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Follow  the links for great resources and information on learning fun, parenting, homework help, and places to go.

 

 

Resources for Parents

            

 

         

 

 

Learning Fun for Kids and Parents

  

 

 

**Please remember that the contents of these websites are intended to be

 used for the enhancement of  parental and educational instruction only. 

  

The FRC  recommends that these websites be viewed 

by children only in the presence of an adult. 

 

 

Basic Skills

  

   Basic Learning Resources 

 

    Monthly Activity Calendar            

  Learn Online

 

Reading & Writing   

  Lexington Public Library 

    

       

 Where Children have fun learning to read! 

    Student 

  

First Grade Stories

   about Winter      

          

 

   ABC Mommy & Me

        by David Lumerman

                                        

 

Math and Economics

 

 

  Diggi-Block Math Word Problems 

                      

 

Econ-o-mania

                  

           

     

SuperKids Software Review - The Parent's and Teacher's Guide to Childrens' Software                

   Math Worksheet Creator

  Website for Math Testing Practice  

                         

Coolmath4kids.com by Karen

  

 

Science

 

                       

         

 The Rose Center for 

                Earth and Space

        Scholastic Weather Reporters

          

 

 

        

                                     

                             

                              Louisville Science Center

 

 

The Louisville Zoo

 

Social Studies

 

             World Maps 

          

Maps of the United States      

      

 

 

   American History Games

First Americans, Native American Indian Studies for Grade Schoolers    

    Social Studies For Kids

          

 

Health and Fitness

 

        

          Sports Illustrated For Kids    

 

    

 

         Healthy Foods For

               Kids: 5 A Day   

                        

                          

      

           Logo image reading
 FirstGov for Kids.

              Children's Health Month: Discover the Rewards!

                 Welcome to the FDA KID's Home Page, Check it out!   

              

                    Image of doctor with a stethoscopehealth information for parents and children

                                                       

         healthfinder® kids logo

 

Arts & Humanities

 

 

    

     Jazz Kids

 

   

                        

                                              The Lexington Ballet Company

                                        

         

 

 

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Learning Fun

 

                 

        Yahooligans

    

NickJr.com            

                       

 

 

                          

 

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Homework Resources

 

 

 

      

 

 

All links free unless noted. 

 

A+ Math  Features worksheets, puzzles and flash cards parents can use to boost student math skills

Preschool sites

American Library Assn. 50-plus Web site links for parents and young children.

Enchanted Learning Loads of pages for preschoolers with games, printouts

Kindle Park Fee-based early learning site for children, parents and teachers

Sesame Workshop Ideas for parents of preschoolers in games, crafts, stories

Zoom Dinosaurs An on-line dictionary about dinosaurs and such

 

General Educational sites

Ashland Inc. Lesson plans for all sorts of subjects

Ask Jeeves For Kids Safe place for kids to type in questions & get answers

B. J. Pinchbeck Links to 650-plus useful sites for homework help

CNN for students The news network's education site for students/teachers

C-SPAN in the classroom Teaching guides, support materials, broadcast schedules

Discovery for students Multiple links and applications for learning by students

Discovery for parents Links and educational tips for parents

Education 4 Kids Math flash cards, U.S. Presidents, vocabulary and more

Encyclopedia Britannica The reference site from the folks who publish books

Fact Monster's Almanac Search all sorts of almanac type questions

Homework Central Pick an academic subject and find help geared to age groups

Homework Contract  Sample (non-legal) contract between parents and their children regarding homework

Homework Helper A general reference site linking to homework help sites for all grades

Homework Spot   Links to resource pages, current events, grade-specific information - a great resource

How stuff works Guide to the workings of things from soap to jet engines

I Know That Fee-based site with activities from preschool - age 11

Internet Public Library 27,000+ resources chosen by school librarians and students

Kids Center Math Baseball, Grammar Gorillas, games for ages 5 - 13

Kidinfo.com Help with homework and research

Kids Click Web Search Links to thousands of educational Web sites in 15 categories

Kidd Safety Safety info from Consumer Product Safety Commission

Kids Net General search engine with 20,000 child safe sites

Koalaty Kids Successful school resources for teachers, parents and students

Library in the Sky Research resources for parents, students and teachers

Parent Involvement PTA site with tips on how parents help school, student success

Project Gutenberg Links to thousand of e-Books on the public domain

Scholarship Help  A wealth of information for parents and students about college scholarships, planning

Test Prep Review     Free practice test resources for ACT, SAT, PRAXIS and more

The Study Web Tools including dictionary, thesaurus, calculators and links

Web Teacher Tools for using the Internet for students and parents

 

Art / Languages

Language Learning Lab Variety of resources on foreign languages and culture

Foreign language Resources for English, French, Spanish, Italian, German

Learning through the arts Arts in education information & activities for children 3-5

Literature Post Hundreds of online classic books, plays, poems and stories

National Gallery What's on display at the National Gallery in Washington

Metropolitan Museum Images/information from New York's Museum of Art

Foreign language homework help     Resources include dictionaries, translations for eight languages

 

Social Studies

Time for Kids Child-friendly presentation of national, international news A & E Classroom Literature, humanities & social studies, features from Biography

American documents A guide to Declaration of Independence, other historical papers

Ease History     Site is filled with photographs and downloadable videos about U.S. history

Founding Father The life and times of George Washington

Geography Games Dozens of links to games, quizzes and puzzles about geography

Info Please: social studies Atlases, facts about world, U.S., state history and social studies

National Geographic Interactive features that bring the world to you

CIA for Kids Facts on countries of the world, provided by the CIA

Schoolwork/history Multiple links tied to history, U.S. and world

Students.gov Covers government education, career, data and information links

What happened on today's date? History and events by dates on the calendar

 

Science / Math

Algebra Help Worksheets, calculators, lessons and other tools for students, teachers Animal Planet From the Discovery/Learning Channels: all animals, all the time

Ask Dr. Math Homework help from Swathmore College math department

Chemical elements Links to multiple science sites on the study of all chemical elements

Extreme Science Site covers science-related areas: time, space, weather, animals

How Stuff Works Amazing collection of easy-to-grasp explanations, links

Mad Scientist Network Another believe it or not, to find answers to science questions

Martindale Center Links to thousands of calculators from higher math to dog sledding.

Math & Reading Help for Kids  Tips on homework help, improving test scores, positive study habits

Potter's Science Gems Science and math resource with 11,000 links, by grade level

Probability Central Math quizzes, games and resources

Science Fair Central Three sections on projects for students, teachers and parents

Smithsonian Institution: Science & Nature Games, links, sources: from the Wright Brothers to walking on the moon

The Human Body Thousands of images, lots of information about human anatomy

Today in Science History Important events, births, deaths in science throughout the year

 

Writing

A+ Writing Internet library with guides to writing and research

Common English errors Some of the most frequent mistakes made in writing

Bartleby Tools for writers, including famous quotes and references

Discovery Dictionary Excellent, broad resource with synonyms and related words

Free Dictionary   Features an estimated two million articles and definitions from leading encyclopedias

High School Hub        English, writing, grammar, spelling, research guides and links

Merriam-Webster Collegiate dictionary with common misspellings shown

 

Tutoring Sites

Smart Thinking (Math tutoring, fee-based service)

Tutor.com(Database of 30,000 tutors, fee-based)

 

 

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