Elementary School Counselor
Websites for Children
Academic:
https://www.kabongo.com/- An online world of brain boosting games. Parents need to create a account, but it is free.
http://www.storylineonline.net/- Streaming video program featuring famous people reading children's books.
http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet.htm Reading is fundamental
http://www.starfall.com/- Online program to teach children to read phonics.
http://www.roadtogrammar.com/- Work on your grammar skills.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/- Math is fun
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmm/- Math-a-rama.
http://www.funbrain.com/- Online educational games for children of all ages.
http://kids.discovery.com/- Educational website for children.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/kids/- Science, Health, and Social Studies website and games.
http://www.ucando.org/- An ability focused website dedicated to help people develop a can do attitude.
http://www.freerice.com/index.php- Allows children to quiz themselves on various subjects.
http://www.kidsknowit.com/- Educational website offers information and games on various subjects.
http://www.kidsknowit.com/- Allows children to test their math skills by word problems, puzzles, and games.
http://pbskids.org/rogers/- Provides educational games for children.
http://www.interventioncentral.org/ - Intervention central
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/2209 - Reading rockets
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html- NASA website for kids, explore and learn about science.
http://www.beardenfoundation.org/education/activity.shtml- Learn about art and artists.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/- Learn about nature and animals.
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1- Learn about music.
http://www.multiplication.com/ - Helps students practice multiplication
http://www.coolmath-games.com/- Math games and lessons
http://www.spellingcity.com/- Provides spelling and vocabulary games, activities, and resources for children of all ages.
Personal-social:
http://kidshealth.org/kid/- Offers information on many diverse issues that children maybe facing.
www.tolerance.org- Provides information on diversity.
http://www.ipl.org/div/cquest/- Provides information, games, and recipes on culutres across the world.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/conflict/index.html- A website that provides information for children on how to get along.
http://pbskids.org/clifford/games/sweater.html- Interactive website that deals with bullying.
http://www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org/- Kids Against Bullying.
www.whoknewbullyfree.com- Password for the site is StandUp. Interactive website that deals with bullying.
http://www.stopbullying.gov/ Provides information for dealing with and stopping bullying.
http://stopcyberbullying.org/- Website that provides information on cyberbulling and an educational game titled Alex Wonder.
http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/yougottobekidding/index.html- Interactive website for children and grown ups which you read real live problems and you need to solve them by selecting the best advice.
http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/aboutface/index.html- Interactive game that discusses feelings.
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/index.pperl - Random house provides information on books, and mini-series. Also can visit the site of books and play activities.
http://www.angriesout.com/ - Website on anger managament
http://www.childstress.com/- Website for kids on stress/worrying
Career:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm- Provides information on various careers
http://www.pacareerzone.org- Career zone allows you to learn about careers in Pennsylvanina, asses yourself, and budget your life.
http://www.vaview.vt.edu/- Career View provides career games, career searches, and activites.
http://www.showmethefuture.org/- Educational and fun game that allows you to know if you can make the "right" choices in the real world.
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/videos_by_occupation.asp?id=27,&nodeid=28- Provides career videos.
http://www.bls.gov/k12/- Provides career information for children.
http://thefunworks.edc.org/ - The fun works.
Websites for Parents
http://www.allsafesites.com/- This resource is a search engine that provides parents with various websites for their children to view. If you want to find various websites for your children to learn new information or play educational games then this is the website for you.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/cyberbullying-toolkit- Website that contains a free toolkit on cyberbullying.
http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/homework/homeworktips.pdf- Homework tips for parents.
http://www.pbs.org/parents/- Provides infromation for parents on educational milestones, child development, advice about current issues, birthday party ideas, games and activities, etc.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/succeed/default.cfm - Website on helping children succeed in school.
http://www.vaview.vt.edu/parents- Provides information and activities of how parents can get involved with their child's career development.
http://kidshealth.org/parent/- Provides information for parents on issues concerning children's behavior, emotions, growth, and development, medical problems, nutrition, positive parenting, etc.
http://www.familyeducation.com/home/- Provides information on children's personal, social and academic development in accordance to specific age groups.
http://www.stopbullying.gov/- Provides parents with information on bullying/cyberbullying. It gives tips, resources, ideas about how they can help.
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