Websites for Parents

  • Resources for Shared Parenting – Shared parenting is a collaborative parenting agreement in divorce or child custody determinations in which each parent has the responsibility and right to be actively involved in raising a child.
  • Disney Family – A site sponsored by Disney which has recipes, parenting tips, and party and craft ideas.
  • Family Education – For parents and children of all ages, this site provides parenting ideas, family advice, and much more.
  • Parents.com – A site which provides a highly engaging, content-rich Internet learning
  • Healthychildren.org Sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics, this site provides helpful information in English and Spanish for parents about stages of development and healthy habits.
  • Safe Kids – Learn about child safety laws, regulations, and how to protect your children
  • Starfall – free website to teach children to read with phonics
  • Get Ready to Read – supports educators, parents and young children in the development of early literacy skills in the years before kindergarten. 
  • Fuel Up to Play 60  Fuel UP to Play 60 is an in-school nutrition and physical activity program launched by National Dairy and NFL, in collaboration with the USDA, to help encourage today’s youth to lead healthier lives.
  • Funbrain Jr. –  helps preschoolers and kindergarteners jumpstart their journey of learning with engaging games, stories and printable skill building worksheets.
  • How to Keep Children Safe in Cyber Space – This guide has been created to help keep children safe online. It is aimed at new parents and/or those parents who just want to review and update their information about contemporary online threats.
  • Scholastic.com/parents– offers insightful tips on how to making reading an important part of your child’s life.
  • NYS Department of Health – NY state sponsored site that offers  health information for parents in English and Spanish.
  • StopBullying.gov – a website sponsored by the federal government to assist parents and kids with anti-bullying programs.
  • Great Websites for Kids – Great websites for parents and teachers compiled by the American Library Association.
  • Child Safety Resource Guide – provides over 40 high-quality, informative child safety resources that you can utilize immediately to help prevent any children in your care from becoming victims of needless injury.
  • DayByDayNY – provides children and parents in New York State with important health and wellness information, information about exciting educational activities, and a book title each day to encourage reading.

 

Teacher Resources

  • Teaching Channel online community where teachers can watch, share and learn diverse techniques to help every student grow
  • Khan Academy – offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard for Kindergarten through College.
  • IXL – offers limited free exercises on math, language arts, social studies & science based on NY state common core standards.
  • Teachers First teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format.
  • 4Teachers – Online resources for teachers to empower learners of all ages through innovative technologies

 

Helpful Common Core

  • Engage NY– Click on the common core link for a broad range of resources. 
  • National PTA– PTA (Parent Teacher Association) parent’s guide to students success available to reproduce.
  • Common Sense for Common Core – Scholastic-Common Core Book List- provides a list of suggested reading based on common core standards for K-12. 

 

Websites for Parents En Español

  • Colorincolorado.org  Sitio web bilingüe para padres y educadores que desean ayudar a los niños a convertirse en exitosos lectores de toda la vida.
  • Espanol.fueluptoplay60.com Nutrición en la escuela y el programa de actividad física lanzado por National Dairy y NFL, en colaboración con el USDA, para ayudar a animar a los jóvenes de hoy a llevar una vida más sana.
  • Esp.brainpop.com – Herramienta de aprendizaje que permite a los estudiantes practicar sus habilidades de una manera divertida e interactiva.
  • Storyplace.org – es Nuestro preescolar biblioteca está llena de grandes actividades para explorar.
  • Choosemyplate.gov/multilanguage-spanish – Excelente recurso para que los padres desarrollen pautas de alimentación saludable para sus hijos.
  • Tudiscoverykids.com Los niños del descubrimiento dan a preescolares las herramientas que necesitan antes de comenzar el jardín de la infancia.