Parent Resources
Apps
1. Kodable (Free)
A Parent Resource Guide has been created to help you teach your child to code. This guide supplements what is learned from using the app.
2. The Foos (Free)
Resources for this easy to use coding game are available.
3. Prodigy (Free)
This free account offers over 1000 Ontario-aligned skills for grades 1 - 8. Prodigy has content from all five strands, and will seamlessly cover all curriculum
expecations.
4. Numbers League ($5.49)
Parent Resource- This app is a fantastic tool to teach basic math skills. Up to four adults and children can play on a single iPad.
5. Expedition Atlantis (Free) immerses you in a world of underwater robotics exploration, where you must solve math problems to control your robot’s movement in
the deep sea ruins. The math problems will help you understand proportional relationships and the basics of robot programming. Expedition Atlantis is designed for
you to learn as you play, and includes in-game tutorials to help you along.
6. Pages ($13.99) Pages is a powerful word processor designed exclusively for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch with support for Multi-Touch gestures and Smart
Zoom.
7. Keynote ($13.99) Keynote is a powerful presentation app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. It makes creating a world-class presentation — complete with animated
charts and transitions — as simple as touching and tapping.
8. iAnnotate ($13.99) Use iAnnotate to read, mark up, and share PDF, DOC, PPT and image files
9. Good News Bible ($1.39) This full colour interactive app edition allows you to select verses or search by keywords, add notes and bookmark favourite passages within
the Old and New Testament. This Lite Version of the app is packed with added extras, including a scrolling illustrated Timeline of the bible, a Who’s Who guide for central
bible figures, 15 fun quizzes to test your knowledge, inspirational passages to post to facebook and an Introductory Bible reading plan
Websites
1. The Parent Toolkit
This toolkit will help you navigate your child’s journey from pre-kindergarten through high school. It is designed to help you track and support progress at each
stage
2. Inspiring Your Child to Learn and Love Math
This resource guide is available in both French and English and has been developed by experts in mathematics education for children from Kindergarten to Grade 8.
3. Parent Toolkit: Relationships
This site provides ideas for what parents can do to help their children develop healthy relationships.
4. Mrs. Appleton
This is a teacher created website that has fantastic information. This link will take you to her section on Parent Resources.
Printable PDF Resources
1. Council of Ontario Directors of Education created this parent toolkit to provide ideas for parents to help their children succeed in school.
Mental Health Resources
1. Kids Help Phone is a Canadian and world leader known for our expertise and continuous innovation as Canada’s only 24/7 counselling and information service for
young people.
2. The Always There App - Kids Help Phone
3. The goal of Children's Mental Health Ontario is to provide you with current information to help you navigateOntario's child and youth mental health system
and access resources and supports that best meet your needs.
4. The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre helps more than 8,000 children and families each year through a combination of prevention, treatment, research, and education
activities.
5. (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, as well as one of the world's leading research centres in the area of addiction and mental
health.
Catholic Parent Resources
Blogs to Follow
1. Brian Aspinall
2. George Couros
3. A. J. Julianni
Everything you ever wanted to know about Genius Hour in schools. “Our job as teachers and parents is not to prepare students for something; our job is to help
students prepare themselves for anything.”
4. Teach Mama
This blog from Scholastic offers great ideas for everyday learning. Be sure to check it out to take education beyond the classroom and into the everyday.
5. Cool Cat Teacher Blog
Parents can learn about the state of the classroom today from the highly relatable Cool Cat Teacher blog.
1. Kodable (Free)
A Parent Resource Guide has been created to help you teach your child to code. This guide supplements what is learned from using the app.
2. The Foos (Free)
Resources for this easy to use coding game are available.
3. Prodigy (Free)
This free account offers over 1000 Ontario-aligned skills for grades 1 - 8. Prodigy has content from all five strands, and will seamlessly cover all curriculum
expecations.
4. Numbers League ($5.49)
Parent Resource- This app is a fantastic tool to teach basic math skills. Up to four adults and children can play on a single iPad.
5. Expedition Atlantis (Free) immerses you in a world of underwater robotics exploration, where you must solve math problems to control your robot’s movement in
the deep sea ruins. The math problems will help you understand proportional relationships and the basics of robot programming. Expedition Atlantis is designed for
you to learn as you play, and includes in-game tutorials to help you along.
6. Pages ($13.99) Pages is a powerful word processor designed exclusively for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch with support for Multi-Touch gestures and Smart
Zoom.
7. Keynote ($13.99) Keynote is a powerful presentation app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. It makes creating a world-class presentation — complete with animated
charts and transitions — as simple as touching and tapping.
8. iAnnotate ($13.99) Use iAnnotate to read, mark up, and share PDF, DOC, PPT and image files
9. Good News Bible ($1.39) This full colour interactive app edition allows you to select verses or search by keywords, add notes and bookmark favourite passages within
the Old and New Testament. This Lite Version of the app is packed with added extras, including a scrolling illustrated Timeline of the bible, a Who’s Who guide for central
bible figures, 15 fun quizzes to test your knowledge, inspirational passages to post to facebook and an Introductory Bible reading plan
Websites
1. The Parent Toolkit
This toolkit will help you navigate your child’s journey from pre-kindergarten through high school. It is designed to help you track and support progress at each
stage
2. Inspiring Your Child to Learn and Love Math
This resource guide is available in both French and English and has been developed by experts in mathematics education for children from Kindergarten to Grade 8.
3. Parent Toolkit: Relationships
This site provides ideas for what parents can do to help their children develop healthy relationships.
4. Mrs. Appleton
This is a teacher created website that has fantastic information. This link will take you to her section on Parent Resources.
Printable PDF Resources
1. Council of Ontario Directors of Education created this parent toolkit to provide ideas for parents to help their children succeed in school.
Mental Health Resources
1. Kids Help Phone is a Canadian and world leader known for our expertise and continuous innovation as Canada’s only 24/7 counselling and information service for
young people.
2. The Always There App - Kids Help Phone
3. The goal of Children's Mental Health Ontario is to provide you with current information to help you navigateOntario's child and youth mental health system
and access resources and supports that best meet your needs.
4. The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre helps more than 8,000 children and families each year through a combination of prevention, treatment, research, and education
activities.
5. (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, as well as one of the world's leading research centres in the area of addiction and mental
health.
Catholic Parent Resources
- The Northwest Catholic DSB www.tncdsb.on.ca
- Canadian Catholic School Trustees’ Association www.ccsta.ca
- Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario: Family Life Program links http://acbo.on.ca/fully-alive/
- The Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education www.oapce.org
- CARFLEO: Catholic Association of Religious and Family Life Educators of Ontario (links to MOE Religious Ed and Family Life Curriculum)www.carfleo.org
- Living Faith Kids; Daily Catholic Devotions www.livingfaithkids.com
- Catholic Mom http://catholicmom.com/
- Catholic Icing www.caltholicicing.com
Blogs to Follow
1. Brian Aspinall
2. George Couros
3. A. J. Julianni
Everything you ever wanted to know about Genius Hour in schools. “Our job as teachers and parents is not to prepare students for something; our job is to help
students prepare themselves for anything.”
4. Teach Mama
This blog from Scholastic offers great ideas for everyday learning. Be sure to check it out to take education beyond the classroom and into the everyday.
5. Cool Cat Teacher Blog
Parents can learn about the state of the classroom today from the highly relatable Cool Cat Teacher blog.