Girl's Health

For great information on various topics of interest for girls, including fitness, safety, bullying, and relationships:

http://www.girlshealth.gov/

Hoagies Gifted Education Page
This is an excellent site for both parents and students. The latest research, information on conferences, and gifts can be found here: http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/.

National Association for Gifted Children
A must see for parents. Check out the "ABC's of Gifted" under the Parents' tab. http://www.nagc.org/

Princeton Review
This is an excellent resource for students to practice skills in preparation for standardized testing.  All students have taken pre-tests which indicate areas of strength and weakness.  They have their passwords for this site: http://www.k12.princetonreview.com/.

The Lexile Framework for Reading
This site explains the reading Lexile levels your student will be using to choose books this year: http://www.lexile.com/EntrancePageFlash.html?1.  

Kagan Cooperative Learning
To learn more about how this works in the classroom and to buy cool stuff visit: http://www.kaganonline.com/.

National History Day
For this year's theme, rules, sample projects and so much more, visit: http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/.

FunBrain
If you have some extra time on your hands, visit this fun educational site: http://www.funbrain.com.