Cavity Free Zone – Your site for healthy, beautiful smiles for a lifetime
Crest Kids – Helping your kids learn about dental health, gum disease & cavities
Kids Health – Provides doctor-approved health information about children from birth through adolescence; features separate areas for kids, teens and parents
DimensionsUoffers engaging and interactive multiplayer video games that focus on core skills in mathematics and literacy. In DimensionsU games, players compete with one another, in a virtual world, to answer math challenges as quickly as possible. Answering questions properly earns their team points. It’s a fun time, and access can be purchased directly through DimensionsU.
GlassLab has games for both free and paid-access games that cover a variety of mathematics content. Ever develop and run a city? I bet you'd like to! Check out GlassLab games' SimCityEDU to engage your members in some real-life citybuilding. Hands On Banking – Money skills you need for life
Scorched3D- is a simple turn-based artillery game in which players can counter each others' weapons with other creative accessories, shields and tactics. It works on networks, and players can play against one another. To be successful, players must judge heading, angle and velocity, and take external factors, like wind, to win. This game is free and open-source.
Sense and Dollars – Teaches teens how to earn, spend, save & invest wisely
Reading is Fundamental (RIF) – Features a host of ideas, contests & activities to make reading funDinoDictionary – Find out all you could ever want to know about all sorts of dinosaurs
Keep Your Kids Safe Online – Tips to help manage your child’s online activity to keep your kids safe online.
Social Studies Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? In this game, players must match historical, geographic or cultural clues to respective world locations in order to track down the nefarious criminal Carmen Sandiego. This game is playable for free through Archive.org's MS-DOS archive.
Oregon Trail - Players pit their smarts against the elements, time and a short supply of food to travel, as settlers, to the relative safety and comfort of Willamette Valley, Oregon.
iCivics! - Don’t just learn civics - play civics! Run for president. Pass new laws. Argue real cases. All this - in the free, online
Science
Dino Dictionary– Find out everything you ever wanted to know about dinosaurs
Discovery Kids Online– Explore the science and nature through games, puzzles, stories, quizzes and more
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Education
Many staff members at the Servant of Jesus Church and Shelter strive to meet the educational needs of their youth and adults through innovative programs that use fun and beneficial activities. Parents and caregivers can use a similar strategy at home by using these homework tips, time management hints and ideas on how to talk about college with your teen.
Did you know that tooth decay is the single most common chronic childhood disease? Healthy teeth and gums play a critical role in children's overall health, just as fitness and nutrition do. To assist your child in developing good oral care, fitness and nutritional habits, review the resources below and make health a family affair!
While crime and violence among youth is climbing upward, communities can work together to slow this disturbing trend. Service organizations – can join parents, schools, local law enforcement, the court system and other community partners in combating this issue. For information and resources, click on these helpful links below.
Parents' Guide to Gangs -- Spanish National Gang Center (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Justice Dept.)
