Education
Children's Literature and Good Sites for Kids
For Parents and Teachers

• ALA Summer Reading and Learning for Children : Tips for Parents -- an excellent starting point!
• Children, Youth and Family Consortium Electronic Clearinghouse--articles and studies on health, education, parenting, child welfare.
• Cool, Safe Links for Kids -- includes Bullying advice and lots of links for fun and for homework.
• For and about Kids and Teens-- From the National Children's Coalition. Includes homework resources, cool links, forum for kids to speak out on issues that matter to them.
• Helping your Child to Become a Reader
• Internet Use Agreements with your Child -- prepare, pre-warn and talk!
• Kids Games -- the outdoor, run around, neighborhood kind, like 'Capture the Flag' and 'Red Light Green Light'. When they need that physical activity break!
• Ology -- The American Museum of Natural History's site for kids. Each of the "ologies" - marine biology, archaeology, astronomy, etc. - includes
  polls, Stuff To Do, "Meet the Ologists," "What Do You Know?" and a
  section on "What's the Big Idea?"
• Parents and Children Together Online-- the Family Literacy Center's site to encourage parents and children to read together.
• Parent's Page -- from the Winnipeg Public Library, a nice site with Internet safety tips, literature sites and lots more.
• Scholastic News -- "America's Leading News Source for Kids." In addition to articles for kids from several Scholastic magazines, this includes quizzes and polls for kids, and lesson plans for teachers, plus a 'For Parents' section.
• Schoolhouse Software Review-- Reviews by professionals of educational software for children and adults.