Resources for Parents and Caretakers
This page contains resources for parents that provide information and strategies on how to support their children’s learning at home and with schools and community organizations.
Young Learners (Birth to 4)
ReadyRosie has numerous resources to support educators and parents in strengthening active family engagement in children’s education.
ReadyRosie Modeled Moment Videos Modeled Moment videos were designed by ReadyRosie to demonstrate fun, easy activities that families can do at home and on the go to strengthen bonds and build on classroom learning.
ReadyRosie Seven Research-Based Ways Families Promote Early Learning a video in English or Spanish offers seven tips for promoting early learning.
WIDA Learning Language Every Day: Activities for Families These printable activity sheets for young learners and their parents are designed to start conversations with children about their family, what they like to play, how they feel, what sounds they hear in their home or community, and the weather. The resources are available in English, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese.
CDC Developmental Milestones and Milestone Tracker (kids birth -5 years old) Skills like smiling for the first time and learning to talk and walk are called developmental milestones. Read more and watch videos to learn about child development and recognize the milestones your child should be making at different ages. See activities that you can do to promote development of different skills and learn what to do if you have concerns.
CDC Parenting Videos (toddlers and preschoolers) Select a short video to watch to learn strategies and get tips on a wide range of parenting topics like: communicating with your child, creating structure and rules and giving directions.
PBS Parents Help your Children Learn and Grow-select from a variety of topics such as literacy, math, science, emotions and social skills to get ideas about how to help your child learn and grow in these areas.
Elementary (Grades K - 5)
ParentPowered Back to School Resources Ready4K has produced two resources to help address back to school anxiety. They are available in English and Spanish.
Colorín Colorado Colorín Colorado (CC) is a national multimedia project that provides bilingual, research-based information, activities, and advice for educators and families of English language learners (ELLs).
Visit the Colorín Colorado website
CC Twenty Ways You Can Help Your Child Succeed At School This CC resource gives 20 ideas for ways that parents and families can support their children's learning at home.
CC Learning Together At Home: Math Math is everywhere! When you measure an ingredient for a recipe, tell time, pay a bill, or look at the daily temperature, you are using math. These activities offer ideas on how to make math fun at home and start building some math skills that kids will use as they get older.
National PTA Our Children Magazine for Parents As stated on the National PTA’s website, “Today’s PTA is dedicated to empowering parents to make a difference in the education, health, and safety of America’s children.”
Visit the National PTA’s Our Children website
Parents’ Guides to Success These guides, available in English and Spanish, address the Common Core State Standards for English, language arts/literacy, and mathematics. They’re designed to help parents understand the academic expectations of their children at every grade level from kindergarten through high school.
Parenting Resources on a variety of topics - in Spanish
PBS Parents Help your Children Learn and Grow-select from a variety of topics such as literacy, math, science, emotions and social skills to get ideas about how to help your child learn and grow in these areas.
Secondary (Grades 6 - 12)
National PTA Our Children Magazine for Parents As stated on the National PTA’s website, “Today’s PTA is dedicated to empowering parents to make a difference in the education, health, and safety of America’s children.”
Visit the National PTA’s Our Children website
Parents’ Guides to Success These guides, available in English and Spanish, address the Common Core State Standards for English, language arts/literacy, and mathematics. They’re designed to help parents understand the academic expectations of their children at every grade level from kindergarten through high school.
Parenting Resources on a variety of topics - in Spanish
VeryWell Family Teen Parenting Tips (13-18 yr. olds)-Support your teens as they mature and prepare for adulthood. Teach them new life skills and help them to be responsible and independent.
STRONG4LIFE Ages & Stages High school age children will experience changes in their attitudes, minds and bodies. Help to understand and manage those changes so you and your child can be happy and healthy.
General Resources for Parents
Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) resource, "Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide" will inform you, as a parent or caregiver, as you monitor your child’s progress as your child accesses and uses technology for learning. This guide aims to help all parents and caregivers, including those who have limited experience with digital tools, those who are experts with digital tools, and anywhere in between. Each section starts with foundational pieces and builds from there to help parents and guardians understand how digital tools can provide tailored learning opportunities, engage students with course materials, encourage creative expression, and enrich the educational experience. The Guide is available in English and Spanish.
Instructions for accessing Google applications, video chat programs and education platforms. Need help with technology? These sites provide information and demonstrations in English and Spanish for setting up a gmail address, participating in video chats, accessing local student systems like Powerschool and ParentVUE and more.
CDC (babies-young adults) Positive Parenting Tips Check out these tips for positively parenting babies, children and teens as they grow and develop.
VeryWell Family (babies-young adults) Ages & Stages Children go through complex social, emotional, physical and cognitive changes throughout their lives. Read here to find out more about what to expect at different developmental stages and how to help kids be healthy and safe through as they grow and change.