Parent+Links

Welcome, Parents! Whenever I surf the Web for resources to use in class, I frequently come across great websites for parents. If any of you know of a good one to add, join our wiki and add it to the list!

About.com's Suggestions for establishing low-stress homework and back-to-school routines. (I'm encouraged to know that's even possible!) http://backtoschool.about.com/od/parentsplace/qt/survivingyear.htm

This site from Huntington Learning Center has tons of helpful articles. http://www.huntingtonlearning.com/parent.php

Helping Your Child with Homework: This site has many articles with helpful info. http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/homework.html#Howtohelp2

NEA's Resources: This site by the National Education Association has enough to keep anyone busy http://www.nea.org/parents/nearesources-parents.html

NEA's Parent Resources for Parent Involvement http://www.nea.org/parents/index.html

State Language Arts Objectives http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cistandards2001/la/cilag5all.htm

State Math Objectives http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/standards/math/5math.php

State Science Objectives http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cistandards2001/sci/ciscig5accomp.htm

5th graders take the state writing assessment. Click the grade 5 link on the left to learn more about it. http://www.state.tn.us/education/assessment/tswritinghome.php This site has some helpful hints on how to help with Math homework without "helping too much". It also features some family math challenges to do with your child. http://www.figurethis.org/fc/family_corner.htm

This is a section of Scholastic's website with helpful homework tips especially for 5th graders. Be sure to check out the top 10 things you can do to help your 5th grade child. It's excellent!! http://www.scholastic.com/schoolage/grade5/homework/index.htm