Activities

Organization Website Address Description
A Love of Books is a Gift for Life (Booktrust)
www.bookstart.co.uk/parents/downloads/english.pdf Suggested activities to share books with your baby.
Activities (The Literacy Center) www.literacycenter.net Suggested level - preschool to grade 2. A series of literacy activities for young learners, including uppercase/lowercase letters, shapes, words, numbers, keyboarding and writing.
Algebra Games (Kids Math) www.kidsmath.com Suggested level – grades 3 to 6. Games to practice factors, exponents, ratios and other mathematical functions.
Ask a Teacher www.ilc.org Children can obtain homework help in grammar, math and science and can contact an on-line teacher for further assistance.
BEDTIME-STORY (The Office) www.the-office.com/bedtime-story A resource for the busy business-parent. Travelling? Pull up a story on your computer and read it aloud over the phone.
Best Riot Grrrrl Reads (The Library Network) www.tln.lib.mi.us Suggested level – grades 7 to 12. Reviews of books geared towards adolescent girls.
Boy Meets Book (The Library Network) http://tln.lib.mi.us/ Suggested level – grades 7 to 12. Book reviews aimed at an adolescent male audience.
Chateau Meddybemps www.meddybemps.com Suggested level – pre-school to grade 2. This site enables parents and teachers to help young children strengthen learning skills in unique and playful ways.
Children’s Storybooks Online www.magickeys.com A collection of illustrated stories as well as colouring books, mazes, riddles and links to other storybooks.
Colouring www.coloring.com Pictures to colour.
Creative Kids www.creativekids.ca
A site designed for kids, but with parents in mind.