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LEARNING LINKS FOR PARENTS |
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LEARNING LINKS FOR PARENTS |
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| Maryville Sylvan Learning Center - For more than 27 years, Sylvan has helped more than two million students learn to read, write, calculate and organize themselves to reach their potential inside and outside of the classroom. More importantly, Sylvan has helped children develop a love of learning and a confidence that they carry throughout their lives. | |
| FamilyEducation.com - #1 Parenting site on the Internet | |
Parent News - a unique opportunity for parent information; includes articles, news, family facts, homework help, tips, and other resources |
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| Family Internet Homepage - up-to-date news, weather, health information, TV and movie reviews, parenting help, cooking tips, finding a person, zip code, or area code, shopping, and more, in a family-freindly environment | |
| Tutor.com - find a tutor, get some help, be a tutor; a great resource for teachers and parents | |
| Helping Kids with Math - tips for helping with math homework, where to look for answers, math resources for homeschooling, and more | |
| Online Reading Assessment - Free for Home Use - a site that allows parents to have their children take a reading assessment test online for free. It will give them direct feedback and suggests how to improve reading ability. | |
| Talking with Kids about Tough Issues - encourages parents to talk with their children earlier and more often about tough issues like sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drug abuse. | |
| Online Fun - activities for preschool and primary kids and their parents | |
| Family Internet Yellow Pages - great guide to kid-safe stuff online, parenting info, and much more | |
| KidsHealth.org for Parents - full of information about everything from common infections to serious medical problems, nutrition, safty, growth and development, and much more | |
| Encarta Encyclopedia Online - data can be found by a quick search engine. Type in your topic and click GO! | |
| Children's Software Review - Almost 3,000 reviews of children's software | |
| Family.com - Information on parenting, schools, vacations; send an electronic greeting card | |
| 4Kids - keeping kids safe and parenting resources | |
| Children's Television Family Workshop - great resources for parents of preschool children | |
| Weekly Reader Galaxy - keep kids up on current events; preschool through sixth grade | |
| The Blount Web - a great site with all kinds of information about Blount County | |
| Wordsmyth Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus - an American English dictionary with an integrated thesaurus; search for synonyms, spellings, and even get help with tricky crossword puzzles, jumbles, and anagrams. | |
| Maps and Directions - street address, zip, city, and/or state to get maps and directions | |
| The White House - A virtual tour and a library of information | |
| University of Tennessee - UT's homepage, includes information and a search feature | |
| State of Tennessee Homepage - All kinds of information about Tennessee, including kid links | |
| U.S. Government - Information network about the federal government, including tax forms | |
| Prevent Blindness.Com - protecting children's eyesight through good reading habits and safe practices when participating in sports | |
| Ice Cream Making for Kids - some ice cream making recipes that do not require an ice cream maker. | |
| Girl Tech - devoted to encouraging girls in technology use | |
| SuperKids Educational Software Review - reviews and comparisons by teams of parents, teachers, and kids | |
| Your Cancer Risk - The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention designed this tool for adults over the age of forty to assesses their risk of cancer. Individuals are asked questions about diet, personal history, environment, and family history. The results can be a little shocking, but clarify the factors (those supported by current medical research) that contribute to cancer. | |
| Wacky Uses - Discover hundreds of little-known uses for well-known products, by just clicking on a product! | |
| Lil' Fingers Storybooks - a computer storybook site for toddlers. | |
| Common Sense - strategies for raising drug and alcohol free children from the National PTA. | |
| Family Information Center - dedicated to providing educational materials and services to parents who take an active role in their children's education! | |
| Talk with Your Kids - resources to help you talk to you kids about tough issues, including the recent terrorist violence on Sept. 11. | |
| Health Information Tennessee - a dynamic, user-friendly information service featuring online interactive access to reliable health data and information that's fast and easy to use. HIT provides online access to official State of Tennessee data for births, deaths, population, nursing home and hospital facilities,etc. A variety of selected tables, reports, county profiles and links to a wide range of resources for health information are also provided. |
Helpful Links - make money, fix a leaky faucet, or just have fun!
| Having trouble with a garden or houseplant? Check out the Plant Encyclopedia at Garden.com! |
| To repair just about anything, get directions from this Home Maintenance and Repair site. |
| For the latest health news, or links to indepth information on a particular disease or condition to to WebMD. For the latest on the health of children, try KidsHealth. For nutrition information and advice, access Tufts University Nutrition Newsletter. For instant info on the foods you're eating, checkout the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory. Fast Food Facts compares foods from popular fast-food restaurants. |
| Keep your cat or dog healthy and happy with free health encyclodidias from VetInfo. |
| Need a new recipe? Try one of these: Meals for You , Recipe Source or All Recipes |
| For a break at the grocery store, try this coupon site: Val-Pak Coupons |
| If you are just starting to look for the right school, try College Opportunities On-Line to find colleges by degree, program or location. |
| To read newspapers from across town or around the world, go to Internet Public Library or NewspaperLinks.com. |
| For the latest forcast any where in the world, check out The Weather Channel. |
| Interested in knowing where your family came from? Try Getting Started in Genealgy and Family History. |
| To calculate anything, from mortgage payments to converting cooking measurements, try Calculator.com. |
| Contact your U.S. Senator or member of the U.S. House of Representatives or view his or her voting record or official Web site. |
| For the latest movie reviews or to find out what your kids are watching, try Critics.com. |
| For help in planning any trip or vacation, check out Travelocity.com. Mapquest is great if you are planning to drive. |
| Send on-line greeting cards from AmericanGreetings.com. |
| Play the stock market at E*TRADE, one of the best online brokerages, or Internet Investing. |
