Parents, you may not think that you can relate to what is being taught in the classroom, but with a few simple exercises, you can really grow your child's understanding just by exploring the internet together.
Keep in mind, you must be vigilant in using safe and secure websites! However, there are so many resources on the internet that reinforce our class lessons, it is really a necessity to incorporate home learning time into your child's overall learning experience.
Here are a few of my favorite websites that promote our contents standards:
www.scholastic.com www.pbs.org www.brainpopjr.com www.merriam-webster.com and even www.youtube.com are all useful in expanding our lessons.
The best thing to do is log on to the website and type into their search engine a key vocabulary word from our lesson to see what activities are there. From there, let your child explore!!! Most of all, have fun and monitor your child's time on the internet often. Ask questions about the lessons and/or activities and listen to your child's responses. I do and I am amazed at what my students know.
Please share any of the things you and your child have done using the internet as an education tool here. I'd love to hear from you!
Keep in mind, you must be vigilant in using safe and secure websites! However, there are so many resources on the internet that reinforce our class lessons, it is really a necessity to incorporate home learning time into your child's overall learning experience.
Here are a few of my favorite websites that promote our contents standards:
www.scholastic.com www.pbs.org www.brainpopjr.com www.merriam-webster.com and even www.youtube.com are all useful in expanding our lessons.
The best thing to do is log on to the website and type into their search engine a key vocabulary word from our lesson to see what activities are there. From there, let your child explore!!! Most of all, have fun and monitor your child's time on the internet often. Ask questions about the lessons and/or activities and listen to your child's responses. I do and I am amazed at what my students know.
Please share any of the things you and your child have done using the internet as an education tool here. I'd love to hear from you!
