Here are some great educational resources that I recommend:
Websites:
Scholastic School Success: This is a great site that offers everything from tips for homework help, to printable activity pages, and much more.
Discovery Education also has some neat tips for homework help as well as a section dedicated to motivation and a unique math program called Web MATH
Questions about the Common Core? Check out this page for videos specifically geared toward parent education. (En Español también)
Información más sobre los CCSS en Español: Diez cosas que los padres deben saber sobre los Estándares Estatales de Educación
Read Aloud Books:
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Rald Dahl
The Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole
Lunch Money by Andrew Clements
Keep our boys reading!
Try these books to engage young boys in high quality literature:
Here's Hank: Bookmarks are People Too! by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
This is a terrific picture book that introduces the character of Hank Zipzer, a boy with learning difficulties.
The Percy Jackson books by Rick Riordan
Read a little bit about the unique story behind the author's motivation to write these books. Click Here
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
These books are great for all children ages 9 and up, but they seem to resonate especially well with high-energy and reluctant reader boys.
Apps*: (sorted by age level and cost)
Free:
Tillie's Time Shop
Telling Time
Math Blasters
Stack The States
Less than $3
Faces iMake-- Right Brain Creativity
Monkey Word School Adventure
Rush Hour
*I recommend taking a look at Common Sense Media's page for other recommendations including apps, books, movies and more.
Summer Programs:
Camp Unalayee: This is a non-profit wilderness summer camp located in the Trinity Alps of Northern California. It focuses on wilderness skills, backpacking, arts and crafts, rock climbing, and more. As a non-profit, it offers a wide range of financial assistance to provide access for all children and families.
With locations all over the Bay Area, Galileo Summer Camps are convenient and exciting. They're so much fun, the kids don't even realize that they're learning valuable life skills like team-building, scientific exploration, and developing deeper levels of creativity.
Richardson Bay Audubon has some great nature education programs for children ages 4-14. They provide a great resource for older kids wishing to get community service hours as well.
It's a bit far away, but Alexa Cafe, located at Palo Alto High School makes coding for girls into a chic activity. Middle school-high school aged girls collaborate and discover coding, design, film-making, leadership, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and more in a unique setting. There is a co-ed camp for younger kids as well!
Here's some motivation to keep reading over the summer!
Scholastic School Success: This is a great site that offers everything from tips for homework help, to printable activity pages, and much more.
Discovery Education also has some neat tips for homework help as well as a section dedicated to motivation and a unique math program called Web MATH
Questions about the Common Core? Check out this page for videos specifically geared toward parent education. (En Español también)
Información más sobre los CCSS en Español: Diez cosas que los padres deben saber sobre los Estándares Estatales de Educación
Read Aloud Books:
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Rald Dahl
The Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole
Lunch Money by Andrew Clements
Keep our boys reading!
Try these books to engage young boys in high quality literature:
Here's Hank: Bookmarks are People Too! by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
This is a terrific picture book that introduces the character of Hank Zipzer, a boy with learning difficulties.
The Percy Jackson books by Rick Riordan
Read a little bit about the unique story behind the author's motivation to write these books. Click Here
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
These books are great for all children ages 9 and up, but they seem to resonate especially well with high-energy and reluctant reader boys.
Apps*: (sorted by age level and cost)
Free:
Tillie's Time Shop
Telling Time
Math Blasters
Stack The States
Less than $3
Faces iMake-- Right Brain Creativity
Monkey Word School Adventure
Rush Hour
*I recommend taking a look at Common Sense Media's page for other recommendations including apps, books, movies and more.
Summer Programs:
Camp Unalayee: This is a non-profit wilderness summer camp located in the Trinity Alps of Northern California. It focuses on wilderness skills, backpacking, arts and crafts, rock climbing, and more. As a non-profit, it offers a wide range of financial assistance to provide access for all children and families.
With locations all over the Bay Area, Galileo Summer Camps are convenient and exciting. They're so much fun, the kids don't even realize that they're learning valuable life skills like team-building, scientific exploration, and developing deeper levels of creativity.
Richardson Bay Audubon has some great nature education programs for children ages 4-14. They provide a great resource for older kids wishing to get community service hours as well.
It's a bit far away, but Alexa Cafe, located at Palo Alto High School makes coding for girls into a chic activity. Middle school-high school aged girls collaborate and discover coding, design, film-making, leadership, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and more in a unique setting. There is a co-ed camp for younger kids as well!
Here's some motivation to keep reading over the summer!