Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, www.barbarabushfoundation.com

This website offers information about grants available for family literacy activities, which must include intergenerational activities where the parents/primary caregivers and children come together to learn and to read.

Education World, www.educationworld.com

This website has a wealth of resources for teachers, including professional development articles on hosting family events. Check out the family fitness nights, where kids and families engage in physical activities together: www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev095.shtml.

LearnNC: Science Family Fun Night, www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/810

One night a month a North Carolina teacher opens her classroom to families where they work together to solve logic problems and conduct experiments. Through this monthly fun night, she increases family involvement in her students’ education and finds ideas for science experiments and other classroom science projects.

Parent Information and Resource Centers Grantees (PIRCS), www.ed.gov/programs/pirc/grantees.html

A statewide list of organizations receiving grants to develop, expand, or maintain FRCs. The site can provide start-up ideas for educators interested in beginning the process.

PTO Today, http://ptotoday.com/boards/school-family-events

This page highlights family events message boards where successful ideas for family events can be spotlighted and discussed through online interactions. Some ideas included “Inside Winter Games,” a “Read-A-Thon,” and a “Family Arts and Crafts” night.

Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), www.rif.org

This site offers numerous resources to support literacy, including information on family literacy events. RIF is also a source of free books and literacy resources for needy children and families.