Raising Children to Resist Violence

Even young children watch sports and like team logos and products. It's never too early to think critically about what's onscreen. This exercise develops awareness that media communicate values (i.e. who participates in sports and who...

An excellent 48-page booklet, entirely available online, that lists activities that parents and children can do at home to assure successful reading skills. Parents can also check their child's development by looking at "What children...

This resource provides strategies to use with students who struggle with changes in transitions and daily routines. Examples of changes in routines are provided, along with visual strategies and social stories. These tools may be used...

Not only does this article tell you why parents should work with their children to encourage and improve their reading, it also gives practical suggestions about how they can do that. It addresses reading activities for parents and...

A collection of links to resources for teachers and parents for helping children process their responses to school violence, such as the Sandy Hook tragedy.

This article provides parents tips on how to get your child to become a reader.

A comprehensive site devoted to strengthening the ties between families and schools. Ideas for keeping channels of communication open and for helping teachers understand and appreciate your child. Sound advice with links to do's and...

First graders identify text features and how they communicate meaning to the reader. In this media literacy instructional activity, learners view the movie The Lorax and discuss how students from another country would respond to this...

After a class discussion about where their food comes from learners construct a farm from a print-out (embedded in the plan). They work in groups, and trace a food source from the beginning. For example, they discover how a farmer grows...

Students observe pictures of farm animals and name the animals. They match the animals to their offspring in a number of matching activities.