“Scholastic and Kumon have partnered to encourage the development of reading and math skills and unlock your child’s learning potential. Your child can complete MATH and READING activities and earn up to five FREE BOOKS from Scholastic!”  Visit http://www.scholastic.com/kumon/learnandearn/ to download your activities and redemption forms.  Activities/books available for students aged 5-12.

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm Internet 4 Classrooms is a link to bookmark for reference to educational offerings online.  They categorize links according to grade level, subject, test preparation, and even teacher education.  You will find things that are helpful for all grade levels.

Barnes & Noble Bookstores is now offering a Kids’ Club that offers rewards and special offers for children ages 12 and under.  There is a reward program based on the kids’ products that you purchase at the store, but there is much more: Birthday Presents: Free cupcake or cookie for each of your children’s birthdays [...]

http://spigotsciencemag.com/site2/   With FREE membership, Spigot Science Magazine offers online issues full of science with math, language arts, and social studies add-ons.  Each issue includes games that can be printed, and there is also a teacher’s guide to go with each issue.  You are also not “stuck” with just the subject of the month – [...]

MightyBookJr is an online publisher of award-winning children’s animated read-aloud books, story songs, lesson plans, games and puzzles that promote early childhood literacy.  “Our mission is to make learning to read fun. All of our books and songs have moving pictures and are read-aloud by professional actors, complete with award winning music, sound effects and [...]

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/storytime/ If you don’t have time or energy to get to the library for storytime, now you can enjoy it online right where you are! What a great gift for those families with multiple age groups!  Gather those young ones in your lap (and the older ones will probably gather too), and watch a short [...]

The Math Page offers FREE online lessons for arithmetic, geometry, algebra, pre-calculus, trigonometry, and calculus.  Practice problems are built into the online lessons.

Math With Larry features FREE online math lessons starting from basic arithmetic and taking students through to basic algebra and geometry.  He offers PDF files of practice sheets and video lessons for those parents who need a hands-off approach.  In addition, you can view books he has created of lesson plans for teaching math that [...]

As we celebrate Veteran’s Day, explore VA Kids with your elementary students (and older students will enjoy as well).  This site offers Cool Facts About Veterans, a page dedicated to information about the US Flag, Games & Activities, and a list of links to other US government information.  You don’t have to purchase a special [...]

“Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids is the educational component of GPO Access, the Government Printing Office’s (GPO) free online service of official Government information from all three branches of the U.S. Government. Ben’s Guide provides information and activities specifically tailored for educators, parents, and students in K-12. These resources can help teach about [...]