"What if...? and What should we do?"- Resource for Parents

As a teacher you learn quickly that most parents are wanting to or trying to do what is best for their child. There are an endless number of questions, "What if...? and What should we do?" that they ask of you. Now you have a great resource not only for parents but you as well. Education.com provides parents of school-aged children with free access to information and resources to give them the answers they need from school issues to home issues such as bullying and learning difficulties to child health and divorce.

The site has been developed by experts to bring the best information to parents located in one spot. Here is what it says it offers to parents;

In using Education.com, parents:

• Have free access to thousands of articles. We’ve teamed up with the world’s leading teachers, psychologists, universities, non-profits, and research organizations to offer highly credible parenting, developmental, and educational information that is current, well organized, and easy to understand.
• Can print hundreds of activities — sorted by grade level and topic — to help make learning at home more fun.
• Have the ability to get support from and share advice with Education.com’s community of thousands of parents and experts.
• Can use our SchoolFinder tool to learn more about their current schools or research new ones.
• Have access to “best of breed” academic services including online tutoring services, math programs, educational games, and online early reading programs.

For teachers if offers lesson ideas as well as information.

Health Resource for Students and Teachers

Over the last few years, I have been working as a long-term substitute primarily in grades K-2. Often, I am looking for online resources to assist students in many areas of learning. Through my searching, I found a terrific site for students and teachers who would like information on health called BAM! Body and Mind. It was developed by the CDC. It is designed to be a health information resource for students and their teacher so sections of the site deal with nutrition, exercise, disease control, and staying safe while enjoying all kinds of sports and activities. Other topics include emotional issues, social issues (bullying) and puberty.

The site also offers a teacher's section with lesson plans, activities, and down-loadable resources available in printer-friendly pdf format.

Everyone knows that time is limited in class so this would make a terrific student and parent resource to use outside of the classroom. This way both student and parent are learning together.