Organizations

Essilor Vision Foundation
Essilor Vision Foundation provide screenings, eye exams, and other vision resources to children who cannot afford them otherwise. The organization also educates parents, teachers, and the general public about good vision and the critical role it plays in literacy, education, society, community safety, and the economy.

Lyndale the Literary Lion
Laugh and Learn with Lyndale the Literary Lion, an early literacy program. The program relays the importance of literacy, demonstrates that learning can be fun and at the same time creates a positive literary experience.

National Center for Family Literacy
Details about initiatives, research and statistics on literacy, newsletter, projects, a FAQ, press releases, and links to community programs.

Read Across America
The National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America Day was created by a small group of teachers and NEA staff in 1998 to honor reading and to celebrate the fun of the late great Dr. Seuss on his birthday.

Reading is Fundamental
Reading is Fundamental prepare and motivate children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most.

Taffy Pop Kids
The Taffey Pop Kids were created to equip pre-schoolers and elementary school students with the tools they need to protect themselves from predators—“stranger danger.”
 

Today Marks the Beginning
Today Marks the Beginning partners with foundations, schools, and other organizations to promote community interaction and to help make a positive difference in the lives of all people though creative expression. 

Reading /Language Arts

CAST UDL (Universal Design for Learning) Book Builders
Use this site to create, share, publish, and read digital books that engage and support diverse learners according to their individual needs, interests, and skills.

MindPlayl
Complete "Read Like You Talk" reading comprehension lessons

Spellingcity
Online vocabulary and spelling program that makes learning fun.

Starfall
A free website to teach children to read with phonics. For preschool, kindergarten , and first grade. Exciting phonics games and online interactive books.

Recommended Children's Books

Are you looking for a great book to read? Explore the links below!

American Library Association - Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books.

Reading is Fundamental - Great list of award winning children's books.

Texas Bluebonnet List - The Texas Bluebonnet Award committee is responsible for selection of the books on each year's Master List.

Finance

Save for America
Save For America is designed to reverse the growing youth debt trend by creating a new generation of savers.

Math

Dadsworksheets
Thousands of printable free math worksheets for school and home.

Johnnie's Math Page
Math for kids and their teachers. Interactive math lessons, activities, math games, and free math worksheets for kindergarten through middle school students.

Math Playground
Math Playground provides engaging games and activities for students.

Science

Bill Nye
Bill Nye is a man with a mission: to help foster a scientifically literate society, to help people everywhere understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work.

Magic School Bus
The colorful teacher , Ms. Frizzle, owns a Magic School Bus which can transform into different things like a spaceship, or even an alligator! Official site features games, art contests, card factory, sneak peaks at new books, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Science Bob
Enter the world of Science Bob to try lots of home experiments, watch experiment videos, and get science fair ideas.

Sid the Science Kid
Watch video, sing songs, and play games with Sid while you explore preschool science.

Arts

Google Art Project
Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.

Core Content Areas

Abcya
ABCya.com is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers.

JumpStart
An award-winning adventure-based 3D virtual world that is super-personalized, wildly imaginative and really fun, but don't let that fool you - it also teaches math, reading, and critical thinking skills so kids get a real jump start in life.

PBS KIDS
Play educational games, watch PBS KIDS shows and find activities like coloring and music. PBS KIDS Games and Shows are research based and vetted by educators.

Life Long Learning

Khan Academy
With a library of over 2,700 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 240 practice exercises, we're on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT)
More than 1,800 free courses are offered through the school's OpenCourseWare (OCW) project. Courses are in text, audio and video formats and translated into a number of different languages. Students all over the world use MIT's OpenCourseWare.

Stanford University
Stanford University, one of the world's leading academic institutions, has joined forces with iTunes U to provide access to Stanford courses, lectures and interviews. These courses can be downloaded and played on iPods, PCs and Macs and can also be burned to CDs.

Assessment

Learning-Style Assessment
There are three basic types of learning styles. The three most common are visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. What is your learning style?