Educational Websites

Below you will find several websites that may make it easier to help your child learn and grow as well as some websites that provide useful information and tips.  

Atomic Learning

http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/home

Biographies – including Abraham Lincoln, Betsy Ross, Pocahontas, All U.S. Presidents, and many others.

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec=11

Facts about various animals including Dinosaurs http://www.kbears.com/

Screen Actors Guild members read books aloud. Titles include Brave Irene read by Al Gore, Dad, Are You The Tooth Fairy? read by Jason Alexander, and Romeow & Drooliet read by Haylie Duff.

http://www.storylineonline.net/

Learning Page provides a huge collection of professionally produced instructional materials you can download and print.

http://www.learningpage.com/

Everyday life is a learning experience for children. Born Learning is a website that helps parents, grandparents, and caregivers explore ways to turn everyday moments into fun learning opportunities. Using daily activities such as sorting laundry, cooking meals, and going to the grocery store, this site gives parents tips to improve critical thinking, math, and communication skills in young children.

http://www.bornlearning.org/default.aspx?id=33

 Science Project Web Sites

A Science Fair handbook for teachers, parents, and students

http://192.107.108.56/portfolios/l/lautz_s/Science%20Fair%20Handbook/

250 Science Project Ideas

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/elmers/250projectideas.html

Need science fair ideas? Need a little advice?
You've come to the right place!

http://www.sciencebob.com/lab/sciencefair/sciencefair.html

Science Fair Survival Guide: How to put together a quality science fair project

http://williamsclass.com/ScienceFair/ScienceFair.htm

A science fair site for teachers, parents, and students. This site contains ideas for elementary, middle, and high school projects.

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml

Discovery Channel School : Science Fair Central

http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/handbook/

"A science project is like a mystery in which you are the detective searching for answers." Janice VanCleave helps you turn from science gumshoe to super sleuth and explains each step, from research to presentation.

Experimental Science Projects: An Introductory Level Guide

http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/SciProjIntro.html

Not sure how to plan your project? Peter Macinnis covers every step. Also, scroll to the bottom and find a long list of topic ideas.

Science Fair Primer

http://users.rcn.com/tedrowan/primer.html

Learn here how to do many important steps in your project, from developing a purpose and designing an experiment, to analyzing your data and writing a research report.

A Student’s Guide

http://www.ag.ncat.edu/extension/programs/dte/science.pdf

Carefully explains how to do a science project and why they are important.

Dr. Shawn's 10 Easy Steps to Science Fair Success

http://www.scifair.org/articles/steps.shtml

Dr. Shawn lists ten steps to a good science fair project, including a detailed outline for planning your experiment. Notice how "planning" and "preparing" are the most detailed steps?

Keeping Your Child Safe On The Internet

http://www.wiredsafety.org/

http://www.ou.edu/oupd/kidtool.htm#medium

http://www.commonsense.com/internet-safety-guide/

Sites For Kids about the 2008 Presidential Election

http://www.pocanticohills.org/election/election.htm

http://www.weeklyreader.com/election/index.asp

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008/

Sports related websites for kids

Get kids reading about topics that interest them.

http://www.sikids.com/index.html

http://www.kidsites.com/sites-fun/sports.htm

http://www.northvalley.net/kids/sports.shtml

Fun Sites for Kids

http://kids.discovery.com/

http://www.lego.com/en-US/Default.aspx

Teaching Kids To Take Care Of Pets

http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pets_home

http://www.healthypet.com/

Sites For Parents of Gifted Children

 South Carolina Dept. of Education Gifted and Talented

http://ed.sc.gov/agency/offices/cso/gifted_talented/gt.html

The Rollercoaster that is Parenting Gifted Children

http://www.gifteddevelopment.com/What_is_Gifted/parenting.htm

Prufrock Press offers award-winning products focused on gifted education, gifted children, and advanced academic education. For more than 18 years, Prufrock has supported gifted children and their education and development. The company publishes more than 300 products that enhance the lives of gifted children and the teachers and parents who support them.

http://www.prufrock.com/

Sites for Parents of LD children and children with ADD/ADHD

ADHD of the Christian Kind. Coming to terms with ADD/ADHD

http://www.christianadhd.com/terms2.php

Information for parents of children with ADD/ADHD

http://www.addvance.com/help/parents/index.html

Parenting a child with learning disabilities or ADHD is a challenge. To assist you, LD OnLine has gathered information to help you get started in understanding what your child needs, your rights and responsibilities in working with the school, and ways to support your son or daughter at home.

http://www.ldonline.org/parents

Peace Begins at Home...Positive Parenting Articles.

http://www.positiveparenting.com/resources/resources.html

Additional Websites

PBS Kids www.pbskids.org
Fun Brian www.funbrian.com/kidscenter.html
Enchanted Learning www.enchantedlearning.com
Fun School www.funschool.com
Sesame Street www.sesameworkshop.com/sesamestreet
Disney www.disney.go.com/playhouse
Crayola www.crayola.com/kids
Thomas the Tank Engine www.thomasthetankengine.com