Helpful Websites for Parents

There are many websites to help both parents and children make the most out of learning. Here are some suggestions for places to gain more knowledge and skill practice. Feel free to email and suggest other links to sites you find helpful!

• www.starfall.com  Fun way to enhance early literacy skills!
  
• Houghton Mifflin Eduplace http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hmr/k/
  
• http://www.fishfulthinking.com/  A resource for parenting positive kids 
• http://www.allkindsofminds.org/ptk/index.aspx  A resource for understanding learning issues
  
• http://allkidscanflourish.blogspot.com/   Mrs. Young's other blog!
• http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/tools.php This is a wonderful resource affiliated with UC Berkeley. They research the "science" of raising happy kids! 
• http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/grade/kindergarten/ This website has some wonderful activities for you to work with your child on early reading and writing skills!
  
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/addsubtract/problemsolving/game.shtml  This website has some fun math games!
•  http://bit.ly/aXLFfrGreat videos to help parents understand early readers. Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers