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Parent Resource C​enter

​Hello Parents,
Below you will find an inventory of all the items that are located in the Parent Center.  The Parent Center is located in the library by the K-1 door.  The Parent Center has material that is can be helpful to your child with spelling, reading, vocabulary, and math.  There is a check-out list where you will sign in/out the material.  You can come by during the school day to check out these materials or give a note to your child’s teacher.  

  1. Reading Safari     Sets 2-5
    1. Game format that allows children to practice letter sounds, vowels, words and reading sentences by recording their own voice with playback.
  2. The Cat in the Hat
    1. Safari So Good! Wings and Things, and Surprise little Guys!
      1. A DVD that allows children to interact and enjoy educational stories.
      2. Available in Spanish
  3. Floor Puzzle
    1. Large Alphabet Floor Puzzle
    2. Large Floor Word Puzzle
    3. Large Floor Number Puzzle
  4. Alphabet Flash Cards
    1. With Directions on how to form letters
  5. Sight Word Bingo Sets 1-3 Ages 5+
    1. Vowel Bingo
    2. Number Bingo
    3. Addition Bingo
  6. My 1st Word Builder     Age 3+
    1. Match, Spell and learn words with picture cards and letter cubes
  7. Reading 1st Activity Center
    1. Phonemic Awareness
      1. Students use picture cards to count syllables/sounds and match sounds in words
    2. Phonics
      1. Students practice and reinforce phonic skills through engaging interactive activities.  
    3. Fluency
      1. Students will read passages in a variety of genres fluently and accurately and recognize punctuation when reading aloud.  
    4. Vocabulary
      1. Identify synonyms and antonyms; recognize homophones; understand multiple meaning words; know the meaning of prefixes, suffixes and root words; and use context clues to discover word definitions
    5. Comprehension
      1. Read stories in a variety of genres; identify cause and effect; recognize the main idea in a passage; use details to draw conclusions; and identify facts and opinions.  
  8. Play and Learn Ending Sounds
    1. Board Game to identify ending sounds
  9. Play and Learn Short Vowel Sounds
    1. Board Game to identify vowel sounds
  10. Primary Number Pack    PK-1st
    1. Designed to encourage early number concept development to help them understand numbers 1-10
  11. Arithmechips
    1. Multiplication Board Game - A Fun and exciting way to help kids learn their multiplication tables
  12. Super Scholar    PK-K     
    1. CD1 – Alphabet Express – letter recognition, beginning sound, letter sound association, vocabulary building
    2. CD2 – Pencil Pal Preschool – Letter and Number sequences, counting colors and shapes
    3. CD3 – On Track Transition Math – Numbers 1-20, sequencing, pattering, telling time, and matching
    4. CD4 – Flash Action Wonder Words – Beginning sight words, beginning sounds, word recognition
  13. Frog Family Fun Pack    K-2
    1. Reading and Math Questions
    2. English and Spanish
    3. A parental involvement and test preparation program
  14. Flash Cards

    1. Alphabet
    2. Colors and Shapes
    3. Numbers
    4. Word Families
    5. Old Maid
    6. Addition
    7. Subtraction
    8. Numbers and Shapes
    9. Math War – Multiplication
    10. Multiplication
  1. Computer Games    System Requirement XP, Vista, 7
    1. Spelling     Grades 1-3
      1. Spelling, Spelling Patterns, Word Recognition and Letter Sounds
    2. Math     Grade 1-2
      1. Counting, Adding and Subtraction, Regrouping, Greater Than and Less Than, Numerical Order, Skip Counting, Place Value and Fractions
    3. Multiplication and Division     Ages 8+
      1. Multiplication, Division, Fact Families and Speed Drills
  2. Workbooks
    1. Start to Read Level 1 Ages 4-6
      1. Comprehension Book, Read Along and Songs CD, Parent Guide
    2. Level 2 Ages 5-7
    3. Level 3 Ages 6-7
  3. Phonics Workbook and CD     Grades 1-3    System Requirements 7, Vista, XP
    1. Consonants, Short and Long Vowel Sounds Blends, and Combination Sounds
  4. Math Basics Workbook and CD    System Requirements 7, Vista, XP
    1. Adding and Subtraction, Understanding place value, Estimating, Multiplying and Dividing, Using Tables charts, Line Plots and graphs.
  5. Dot to Dots Workbook and CD    System Requirements Vista, XP, 2000
    1. Connecting numbers sequence to form a picture
  6. Kindergarten Spelling Bee     Magnetic Book
    1. Learn to Spell with Magnetic letters
  7. Big Spelling 1-3        Workbook and CD    System Requirements 7, Vista, XP SP3
    1. Spelling patterns, word recognition, and  letter sounds
  8. Super Reading Made Easy Workbook and CD    System Requirements 7, Vista, and XP
    1. Grades 1-2
    2. Story order, logic and comprehension
  9. Big Puzzle Play Hidden Pictures and More
    1. Workbook and CD     System Requirement 7, Vista, XP     Ages 6-8
    2. Hidden Pictures, mazes, math puzzles and color by numbers
  10. Big Puzzle Play Mazes and More
    1. Workbook and CD    System Requirements 7, Vista, XP        Ages 6-8
    2. Mazes, hidden pictures, math puzzles and color by numbers
  11. Teach your child to read books
    1. Level 1     Ages 4-6
      1. I Want a Pet
      2. Beep, Beep!
      3. Jog, Frog, Jog
    2. Level 2     Ages 5-7
      1. The New Bike
  12. Hot Dots
    1. Hot Dot Power Pen with Self-Checking tool
      1. Set 1 – Getting the idea
      2. Set 2 – Noting and Recalling Details
      3. Set 3 – Drawing Conclusion and Predicting Outcomes
      4. Set 4 – Using Context Clues
      5. Set 5 – Funding the Sequence and Finding Cause and Effect
      6. Set 6 – Making Inferences
  13. Word Family Activity Center
    1. Write and Wipe Cards
    2. Skill Building activities help students practice word families and spelling words
  14. Cause and Effect – A Reading Comprehension Board Game
    1. Grades 3-5
    2. Read a story card and select the correct cause and effect to move up the mountain
  15. Inference  - A Reading Comprehension Board Game
    1. Grades 3-5
    2. Players move through elementary, middle , senior high and college reading story cards and drawing the correct inference from 3 choices
  16. The Main Idea – A Reading Comprehension Board Game
    1. Travel from 1 galaxy to another requires players to correctly identify the main idea of the high interest stories.
  17. Reading for Detail – A Reading Comprehension Board Game
    1. Who – When – Where questions are based on high interest stories choosing the correct answer wins an extra turn.  
  18. Silly Sally Backpack
    1. Contains a book and suggested activities you can do with the book
  19. Turn and Tell Clock
    1. Prompts hand/eye coordination and concepts of time
Parent Resources
  1. The Little Peoples Guide to the Big World
    1. Collection of poems which help clarify the different issues children deal with in today’s world
  2. Attack of the Chicken Nugget Man
    1. Teaching the standards through story to help prepare for the EOGs
  3. Homework Notebook and Planner
    1. English and Spanish
    2. Assists adults in understanding concepts from their child’s homework assignments
  4. Parents Homework Dictionary
    1. English and Spanish
    2. Assists adults in understanding concepts from their child’s homework assignments
DVDs
  1. Phonics and Vocab
    1. Demonstrates ways to help students use Phonics and vocabulary strategies to improve their reading
  2. Preschools learn Classification
    1. How using simple cut out pictures from magazines and newspapers can be used to teach classification skills
  3. Helping your child with homework
    1. Explorers helpful tips and activities to do at home when helping your complete homework
  4. Effective Study Skills
    1. Explorers suggestions for helping your child improve their study skills
  5. Helping your child with vocabulary, writing, and spelling
    1. Helps develop the skills and strategies necessary to learn vocabulary and how to write and spell proficiently
  6. Building Comprehension Strategies
    1. A guide for creating opportunities for growth and understanding of basic comprehension strategies
  7. Helping your school aged child with fluency and comprehension
    1. Develops skills and strategies necessary to clean how to read fluently and to comprehend with meaning and understanding
  8. Fruity Math Salad
    1. Active engagement in learning measurement computation skills and problem solving techniques using concrete materials
  9. Transition between Elementary and Middle Schools
    1. Offers practical solutions that parents can use to ease their child’s anxieties
  10. Preparing your child for standardized test
    1. Helps prepare your child for standardized tests.
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