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Parents
Teachers
Homeschoolers
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Parents, Teachers & Homeschoolers
Elementary schools, Nursery schools, Scout troops, and other groups are encouraged to visit the Children's Room.
We offer introductory tours of the library, library skills instruction & book talks.
Please ask at the Children's Information Desk for details!
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The Children's Room offers a variety of resources to parents and caregivers.
Parenting topics include child care, child development, health issues, nutrition, & education.
Materials are available in a variety of formats including books, pamphlets, periodicals, & videos. |
Child and Family Web Guide
http:www.cfw.tufts.edu/
Find links to sites about infants, children and teens supported by the William T. Grant Foundation.
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Kids Health
http://kidshealth.org/parent/
Provides doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.
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Grow Up Reading!
http://www.growupreading.org/
Features quality books you should be reading to your baby, toddler, preschooler or kindergartener.
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ParentLinkRI
http://www.parentlinkri.org/
Provides links to parenting programs and resources in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
http://www.ridoe.net/
Features the State level official education website.
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Zero to Three
http://www.zerotothree.org/
Features a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the healthy development of babies and young children.
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We encourage area teachers to notify the Children's Room of upcoming assignments.
Please fill out our Assignment Alert Form.
If need be, we can set materials aside for your class.
We can best serve your students when we have at least one week's notice.
Please note that you may also phone in this information. |
AskERIC
http://www.eric.ed.gov
Provides a variety of services and products on a broad range of education-related issues.
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Cyberbee
http://www.cyberbee.com/
Provides ways to integrate technology into the classroom in several subjects.
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DiscoverySchool
http://kids.discovery.com/
Offers educational resources for students and teachers.
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Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
A comprehensive resource which includes a search engine for thousands of educational resources.
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Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educator
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Provides a categorized list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum.
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Library of Congress Learning Page
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/
A site designed to help educators use the American Memory Collections to teach history and culture.
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PBS Teacher Source
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
A multi-curricular interactive sites for teachers K-12.
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Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
http://www.ridoe.net/
Features the State level official education website.
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U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/landing.jhtml?src=fp
Features links to reports on all aspects of the organization's work, including student aid, legislation and much more!
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A packet of resources is now available in the Children's Room for all new homeschooling parents. |
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