Op-Ed Contributor - At Schools, Playtime Is Over - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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EducationWorks Encyclopedia on 30 Mar 10This is an Op-Ed piece about hiring recess coaches in schools.
Health Tip: Introduce Your Child to Music: MedlinePlus - 0 views
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This is a short article outlining the benefits of music for children.
Risk of Childhood Obesity Higher Among Minorities: MedlinePlus - 0 views
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This is an article reporting on the findings that Black and Hispanic children are at higher risk for almost every risk factor that contributes to early childhood obesity
Teens Might Exercise More If They Think It's Fun - healthfinder.gov - 0 views
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Article on how to get teens to enjoy exercise
New Organization Will Accelerate National Movement to Reverse Childhood Obesi... - 0 views
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This is an article about the formation of The Partnership for a Healthier America as part of Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign to combat childhood obesity. RWJF will join The California Endowment, Kaiser Permanente, Nemours, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
StateMaster - Education Statistics - 0 views
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US Stats > Education Statistics by state. Great Resource for data at a state level.
CCD - Build a Table - 0 views
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The CCD Build a Table tool allows user to access multi-year Common Core of Data information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Use this to find Statistics at the State and District Level.
High Schools in the United States: How does your local high school measure up? | Allian... - 0 views
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Graduation rate calculator by state, city, zip code, and individual school. Based on statistics from the Common Core of Data (CCD), housed at the National Center for Education Statistics, Institute for Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. The CCD contains information on nearly all public elementary and secondary schools, school districts, and other educational administrative and operating units across the country.
Zillow Real Estate Statistics - 0 views
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Gives up to date, comprehensive real estate stats. Good for looking up housing issues and so forth for grants.
American FactFinder - 0 views
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American FactFinder is your source for population, housing, economic and geographic data from Census 2000, the 1990 Decennial Census, the 1997 and 2002 Economic Censuses, the American Community Survey, and the Population Estimates Program.
Physical Education, After School, Early Childhood and Coordinated School Health Program... - 0 views
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SPARK strives to improve the health of children, adolescents, and adults by disseminating evidence-based Physical Education, After School, Early Childhood, and Coordinated School Health programs to teachers and recreation leaders serving Pre-K through 12th grade students. Each SPARK Program provides a coordinated package of highly active curriculum, on-site staff development, extensive follow-up support, and expert selected, content-matched equipment.
TRUCE Toy, Play & Young Children Action Guide - 0 views
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Can help adults make informed choices about toys. TRUCE (Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment) is a national group of educators concerned about how children's entertainment and toys are affecting the play and behavior of children in classrooms.
Reading Rockets: Reading Comprehension & Language Arts Teaching Strategies for Kids - 0 views
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Offers information and activities to families, teachers, and other Educators to help young children learn to read, including research-based strategies to help kids who struggle, techniques for teaching effectively, and resources about boosting reading comprehension. The site offers a free template that teachers can download and customize to create their own classroom newsletters.
Welcome to Reading Is Fundamental - 0 views
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(RIF) offers a variety of reading readiness programs and resources. Programs on this extensive Web site include community-based and family literacy programs, strategies and advice for educators and parents, and activities for children.
PBS KIDS Island: Reading Games and Activities for Kids! . PBS KIDS Raising Readers - 0 views
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Offers free reading games and activities for preschoolers, along with resources and literacy activities for parents and teachers.
Mother Goose Programs For Children's Education And Child Preschool Reading, Math, Scien... - 0 views
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Offers ideas, reading lists and book programs to inspire teachers to integrate reading books into explorations of math, science, and other topics.
Just One More Book!! Children's Book Podcast - Children's book reviews and interviews w... - 0 views
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A podcast which celebrates and promotes children's books. Episodes can be played on the Web site or downloaded to an audio device. The Web site also features listener-submitted book reviews and interviews with authors, illustrators, and literacy experts.
International Reading Association - 0 views
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Serves educators who teach reading to learners of all ages. The Web site includes links to journals,Web resources, and special interest groups on a variety of topics concerning learning to read and to write. The Early Learners area contains information for preschool teachers.
ICDL - International Children's Digital Library - 0 views
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An online collection of high-quality children's books from around the world that can be read online. This free collection includes thousands of books available in a variety of languages, including Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic. Users can search for books by topic, child's age, or language.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - Reviews and teaching ideas for kids' books. - 0 views
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Offers a collection of book reviews, with ideas on how to use them in the classroom and activities about particular curriculum areas or themes as well as professional topics.