Book List
Canadian Owl Magazines for kids
http://owlkids.com/
A set of three age-appropriate magazines: Owl for readers in grades 5 and 6.
Cricket Magazines for kids
http://www.cricketmag.com/kids_home.asp
A series of age-appropriate magazines for young readers with interactive web pages too. |
Game List
Great games to enjoy with the whole family…
Wonderful Word Games
Play these in the car, on the bus, in the doctor’s office, anywhere!
Super Story Building Word Games
These games test memory and creative skills – add paper and pencil to them even more fun!
Journal Topics
Fun Brain
http://www.funbrain.com/
A fun and educational literacy game and reading site; includes madlibs junior, stories and more.
Online word games
http://www.lumosity.com/k/brain-teasers
Lots of fun for the whole family. Play for free or create an account.
Madlibs online
http://www.madglibs.com/index.php
Hilarious and silly story-building fun! |
Articles
Slaying the Homework Beast
Make study-time a breeze with these tips.
Arts Equals Smarts
Arts and crafts help build reading and writing skills.
Lost Boys
Ways to make reading, writing and learning boy friendly.
Inspiring Boys to Read
Transforming reluctant readers.
When Words Don’t Make Sense
Spot early reading problems by watching for clues. |
Links
Our Public Libraries:
Trent Hills: Campbellford, Hastings, Warkworth
http://www.trenthillslibrary.ca/
Cobourg branch
http://www.cobourg.library.on.ca/
Port Hope branch
http://phpl.ca/
Quinte West Public Library Kids Page
http://www.library.quintewest.com/kidpage2.html
Toronto Public Library KidsSpace
http://kidsspace.torontopubliclibrary.ca/
Plenty of links to help kids get excited about reading.
Big Universe
http://www.biguniverse.com/
Read children’s picture books online.
Children’s storybooks online
http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html#yc
Cute stories with sound.
Lobster Press
http://www.lobsterpress.com/index.php
Top quality book seller at discounted prices…check out ‘our specials’ link. |
