AR Home Connection - Check your child's points and percentages on quizzes here. Ask your child for the username he/she uses to log in to AR. The password is their first and last initial. https://hosted13.renlearn.com/109475/HomeConnect/Login.aspx
BookPig.com- Enter the title or author of a book you've loved into the search box and the site recommends similar books for you. http://www.bookpig.com
Activity TV - Kid-friendly how-to videos offer step-by-step directions for cartooning, magic, origami, jewelry making, juggling, and many more fun activities. http://www.activitytv.com
Kideos- videos for kids - Pre-screened videos that are just a lot of fun. Wildlife, vintage cartoons, a diapered baby grooving to Beyonce- it's got something for everyone! http://www.kideos.com
National Gallery of Art - Interactive activities from the National Gallery of Art. Use cool tools to play with art. http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone
Petcentric- from Purina pet foods - Purina's site that is just pure fun! See funny photos of dogs & cats, read interesting stories, and even get a dog to talk to you in a British accent! Check it out! Click on "Fun & Games", then scroll down and click on "View more games and tools". Scroll down again and click on "Doggie-mail & Kittie-mail". http://www.petcentric.com/Public/Default.aspx
The Toymaker - Choose from dozens of patterns to print out and assemble paper toys and miniatures. http://www.thetoymaker.com
RESEARCH PROJECTS Flipbooks- This has a great video to demonstrate simple and fun flipbook ideas.
Planet Research - Use this website along with your Reading A to Z book "Our Solar System" to complete the planet brochure assignment. http://kids.nineplanets.org/
Titanic: What did passengers do onboard? Use this site to read about what the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class passengers did for enjoyment, what their dining experiences were like, and what their sleeping rooms were like. http://www.nmni.com/titanic/Home.aspx
Book Adventure - Sylvan's website that has a tool for kids to find books according to their grade level and subject matter. Scroll down on the left and click on "Kids Zone". Then click on "Read- Book Finder". Click on what you're interested in and up to 25 titles will be listed. Very cool! http://www.bookadventure.org
Fun Brain - This website has reading and math activities. Check out their web-books, like Diary of a Wimpy Kid. http://www.funbrain.com
National Wildlife Federation's site for kids - If you love animals, this is the site for you! http://www.nwf.org/kids.aspx
Nickelodeon's News Show - Award-winning newscaster Linda Ellerbee shares current events that impact young adults on this very informative site. http://news.nick.com
RIF- Reading is Fundamental - Parents will remember RIF's campaign of years ago- "RIF- Reading is Fundamental!" This is a great website for parents who want to encourage their children to read. http://www.rif.org
Time Magazine for Kids - Website correlates with in-school magazine. Interesting current events discussed. http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids
National Geographic for Kids- A great website with so many interesting places and things to read about! Check it out!! http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids
Weekly Reader - Online magazine for kids with high interest articles. Click on the "What's New" tab. Then click on "This Week's News". http://www.weeklyreader.com
Study Island - Questions on Study Island are written in the same style as the Ohio Achievement Assessment and therefore a good way to prepare for the test. http://www.studyisland.com