Ideas for Parents
Reusable Flashcards
From Megan McHale (megan_mchale@hcpss.org), a special education teacher at Worthington Elementary School in Ellicott City, Maryland:
I make reusable flashcards by laminating blank index cards and then writing on them with dry erase markers. They are great for spelling words, math facts, phonics skills, etc., and when you just want to use the information temporarily. When you're done, you can just wipe off the dry erase marker, and it's ready for something else. I've also used a wet-erase overhead marker for times when I want the writing to last longer, since it doesn't wipe off without water.
General Resource and Educational Web Sites
www.readingrockets.org
Reading Rockets--Reading Comprehension and Language Arts Teaching
www.starfall.com
Learn to Read at Starfall - teaching comprehension and phonics
www.pbskids.org
PBS Kids--educational games and activities
www.nick.com
Nickelodeon--educational games and activities
www.speedracer.com
The Official Speed Racer Site
www.funbrain.com
Education Site for K-8 Kids and Teachers
www.candytracks.com
Educational games and activities
www.tvokids.com
Educational games and activities
go.grolier.com
Online Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia & New Book of Knowledge (Use district password)
www.typeonline.co.uk
Free online typing lessons with personal scoring to evaluate progress.
Web Sites Supporting Language Learning
www.bookswithoutborders.com
books/cassettes/videos bilingual and in French
www.bayardpresse.fr
magazines/books kids and adults (POPI, Enfant)
www.infrench.com
magazines, books, videos for kids and adults
www.ouiforkids.com
books, videos, cdRoms for kids in French
www.enfancemusique.asso.fr
Enfance et Musique – Wonderful music, songs, fingerplays and stories (traditional and modern) performed by adults and children
www.tomlitoo.com
activities for young children in French
www.pouletfrites.com
activities and printables for kids and youth in French
www.momes.net
activities and reference materials for kids and youth including homework help (entraide scolaire), music and art in French
www.enfantsbilingues.com
for parents who are raising their children bilingually
www.storyvox.com/fracoml.htm
narrated stories and songs
www.maman.fr
parenting site started by French moms – in French
www.hungryfrog.com
Educational software and games in Spanish, French and English
www.Worldlanguage.com
Language resource site
www.amazon.ca (Canada)
New and used books and other resources in any language. Better for finding resources in French and Spanish.
www.edina.k12.mn.us/normandale/teach/weblinks/parents/index.htm
Great links for parents of kids in French Immersion, including games, reference, homework help, etc .
(Normandale is a Public French Immersion elementary school as well!)
http://www.chatalot.com/ascii.html
Typing with accented letters and foreign symbols.
http://desktoppub.about.com/library/weekly/naccents.htm
Typing with accented letters and foreign symbols.
http://french.about.com
French language resources
http://spanish.about.com
Spanish language resources
http://french.about.com/library/bl-accents.htm
- typing French accented letters and symbols
http://spanish.about.com/library/bl-accents.htm
- typing Spanish accented letters and symbols
www.eisenhowerinternational.org
Multiple subjects in many languages.
www.readinga-z.com
Great website with “downloadable” books in all levels in Spanish, French and English
Web Sites Supporting GATE Learners
Gifted and Talented Education
www.sandi.net/GATE2
San Diego Unified School District's GATE website
www.hoagiesgifted.org
Great website with tons of information about GATE
http://specialed.about.com
Another great website with tons of information about GATE
www.kidsource.com
A great collection of articles about various topics of GATE
