H-Library and Acce. Reader

Haskins Elementary Library

Library Aide:
Crystal Stough

	General Reference
	For Parents
	Learning disabilities and special needs
	Parenting Tips and More

Haskins Elementary Library offers a variety of reading and reference materials. We have easy reader books, nonfiction, fiction, magazines, World Book Encyclopedias, and many other reference materials.

Each class comes into the Library once a week for thirty minutes. The first ten minutes are used to learn library skills, have a book read to them or introduce other library information.

The students in grades two through six can take out two books. The first grade students take out one book until January and then they can take out two books. They can keep the books for a week and are encouraged to take out at least one accelerated reader.

At Haskins we have had the Accelerated Reader program for several years. The students can chose a book that is marked with an "A." After reading the book they can take a test on a computer in their classroom and earn points. At the end of the school year the students can purchase items with their points.

Parent are welcome to come in and volunteer. They can help students select and sign out books, shelves books and perform other duties that need done.

Resources / Reference

General Reference Materials

General curricular Links ranging from art, computing, math, reference materials, libraries, museums and more.

http://www.nwoca.org/currlinks/index.html

Wood County Public Library

http://wcdpl.lib.oh.us/

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library

http://www.library.toledo.oh.us/

This site will link you to encyclopedias, magazines, and biographies of almost 18,000 Americans, medical centers, activities and learning tools, and more resource tools.

http://home.nwoca.org/INFOhio/INFOhio.htm

More resources for teachers, parents and students. Find sites on generating bingo cards; create puzzles, games and even recipes.

http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/oh_teach_infohio

Hundreds of search engines categorized for easy use.

http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/eye/bag/index.html

Need clipart or audio and video clips check out this site for sources?

http://www.lili.org/education/clips.htm

General reference sources

http://www.refdesk.com

Research-It! Organizes a number of helpful reference tools. There are dictionaries, including a biographical dictionary, a thesaurus, and translators. Also find zip codes, stock prices, and other reference facts

. http://www.iTools.com/research-it/

Need help with research for a project, Ask Jeeves Kids

http://www.ajkids.com/

Have a math question? The Math Forum-Dr. Math can help you out.

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/dr-math.html

Biographical Dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable mean and women who have shaped our world.

http://www.s9.com/biography/

The Encarta Free Concise encyclopedia is smaller but similar to the "pay" Encarta. Worth taking a look.

http://encarta.com

Ask an Expert is a database with a form and e-mail links to professionals at over 200 sites who are willing to answer questions. Subjects include agriculture, arts, business, engineering, health, and science.

http://www.askanexpert.com

Sponsored by the American Association of School Librarians has a Question and Answer section where students and you can find frequently asked questions answered by librarians.

http://www.ala.org/ICONN/ ICONNECT/

RESEARCH IT! Offers a dictionary and can help you and your students translate words into French and Japanese. You can look up synonyms at this site, as well.

http://www.itools.com/research-it/research-it.html

Biographies on over 15,000 famous people.

http://www.biography.com

For Parents

Homework help: Family Education. Com provides tips on how to help your child with homework, how to ace a spelling test and more.

http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,3-5242,00.html

Research help - homework help -Bigchalk- The Education Network

http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/db/Parents.html

World Book for Parents - more help with homework

http://www2.worldbook.com/parents/

Learning disabilities and special needs

Parents Helping Parents- Meeting Children's Special Needs

http://www.php.com/

Do you think you child may have a learning disability? Here's help at Roads To Learning- Learning Disability Resources

http://www.ala.org/roads/warnsign.html

Parenting Tips and More

Discovery School.Com For Parents reviews software video games and all sorts of products.

http://school.discovery.com/parents/index.html

Live And Learn

http://www.liveandlearn.com/cargame.html

The Whole Child

http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/

Parent News

http://parent.net/.Com

http://family.go.com/

Parenting

http://www.parenting.org/

Find the perfect game for your child at Fun Brain for Parents

http://www.funbrain.com/parents/index.html

Scholastic for Families has everything you need to encourage a love of learning

http://www.scholastic.com/families/index.htm

Parent Link List a web magazine for parents and children

http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/parent/parentlinks.html

Yahooligans for Parents - a site that helps you raise a child that is ready to learn

http://www.yahooligans.com/parents/

Want insight into your child's world? Check out Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership

http://www.cipl.org/resources.html

GetNetWise will show how to use the net safely

http://www.getnetwise.org/kidsites/cybermomsmore.shtml

Parent Involvement Project- Activities That Help Your Child Learn

http://www.doe.mass.edu/pip/activities.html

Education World- For Parents has reviews articles and more

http://db.education-world.com/perl/browse?cat_id=434

Parent Connections helps you explore current events with your children.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/parents/

A library media specialist offers her list of sites to help use the web, protect your children on the web and more.

http://home.computer.net/~dibianco/parents.html