Articles of Interest 

Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19212514

Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=76838288

Schools attended by my students:

Ocean Grove Charter School http://www.ogcs.org/index.htm

Scotts Valley Independent Study Program http://www.svusd.santacruz.k12.ca.us/schools/isp.html

Santa Cruz Alternative Family Education http://www.afe.santacruz.k12.ca.us/

Scotts Valley High School http://www.svhs.santacruz.k12.ca.us/index.php?home

Scotts Valley Middle School http://www.svms.santacruz.k12.ca.us/01/index.htm

Vine Hill Elementary School http://www.vinehill.santacruz.k12.ca.us/

Brook Knoll Elementary School http://www.brookknoll.santacruz.k12.ca.us/

Green Acres Elementary School http://www.greenacres.santacruz.k12.ca.us/

Harbor High School http://www.harborhs.santacruz.k12.ca.us/

Santa Cruz High School http://server1.santacruzhs.santacruz.k12.ca.us/schs/index.php

Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School http://www.kirby.org/

Empire Academy http://www.empire-academy.com/

Educational Resources:

Disaster Preparedness  http://www.emanmania.com/ 

Create Algebra and Pre-Algebra worksheets http://www.kutasoftware.com:80/

Links recommended by Ms. Forester at SVMS http://www.schoolnotes.com/95066/forster.html

Alternative Family Education Handbook http://www.editthis.info/AFEhandbook/index.php/Main_Page

Educational Resource Center of Santa Cruz http://www.edcentersantacruz.com/

FastForWord http://www.scilearn.com/

Santa Cruz Public Libraries http://www.santacruzpl.org/

McDougal Littell Math Books http://www.mcdougallittell.com/ml/math.htm

Saxon Math Books http://saxonpublishers.harcourtachieve.com/en-US/saxonmath_home

Excel Math Program http://www.excelmath.com/

Math-U-See http://www.mathusee.com/

Math Solutions http://www.mathsolutions.com/

Advanced Game of Leftovers http://www.mathsolutions.com/documents/0-941355-42-X_L3.pdf

5^th Grade Reading Books http://www.durhamcountylibrary.org/services/children/5th.php

6^th Grade Reading Books http://www.durhamcountylibrary.org/services/children/6th.php

My Favorite English Teacher http://server1.santacruzhs.santacruz.k12.ca.us/jhagar/jhagar.htm

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