Helpful+Resources


 * Here are several educational resources for you to use and enjoy at home!**

__**ART**__
 * [|http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org] – This is a free digital resource for teaching and learning about the arts.
 * [|www.pixton.com] –This website lets you create comics. You can design the character, setting, and dialogue in your very own comic.
 * [|www.toondoo.com] –This is a cartoon creation website with a different look from pixton.

__**WRITING**__
 * [|www.comeeko.com] –Make comics from your own photos. You can have your kids add the story from your vacation!
 * [|www.tikatok.com] –This site allows children to make their own storybooks online. Kids become authors and illustrators!
 * [|www.timetoast.com] –Sit down with your kiddo and make a timeline representing your family's history!

__**SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES**__
 * [] From weather to whales, this site has videos and photographs of all the incredible creatures and places on Earth!
 * [|http://www.weather.com/] Teach your child how to check to see what the weather will be like this week!
 * [|http://www.unicef.org/voy/-Voice] Youth from UNICEF, great site for gaining a global perspective from children around the world.

__**SPELLING**__
 * [|www.spellingcity.com] Enter your child's weekly spelling and vocabulary each week. Studying made easy and fun!

__**VOCABULARY**__
 * [|www.brainpop.com] This brainpop website features videos on all subjects and always has a feaured video relevant to current events.
 * [] This site features a word wall that speaks the definitions, games, videos, and a standards feature that you can search by state and subject for the current standard and how Brain Pop meets the standard.

__**ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE**__
 * [] This Brain Pop site's purpose is to teach english to children all over the world.
 * [|www.lingro.com] –Turns every word on a website into a clickable object and gives definitions-also can translate clicked words into several different languages.

__**MATH**__
 * [] -This site includes short video tutorials on a multitude of math topics and it is made by kids.

__**READING**__
 * [|www.starfall.com] This is an early literacy site that is perfect for beginning readers. It has letter sounds, phonics, vocabulary, and calendar/holiday activities!
 * [|www.pbskids.com] This website has all the characters from the PBS network. It features videos and games that are age appropriate for children.
 * [|www.funbrain.com] This website features math and reading games. It is a place for kids to have fun!