Screen Time

Explore a few family-friendly websites

You can have fun and spend quality learning time with your child on the computer. You and your child can:

• Explore nature. Wonder about that plant in your back yard? Is it a weed or a flower? You’ll find the answer at www.backyardnature.net. There are also fun nature activities.
• Learn more about a favorite author. Many children’s authors have websites that will keep kids reading! Poet Shel Silverstein, author of Where the Sidewalk Ends, has one of the best. Visit www.shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html.
• Keep up with the news. Many news outlets have kid-friendly sites. Time for Kids has the latest news from around the world. Visit www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids.
• Go to the zoo. The National Zoo’s webcams will let you get a live look at pandas, kiwis and tigers! Learn about endangered animals around the world. Visit http://nationalzoo.si.edu.

Reprinted with permission from the November 2007 issue of Parents make the difference!® (Elementary School Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2007 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc.