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A Family Trip to a Museum
http://www.pbs.org/parents/teachersourcetips/museumtrip.html
Museums offer both children and adults the opportunity to learn about art, culture, science, history, and so much more. They provide first hand learning experiences where children can see a painting, touch a fossil, or make their own hair stand on end.
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Middle School
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Cyberchase
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/index.html
Cyberchase helps kids 8-12 years of age learn math!
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Middle School
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Cyberchase - Parents and Teachers
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/parentsteachers/index.html
Parents and educators of kids 8-12 years of age will want to use this site to help them have fun, think and do math with Cyberchase on TV, online, in the classroom, and at home.
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Middle School
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Determining Your Learning Style
http://www.floridapartnership.usf.edu/learningstylequiz.html
The Florida PIRC (Parent Information Resource Center) provides this survey for students to determine teir strengths and challenges in learning.
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Middle School
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Dragonfly TV (PBS)
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/
Dragonfly TV is for 9-12 year olds interested in science. Access activities to develop your skills in science - bpdy and brain, earth and space, living things, matter and motion, and technology and invention.
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Middle School
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Dragonfly TV - Parents and Educators
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/parentsteachers/index.html
Download the DragonflyTV Educator's Guides to get kids started on their own inquiry investigations. The activities are developed with the National Science Teacher's Association. They're aligned with today's science standards, and they're ideal for the classroom or for after-school programs.
The site is designed for students ages 9 -12.
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Middle School
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Exploring the Performing Arts
http://www.pbs.org/parents/teachersourcetips/performing.html
The performing arts are an active way for your child to express himself /herself while encouraging the development of both social and ACADEMIC skills. Dance, theater, music, dramatic reading, and puppetry are all forms of the performing arts. When your child gets up in front of an audience to perform a play, he/she is learning how to speak in front of large groups as well as learning how people interact with each other. He/She is also developing memorization and language skills that can be applied across academic subjects.
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Middle School
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Figure This! Math Challenges.
http://www.figurethis.org/fc/family_corner_school.htm
Just like your child, schools need your support—especially in the middle school years. Since choice made in middle school determine high school courses that either increase or limit future eduation and career opportunities, your participation is critical.
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Middle School
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Kids.gov
http://www.kids.gov/
Find links to government and other kids' sites -- grouped by age and subject. Explore, learn, and have fun!
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Middle School
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KidSource On Line - Helping Your Child Learn Math
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/learnmath_index.html#introduction
This booklet offers math activities that are meaningful as well as fun for kids 5 - 13. You might want to try doing some of them to help your child explore relationships, solve problems, and see math in a positive light. These activities use materials that are easy to find. They have been planned so you and your child might see that math is not just work we do at school but, rather, a part of life. It is important for-home and school to join hands. By fostering a positive attitude about math at home, we can help our children learn math at school.
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Middle School
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Reading: How Parents Can Help Their Older Kids with Reading Problems
http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=720#audio
How can parents help their older kids who struggle with reading improve literacy skills?
Kevin Feldman, Ed.D., Answers:
As a parent of a 12-year-old who’s behaving very much like a teenager, I can personally relate. I started my teaching career working with junior high school kids who had emotional and behavioral reading difficulties. Parents can help in all kinds of ways.
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Middle School
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RIF: Summer Reading Challenge
http://www.rif.org/summer/
Beginning in May, RIF and Target® invite you to make reading a part of summertime fun by tracking your reading hours online to win a Target GiftCard. Plus, you'll find activities, games, and ways to be a part of the RIF Reading Planet Club. Don't waste your summer spacing out—read!
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Middle School
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School Resources for Parents
http://school.familyeducation.com/
At School.FamilyEducation.com, you'll find information for parents on the educational issues effecting your child in every grade level — from preschool through high school. Find homework help, skill-building tips in every school subject, educational printables and worksheets, plus advice on report cards and talking with the teacher.
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Middle School
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Surfing the Net with Kids - Parents' Directory
http://www.surfnetkids.com/directory/Parents/
This site provides parents with multiple opportunities to help their kids learn. Information includes homework help, internet safety, reader suggestions, and opportunity for free weekly newsletter.
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Middle School
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Talking to Your Kids About the News
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=5228&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22%2Fbrowse%2Fs
A safe, interactive news site for kids in grades 3 through 8, Scholastic News Online provides age-appropriate news coverage. Each morning, editors select a top story, carefully deciding what is most newsworthy, appropriate for, and appealing to children. Other features, shown below, cover pop culture and offer skill-building games and activities (click on the photos to visit these areas). A safe, interactive news site designed for students in grades 3 through 8, Scholastic News Online remains committed to providing age-appropriate news coverage that is both timely and in-depth. Our writers don't just report the facts; they pay careful attention to the educational needs and interests of their young readers.
http://www.scholastic.com/schoolage/grade4/homework/snews.htm#top
A safe, interactive news site designed for students in grades 3 through 8, Scholastic News Online remains committed to providing age-appropriate news coverage that is both timely and in-depth. Our writers don't just report the facts; they pay careful attention to the educational needs and interests of their young readers.
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Middle School
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Tips for Parents about Reading
http://www.nwrac.org/pub/tipsforparents.pdf
This publication offers practical ideas parents can use with children from birth through middle school to encourage and support reading proficiency. It also provides guidelines about what children typically can do at certain ages/stages of reading development and lists titles of kids' favorite books
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Middle School
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TV Tips
http://www.pbs.org/parents/teachersourcetips/tv.html
Here are some suggestions on how to make TV time educational, fun, and safe for your children to watch.
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Middle School
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Your Child's Success in School Begins at Home
http://www.nea.org/parents/ppower.html
Your Child's Success in School Begins at Home: Each child's first teachers are adults in the home. To help out, the National Education Association offers this brief booklet of Home Learning Recipes for reading, math, science, and social studies for students in elementary and middle school - and problem-solving techniques for high schoolers.
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