Free Poster On How Things Grow
The poster How A Tree Grows teaches about photosynthesis, enzymes, and the various parts of a tree. There is also a booklet that goes along with the poster that explains more about a tree’s growth. For more information, contact Forest… Continue reading
Website for Children
The Virginia Disaster Stress Intervention Site is a service of the Psychology Department of James Madison University. The site provides an online printable version of a ten page, illustrated workbook for children, entitled My Disaster Diary . This workbook provides… Continue reading
Free Computers For Homeschoolers
Not only home schools, but any school or community group that are trying to educate kids from pre-K through grade 12, can be eligible to receive used computers from the government through its surplus property program. Contact Computers for Learning,… Continue reading
Age-Appropriate Guide to Talking About Tuesday to Kids
Judy Myers-Walls, a child development specialist at Purdue University, has prepared these guidelines to help parents and teachers frame their discussions about the terrorist attack in ways that children can understand. She also points out ways in which children can… Continue reading
Make $39,000 and Get Free Child Care
In Connecticut your income can be $39,168 and you can get $640 a month for child care. Make $25,332 in Indiana and get $1,260 a month for infant care. Earn $38,244 in Alaska and receive $583 a month for child… Continue reading
Have Your Kids Do A Family Oral History
Words of wisdom make more of an impression when you get them directly from the source. The Grand Generation: Interviewing Guide and Questionnaire ($1.50) lists guidelines for collecting folklore and oral history from older tradition-bearers. It includes a general guide… Continue reading
Endangered Species
The time that threatened or endangered plants or species have left in this world is limited, but there are steps you can take to help them continue. The cutting down of forests, loss of habitat, pollution, and pesticides all impact… Continue reading
Low Interest Loans to Help with Adoption
The National Adoption Foundation (NAF) helps adoptive parents and prospective adoptive families with costs of adopting and raising a child by providing financial support, information and services, through the NAF GoldOption Loan Program. This program, available through the MBNA Bank… Continue reading
Pets 911
Pets 911 is a comprehensive on-line service provided in partnership with the Humane Society of The United States. The site provides a detailed list of private and local facilities by geographic region where missing pets can be located or injured… Continue reading
Free Learning Guide To Ellis Island
What would you bring to America? How would it feel to travel in steerage? What do all the symbols on the Statue of Liberty mean? These and other questions are answered in activity sheets distributed by the National Park Service.… Continue reading
