Resources to Help Your Child

As a parent, you want the best possible education for your child. Here are some resources you can use.

Our publications share reading and math activities you can enjoy with your child. The websites listed here are designed with both parents and children in mind. (Elementary and secondary students will find directions to these and other websites in their own section of this site.)

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Publications

• Read Every Day, Read Together, Make Reading Fun
• Back to School Tips (PDF, 46 KB)
• Helping Your Child Learn to Read
• Helping Your Child Learn Math
• Planning Entry to School: A Resource Guide

e-Learning Ontario

e-Learning Ontario is developing an e-learning strategy to provide all students in the province with access to high-quality courses and resources through emerging information and communication technologies.

Website Links

Please read our policy on links to external sites.

• Elementary
• Secondary
• Elementary & Secondary

Elementary

• Canada e-Book
  The Canada e-Book uses sound, images, tables, graphs and both analytical and descriptive text to look at Canada: the land, the people, the economy and the state.
• Canada Science and Technology Museum: Kids' Zone
  Activities, articles and interactive features like the Inventions Gallery, where kids can submit their own inventions to be showcased online.
• The Canadian Atlas Online
  State-of-the-art interactive atlas from The Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
• Canadian Children’s Museum
  Interactive online features complement the museum's collection.
• Canadian Museum of Nature
  Online movies, games, facts and features about the natural world we live in.
• Civilization.ca
  Centralized website for the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian Children's Museum, the Canadian Museum, the Canadian War Museum and the Virtual Museum of New France. Feature-rich site also offers special areas for educators and kids.
• Ecokids
  Canada's interactive environmental web site for students of all ages.
• Nature Challenge for Kids: Teachers/Parents pages
  Information and resources for David Suzuki's "Nature Challenge" program as tailored for youngsters.
• Postal Planet
  From Canada Post, lesson guides and activities for elementary school children covering letter writing (email and print), stamps, postal history and more.
• TVOKids for Parents & Teachers
  A companion site to TVOntario's children's Web site, this site helps parents, caregivers and teachers make the most of TVOKids' range of educational projects. Activities grouped by topic and age level, plus links to books, articles and other parenting resources.
• Virtual Museum of Canada
  A broad collection of online exhibits, images, events and activities celebrating the stories and treasures that have come to define Canada over the centuries.

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Secondary

• Canada e-Book
  The Canada e-Book uses sound, images, tables, graphs and both analytical and descriptive text to look at Canada: the land, the people, the economy and the state.
• The Canadian Atlas Online
  State-of-the-art interactive atlas from The Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
• Canadian Museum of Nature
  Online movies, games, facts and features about the natural world we live in.
• Career Matters
  All about high school requirements and options. Covers Ontario English high school course descriptions, codes, and their pre-requisites; information on alternatives like co-op, summer school, and apprenticeships, plus a Student Planner tool.
• Civilization.ca
  Centralized website for the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian Children's Museum, the Canadian Museum, the Canadian War Museum and the Virtual Museum of New France. Feature-rich site also offers special areas for educators and kids.
• Virtual Museum of Canada
  A broad collection of online exhibits, images, events and activities celebrating the stories and treasures that have come to define Canada over the centuries.

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Elementary & Secondary

• Canada e-Book
  The Canada e-Book uses sound, images, tables, graphs and both analytical and descriptive text to look at Canada: the land, the people, the economy and the state.
• Canada Science and Technology Museum: Kids' Zone
  Activities, articles and interactive features like the Inventions Gallery, where kids can submit their own inventions to be showcased online.
• The Canadian Atlas Online
  State-of-the-art interactive atlas from The Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
• Canadian Children’s Museum
  Interactive online features complement the museum's collection.
• Canadian Museum of Nature
  Online movies, games, facts and features about the natural world we live in.
• Career Matters
  All about high school requirements and options. Covers Ontario English high school course descriptions, codes, and their pre-requisites; information on alternatives like co-op, summer school, and apprenticeships, plus a Student Planner tool.
• Civilization.ca
  Centralized website for the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian Children's Museum, the Canadian Museum, the Canadian War Museum and the Virtual Museum of New France. Feature-rich site also offers special areas for educators and kids.
• Ecokids
  Canada's interactive environmental web site for students of all ages.
• Nature Challenge for Kids: Teachers/Parents pages
  Information and resources for David Suzuki's "Nature Challenge" program as tailored for youngsters.
• Postal Planet
  From Canada Post, lesson guides and activities for elementary school children covering letter writing (email and print), stamps, postal history and more.
• TVOKids for Parents and Teachers
  A companion site to TVOntario's children's Web site, this site helps parents, caregivers and teachers make the most of TVOKids' range of educational projects. Activities grouped by topic and age level, plus links to books, articles and other parenting resources.
• Virtual Museum of Canada
  A broad collection of online exhibits, images, events and activities celebrating the stories and treasures that have come to define Canada over the centuries.

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