Parents & Teachers
- Parents
- Afterschool Alliance
- http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/
- American Library Associations Great Web Sites For Kids
- http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
- The name says it all!
- Bath Family Network
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bathfamilynetwork/
- A local group designed for parents in the Community.
- Homeschoolers of Maine
- http://www.homeschoolersofmaine.org/
- Homeschooling in Maine
- http://www.homeschoolinginmaine.com/
- Lower Kennebec Region School Unit
- http://www.rsu1.org/
- Make and Takes
- http://www.makeandtakes.com/
- Crafts, food & fun
- Midcoast Maine Homeschool Center
- http://homeschoolmaine.com/Home.html
- Motherlode: Adventures in Parenting
- http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/
- Helpful New York Times parenting blog.
- Online Safety
- http://www.getnetwise.org/
- Kids and safety on the Internet.
- Parents’ Choice
- http://www.parents-choice.org/
- The best in children's media is recommended here.
- Raising Maine
- http://raisingmaine.mainetoday.com/
- A place where moms learn, share and connect.
- Starfall: Online ABC Excercises
- http://www.starfall.com/
- This excellent free website lets first-graders and preschoolers practice their reading skills.
- Storyline Online
- http://www.storylineonline.net/
- Streaming video program featuring famous people reading children's books aloud.
- Teachers
- Teachers, please contact Carol, 443-5141 x17, to reserve a special field trip to the Library for your students. We offer an annual orientation visit to the Library, one per class. The visit can be designed to suit your class needs and can include stories, book talking, and/or library skills, as well as a special Library tour.
- Ask ERIC
- http://www.eric.ed.gov/
- A great resource of current educational information from the Educational Resources Information Center.
- Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
- http://www.carolhurst.com/
- Nice curriculum connections with books.
- Children's Literature Web Guide
- http://people.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
- A great resource for children's books.
- Classroom Connect
- http://corporate.classroom.com/
- You can see what other teachers are doing across the nation.
- Idea Box
- http://www.theideabox.com/
- Provides early childhood education and activity resources.
- Jim Trelease's Favorite Education Links
- http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/
- The famous reading aloud advocate's favorites.
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
- http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/
- An enormous resource that's easy to navigate.
- Lower Kennebec Region School Unit
- http://www.rsu1.org/
- Maine Department of Education
- http://www.maine.gov/education/schools/index.html
- PBS Teacher Source
- http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
- Connections to the television shows.
- Puzzlemaker
- http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
- Lots of puzzle examples.
- United States Department of Education
- http://www.ed.gov/
- Federal links.
