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September Links for Parents


Printables & Tips for Starting the New Year Ten Tips for Adjusting to a New School Everyday Steps to Reading and Writing Get Set for Kindergarten ReadyWeb: School Readiness	NEA: Preparing Your Child for School NEA: Helping Your Child Do Well in School Back to School Time: Tips to Help Children Adjust Choosing an After-School Program NAEYC: Parent - Teacher Relationships

National Library Card Sign-Up Month
	@ Your Library - information about libraries and find a library near you! Reading Rockets: Top 9 Reasons to Go Visit Your Library

Great Links for Parents

LETTER FORMATION WEBSITES

Writing Guide

Handwriting Worksheets and Printable Activities

Free Worksheets - Beginning Readers

Blank Practice Worksheet

Cursive Practice Worksheet (both Upper and Lower Case)


Newport Public Schools	Rhode Island Department of Education
United States Department of Education

Kaboose - LOTS of resources for dealing with issues and questions about raising kids.	Parent Link - Sponsored by RI Government - parenting classes, workshops and other services for kids and their families.
Families First RI - a non-profit organization that pairs moms of infants with highly trained Volunteer Mentor Moms.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Child Safety on the Information Highway	Google Tips for Online Safety

Back to School September 2
	Welcome Children and Families to Your Classroom First Year Teacher Program from Reading Rockets NEA: 33 Ways to Start the First Year off Right 101 Things You Can Do the First Three Weeks of Class Back to School Planning Guide - Teacher Resources First Day of School Activities Resources, Tools, and Tips for New Teachers - Scholastic Elementary Back to School Lesson Plans

Labor Day September 6
Elementary Lesson Plans Community Helpers Art & Craft Activities Language Games and Activities

Rosh Hashanah September 8
	Grades 4 - 5 Lesson Plan Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Lesson Plan

Constitution Day September 17
Celebrate the Constitution: Lesson Plan Ideas Classroom Resources from the National Constitution Center Observing Constitution Day from the National Archives - The Constitution Game Grades 3 - 5 Lesson Plan from NEH Constitution Day Lesson The Constitution and the Idea of Compromise

Yom Kippur September 17
	Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Lesson Plan Yom Kippur Lesson from Discovery School

Autumnal Equinox September 23
Elementary Lesson Plans about Fall Great Activities to Celebrate Fall and its Colors Thematic Lessons and Teaching Ideas Celebrating Autumn

Johnny Appleseed
	Kindergarten Lesson Plan: How Did Johnny Appleseed Help the Pioneers Move West? Grades K - 2 Lesson: Johnny Appleseed for Little Ones Grades 1 - 3 Lesson: Johnny Appleseed and Westward Expansion Elementary Lessons about Apples and Johnny Appleseed An Apple for the Teacher

	World Book Dramatic Learning Classroom
	Turn texts into plays, skits and monologues!


Classroom Connect - Information on conferences and links. Create a classroom webpage here.	Teacher Link - Link to lots of web resources, as well as lesson plans, worksheets, posters and more.
Library of Congress Learning Page for Teachers	NASA SpaceLink - Great for planning space curriculum.

Bullies in Books - Using Children's and Young Adult Literature to start the discussion on bullying.
Children's Literature Web Guide - Online resources for Children's and Young Adult books - reviews, online classics and more.
Ocean State Libraries - Links over 42 public libraries in Rhode Island	RICAT - Direct links to many Rhode Island school libraries.


A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling Website Another Path Home School Legal Defense Association Rhode Island Guild of Home Teachers	Home Education and Family Services Homeschool.com: The #1 Homeschooling Site National Home Education Network Secular in the Ocean State