Resources for Parents

Learning Starts at Home.

Teaching kids how to learn will go a long way in helping them be more successful in school. Children need to have inquiring minds that propel them to find out about the world around them. They need basic decoding skills that will help them learn to read and write and an understanding of fundamental concepts that will help them become proficient at Math.

There are many easy and inexpensive activities you can do with your children that will help them become keen learners. We have compiled a list of activities at the bottom of this page that are inexpensive and easy to prepare. We found these activities on the Internet and we encourage you to do your own Internet search, this research in it’s self is a good activity for you and your child. But always remember that these activities are guidelines, you should change them to fit your needs.

Useful Websites for Parents

We have also made a list of websites that we enjoyed and hope you will as well. These sites have; various information, ideas for activities, games, chat rooms for parents, help columns, and others fields of interest that might appeal to you.

• Volunteering Works is a parents guide for youth volunteering: http://www.volunteer.ca/volworks/parents.htm
• Kids Health is a resource for Parents, Kids and Teens http://www.kidshealth.org

Activities for Parents

Here is the list of some of the activities and resources we found on the Internet, we hope you and your children will enjoy them. We have divided them by subject, keep in mind that many activities and resources cover more than one field of study:

• Pure Science

• Ecology
• Economics
• Creativity / Mental Imagery
• Language Skills
• Mathematics
• Social Studies
• Career Education
• Fun Online Games and Puzzles
• Guidance Oriented Approach to Learning
• Other