READING IS FUNDAMENTAL
Why Read?
Why should kids be reading. A School Library Journal Article. (click above)
Help Choosing a School
Great place to start researching schools nationwide.
Helping Your Teen Drive
Learn how to teach your teen to drive.
What should they and you know.
Site created by Toyota and Discovery Education
BULLYING
from Auburn School Department
from Kids Health
article on Great Schools
the Mayo Clinic
article on Education.com
stopcyberbullying website
Parenting Tips
These sites are a great resource for find tips on how to deal with those little problems.
Parenting.com - the home website for Parenting and Babytalk magazines
Health and Parenting Center - this site from WebMD covers populare hot topics in parenting and health, populare searches as well as access to their online parenting community.
Parents.com - home website to Parents magazine
Planned Parenthood: Tools for Parents - great source for tips on talking to children about growing up.
Internet Safety
These are some sites that will help you guide your children to becoming safe online users.
OnGuardOnline.gov - this site from the federal government provides tips for parents for navigation online safety including talking with your kids.
NetSmartz - this site created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has links for parents, educators, law enforcement to find information for internet safety. Each page provides presentations and links to more information. This site also has a link for parents with teens and a special section just for kids.
Cybersmart - this website created by the Australian government is great for resources and advice about being online safely for all ages.
FBI's Parent's Guide to Internet Safety - this is a direct link to the FBI's informational pamphlet to online exploitation and the risks to your children.
Extras
Some extra sites that might be helpful.
Children's Hospital, Boston: Arthur's Guide - great site for explaining hospital visits from simple doctor visits to staying overnight.
Children's Literature Web Guide - a general guide to what is on the web for Children's literature. From finding author sites, to award books to online book discussion groups you should be able to find it here.
Great Websites for Kids - Compiled by The Association for Library Services to Children a part of The American Library Association has compiled these topic links to find great kid websites.
Worksheets - Need a little more help with school work or wishing to educationally occupy your kids then this site is full of free educational worksheets for PreK to Grade 5.
The Best Children's Books.org - This website is created by teachers and general public. It's a good source if your looking for books by subject or level.
Encouraging Your Children to Read
The links below will take you to sites that provide great suggestions for helping your child develop and maintain an interest in reading. Check back often - we'll keep adding and modifying the list of suggested links.
20 Ways for Parents to Encourage Reading
Children Who Can Read, But Don't
20 Ways for Parents to Encourage Reading
Children Who Can Read, But Don't
Helping with Homework
Virtual Middle School Library
Lots of links on this page, to sites that will help you with general education information, or with specific subject areas, like Math, Language Arts, Science, etc.
Family Education
This site is packed with 'back-to-school' information - and it goes beyond homework help (although there is a great homework section here...)
The main back-to-school page includes links on getting ready for school, back-to-school safety, 'what parents need to know this school year', and even breakfast and lunch ideas and recipes.
This site is packed with 'back-to-school' information - and it goes beyond homework help (although there is a great homework section here...)
The main back-to-school page includes links on getting ready for school, back-to-school safety, 'what parents need to know this school year', and even breakfast and lunch ideas and recipes.
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Bunicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery, by Deborah Howe
 (from the Amazon.com review): This immensely popular children's story is told from the point of view of a dog named Harold. It all starts when Harold's human family, the Monroes, goes to see the movie Dracula, and young Toby accidentally sits on a baby rabbit wrapped in a bundle on his seat. How could the family help but take the rabbit home and name it Bunnicula? Ages 9 to 12) |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1, by Jeff Kinney  Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twi ...more Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship |
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread, by Kate DeCamillo  The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin. |
The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), by Rick Riordan
 When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it’s up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council could swing an important vote on the war with the titans. Not only that, but first Percy will have to solve the mystery of a rare monster that Artemis was hunting when she disappeared—a monster rumored to be so powerful it could destroy Olympus forever. |