Resources
Fun Brain
http://www.funbrain.com/
This website provides numerous educational games and activities for kids which are so addictive and fun for the children.
Kids Discovery
http://www.kids.discovery.com/
Students have the opportunity to explore animals and our natural world through games and really interesting videos.
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
This site has so many interactive games and tools that students can use to learn more about a subject they are interested in or currently learning about in class.
Family Times Online:
http://www.sfreading.com/resources/familytimesonline.html
This website gives ideas for activities students' parents can do with them at home that will help them progress academically
106 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve
http://www.educationworld.a_admin/admin/admin013.shtml/
This offers 106 different suggestions as to how parents at home can greatly influence the academic success that their child may have in school.
Helping Your Child with Homework
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/homework.html
This is a lengthy read, but provides great tips in dealing with our children and motivating them to do their homework.
Lesson Plans Library. Discovery Education
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/k-5.html
A huge collection of examples of lesson plans are provided here, organized into a multitude of subject areas.
100 Awesome, Free Web Tools for Elementary Teachers. Smart Teaching.org.
http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/100-awesome-free-web-tools-for-elementary-teachers/
There are tons of links to different helpful sites and tools that teachers can use in their classroom.
Proteacher
http://www.proteacher.com/
This website provides great lesson and activity ideas as well as a network on which teachers can communicate.
Primary Elementary Teachers Chatboard. Teachers.net
http://teachers.net/mentors/primary_elementary/
This is sort of like a message board for teachers around the nation where they express their concerns or questions they might have and receive suggestions from others.
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