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just for parents
and teachers too
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Parents often wonder what kinds of things they can do at home to help reinforce what their
children are learning at school. Included here are some suggestions which I hope will be helpful
to you. Click on the bees or the bold words in order to connect to the links.

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supporting your child's learning

Many parents are very busy with jobs and other responsibilities. Click here to read some suggestions on how you can be involved in your child's education

homeworkhelp

Click here for some parental guidelines and suggestions on how you can help your child with homework

talking with your kids

Do you ever wonder what your child is doing at school but it seems that all that he or she will tell you is "Fine" or "OK?" Click here to read some fun and creative suggestions of ways to get your child to talk to you about what is happening in the classroom

different learning styles

Have you noticed that every child seems to learn in a different way. Click here to read an article by Harcourt about the different learning styles and how to work with children with these varying styles

Learning styles questionaire

Click here to read more about learning styles and fill our a questionaire to determine your own child's learning style

Typical 5 year old

Children change so much from year to year as they grow. Click here to read about the developmental milestones of a typical 5 year old, as well as what you can expect your 5 year old to accomplish academically

Typical 5 year old

Haga un clíq aquí para leer sobre about the el crecemiento y desarollo de un niño de 5 años, y las cosas que ellos pueden hacer académicamente

Typical 6 year old child

First grade is a year of enormous growth for a child. This is the year they will learn to read and cypher. Click here to read about many of the things that you will probably see them accomplishing academically during this pivotal year in addition to the developmental milestones of a typical 6 year old.

Typical 6 year old child

El primer grado es un año que tiene mucho crecemiento para un niño. En este año alumnus apreden la lectura y las matemáticas. Haga un clíq aquí para leer sobre muchas de las cosas que estos niños afectuan durante este año fundamental Y también las piedras malarias de un niño de 6 años.

Typical 7 year old child

Second graders are just amazing. They are rapidly changing into fascinating young people. Click here to read about what you might see a second grader accomplish academically and the developmental milestones of a typical 7 year old

Why can't I skip reading?

Your child's teacher ALWAYS always seems to be telling you how important it is to read with your child. This fascinating article, called "Why can't I skip my 20 minutes of Reading Tonight?" explains why reading is so critical to a child's academic growth.

ABC's for Parents

Click here to read an article called The ABC's of Parenting. It is an alphabetized list of parenting suggestions

California standards for Kindergarten

Click here to find out what the State of California requires your child to know by the time he or she has completed Kindergarten

California Standards for First Grade

Click here to find out what the State of California requires your child to know by the time he or she has completed First Grade

California Standards for Second Grade

Click here to find out what the State of California requires your child to know by the time he or she has completed Second Grade

good books to read

Have you wondered which books you should get for your child? Click here for some lists of books for you and your child to read

Why retain a child?

Has your child's teacher mentioned the possibility that he or she might need to be retained? Click here to find out about the different things teachers and counselors look at when considering retention for a child.

gifted and talented children

Is your child extremely bright? Click here to find suggestions, links and articles about how to work effectively with a gifted child.

Ode to Parents

Parents are the backbone upon whom children and teachers depend for growth in learning. Click here to read an article in tribute to parents

Unity Poem

Click here to read a peom entitled "Unity" about how parents and teachers work together to mold and educate a child.

Unity en espanol

Haga cliq aqui si quisiera ver esta poema de "Unity" en Espanol

I Give You Back Your Child

Click here to read a letter where the teacher gives a child back to his parents at the end of the school year (teachers: this page is print ready. To return to this site please click on mama cat at bottom of page)

Devolverles a su hijo

Haga cliq aquí si Ud. quiere leer en español esta carta endonde la maestra se devuelves el hijo/a a los padres al fin del año escolar (teachers: this page is print ready. To return to this site please click on mama cat at the bottom of the page)

Kinderstart

Raising a child does not come with an instruction manual. As parents we often wish there were such a manual. Click here to connect to a search engine called Kinderstart.comfor resources such as pregnancy, adoption, child development, family dynamics, nutrition, learning activities and much, much more.


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Please be patient. Some of these sites are still being constructed.