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Family Resources

Below you will fink links to helpful websites. These websites will include information regarding Indiana educational policies, educational philosophies, as well as websites that provide guidence on how to support your child.

Glenda Ritz and the Department of Education

Click here to access the Indiana Department of Education web portal. Keep an eye out for information on Glenda Ritz, our state Superintendent of Public Education.

Reggio Emilia Philosophy

Click here to access the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance webiste. This website helps to discuss what the Reggio Emilia philosophy is, and how schools in North America can be inspired by the philosophy.

Arts Integration

Click here to view an Edutopia article on how one school uses arts integration to transform the learning in the classroom.

Click here to learn more about what arts integration is and why it is effective in the classroom setting

Click here to read more about the Kennedy Center's definition is on what arts integration is

Click here to learn about the push for STEM to evolve into STEAM.

Social Studies

Click here to access Time for Kids.

Click here to access information about the Indianapolis Historical Society

Click here to access information about the Benjamin Harrison House in Indianapolis

Click here to access information about the Indiana State Museum.

Click here to access the Indiana State Museum's list of historical Indiana locations.

Click here to access Kids.gov for more updates on current events.

Click here to access Scholastic News For Your Classroom

Click here for a website that has games for general Social Studies topics

Click here to direct you to the Smithsonian Museum page for kids

Click here to direct you to the Conner Prairie History Park webpage

Math

Click here to practice math facts and play math games with Cool Math

Click here to play games on Math Playground

Click here to access math games with IXL Math. This website also offers quick and easy math checks to help your child practice math at home

Click here for Free Math Help. This website offers support in understanding tricky math concepts.

Click here for more math games with Math Game Time

Jack & Annie, Olivia, and Lilly were some of my favorite book characters growing up (and they still are today!). Who are your child's favorites? Who are YOUR favorites?

Language Arts & Literacy

Click here to access the Indianapolis Public Library. This website offers updates on events held at the libraries around Indianapolis that are for children. Plus, if you do not yet have a library card, this website offers insight on how you can make that happen so that your children can have a wide access to books.

Click here to access International Children's Digital Library. Children can read digital copies of books from around the world. Books are offered in many different languages as well!

Click here to access National Geographic Young Explorer Magazine. Children can listen and read to the latest Explorer Magazine.

Click here to access ABCya.com. This website offers many different activities for students from a variety of grade levels.

Click here to access Storyline Online. This website provides digital read alouds for children.

Click here to access Starfall. This websites offers an array of activities that focus on both reading and math.

Click here to access Barnes and Noble. Not only does this website keep you up to date on popular children's literature ideas, but this website has a variety of digital read alouds.

Science

Click here to access NASA for students

Click here to learn more about Marengo Cave in southern Indiana

Click here to watch some science experiments with Steve Spangler

Click here to access more information about the Children's Museum of Indianapolis

Click here to learn how to make a worm farm for your home

Click here to access the National Park Service website

Click here to learn about the push for engineering in elementary schools with Engineering is Elementary

Click here to access Family Engineering to learn how to support engineering at home

Click here to read more into Why K-12 Engineering with Teach Engineering

Click here to view all of the different ways that engineering connects with daily life with eGFI

Click here to learn about new and exciting discoveries in science with the National Science Foundation