Websites for children
ELA-
Lexia Core 5
ABCYa
Starfall
PBS Kids
Math-
I-Ready
MathPlayground.com
ixl.com/math
math-play.com
hoodamath.com
Education.com
ABCya.com
PBSkids.org/games/math
Splashmath.com
Live cams --
Bald Eagle http://explore.org/live-cams/player/decorah-eagles-north-nest
Hummingbird http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/50/West_Texas_Hummingbirds/
Hummingbird National Geographic video
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/live-cam-hummingbirds/
Websites for Parents
Great Minds
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/
Scholastic Book Club
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/more-reading-resources/scholastic-reading-club
Scholastic Book Wizard http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/
Guided Reading Level Chart - http://www.biblionasium.com/lexile
CDs
Mosaic Project, Children's Songs for Peace and a Better World Featuring Brett Dennen
Circle of Light: Songs for Bucket Fillers Red Grammer
Peace is the World Smiling A Peace Anthology for Families Music for Little People
Bon Appetit! Musical Food Fun Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
Family Tree, This Pretty Planet (and anything by) Tom Chapin
Building Bridges Working together to Promote Respect, Understanding, and Communication John Farrell
Happy Earth Day to You Annie and the Natural Wonder Band
Circle of Light: Songs for Bucket Fillers Red Grammer
Peace is the World Smiling A Peace Anthology for Families Music for Little People
Bon Appetit! Musical Food Fun Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
Family Tree, This Pretty Planet (and anything by) Tom Chapin
Building Bridges Working together to Promote Respect, Understanding, and Communication John Farrell
Happy Earth Day to You Annie and the Natural Wonder Band
Books for Children
Wangari's Trees of Peace Jeanette Winter
Planting the Trees of Kenya Claire A. Nivola
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya Donna Jo Napoli
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees Franck Prevot, Aurelia Fronty
Button, Bucket, Sky Jacqueline Briggs Martin (offers detailed instruction on how to grow oak trees)
The Tree Lady H. Joseph Hopkins (This is a true story about Katherine Olivia Sessions.)
When Green Becomes Tomatoes Poems for All Seasons Julie Fogliano
The Peace Book and The Earth Book Todd Parr
If Kids Ran the World Leo and Diane Dillon
Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids Carol Mc Cloud
Fill a Bucket: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Young Children Carol McCloud & Katherine Martin, M.A.
Peaceful Piggy Meditation Kerry Lee MacLean
Mindful Monkey Happy Panda Lauren Alderfer
I Am Yoga Susan Verde
Inch and Miles The Journey to Success Coach John Wooden
The Invisible String Patrice Karst
Beautiful Hands Kathryn Otoshi and Bret Baumgarten
Miss Rumphius Barbara Cooney
If I Never Forever Endeavor Holly Meade
*Books about taking care of others and ourselves:
http://journaloflaura.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/9/4/23947667/dolsen_taking_care_of_others_ourselves_book_inventory_aug_30_2015.pdf
*Books that will inspire children to change the world:
http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/2015/01/books-to-inspire-kids-to-change-the-world.html
Wangari's Trees of Peace Jeanette Winter
Planting the Trees of Kenya Claire A. Nivola
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya Donna Jo Napoli
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees Franck Prevot, Aurelia Fronty
Button, Bucket, Sky Jacqueline Briggs Martin (offers detailed instruction on how to grow oak trees)
The Tree Lady H. Joseph Hopkins (This is a true story about Katherine Olivia Sessions.)
When Green Becomes Tomatoes Poems for All Seasons Julie Fogliano
The Peace Book and The Earth Book Todd Parr
If Kids Ran the World Leo and Diane Dillon
Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids Carol Mc Cloud
Fill a Bucket: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Young Children Carol McCloud & Katherine Martin, M.A.
Peaceful Piggy Meditation Kerry Lee MacLean
Mindful Monkey Happy Panda Lauren Alderfer
I Am Yoga Susan Verde
Inch and Miles The Journey to Success Coach John Wooden
The Invisible String Patrice Karst
Beautiful Hands Kathryn Otoshi and Bret Baumgarten
Miss Rumphius Barbara Cooney
If I Never Forever Endeavor Holly Meade
*Books about taking care of others and ourselves:
http://journaloflaura.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/9/4/23947667/dolsen_taking_care_of_others_ourselves_book_inventory_aug_30_2015.pdf
*Books that will inspire children to change the world:
http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/2015/01/books-to-inspire-kids-to-change-the-world.html
Books for Parents
Unbowed A Memoir by Wangari Maathai
Oak: The Frame of Civilization William Bryant Logan
Last Child In the Woods and Vitamin N Richard Louv
Maria Montessori A Biography Rita Kramer
The Learning Gym Erich Ballinger
Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman
How Children Succeed, Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character Paul Tough
The Dirt Cure, Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD
Unbowed A Memoir by Wangari Maathai
Oak: The Frame of Civilization William Bryant Logan
Last Child In the Woods and Vitamin N Richard Louv
Maria Montessori A Biography Rita Kramer
The Learning Gym Erich Ballinger
Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman
How Children Succeed, Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character Paul Tough
The Dirt Cure, Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD
Articles for parents
"Teaching Peace in Elementary School", Julie Scelfo, NY Times 11/15/15
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/sunday-review/teaching-peace-in-elementary-school.html
Benefits of gardening with kids http://www.pbs.org/parents/expert-tips-advice/2016/03/gardening-kids-affects-childs-brain-body-soul/
Family Trips to enhance our curriculum-
The NY Botanical Gardens, The Bronx Zoo, The Museum of Natural History, The Bruce Museum, The Rye Nature Center,
The Greenburgh Nature Center, The New York Aquarium, The Norwalk Maritime Center
"Teaching Peace in Elementary School", Julie Scelfo, NY Times 11/15/15
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/sunday-review/teaching-peace-in-elementary-school.html
Benefits of gardening with kids http://www.pbs.org/parents/expert-tips-advice/2016/03/gardening-kids-affects-childs-brain-body-soul/
Family Trips to enhance our curriculum-
The NY Botanical Gardens, The Bronx Zoo, The Museum of Natural History, The Bruce Museum, The Rye Nature Center,
The Greenburgh Nature Center, The New York Aquarium, The Norwalk Maritime Center