Online Resources & Useful Links
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Equity, Engagement & Partnerships
Department Address
1515 Hughes Way
Long Beach, CA 90810
Department Phone
(562) 997-8322
Resources
- Advocacy & Support
- Early Childhood Education
- Learning for All Ages
- Literacy
- Parent Resources
- Post-Secondary
Advocacy & Support
- California State PTA
- Our state Parent Teacher Association website with resources for advocacy, engagement, and support.
- Long Beach Council PTA
- Our local Parent Teacher Association website with resources for parent leadership and support.
Early Childhood Education
- A Place of Our Own
- Resources for early childhood education and the television series.
- Born Learning
- United Way's resources for helping parents, grandparents, and caregivers with early education lessons that are based in daily activities.
- First Five LA
- First Five Los Angeles provides support for families with young children with a focus on Early Childhood Education and Parent and Community Engagement.
- Sesame Street Games
- Online games and activities based on Sesame Street.
- Zero to Three
- National Center for Infants Toddlers and Families
Learning for All Ages
- ABCYA
- Educational games for children in elementary school
- Cool Math
- Math lessons, games, tutorials, and homework assistance for all math levels through Pre-Calculus.
- Discovery Kids
- Discovery Channel lessons and resources that reinforce science education.
- Free Rice
- Socially conscious quiz game site that donates food for every answer a student gets right. Includes most academic subjects and SAT preparation.
- Fun Brain
- Educational games for children in elementary school
- iCivics
- Civics lessons and activities that teachers and parents can use to reinforce Common Core learning.
- Khan Academy
- Tutorials and videos for most subjects.
- Math.com
- Fostering a love of numeracy and mathematics at all levels.
- NASA for Students
- Science activities that reinforce science education at all levels.
- National Gallery of Art for Kids
- Art and art history interactive exhibits which encourage exploration and creativity.
- National Geographic Kids
- Science activities that reinforce science education at all levels.
- Smithsonian Foundation
- A place for kids to discover, explore, and learn about science, art, history, and geography
- Turtle Diary
- Teacher created games and activities that reinforce Common Core State Standards in elementary school.
Literacy
- Colorin Colorado!
- A bilingual site for families of English language learners
- International Literacy Association
- Parent resources for improving reading and literacy skills for all children.
- Jump Start
- Activity guides and reading resources for improving literacy at the elementary level.
- Library of Congress
- Reading advocacy for all levels.
- Long Beach Public Library
- Information on all public libraries in Long Beach.
- Read, Write, Think!
- Parent and after school resources for language arts development.
- Reading Rockets
- Resources for helping children learn to read and family activities that support literacy.
- Scholastic Reading Tips
- Publishing company that provides literature and activities for reading proficiency.
- Starfall - Learn to Read
- Early reading activities for young learners
Parent Resources
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Parenting tips and guidelines for developmental milestones and articles for parents on child and adolescent health.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Child Development
- Parenting tips and guidelines for developmental milestones and articles for parents on child and adolescent health.
- Common Core State Standards
- California's current educational standards via the California Department of Education.
- Kids Health
- Website for parents, kids, and teens with information on all relevant health topics.
- Let's Move!
- Guide for creating a healthy environment at home for the whole family.
- Long Beach Parks, Recreation, and Marine
- Guide to parks, classes, and other activities offered by LBPRM.
- National PTA Parent Guides
- Guides for parents for each grade level with Common Core expectations and tips for parents to support learning at home.
- Parent Further
- Online resources for parents to help strengthen relationships with their children through shared activities.
- Parenting.com
- Parenting magazine with articles and resources on a variety of topics.
- Parents as Teachers
- Voluntary early childhood development program offering research-based curricula that help families raise children to be healthy, safe, learning and ready for school.
- Parent's Choice Foundation
- Parent reviews of media and toys for children of all ages.
- PBS Parents
- Parent guide for activities that reinforce learning through PBS programming.
Post-Secondary
- Big Future by The College Board
- Resources for college and career decision making and planning.
- California Career Resource Network
- Provides skills development information for successful transitions from school to career.
- California Community Colleges
- Information and application materials for all California Community Colleges
- Fastweb
- Scholarship and internship database for students
- Federal Student Aid
- Resources and information about preparing and financing college.
- Kaplan
- Test preparation and post-secondary courses for fee.
- Pacific Gateway
- A public agency that connects students and adults to training, internships, and employment.
- Roadtrip Nation
- Career guidance and exploration with video interviews.
- The California State University
- Information and application materials for all California State Universities.
- The College Board
- Advanced Placement, SAT and college information
- The Common Application
- Information and application materials for over 400 independent colleges and universities, nation-wide.
- The University of California
- Information and application materials for all University of California campuses.
- U.S. News and World Report
- Rankings on schools throughout the United States