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Below you will find some resources to help you help your child. Click on each icon below to read more....and see how your child is developing.
Scholastic: Guide to 5th Grade
This EXCELLENT website shares what to expect in5th grade in terms of child development, school life, homework help links, and school involvement
Parent Power:
Build the Bridge to Success
This website link discusses parent involvement in reading from grades PreK-12.
Reading Rockets: Signs of a Struggling Reader
Signs your child may be struggling when reading.
education.com: How a Fifth Grader Thinks
read write think: Higher Order Thinking
How to encourage your child higher order thinking when reading.
Summer Literacy Challenge
Here are 10 amazing summer (or anytime) reading ideas to get your child motivated to read
Great Schools: 5 Key Skills to Academic Success
This website shares ideas to keep your child on track and succeed academically.
education.com: Physical Development Milestones 5th Grade
Oprah Winfrey: 10 Ways to Make Reading Fun
This website shares ways to encourage reading at home.
Ed.gov: General Homework Tips for Parents
Tips for helping your child with his/her homework.
Math.com: What Your Child is Learning in Math
This website describes what math looks in a present day classroom and gives games to help you mentor math skills at home.
read write think: activities for grades 5-6
This is the parent link for reading how to's, activities, and games tools.
Ed.gov: Reading Homework Tips for Parents
Tips for ensuring your child understands what he/she is reading.
Ed.gov: Helping your child learn mathematics
This site gives tips for parents to help students struggling to learn mathematics concepts.