Links for:

Kids:

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/

Interactive Skill/Game based practive in computation.  This is an engaging site that uses math fact fluency as a source of speed and or power for tractors, boats, race cars etc.  You can play the game against the computer or you can invite friends to join for frinedly competition.

http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/

Interactive skill based math practice for students.  This site is very user friendly and allows kids to practice a wide variety of math skills in a fun and interactive way.

www.starfall.com

Fun and interactive reading website.  Letters, sounds, words and interactive books put to music and rhyme. 


Parents:

Maine Department of Education:  Keep informed with information regarding curriculum, funding, new initiatives, etc.

www.maine.gov/education

Florida Center for Reading Research:  Current research on how children learn to read and what parents and schools can do to help children. There is a link on this page for parents.

www.fcrr.org

Book Adventure:  Fun interactive site for kids with a Parents Place included that gives parents tips and tricks on how to help children with reading and how to keep them motivated to read.

www.bookadventure.org


PBS:  The parent portion of this site provides parents with many resources to help children at school and in general.

www.pbs.org/parents

Sparle Box has lots of online resources and tools that can be downloaded for free. There are well orgainized and attractive resources that can be printed.  There are number cards, letter cards, number lines, sight word cards , as well as printable worksheets. 

www.sparklebox.co.uk