Life
Family Travel in Michigan
Gifts Kids Can Make
Keeping Kids Kool (conflict resolution)
Kids
Fitness & Health
Our Animal Friends
Phonics
Storytelling
Talking
with your Kids About Sex
Teaching
your Child about Time & Telling Time
Toilet
Training
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Educational
Software Reviews
Discovery School Review Corner
SuperKids Educational Software Review
Special Topics:
50+ Great Web
Sites for Parents & Kids – This compilation
of sites from the American Library Association lists sites
for fun and learning for kids and sites for parents to use
as a resource to learn more about the Internet and how to
safely guide your child’s web surfing.
Common
Sense Media -- Ratings with parental warnings for movies,
tv, music, games, websites and books.
Family Readiness Kit – Preparing to handle disasters
-- This kids is for patents to use at home to help prepare
for most kinds of disasters. * Please note - this kit is
only available online. There are no printed pages available.
Keep Your Kids Safe Online from CNET.com - this online
safety guide offers suggestions for issues like cyberbullying
and user generated video (like YouTube)
KidsNet – KIDSNET helps children, families
and educators intelligently access the educational opportunities
available from television, radio and multimedia sources.
National SAFE KIDS – As the official site for the
National Safe Kids Campaign, it offers many resources and
ideas to keeps kids safe all year around.
News from CPSC (Consumer
Product Safety Commision)
One ADD Place – "A virtual neighborhood
consolidating in one place information and resources relating
to Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.) and Learning Disorders
(LD)."
PBS Recommended Books – The PBS Parents
site offers lists of books to share with your child on issues
such as "dealing with difficult emotions". Also
suggestions for building a home library.
Talk With Your Kids – Advice and resources
on talking with your kids about tough issues like drugs,
sex and violence.
Zero to Six: electronic media in the lives of
infants, toddler and preschoolers – The Henry J.
Kaiser Family Foundation has published this study about
the impact of electronic media in the lives of the very
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