Resource Links

For Youth-Serving Organizations:

• Learning to Give - learningtogive.org
  This site is the world’s leading developer of lessons and resources that teach giving and volunteerism, civic engagement and character through service learning.

  - Resources for teachers, including more than 1,400 K-12 lesson plans coded to state standards
  - Resources for youth workers
  - Resources for faith groups
  - Resources for independent schools
  - Resources for parents
  - Resources for students
  

For Teachers/Schools:

• Learning to Give - learningtogive.org/teachers
  This site is the world’s leading developer of lessons and resources that teach giving and volunteerism, civic engagement and character through service learning. It includes more than 1,400 K-12 lesson plans coded to state standards.

• The League - www.leagueworldwide.org/
  This is a resource for schools to help get students involved in community service and volunteering. Based on a sports theme, classrooms get to participate in fun service activities and keep track of their hours of service. There is also a service learning curriculum that can be used by teachers to help students learn more from their volunteer experiences.

For Parents - These sites have been chosen because they are designed for kids or have interesting information young people might enjoy. Parents should always check out sites and make sure they are safe.

• U.S. Department of Education - www.ed.gov
  This award-winning site is designed to help pursue the President's initiatives, including No Child Left Behind, and advance our mission as a Department?to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence for all Americans. It also supports the work of ED offices, led by senior ED officials.

• AADAC - www.aadac.com
  AADAC's role is to promote people's independence and well being through increasing use of social, emotional, spiritual and physical resources, and to provide cost-effective, holistic alternatives to hospital-based and medical services.

• Magic Moments for Babies - www.zerotothree.org/magic
  If you are a harried parent with too little time to spend with your baby, take comfort and get some practical tips on how to make the most of the time you have with the help of "The Magic of Everyday Moments" campaign from Zero to Three. The campaign offers a series of booklets that highlight the ways daily routines can bring you and your baby closer, and how you can turn everyday activities into "quality time."

• Summer Safety Tips for Kids - www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/maysumtip.htm
  Summer's here, so it's time to protect children from sunburn, and prevent pool and playground accidents. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers summer safety tips.

• Ear Infections and Language Development - www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/PAGES/ome.htm
  Here's a recent brochure on how ear infections and middle ear fluid can affect a child's hearing and language, and what parents and caretakers can do to help.

• No Child Left Behind - www.nochildleftbehind.gov
  Learn powerful new ways to help children in school... No Child Left Behind requires supplemental services, which give your child extra help in reading, language arts, math, and other academic subjects. To find out more, read the brochure, download a color copy to distribute and get a list of local people who can help.

• Child Safety on the Information Highway - www.safekids.com/child-safety-on-the-information-highway/
  Anyone in the world - companies, governments, organizations, and individuals - can publish material on the Internet. An ISP links you to these sites, but it can't control what is on them. It's up to individuals to make sure that they behave in a way that's safe and appropriate.

• Sites for Parents, Caregivers, Teachers and Others Who Care About Kids - www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/parent.html
  Compiled by the Children and Technology Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

• Learning to Give - learningtogive.org/parents
  This site is the world’s leading developer of lessons and resources that teach giving and volunteerism, civic engagement and character through service learning.

• Back to School Tips for Parents:

  • Ten ways to prep for back-to-school success:
    www.greatschools.org/students/slideshows/2936-back-to-school-prep-for-success.gs
    QUICK READ!  This is a quick series of 10 suggestions for parents to help them right before school starts.

  • K-6 Grade-by-grade learning - PBS Parents
    www.pbs.org/parents/goingtoschool/grade_by_grade.html
    This is a grade-by-grade guide put together by PBS to help parents of young children. As the name implies, it offers grade-specific tips for parents.

  • Grade-by-Grade: What will your child learn this year?
    school.familyeducation.com/elementary-school/high-school/57914.html
    This site has many different easy-to-read resources to help you understand what kinds of things your child will learn this year from Kindergarten through High School.  Some of them are specific to one topic area, which might be helpful for parents whose children might be struggling with a specific subject.

  • U.S. Department of Education - Helping Your Child Series
    www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html
    Many different resources on this U.S. Government web site to help your young person learn to master science, mathematics, reading, history and citizenshi

For Kids - tell your parents you have some new sites to explore. Ask them to look at them with you. Always get their permission before going to a new site. It will help make sure they are safe sites to visit. And don't forget to show them the cool ones.

• Macyap - www.macyap.com
  Where youth in Marquette and Alger Counties can search to find things to do, places to go and organizations to join.

• The U.P. Children's Museum - www.upcmkids.org/
  Find out what's going on at the museum, as well as current admission rates, and much much more.

• Yahooligans - www.yahooligans.com
  The Web Guide for Kids (A version of the popular Internet search engine, Yahoo.com)

• The Exploratorium - www.exploratorium.edu
  The science museum in San Francisco...check out the science of skateboarding and other cool stuff!

• Geographia - www.geographia.com
  Visit places and cultures from all around the world right from your own home.

• Sports Illustrated for Kids - www.sikids.com
  We aim to create a fun, safe environment for kids, filled with some of the best news, games, and interactive features on the internet. If you're a kid, consider this site yours. And if you're an adult, well, let your kid back on the computer!

• Berit's Best Sites for Children - www.beritsbest.com
  The Internet can be a great resource--if you know how to use it effectively. There is so much information on the Internet, but finding the specific facts you need can be like looking for the needle in the proverbial haystack. You need to know where and how to look for different types of information.

• Kid's National Geographic - www.nationalgeographic.com/kids
  Amazing Facts, Cartoon Factory, Fun & Games, Puzzles and Information on nature, science, & more.

For Nonprofit Organizations:

• North Sky Network - www.northskynonprofitnetwork.org/resource.php
  This is a resource for people to learn about data and statistics, evaluation, financial management, foundations and grantmaking, fundraising, governance, human resources, legal considerations, marketing and communications, organizational management and leadership development, starting a nonprofit, sustainability and planning, technology and volunteer management.

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