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My intent for writing this article is to educate parents on educational resources for their children. Some parents are homeschooling their offspring and need additional content. Others would like to enhance the content and knowledge being imparted by teachers. This article provides parents with several excellent learning websites with fun and engaging games and activites for varied subject areas. An added bonus is that the following websites are free to use. May they assist parents in the further development of an exceptional educational experience for their students.
Starfall: One of the best Reading websites existing is and targets primarily Reading and Math for ages Pre-K through 2nd grade. The added attraction for this site is the ELL and ESL activities included for children learning English.
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The benefit of books is amazing. Including themed books in our curriculum and studies helps to enhance learning on any concept. Below you will find a list of great books for students in grades Pre-K through 5th.
Pre-K- Kindergarten:
Dinosaurs Alive and Well: A Guide to Good Health by Marc Tolon Brown and Laurene Krasny Brown
How do plants grow? By Julie K. Lundgren
Zoo by Gail Gibbons
Chicks & Chickens by Gail Gibbons
1st- 2nd grade:
The Three R's: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle by Nuria Roca, illustrated by Rosa M. Curto (Barron's Educational Series, 2007).
The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story About Recycling by Alison Inches, illustrated by Pete Whitehead (Little Simon, 2009)
A Cool Drink of Water by Barbara Kerley (National Geographic Children's Books, 2002).
Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel, illustrated by Alexandra Colombo (Worthwhile Books, 2008).
The Berry Book by Gail Gibbons
Seeds, Bees and Pollen by Julie K. Lundgren
Read more: Recommended Health and Environmental Awareness Books for Students
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It is very important in considering the education of our students to create our own philosophy of education and design our own curriculums to fit the needs of our particular students. As educators we need to develop a personal education plan for our students allowing for individual differences, interests and learning styles that each student possesses. Further, there is a dire need to examine how we have been conditioned by our own “schooling” in our approaches to the education of our students. Our own experiences, particularly those of us who were conditioned and indoctrinated by public school standards and curriculums, have affected us all and shaped our thinking in more ways than we may realize. It is never too late to make changes and look critically at our own attitudes and methods so that our students will grow up to be creative, imaginative and critical thinking adults who will be the future leaders, trend setters and change agents.
