Olympia Fields Educational Commission

Help for Elementary Students

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Educational Resources

Elementary

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Department of Education

This site has many links to help with Science, Mathematics, Reading, etc.

http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html

ERIC

As ERIC web page states, “ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

http://www.eric.ed.gov/

Money Now! USA

A comprehensive resource on teaching finance to children ( and up through adults).

http://www.moneynowusa.com/v1/articles/a-comprehensive-guide-to-teaching-children-about-finance.php

Music and the Arts

A portal for hundreds of resources with information in Music, Architecture, and Art, Theater, Dance, and Drama.

http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/eledMusicArt.html

Planet Hop

This site is a fun way to learn the x and y coordinates as well as the solar system.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/planethop.html

National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives

From number operations, algebra, geometry, probability, data analysis, and measurement, this site is a treasure trove of activities that integrate games and/or active learning while the child is mastering the concept.

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Free online graph paper

If you have children like mine, then you have been asked for graph paper at 8:30 pm and do not know how you will get it on time for the required homework assignment. This site has various types of graph papers that you can download for free!

http://www.incompetech.com/graphpaper/

History of Money
Lists a number of sources for the history of money.
http://www.purechecks.com/all-personal-checks/before-there-were-checks-the-history-of-money.html

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