Parent Website Resources

California Content Standards

cdelogo
California Standards
Content standards were designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level. We encourage parents to visit the California Department of Education's website to view and print the standards for their student (s).

Math


Picture 1


sumdog


math2success
Math 2 Success focuses on tests the CAHSEE, CBEST and SAT.  It is a face paced program with test taking tips, sample math problems and shorts about people who use math everyday in their career.

logo

Picture 2

 
Math Playground
Playing with numbers (K-8)

FooPlot
Online graphing calculator
 
Algebasics
Help with Algebra

HOMEWORK HELP
More Algebra Help 

WEb Math
Webmath is a math-help web site that generates answers to specific math questions and problems, as entered by a user, at any particular moment.


Ask Dr Math

GeoGebra
Geometry, Algebra and Calculus Combined
 
Interactive Math
Interactive Math
 
Math Drills
Free math worksheets (with answers) come in handy when tutoring students or if a student needs some extra practice.

 
algebrahelp


CutTheKnot
Interactive Math

math_-_numbers
Math lesson plans (Scroll past the "great offers")

www.multiplication.com
One of the most comprehensive sites out there! From Quick Quizzes (either online or printable) to games, this website provides many math games. Diaper derby is a fun one!

www.khanacademy.com
With a library of over 2,600 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 210 practice exercises, they are on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.

www.starfall.com
What started as a free public service to teach children to read with phonics, has now evolved into a great resource for multiple grade levels and subject areas.

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3
This site breaks down each of the grade levels into math standards. When you click on the standard, there are questions which tests specific skills, and skill-builder activities.

www.aplusmath.com
Build math skills interactively! Visit the game room and play exciting games like Matho and Hidden Picture. Test your math skills with the flash skills. Create and print your own set of flashcards online or see the worksheets section, where you can print worksheets to practice offline.

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/mathfact/mathFact.htm
More math fact practice!

http://www.education.com/worksheets/
Worksheets and coloring pages organized by grade level.

http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/free_resources/teachers_corner/teachersCorner.jsp
Free resources and lesson plans from Lakeshore

http://www.theheadoftheclass.com/
It’s free and has tons of activities.  The kids do interactive games and then have worksheets to use as follow up.  Create a login to access all of the content for free.

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com
This site has all sorts of K-4 worksheets for Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies/Science.  It even has Teacher Tools like printable lesson planners, calendars, logs, etc.

http://www.primarygames.com/
Games for all subjects.

http://www.kyrene.org/mathtools/
Online Math Manipulatives.

http://www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/index.html
Here is a math website that has neat ideas and games for math. It is broken down into grade levels.

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/teachers/lessonPlans/grade/
The US Mint has several money/finance related lesson plans for grades K-12 that span content areas.

http://www.nsdl.org/
Linked to STEM and Common Core Standards – NSDL is the nation's online portal for education and research on learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

www.homeschoolmath.net
It has lessons, videos, worksheets and links to online resources. It also has placement tests for Singapore, Saxon, and Math U See.

Language Arts/Writing


Creative Writing Activities

glencoe
Writing rubrics & samples for grades 6- 12


writing_1
Student writing models for grades 1-12


cyheader
  • CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, teacher-selected web sites and a rubric, based on California Language Arts Content Standards. In the guides, the magenta text indicates the language (or context-appropriate equivalent to the language) of the content standards.

book_rags
Research Site

books
Language arts lesson plans

poets-corner-color
Poetry website

Reading

Guys Read
http://www.guysread.com/
A web-based literacy program for boys.  Their mission is to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers. 

The Internet has a wealth of resources on any topic. Enjoy exploring these carefully selected websites that include online books, interactive stories and lists of book titles for almost any reader:
fullbooks
FullBooks.com

catinthehat
Seussville

berenstainbears
Welcome to Berenstain Bear Country!

janbrett
Jan Brett's Home Page

starfall_com

More Starfall

enchanted
Enchanted Learning
hp_logo_norm
Sylvan Book Adventure






bearwithpencil
Hubbard's Cupboard
A website for early childhood educators and parents

It is for early readers and has lots of printable books and activities.  It has a lot of great activities for word families and printable books similar to readinga-z.  

Lapbooks

Websites

Link to All Things Free from Homeschoolers

Science & Technolgy Teacher Resource Center

abc_logo
Worksheets for Students


scholastic2
Teaching ideas and student activities

frelogo01
Free-Ed.net


banner
Parent Resource

fish
Birch Aquarium -family days third Saturday of every month

workshops
Session handouts


art-color
Integrates art with other disciplines

itv
Instructional Television

maxlearning
Free 24/7 Online Learning Fun

itv
SDCOE Instructional Television ITV
Program Information and ITV services available at http://www.sdcoe.tv

sdcoe sac
Opportunities in San Diego County for students to participate in academic competitions.

funbrain
www.funbrain.com
Another great free website for K-8 students.
It has a lot of math games, grammar games and just fun learning.

classics for kids
Classics 4 Kids
Have you been looking for a way to integrate music into your child’s learning? Please take a look at Classics 4 Kids. It’s fantastic how they make classical music accessible and fun for a young crowd. And check out their website for teacher’s resources as well as upcoming concerts. They perform at the Kroc Center, Balboa Park and in Escondido.




Contests and Essays

Libraries


sdcountylib

FREE Online Tutoring
Free help online from real tutors in an online classroom - daily 3:00 -10:00 p.m.!
Grades 4-12 *College Intro
Math, Science, Social Studies & English
How? Visit:
www.sdcl.org:
*Click on the Live Homework Help link or graphic
*Enter your grade level and homework subject
*Connect to a tutor in the online classroom for expert help.

ipl
Internet Public Library