Get your child motivated:
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/parents/motivation/
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-This website, through Discovery
Education, gives great tips on how to keep your child
academically motivated throughout the year. It
provides advice as to how your child deal with fitting
in, sibling rivalry, teamwork, homework help, and much
more, all the while helping them to stay on track to
the road to success.
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Healthy School Lunches: https://www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/back2school.html
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-Find great tips on what to pack in
your child's lunch, tips on serving sizes. It even
gives great advice on helping your child eat healthily
while at school while taking advantage of the school
lunch program. Find tips, fact sheets, and
school lunch policy options.
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Homework help: http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/going-to-school/supporting-your-learner/homework-help/
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-This website is great for finding
tips on how to help your child get their homework
done. Instead of giving tips on how to help with the
actual content of the child's homework, it provides
tips that will keep your child free of distractions,
full of confidence, and let them know that you are
always there to help.
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Get your child interested in
math: http://school.familyeducation.com/math/parenting/38812.html?detoured=1
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-If your child has problems in
math, or is just not interested in it, this website
gives great tips on how to keep your child interested
and on track when doing their math homework. After
following these tips, your child will be enthusiastic
when doing math homework and will develop a lifelong
love for math. It lets you know that you are a great
motivator in your child's life and you need to take
advantage of that position in order to help your child
succeed.
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| Read, Think,
Write: http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/
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Get your child
interested in reading with these great tips and
activities! It provides activities for multiple age
groups. It has everything from printouts, to games and
podcasts.
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| Science Fair
Inspiration: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/parent_resources.shtml
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If your child has a
science fair or science project coming up soon, you
can use this great resource for inspiration. It gives
great project ideas, project outlines, and advice from
experts. It gives great ideas for simple science
activities that you can do at home, and provides
information for summer science camps.
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| Reading
Rockets: http://www.readingrockets.org/books
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Find great authors
and books for your children! Provides lists for
different genres of books to help you find what is
appropriate for child. Not only will it help you help
them find great books to read, but it will get them
interested in reading and excited about learning.
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