Helpful Links for Parents and Teachers
Grief and Loss
All Children Grieve
"A resource for teachers, parents, counselors and other caring adults." Classroom strategies, book lists, and a wealth of other resource for bereavement issues
http://allkidsgrieve.org/
Dougy Center
A resource brought from the National Center for Grieving Children and Families, "this site is an online resource for grieving children, teens, and the people who care about them."
http://dougy.org/
KidsHealth
This site provides good, to the point information about a wide range of child issues, from self-esteem to grieving to divorce to stress
http://kidshealth.org/
National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children
This site provides "schools, crisis teams, child and family counselors, private practitioners, hospice workers, nurses, doctors, bereavement counselors, and clergy with the training, consultation and trauma specific resource materials and programs needed to help children, adolescents and adults find relief from the terror of violent or non-violent trauma inducing incidents"
http://starrtraining.org/trauma-and-children
Rainbows
The RAINBOWS organization and its worldwide network of Registered Directors are committed to assisting families in grief.
http://rainbows.org
Character Education and Social Skills
Character Education Lessons
Contains lessons and ideas on topics that counselors and educators deal with every day
http://goodcharacter.com/EStopics.html
Do To Learn
A great resource for teaching social skills. Contains an interactive, animated, web-based game on reading facial expressions
http://dotolearn.com
Lifeskills for Kids
Contains free downloads of social skills lessons
http://lifeskills4kids.com/
Peace and Kindness
Acts of Kindness Foundation
Activities to help celebrate Kindness Week
http://actsofkindness.org
Do Something
Kindness and Justice Challenge curriculum is found here, along with other social action opportunities
http://dosomething.org
Peace Corps
Lesson plans to foster a more peaceful and tolerant school climate can be found, among other great resources, at this site
http://peaceeducationintl.com
Positive Discipline
Positive Discipline Associates website’s mission is to create peace in the world through peace in homes and classrooms. Great questions of the week and resource information
http://positivediscipline.com/
Diversity Awareness
ARTSEDGE: The National Arts and Education Information Network
Linking the arts and education through technology. This site has some great lesson plans that incorporate art and creativity across the curriculum. Some of the lessons also touch on diversity, multicultural awareness, and social skills.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
Walk In My Shoes
An elementary awareness program on aging from 4-H
http://urbanext.uiuc.edu/wims/wimsproject.html
Dealing with Diversity
This site focuses on recognizing the unique gifts of each child, while also teaching kids to appreciate the differences in themselves and others.
http://earthskids.com
Exceptionality
Brain Connection
BrainConnection.com is dedicated to providing accessible, high-quality information about how the brain works and how people learn.
http://brainconnection.com/
LD Online
Interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers and children suggested by G. Hahn
http://LDonline.org
Dyslexia, The Gift
Explore the positive talents that give rise to dyslexia, and share knowledge about the best ways for dyslexic people to learn.
http://dyslexia.com
Career Education
Bureau of Labor Statistics Career Exploration
This site describes hundreds of occupations. Students can look up a particular career and find out about the workers, work environment, training, pay, job prospects, etc.
http://bls.gov/k12/
Meet Cool People
A website from HUD about cool people, places and things with an emphasis on citizenship and volunteerism. Career awareness interactive activity with community helpers on site called What's My Job?
http://www.hud.gov/kids/people.html
Paws in Jobland
Spark career awareness with Paws in Jobland. Students explore the world of work with Paws, the friendly dog who takes them on a lively tour of Jobland.
http://bridges.com/us/prodnserv/paws/index.html
School to Work K-6 lesson plans
Lesson plans, unit goals, songs and coloring sheets
http://contractor.edu/lessonplans.html
Literacy
CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide.
Great source of information about children's books, publishers, and other resources.
http://acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
FableVision
The FableVision website (parent of The North Star site) has fun, meaningful stories (some are even animated!) that can be read and enjoyed free online by people of all ages. On the FableVision site, there's also a cool interactive writing activity called "The Prune" that kids should check-out.
http://fablevision.com
The North Star website
An inspiring, thought provoking site for all ages. The North Star web site is a great source of creativity, activities, and inspiration.
http://fablevision.com/northstar
The Read In!
The Read In Foundation is dedicated to fostering literacy throughout the world. Be sure to register your class for the annual Read In! event - an all day fest where students celebrate reading and literacy in their very own classrooms, along with some VERY well known children's book authors, and thousands of other students from around the world! Check out the details on the The Read In! website, and learn about many other cool Read In! activities and goodies that encourage literacy throughout the school year!
http://readin.org
All Children Grieve
"A resource for teachers, parents, counselors and other caring adults." Classroom strategies, book lists, and a wealth of other resource for bereavement issues
http://allkidsgrieve.org/
Dougy Center
A resource brought from the National Center for Grieving Children and Families, "this site is an online resource for grieving children, teens, and the people who care about them."
http://dougy.org/
KidsHealth
This site provides good, to the point information about a wide range of child issues, from self-esteem to grieving to divorce to stress
http://kidshealth.org/
National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children
This site provides "schools, crisis teams, child and family counselors, private practitioners, hospice workers, nurses, doctors, bereavement counselors, and clergy with the training, consultation and trauma specific resource materials and programs needed to help children, adolescents and adults find relief from the terror of violent or non-violent trauma inducing incidents"
http://starrtraining.org/trauma-and-children
Rainbows
The RAINBOWS organization and its worldwide network of Registered Directors are committed to assisting families in grief.
http://rainbows.org
Character Education and Social Skills
Character Education Lessons
Contains lessons and ideas on topics that counselors and educators deal with every day
http://goodcharacter.com/EStopics.html
Do To Learn
A great resource for teaching social skills. Contains an interactive, animated, web-based game on reading facial expressions
http://dotolearn.com
Lifeskills for Kids
Contains free downloads of social skills lessons
http://lifeskills4kids.com/
Peace and Kindness
Acts of Kindness Foundation
Activities to help celebrate Kindness Week
http://actsofkindness.org
Do Something
Kindness and Justice Challenge curriculum is found here, along with other social action opportunities
http://dosomething.org
Peace Corps
Lesson plans to foster a more peaceful and tolerant school climate can be found, among other great resources, at this site
http://peaceeducationintl.com
Positive Discipline
Positive Discipline Associates website’s mission is to create peace in the world through peace in homes and classrooms. Great questions of the week and resource information
http://positivediscipline.com/
Diversity Awareness
ARTSEDGE: The National Arts and Education Information Network
Linking the arts and education through technology. This site has some great lesson plans that incorporate art and creativity across the curriculum. Some of the lessons also touch on diversity, multicultural awareness, and social skills.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
Walk In My Shoes
An elementary awareness program on aging from 4-H
http://urbanext.uiuc.edu/wims/wimsproject.html
Dealing with Diversity
This site focuses on recognizing the unique gifts of each child, while also teaching kids to appreciate the differences in themselves and others.
http://earthskids.com
Exceptionality
Brain Connection
BrainConnection.com is dedicated to providing accessible, high-quality information about how the brain works and how people learn.
http://brainconnection.com/
LD Online
Interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers and children suggested by G. Hahn
http://LDonline.org
Dyslexia, The Gift
Explore the positive talents that give rise to dyslexia, and share knowledge about the best ways for dyslexic people to learn.
http://dyslexia.com
Career Education
Bureau of Labor Statistics Career Exploration
This site describes hundreds of occupations. Students can look up a particular career and find out about the workers, work environment, training, pay, job prospects, etc.
http://bls.gov/k12/
Meet Cool People
A website from HUD about cool people, places and things with an emphasis on citizenship and volunteerism. Career awareness interactive activity with community helpers on site called What's My Job?
http://www.hud.gov/kids/people.html
Paws in Jobland
Spark career awareness with Paws in Jobland. Students explore the world of work with Paws, the friendly dog who takes them on a lively tour of Jobland.
http://bridges.com/us/prodnserv/paws/index.html
School to Work K-6 lesson plans
Lesson plans, unit goals, songs and coloring sheets
http://contractor.edu/lessonplans.html
Literacy
CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide.
Great source of information about children's books, publishers, and other resources.
http://acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
FableVision
The FableVision website (parent of The North Star site) has fun, meaningful stories (some are even animated!) that can be read and enjoyed free online by people of all ages. On the FableVision site, there's also a cool interactive writing activity called "The Prune" that kids should check-out.
http://fablevision.com
The North Star website
An inspiring, thought provoking site for all ages. The North Star web site is a great source of creativity, activities, and inspiration.
http://fablevision.com/northstar
The Read In!
The Read In Foundation is dedicated to fostering literacy throughout the world. Be sure to register your class for the annual Read In! event - an all day fest where students celebrate reading and literacy in their very own classrooms, along with some VERY well known children's book authors, and thousands of other students from around the world! Check out the details on the The Read In! website, and learn about many other cool Read In! activities and goodies that encourage literacy throughout the school year!
http://readin.org