Age-Appropriate Chores

2-3 Years	4-6 years
• Pick up toys and books • Put trash in garbage can • Put laundry in hamper • Dust • Put Away Silverware • Wipe baseboards • Fold rags and dishcloths • Put clothes in hamper • Put clothes away in drawers	• All previous chores • Take care of pets • Set and clear the table • Match socks • Putting away groceries • Make bed • Wipe down dirty walls • Empty trashes • Sweep with small broom
7-11 years	12+ years
• All previous chores • Fold laundry • Sweep • Vacuuming • Take out trash • Wash mirrors • Meal prep • Take trashcan to curb • Weed flowers / garden • Clean out the car • Clean toilets • Clean room • Organize toy room • Bring in mail / newspaper	• All previous chores • Mow lawn • Babysit siblings • Wash windows • Iron • Wash car • Cook simple meals • Laundry • Mop floors • Clean bathroom • Clean out fridge

Printable chart available at thecraftingchicks.com

The Arts Resources

• All Music Guide
• Artcyclopedia: The Guide to Museum-Quality Art on the Internet — A search engine for fine art.
• The Getty Museum
• Glenbow Museum
•  The Metropolitan Museum of Art
•  New York Public Library Digital Gallery
• Virtual Museum of Canada
•  WebMuseum Network (Paris)

Consumer Issues Resources

• Better Business Bureau
• DietFraud.com - Protect yourself from diet scams
• Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email - Canada
• Fight Spam on the Internet

Education Resources

• The Educator's Reference Desk — The ERIC database of lesson plans.
• CBE Library — Elementary, Junior High, Senior High and Professional Resource Center
• Calgary Regional Consortium — Professional Development resources for teachers and parents.
• teachingsexualhealth.ca — Resources for parents, teachers and students (Alberta Learning).
• 2Learn — Tools, projects, professional development, curriculum resources. Telus Learning Connection.

Government Resources

• The Government of Canada
• The Province of Alberta
•  The City of Calgary
• Alberta Education
• Calgary Board of Education
• Learn Alberta — Requires user ID and password (available from the school).
• Statistics Canada
• Environment Canada: Current conditions and 5 day forecast for Calgary
• The Weather Network: Weather Forecast - Calgary

History Resources

• Alberta Heritage Digitization Project — Alberta folklore, art, aerial photographs, maps, early newspapers, legal documents, and local and provincial histories
• Eternal Egypt — An on-line Egyptian museum

Literature Resources

• The Alberta Library Online
• Bartleby Great Books Online — Columbia Encyclopedia, Bartlett's Quotations, Roget's Thesaurus and more
• The British Library — Shakespeare's quartos and other digitized manuscripts New
• Calgary Public Library
• Children's Literature Web Guide — Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
• Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University — Searchable (by topic keyword) database providing descriptive abstracts of picture books
• Library of Congress (USA)
• National Library of Canada
• The Quotations Page — Quotations by author or subject
• Reading is Fundamental — Information for parents and educators.
• Wired for Words — An on-line book club for kids. CBE is a sponsor.

Mathematics Resources

• The Math Forum — The main page at Drexel University
• The Math Forum's Internet Mathematics Library — Links
• NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics — Standards document, examples, resources.
• NCTM's Illuminations — Interactive multi-media math lessons, resources, lesson plans, and "mathlets".
• PBS TeacherSource: Math — Video and lesson plans, by topic and by grade.

Media Resources

• CBC
• National Geographic Society (USA)
• PBS
• Scientific American

Miscellaneous

• Bullying.org

Science Resources

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research — Research institutes.
• The Exploratorium (San Francisco) — One of the first (and perhaps greatest) hands-on science museums in the world.
• ExploreLearning — Interactive experiments (Shockwave)
• The Globe Program — A world-wide science project for students.
• National Institutes of Health (USA) — Research institutes.
• National Muesum of Science and Technology (Canada)
• Nobel e-Museum (Sweden) — Nobel Prize winners, past and present.
• PBS TeacherSource: Science & Technology — Video and lesson plans, by topic and by grade.
• Smithsonian Institutions (USA)
• Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology