Sites for Parents and Care Givers

Art and Artists

• Artcyclopedia
• Art Institute of Chicago
• Avalon Art Studio Play recipes

Camps

• American Camping Association’s Find-a-Camp
• My Summer Camps

Children's Health

• AMA Flu Help
• Children With Diabetes
• Dental Hygiene: How to Care for Your Child’s Teeth
• Helping Your Overweight Child
• Kane County Health Department
• Parents Active for Vision Education

Child Safety

• Safechild.org

Cooking With Kids

• Cookalotamus Parents
• Spatulatta

Education

• Federal Student Aid
• Fermilab Education Office
• Smithsonian Education
• US Department of Education

Educational Games

• Born Thinker
• Figure This! Math Challenges for Families
• Games Kids Play
• Lil' Fingers Storybooks
• Literacy Center
• Orisinal: Online Learning Games
• Primary Games
• Sesame Workshop

Homeschool Resources

• A to Z Home's Cool
• Chicagoland Homeschool Network
• Family Education Network
• Home Educators Conference
• Homeschool Central
• Homeschool World
• Homeschooling
• Illinois H.O.U.S.E.
• Jon’s Homeschool Resources
• Love At Home

Internet Safety

• GetNetWise
• Parent's Guide to the Internet
• Safe Kids
• Surfing the Net with Kids

Literacy

• ABC Fast Phonics
• Free Online Reading Lessons
• NNCC Reading Aloud
• Reading Rockets
• Read It Loud!
• Tracing Paper for Writing Practice

Literature Resources

• ALA Children's Notable Lists
• Book Adventure
• Children's Literature Web Guide
• Facts On Fiction
• Guide to Gift Books
• Guys Read
• Kids Book Shelf
• Kids Reading List
• Lexile Framework for Reading
• Literature for Learning
• Mighty Book
• Official Flat Stanley Project
• On Lion for Kids
• Trelease on Reading
• What's Next?: Books In Series

Museums

• Kane-DuPage Regional Museum Association
• Museum Adventure Pass Presented by Macy's (Sept 1, 2009 - Aug 31, 2010)

Reviews

• Common Sense Media
• Kids First Reviews
• The Movie Mom
• Screen It!

Parenting Sites

• Baby Center
• Childbirth.Org
• Connect For Kids
• CreativeParents
• Family Education Network
• Girls Inc.
• Illinois Parents
• Kinderstart
• Love At Home
• Zero To Three

Special Needs

• ADHDNews
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperacticity Disorder
• FAQ: Attention Deficit Disorder
• Hot Braille
• Internet Mental Health - ADHD
• NIMH – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Our-Kids
• Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights

Stories

• Aaron Shepard's Story Book
• Alice in Wonderland: An Interactive Adventure
• Bedtime Story
• Between the Lions
• Candlelight Stories
• Children's Storybooks Online
• Storyplace

Note: Although we have tried to provide sites that are current, the Internet is a constantly evolving resource. Therefore, there are no guarantees for the types of materials accessible via these sites.

Updated 12/09