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ENGLISH / LANGUAGE ARTS
http://www.familyeducation.com
This site offers many links to activities, topics, and advice for parents dedicated to their children’s learning.
http://www.protrainco.com/info/grammar.htm
Help your children find answers to grammar questions in the Good Grammar, Good Style Archive.
http://www.unmuseum.org/crr/index.htm
Welcome to the Reading Room at the "
http://www.scholastic.com
Click on "Parents" to find tips and fun activities to help your children thrive.
http://www.m-w.com/
For access to a standard dictionary and thesaurus, try this site.
MATHEMATICS
http://www.cut-the-knot.com/Curriculum/index.shtml
There are a multitude of resources on this website. The sheer number of interactive activities is amazing. If you are looking for something different, this is the place.
http://www.sitesforteachers.com
Looking for ideas and some free materials? Check out this website which includes a wide array of materials for all levels.
http://www.seced.state.va.us
Visit the Virginia Secretary of Education's website. Secretary Wheelen provides a perspective on education in our state.
http://www.galaxy.gmu.edu/~drsuper
Take a visit to the world of virtual manipulatives. Dr. Super's website shows various models to learn Geometry and Number Sense.
http://www.purplemath.com
Purplemath has lessons, links, and guidelines, all designed to help the high-school or college student find success in algebra. This site contains many good links to algebra resources. It is suitable for parents, teachers and students.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/maths.shtml
Parent website listing various activities to do with your child at home, in the car, or just hanging out.
http://family.go.com/
General information of interest for families
http://library.gmu.edu/resources/sci/math/math.html
http://www.pen.k12.va.us
http://www.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml?scr=pn
Numerous ideas on ways parents can help their children. Pamphlets are available to order.
http://www.mathsurf.com
Scott Foresman Publishing Company; K-8 mathematics textbook.
SCIENCE
www.howstuffworks.com
Find out how things work from telephones to jet engines so you can answer all those questions for the kids.
www.pen.k12.va.us
Virginia Department of Education - This is a great source for information on
SOCIAL STUDIES
http://www.pen.k12.va.us
The Virginia Department of Education homepage has a "For Parents." The link provides information on the Standards of Learning, Graduation Requirements, Home Instruction, Child/School Safety, and Other Resources.
http://www.virginia.gov/cmsportal/visiting_883/index.html
Provides information about
www.ask.com
Ask Jeeves and Ask Jeeves for Kids (http://www.ajkids.com) accepts natural language queries. Users can type an entire question. Search engines determine keywords within the question and select further questions from a knowledge base, which narrows the number of returns.
http://www.memory.loc.gov
American Memory is the online resource compiled by the Library of Congress National Digital Library Program. With the participation of other libraries and archives, the program provides a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the
http://www.loc.gov/
The Library of Congress
www.yourdictionary.com
Extend vocabulary through ten language dictionaries and specialty dictionaries, such as law.
www.lib.utexas.edu./Libs/PCL/Map_collection/map_sites/hist_sites.html
The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection from The University of Texas at
http://oddens.geog.uu.nl
Oddens Bookmarks is site for maps and mapping. It contains over 10,500 cartographic links.
http://nationalatlas.gov/index.html
National Atlas Online, Interactive Map Browser allows selection and display of map layers.
http://nationalatlas.gov/index.html
The National Atlas of the
www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps
National Geographic Society provides links to National Geographic Dynamic Maps, Atlas Maps, and Flags and Facts. Get the latest updates and keep the Atlas of the World current.
www.bartleby.com
This Great Books Online site contains the ninth edition of John Bartlett’s classic collection of quotations.
http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/index.html
This digital history project allows students to explore the physical and cultural geography.
http://www.history.org
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation offers a living history museum for family visits and provides the following for students and teachers: electronic field trips, study visits, teacher institutes, lesson plans, and books, videos, and colonial objects for sale.
General
www.testprepreview.com Online ACT/
Drug and Youth Violence Prevention
www.theantidrug.com Parental resource, The Anti Drug.
http://www.drugfree.org/ Partnership for a drug free
www.health.org US Department of Health and Human Services, Alcohol and Drug info.
www.acde.org American Council for Drug Education.
www.inhalants.org National Inhalant Prevention Coalition.
www.notmykid.org Drug prevention info.
www.dying2drive.org A media campaign for the Teen Smart Driver Initiative.
www.usdoj.gov/youthviolence.htm United States Department of Justice - Youth Violence
www.talkingwithkids.org/violence.html Talking with your kids about youth violence
http://youthviolence.edschool.virginia.edu Virginia Youth Violence Project
www.safeyouth,org/script/index.asp