Galena School District 120
Parent Resources
Here are some helpful sites for study skills, math, reading and more! If you know of a great site, please e-mail me so I can include it here.
STUDY & RESEARCH SKILLS
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Teaching time management skills.
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U.S. Dept of Education homework tips.
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Guide to a great book report.
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Is it a verb? Is it a noun? No, it's grammar help!
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Excellent videos for help on a variety of school subjects at You Tube Teachers.
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A research guide of resources for researching and writing papers.
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
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Tired of that messy room? Help your child get organized!
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Middle school organizational skills.
BUILDING CHARACTER
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Helping children deal with anger.
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8 tips to minimize fights and arguments.
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Links to help develop character.
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7 Habits resources.
PARENTING
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Health, wellness, and everything in between at Parent Toolkit.
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More tips to turn catastrophe to comfort.
READING SUPPORT
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Online books to read and share at We Give Books.
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Whooos Reading free online platform to read, write, review books, and answer questions to earn points.
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Free public domain audio and eBooks at Books Should be Free.
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Story Online brings you books read by Screen Actors Guild members.
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Follow the links on the left side of Teach a Child to Read.
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iSpeech has multiple tools for changing text to speech.
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Reading Activities by RIT score.
ONLINE SAFETY
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Top social networks and apps your child may be using and what they're all about.
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Blocking inappropriate content on your iPad, iPod, iPhone - Apple Parental Controls.
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Lock your iPad, iPod, iPhone to a certain app - Apple Guided Access.
MATH SUPPORT
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Videos on just about every math subject at Math A Tube.
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Many links to math resources can be found at Internet 4 Classrooms.
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Great videos for explaining math concepts at Math Live.
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Multiplication tips and links.
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Math tutorial videos at Mathispower4u and Math Open Reference.
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Math Activities by RIT score.
COMMON CORE & PARCC
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Printable parent guides to student success.
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Grade level parent roadmap.
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PARCC for parents.
ANDROID & iPAD SUPPORT
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How much screen time is too much screen time? Check out this Edutopia article.
"I don't remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don't even know exist until you love a child.”
~ Anne Lamott, Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year