Whitman Elementary School

Family Literacy Link Page

Click on the following links for great activities to promote literacy in your family!!!

ScholasticFamily Matters
    Choosing appropriate books for students in K - 2

Accelerated Reader Web Site
    PDF files with books listed by grade level, title and author

Click, Clack, Moo - Cows That Type
    Activities and order information

Printable Reading Comprehension Activities
    Lists printables which are a short paragraph followed
    by comprehension questions for students grades K-2

Interactive First Grade Activities
    Includes multiple subject areas, scroll down for
    Language Arts activities

Selecting "Just Right Books"
    Simple ways to see if a book is the right level for your child

Helping Your Grade 1 School Aged Child
    Many resources in a variety of topics related to first grade

Helping Your Grade 2 School Aged Child
    Many resources in a variety of topics related to second grade

Tips for Reading with your child

The Children's Book Council
    Advise on choosing books for children

Fun With Letters
    On Line activities to help children learn phonics

Columbus Zoo and AquariumOur Family Literacy Program includes Electronic Field Trips to the Columbus Zoo in Columbus Ohio....Click Here to Find out more about the Zoo..

Our Family Literacy Program's Electronic Field Trips were made possible by a grant from the Garden State Distance Learning Consortium.  Click Here to Learn More about the GSDLC...