Activities cont.

Activity / Title Website Address Description
Creative Writing for Teens www.teenwriting.about.com/library/weekly/ Suggested level – grades 7 to 12. A comprehensive resource for teens who write. Teenagers interested in creative writing – whether poetry, fiction or non-fiction – will find the features and links on this site indispensable.
Education 4 Kids http://www.edu4kids.com/msq/ A game in which you place numbers in a grid so that each row and column adds up to the number shown.
Education Blaster http://www.education.com/blaster/BlasterMaster.html?CtrlFlg=0 Interactive word puzzles geared towards primary-aged students.
Education Place www.eduplace.com Resources for children, parents and teachers in topics such as math, reading, science and social studies, as well as fun for the whole family.
Family Education Network www.familyeducation.com  
Family Literacy Educational Resources www.nald.ca/internetresources An extensive listing of links to on-line books as well as children and parent resources.
Family Literacy Guide
(Nunavut Literacy Council)
www.polarnet.ca/literacy/family.html Extensive suggestions for family literacy programs and activities.
Family Literacy: How to Kits
(Northwest Territories Literacy Council)
www.nwt.literacy.ca/famlit/howtokit/menu.htm 1-2-3 rhyme with me; Community book swap; Family reading party; Games night; Literacy treasure hunt; Pyjamas and books party; Reading circles and story extenders; Scattergories; Storytime on the radio; Family literacy activities night; etc.
Family Literacy Things to Do
(Prince Edward Island Literacy Alliance)
www.pei.literacy.ca/thingsto/cover.htm Raising readers – includes fingerplays, spelling activities and reading activities using the newspaper.
Family Literacy: Winter Fun
(Ohio Literacy Resource Center)
http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/Pubs/WinterActivity.pdf Learning activities related to children’s literature and winter.