Educational Links
Here are some great online resources for students and parents:
Math
IXL is a comprehensive math review site with an unlimited number of practice questions in hundreds of skills--all of which are aligned to state standards.
www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/resources.html
This easy to-use site provides resources such as math web sites, a math book list, and helpful math magazines for helping your child learn math.
www.nctm.org/resources/families.aspx
This is the site for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. It has resources to answer common questions about math and how it is taught today, homework suggestions, and assessment resources.
There are lots of fun educational games on this site.
Language Arts
This is also a great app for your iPads! You can enter spelling words each week for practice to prepare for tests.
www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=78
This site offers more than 1.500 links to teaching and learning resources from federal agencies.
Here you will find information on how children learn to read, why some of them struggle, and how parents and teachers can help.
Social Studies
http://www.state.gov/youthandeducation/
Here you will find excellent resources explaining everything from the foreign policy decisions made in our country to information about our government, and fun games to help increase learning.
www.pbs.org/teachers/socialstudies/
This link, while designed for teachers, provides a great background and selection of ideas for helping your child learn about grade appropriate topics in the library.
Science
http://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/
This is a resource guide to help you through a science fair project and guides you to a variety of excellent web sites.
www.nsrconline.org/student_and_parent-resources/parent_resources.html
This is the site of the Smithsonian Science Education Center. Check this out for science news, homework help, and hands-on activities.