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Four Ideas to Encourage Family Reading Time
Four Ideas to Encourage Family Reading Time
Four Ideas to Encourage Family Reading Time

Four ideas to encourage family reading time! This resource from PBS is designed for parents.
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On-the-Go Literacy Games
On-the-Go Literacy Games
On-the-Go Literacy Games

Learn new family literacy games that can be played anywhere!
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Learning at Home: 9 Early Literacy Activities
Learning at Home: 9 Early Literacy Activities
Learning at Home: 9 Early Literacy Activities

This resource from PBS for Parents describes nine fun easy-to-do activities for home literacy learning.
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Science Snacks - Exploratorium
Science Snacks - Exploratorium
Science Snacks - Exploratorium

Science Snacks are hands-on, teacher-tested activities that bring explorations of natural phenomena into the classroom and home. Each activity uses inexpensive, easily-available materials, offers detailed instructions and images, provides a clear explanation of what's going on, and is adaptable to a wide range of curricula, content areas, grade levels, and settings.
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San Bernardino County Museum
San Bernardino County Museum
San Bernardino County Museum

The San Bernardino County Museum, in Redlands, California, is a regional museum with exhibits and collections in cultural and natural history. Special exhibits, extensive research collections, and public programs for adults, families, students, and children are all part of the museum experience.
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25 Activities to make reading & writing fun!
25 Activities to make reading & writing fun!
25 Activities to make reading & writing fun!

Develop enthusiasm for reading and writing.
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Reading Activities for the classroom & at home
Reading Activities for the classroom & at home
Reading Activities for the classroom & at home

Reading activities for the classroom & at home.
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Math Playground
Math Playground
Math Playground

Math games that build students understanding of mathematical concepts.
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Six Ways to Support Your Child's Mathematical Development
Six Ways to Support Your Child's Mathematical Development
Six Ways to Support Your Child's Mathematical Development

Here are 6 ideas for parents/guardians to try, and links to many more resources.
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Place Value Activities for K-3 Children
Place Value Activities for K-3 Children
Place Value Activities for K-3 Children

Understanding place value and base-ten concepts is critical for all young children’s ability to compute using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Here are some simple games to help children explore these important place value ideas and have fun at the same time.
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Counting and Young Children
Counting and Young Children
Counting and Young Children

Counting is the most basic of all number skills and the most natural place for very young children to begin learning mathematics. This article is a primer on how parents might start their young children in the wonderful world of counting—and plant the seeds of enjoying math at a young age.
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Early Learning Math at Home
Early Learning Math at Home
Early Learning Math at Home

A great place for parents to start supporting their children’s mathematics learning is Early Learning Math at Home, short parent guides to mathematics education. These booklets, provided by the California Mathematics Council (CMC), were written expressly for parents and guardians of Pre-K children. This booklet contains straight-forward information, practical suggestions, and resources for families who wish to better understand the importance of mathematics and the role they can play in helping children learn this critical subject.
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Sesame Street Reading Games
Sesame Street Reading Games
Sesame Street Reading Games

Play reading games with characters from Sesame Street for younger children.
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PBS Kids - Reading Games
PBS Kids - Reading Games
PBS Kids - Reading Games

Explore reading and play games with your favorite PBS KIDS characters.
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E-books for Teachers and Children
E-books for Teachers and Children
E-books for Teachers and Children

An E-book library, Oxford Owl provides many free resources to support teaching and learning in primary schools and at home while others can be purchased with a subscription.
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Storyline Online
Storyline Online
Storyline Online

Storyline Online is a children's literacy website created by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, which provides free storytelling videos and resources for parents and teachers to foster a love of reading in children.
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Epic Books
Epic Books
Epic Books

Epic provides access to over 40,000 high-quality illustrated books and chapter books for children ages 12 and under. Create a login and it's free!
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Phonics Games for Kids
Phonics Games for Kids
Phonics Games for Kids

Phonics Games for Kids Phonics Games Online by Level, Preschool Reading Games, Kindergarten Reading Games, 1st Grade Reading Games, 2nd Grade Reading Games. Covering, Letters of the Alphabet, Short Vowels, Beginning and Ending Consonants, Long Vowels, Vowel Digraphs, S Blends, R Blends, L Blends, R-controlled Vowels, Special Vowels, Diphthongs and more. Copyright KizPhonics.com
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Engaging Phonics Games for Kids
Engaging Phonics Games for Kids
Engaging Phonics Games for Kids

Phonic sounds help kids identify alphabets. Identifying and reading phonics form the building blocks of a child’s language development. At SplashLearn, we’ve merged this fundamental learning requirement with interactive games to make learning phonics an engaging experience for your child!
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Reading Machine
Reading Machine
Reading Machine

The Reading Machine provides links to 36 online games to help you teach and reinforce important reading skills, and to help your students practice and enhance their skills. The games make great "reward time" activities too.
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Teaching Vocabulary
Teaching Vocabulary
Teaching Vocabulary

The importance of vocabulary and tips for teaching it.
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Read Works
Read Works
Read Works

ReadWorks is a free website offering research-based strategies and resources for differentiated reading instruction, specifically comprehension. Access thousands of high-quality, free K-12 articles.
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What is the Science of Reading? Video
What is the Science of Reading? Video
What is the Science of Reading? Video

Reading is like a mathematical equation, find out what helps to move reading forward in our young readers. YouTube Video by University of Florida Literacy Institute.
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What is the Science of Reading? - Timothy Shanahan
What is the Science of Reading? - Timothy Shanahan
What is the Science of Reading? - Timothy Shanahan

Timothy Shanahan shares best practices for teaching reading and writing. This week he answers questions and share more about the Science of Reading.