Family Links

General/Libraries/Reference/Misc

http://familyfun.go.com/ - A great place for family fun ideas for crafts, recipes, and activities.

http://www.factmonster.com/index.html-- a great general reference site; has everything from sports trivia to multiplication tables!

http://www.bigchalk.com/  -- another great reference site; this one delivers online resources to over 43,000 schools; it offers an links to online libraries, parent resources, teacher resources -including curriculums, and age-appropriate pages for all things academic. Check out the ideas for science projects or study tips for a new school year or the biographies of historical figures...

http://www.familyeducation.com/ --Ask a parenting expert dedicated to providing parents with unbiased practical information. You may pose a specific question and usually receive a reply in 3 days

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ --Awesome Library for Parents Links to help kids with their homework or just have family fun. Parenting ideas and info.

http://www.businessweek.com/ --Business Week magazine site.

http://www.forbes.com/ --Forbes magazine site.

http://www.fortune.com/ --Fortune magazine site.

www.life.com/Life/ -Life magazine site.

Reading/English

http://www.lil-fingers.com/   --  A Link To Stories This is a computerized storybook for parents and their toddlers. 

http://www.audreywood.com/ -- Author Audrey Wood's own website.

http://www.avi-writer.com/ -- Author Avi's own website

http://www.redwall.org/ -- Author Brian Jacques's own website.

http://www.pilkey.com/ -- Author Dav Pilkey's own website.

http://www.eric-carle.com/ -- Author Eric Carle's own website.

http://www.janbrett.com/ -- Author Jan Brett's own website.

http://www.joanbauer.com/ -- Author Joan Bauer's own website.

http://www.terabithia.com/ -- Author Katherine Patterson's own website.

http://www.lemonysnicket.com/ -- Author Lemony Snicket's own website.

http://www.patriciapolacco.com/ -- Author Patricia Polacco's own website.

http://www.peggyrathmann.com/ -- Author Peggy Rathman's own website.

http://www.rosemarywells.com/ -- Author Rosemary Wells's own website.

http://www.stephenkrensky.com/ -- Author Stephan Krensky's own website.

http://www.tomiedepaola.com/ -- Author Tomie dePaola's own website.

Math

http://math.com/ --Math.Com Has online "flash cards" to help practice math of all kinds. Gives simple explanations for math terms. Great site that could be very useful for parents, teachers and students.

www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/index.html --Helping Your Child Learn Math: Parent Involvement Materials Activities to help parents interest their kids in math.

http://school.aol.com/elementary/subjects/math/arithmetic/index.adp -- Offers a number of good math practices/math explanation options

http://www.aaamath.com/ - Another great math site. This one allows you to choose activities by grade level.

http://www.math.com/ -- This site has online "flash cards" to help practice math of all kinds.  Useful for parents, students and parents.