Websites for Parents

Daycare Providers

http://www.co.wabasha.mn.us/index.php/departments/social-services/465

Parenting and Daycare Provider Resource Site

http://daycareresource.com/parentingarticles.html

Developmental Stages

http://daycareresource.com/developmentalstages.html

Health guide on managing children and adolescent health, understanding ADHD and antipsychotic medication risks, as well as information on how manufacturers may market unsafe drugs.

https://www.drugwatch.com/health/children/

Fine Motor Skills

tracing skills: http://www.kidzone.ws/prek_wrksht/dynamic.htm

cutting skills: http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/miscellaneous/scissor_skills.htm

Lined paper for handwriting: http://www.mymoondrops.com/info/spelling.html

http://www.squidoo.com/topics/education/preschool-and-elementary-school

Name Printing

type in your child's name and it will create a sheet for your child to trace their name: http://www.kidzone.ws/tracers/none/tracer-form.asp

another site just like the one above http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/

another name printable but has different font options so you can even make playdough names, dotted names, etc. https://www.createprintables.com/name-playdough-mat/

Working Parents Resource Center

http://www.workingfam.org/resource

Guys Read Website

http://www.guysread.com/

Parenting Info, Resources, and Activities

http://parentsknow.state.mn.us/parentsknow/index.html

Therapy products (fine motor, sensory, gross motor, handwriting, etc

http://www.therapyshoppe.com/therapy/

Sign Language

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm

http://www.babysignlanguage.com/basics/

Natural Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Childhood Education

http://nrckids.org/

How to grow your child's speech and language development.

http://letsgrowspeech.com/freetutorials/

How does tv affect children's behavior?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoT7qH_uVNo

The Touch Screen Generation Article

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/the-touch-screen-generation/309250/

Printable Lined Paper

http://www.first-school.ws/theme/printables/writing-paper/handwriting.htm

Nutrition

http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/

Food Inc. YouTube Documentary Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Oq24hITFTY

Ideas on how to teach letters without flashcards

http://www.simplyrealmoms.com/posts/1-ways-to-learn-letters-without-flashcards/

How to Talk about Death with Sesame Street

http://www.pbs.org/parents/whenfamiliesgrieve/index.html

Speech Therapy Worksheets for Home

http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/?page_id=55

Social Emotional Intervention Site for Young Children (Lots of articles on many topics)

http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/communities/teachers.htm

Help Me Grow: Developmental Milestones & Referral Process

http://helpmegrowmn.org/HMG/index.htm

25 Ways to ask your child, "How was school today?"

http://www.simplesimonandco.com/2014/08/25-ways-ask-kids-school-today-without-asking-school-today.html

Challenging Behaviors Website

http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/do/resources/tools.htm

Learn why it is as important to support individual students’ approaches to learning as it is to support what they are learning. Kindergarten teachers have a critical role in creating effective and engaging environments that support how children learn best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMo_VP7N_Tk

Speech: Sound Developing Chart

http://www.talkingtails.net/SpeechSoundDevelopmentChart.p

Visual Perception

https://childdevelopment.com.au/areas-of-concern/fine-motor-skills/visual-perception/

Sleep

https://savvysleeper.org/students-and-sleep/

Short Bullying Clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oKjW1OIjuw&pbjreload=10

Managing Screen Time Device for Internet

https://meetcircle.com/

What is autism video