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BBC - Schools
Education resources created by the BBC. Includes resources for pre-K, primary, secondary, and teenage students, parents, and teachers, in a variety of subjects.
New York Times' Learning Network
This excellent site is designed for students, parents and teachers. The resources here range from an archive of lesson plans for grades 3-12, to weekly quizzes, to daily news briefs about current events. Teachers can stay on top of news in their profession, students can engage in games, such as crossword puzzles and word quizzes, and parents can re ...
The Lesson Plans Page
Whether you are searching for lesson plans on math, science, history, or any other subject or looking for advice on writing your own, it has a resource for you. Read "inspired stories" from other teachers and check out special features.
abcteach
Free printable activity sheets and project helpers.
The Webquest Page
Designed to serve as a resources to those using the WebQuest model to teach with the web. It points to excellent examples and collecting materials.
FREE - Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Access to lesson plans through federal agencies. Contains access to math, music, health, science, and many other types of resources created by every agency from the National Parks Service to the National Endowment for the Humanities.
I Love that Teaching Idea
Looking for ideas for your classroom? This website offers suggestions for classroom activities made by other teachers.
Teachers.Net Lesson Bank
Teachers.Net provides a place for you to view hundreds of lesson plans in numerous subjects submitted by teachers and invites you to submit your own ideas to share with others.
Earthforce
Ever wondered what a Tsunami is? What causes earthquakes? How deep you would have to dig to reach the fiery core of the earth? Or how to avoid getting caught in an avalanche? Find answers to these questions and more from this site and its links to other great resources.
Science Master
Discover science information to help you learn about many topics in the ???Jumpstart Science??? and ???Learning Galleries??? sections. But don???t forget to scroll down the page: Unfortunately, this otherwise excellent site is full of ads!
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Education Center
The Army Corps of Engineers Education Center has plenty for teachers and kids! Online educational games give
teachers fun activities to go along with lessons and educate their students while teaching them. The Science & Engineering Room in the Young Engineers??? Club has instructions for science fair projects in several different areas.
KerPoof
Make a movie, make a card, make a drawing, make a picture, tell a story, but most of all, have fun at this website for kids from 3 to 93!
Computers and the Internet Resources for Parents and Teachers
A Parents' Guide to the Internet
A wonderful starting point for parents and teachers who want to help kids use the Internet safely .
WWW 4 Teachers
Are you a teacher who wants to learn how to use the Internet in the classroom? This site is a great starting place!
SuperKids Educational Software Review
Looking to buy some new stuff for your computer? Hear what parents, teachers, and kids have to say about some of the latest educational programs for computers.
The Parent???s Guide to the Information Superhighway
This excellent guide is ???designed to welcome you, and give you a simple step-by-step introduction to parenting in a world of computers and new forms of media. This Guide will provide some tools and rules for you to use with your children at home, at school, and in the community.??? The Guide even breaks down tips for different age levels of chil ..
A Safety Net For The Internet
The New York Public Library offers guidelines for parents about childrens' use of the Internet.
The Police Notebook
An excellent and exhaustive resource on public safety including: Internet safety, fire safety, personal safety, drugs and alcohol, and crime prevention. It was originally created to "provide crime prevention and safety information to the University (of Oklahoma) community." However, the site has grown since its inception and is useful to anyone in ...
Girl Scouts of the USA: Internet Safety Pledge
Be safe in surfing the Net! Here's a pledge about learning to use the Internet safely that you can print out and discuss with your parents. It is presented by the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. who credit the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
Surfing the Net with Kids
This is Barbara J. Feldman's guide to "what's wonderful on the web." This site is a directory of links to high-quality
websites on a wide-variety of topics, including Computers/Internet, Geography/Social Studies, Language Arts/Reference, and Math & Science.
Alfy
Here is "the largest web portal for kids," allowing them to safely and easily experience everything the cyber world has to offer including interactive stories, games, crafts, activities, and much more. Check out the Brain Train, which helps with your ABCs and 123s. Or, Music Mania, where you can play, record, and listen to different musical instru ...
Learning HTML
Do you want to make a webpage? Then let's learn HTML! Creating web pages takes a little practice, but once you get the hang of it, it's a lot of fun.
Kidsource Online
Information for parents on health, safety, product recall, and lots more.
Filamentality
"Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into learning activities. It helps combine the "filaments" of the Web with a learner's "mentality". Support is built-in through Mentality Tips that guide you along the way to ...
Kaboose - Where families get going!
Kaboose "hosts an extensive range of craft activities, recipes, clip art and icons, holiday pages and a host of original children's stories." Also has fun online games.
Sid's Online Safety Guide
Sid's Online Safey Guide has been created in Scotland by the kids' website <i>BizziKid</i> and <i>Live Wire Productions</i>, a theatre in education company. Through the Internet Safety guide, which is a musical production aimed at 8-12 year olds, kids can learn about safe surfing on the internet. Other features include games and activities. <i>S ...
Timeline-The Media History Project
Images of devices and documents throughout time along with discussion articles on the history and devices in media. Also Also contains media timelines, courseware, bibliographies.
Lissa Explains It All
Let Lissa teach you about web design! This site started when Lissa was 11, and is now featured on CNN Science and Technology and Headline News. Learn to make your own web page and then add cool extra like .htaccess files and installing perl scripts and running CSS. Look for the latests gadgets too: forums, guestbooks, polls, e-mail forms, tagbo .
Kids.net.au
This search engine for kids, teens, parents, and teachers is the Australian version of KidsSeek.com, which offers "sites for kids that are child safe and clean" for 25 different countries, including Mexico, Spain, Japan, Russia, Canada, China and Germany. (Popup ads accompany this site.)
Search Engines and Guides
Searching the Internet
A beginner's guide to searching the Internet, this is a great place to start when you don't know how to find the information you need.
Ithaki: Kids Only Metasearch Engine
Use Ithaki 4 Kids to search for information. It is a metasearch engine, which means you can search DmozKids, AolKIDS and KidsClick (plus more) all from one page all at once.
Science Net: Toronto Reference Library
Web directory. Search for excellent science sites by subject or by letter. You'll find great sites about astronomy, botany, biology, chemistry, geology, paleontology, physics, and zoology.
ALSC's Great Web Sites for Kids
Looking for something fun or educational on the Web? You're likely to find it here on this list of kids' sites recommended by the Association for Library Service to Children, part of the American Library Association.
Ask Kids
This is the kids' version of the Ask.com search engine.
MaMaMedia
MaMaMedia is the place for kids to play! There are collections of links, called sandwiches, plus a place to make your own home page and digital signatures.
Yahoo! Kids
Yahoo!'s guide to the World Wide Web that is just for kids. Games, music, movies, jokes, and more!
KOL Homework Help for Elementary School Students
Elementary students will find homework resources here including a dictionary, subject & textbook help, brain games, virtual field trips, and more.
Internet Detectives
This site is a library of sites recommended by middle school students on a variety of topics from Science and Technology to History and Social Issues.
Kids.net.au
This search engine for kids, teens, parents, and teachers is the Australian version of KidsSeek.com, which offers "sites for kids that are child safe and clean" for 25 different countries, including Mexico, Spain, Japan, Russia, Canada, China and Germany. (Popup ads accompany this site.)
Chromosomes
Genetic Science Learning Center
This site, developed for both teachers and students, helps "people understand how genetics affects their lives and society." It has clear explanations of DNA, RNA, chromosomes, and cells, and discusses genetic disorders, stem cells, and gen ...
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/
DNA
Interactives - Annenberg Foundation
"'Interactives' provides educators and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students' skills in a variety of curricular areas. Learn about "Amusement Park Physics", "Math in Daily Life", and more.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/
Genes
Your Genes, Your Health: A Multimedia Guide to Genetic Disorders
Excellent presentations about fragile X syndrome, Marfan syndrome, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy, phenylketonuria (PKU), Huntington disease (HD), sickle cell disease, and hemochromatosis. For each disease there are e ...
http://yourgenesyourhealth.org/
http://www.ipl.org/
Make chemistry fun! Discover cool chemistry articles, activities, and games for kids. Many of these items are also available in Spanish. The site also includes resources for parents and teachers.
http://acswebcontent.acs.org/kids/index.html
Explore the world of chemistry at this site. Learn about the periodic table of the elements, chemical reactions, atoms and more. This searchable site even teaches you how math is used in chemistry.
http://www.chem4kids.com/index.html
Let Dracula, Frankenstein, the Phantom and others introduce you to ideas in chemistry and physics. You can learn about electricity, atoms, energy and more. This site also gives ideas for experiments that you can do at home or online.
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/index.html
Have fun learning about food science and food chemistry using the Pizza Explorer. Flash is required.
http://www.omega3learning.purdue.edu/learning/activities/pizzaexplorer/
Learn all about electricity, the Van de Graaff Generator, tesla coils, Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment, and making your hair stand on end!
http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/toe.html
Optics for Kids: Science and Engineering
How does light travel? How do lenses and lasers work? This site is all about how light works, and how we control and use it. Learn about the professionals who study light and about the kinds of things that these experts are trying to find out.
http://www.opticalres.com/kidoptx.html
This site introduces you to "many of the basic concepts involved with Electricity and Magnetism. We will introduce you to static charge, moving charge, voltage, resistance, and current. Magnetism and how it relates to electricity will also be present ...
http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/electricity/
The Periodic Table of Comic Books
Learn the Periodic Table of Elements from your favorite comic book characters! When you click on an element in the table, this site tells you every comic book that uses that element.
http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/
Kid's Corner - The Mystery of Antimatter
Discover what antimatter and matter are and what happens when they meet. You will learn about three types of particles (electrons, protons, and neutrons) and what physicists call annihilation.
http://livefromcern.web.cern.ch/livefromcern/antimatter/kids/AM-kids00.html
The Skinny On the Color of Snow
"Why is snow white to start with? Why are glaciers blue? And how does melted snow shake off every scrap of whiteness?" Good questions. Find good answers at this site.
http://www.discovery.com/area/skinnyon/skinnyon971003/skinnyon.html
Make unique science and art connections to wind by touring Vollis's yard of windmills and whirligigs. Learn how to create your own whirligigs. Find other wind resources on the Internet.
http://www.smm.org/sln/vollis/
From the American Cleaning Institue, learn all about the history, chemistry, and manufacturing of soaps and detergents. You can also read up on how to recycle plastic cleaning product bottles, and about the art and science of bubbles.
http://www.cleaninginstitute.org/clean_living/kids_corner.aspx
What is electricity? And how can you be safe around it? Learn all about electricity and find out why birds can sit on power lines without getting shocked at this site created by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
http://www.smud.org/en/education-safety/world/Pages/index.html
This site describes the science of ski jumping. Learn about how gravity, drag, aerodynamics, friction, lift, air pressure, and wind tunnels affect a ski jumper???s performance. Although not updated, the information is factual.
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0201/articles/mainarticle.html
Edheads - Simple Machines Activities
Ever wonder about simple machines? This website has activities to show how and why simple machines in the house and in the tool shed work. You can also learn about the meaning of words such as lever, pulley, simple machine, and more by looking at the ...
http://edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.htm
Bill Nye the Science Guy's Nye Labs Online
Bill Nye the Science Guy makes learning about science fun, and shows you neat science experiments you can try at home. (Site may require download of newest version of Flash and/or use of a specific internet browser, such as Internet Explorer.)
Do you have a tough science question you want answered? Ask it here! Only the "best" questions get answered, but you can learn lots of cool things from browsing through the answers to the questions already asked.
http://www.omsi.org/explore/whatzit/
Get all the latest news in science, medicine and technology!
http://www.eurekalert.org/kidsnews/
Color Our World (NIEHS Kids' Pages)
Learn all about color while having fun! You can choose to color on-line with magic crayons (you need a Java Enabled browser), or you can print pictures to color later!
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/color.htm
Did you ever wonder about how electricity works? Here are some science experiments dealing with electricity. Ask adults for help.
http://users.stargate.net/~eit/kidspage.htm
Learn about different types of energy, such as geothermal, solar, and wind energy on this interactive website! The site can also help you learn about renewable energy, alternative fuels, and gives you tips on how to use less energy.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/
How do we use energy and how can we save energy? What is energy and where does it come from? Learn this and more through games and activities from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/index.cfm
Curious about science? Get ideas for experiments, take quizzes and discover new adventures and field trips on this website.
At this site, you can learn all about color, take quizzes on color, find ideas for crafts to make, print out pages to color, send colorful electronic cards, and learn about the Crayola Factory at Two Rivers Landing. Most activities require free regi ...
http://www.crayola.com/colorcensus/
Roofus' Solar and Efficient Neighborhood
Learn how to conserve energy by checking out Roofus' energy-smart house and by playing games in his backyard.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/kids/roofus/
Science Net: Toronto Reference Library
Web directory. Search for excellent science sites by subject or by letter. You'll find great sites about astronomy, botany, biology, chemistry, geology, paleontology, physics, and zoology.
http://sciencenet.torontopubliclibrary.ca/
Maths
"An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 400 common mathematical terms in simple language" that is full of fun and educational examples.
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
TCAEP.co.uk: Science, Maths, Astronomy
This site features lists of numerical constants and equations used in science and mathematics. Also included are conversion calculators, a dictionary of scientific symbols, and astronomy facts and figures. Searchable and browsable. From the Institute ...
http://www.scenta.co.uk/tcaep/
Play and learn about math, science, health, computers, the environment and more! Designed for children ages 5 through 12.
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/
Another Path: A Comprehensive Guide to Homeschooling your Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child
This site covers the basics on homeschooling such as curriculum ideas, as well as more specific resources, such as speech therapy, for schooling children with special hearing needs.
http://www.deafhomeschool.com/
Biology
Under the Sea - a unit on Marine Biology
"This site contains everything you need to teach a unit on marine biology. There is a teacher's guide, online games and quizzes, literature links, and links to other sites for more information about marine biology. Kids will especially enjoy the sl ...
http://webspace.webring.com/people/us/sseagraves/underthesea.htm
The Brain by Dialogue For Kids
Ask questions, watch videos and learn fun facts about your noggin, such as how our brain compares with other animals'. The site also includes resources for teachers.
http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season12/brain/
Just about everything you need to know about sea turtles. Don't miss the Sea Turtle Adventure game.
A step by step drawing of how to make an origami frog that jumps! This page is part of a much larger site on frogs, which we include in our Frogs & Fish section under Animals!
http://www.frogsonice.com/froggy/origami/
Have fun learning about food science and food chemistry using the Pizza Explorer. Flash is required.
http://www.omega3learning.purdue.edu/learning/activities/pizzaexplorer/
"Get facts on the biology and care of these huge spiders, as well as lots of photos and info on different species."
http://hem.spray.se/minax/index/welcome_e.html
Interactive video, games, puzzles, and quizzes make cells and biology come alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com/index.htm
Discover science information to help you learn about many topics in the ???Jumpstart Science??? and ???Learning Galleries??? sections. But don???t forget to scroll down the page: Unfortunately, this otherwise excellent site is full of ads!
Get all the latest news in science, medicine and technology!
http://www.eurekalert.org/kidsnews/
"Zoom School is an on-line elementary school classroom with lessons in geography, biology, language arts, and early childhood activities."
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/school/index.shtml
Geography
KidZone Geography - United States
Print out worksheets and coloring pages for the emblems of every state. These include the state???s flag, bird, flower and map. There are directions for correct color placement and facts about each item.
http://www.kidzone.ws/geography/usa/
National Geographic Xpeditions Geography Standards in Your Classroom
This site provides lesson plans tied to U.S. National Geography Standards. The plans are broken down by topic area and grade level.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/
Type in an address in the United States, and you'll be shown a map of where the address is! Once you have the map, you can zoom in, zoom out, or move in different directions.
Step right up! You're the next contestant on the GeoNet Game! Choose a region of the United States, a difficulty level (easy or hard), and category (like places and regions or environment and society), and test your knowledge of geography. Score 1000 ...
http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/
Where is That? is a challenging Internet geography game that allows players to choose among five skill levels. Players also select an area of the world they want to test themselves in. You can even play a two person version of the game. It's loads of ...
http://www.funbrain.com/where/index.html
"Stretch your mental muscles with a daily dose of the questions that have stumped geography whizzes from across the U.S."
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/geobee/
Join Parsifal Penguin and Ophelia Owl as they sample the delicious cuisines, play the games, see the museums full of arts, crafts and history, hear the folktales and learn about the holidays & festivals of many of the world's cultures.
http://www.ipl.org/div/cquest/
Do you wonder about physical geography and earth sciences? Here's a website that can help everyone learn. Visit sections on earth energy, earth structure, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the biosphere, climates, and BGC cycles (biogeochemical).
http://www.geography4kids.com/
At this site you can make new friends and find pen pals from all over the world. Ask questions of kids from all over the world, too. Check out the Web Kids Village while at this site.
National Geographic Map Machine
View actual maps, or create and save your own customized maps.
http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/map-machine
"A comprehensive glacier guide, and includes fascinating facts, answers to common questions, a gallery of historic photos, an extensive glossary, lists of books and articles, plus links to other glacier information on the Web."
http://nsidc.org/glaciers/index.html
Learn about the culture and geography of one of the 80 countries where Peace Corps volunteers serve. There is factual information about countries in Africa, the Americas, Eurasia, and the Pacific Islands. Teachers can find educational resources a ...
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/
Have you ever wondered what life in Antartica is like? Find out about the weather, the glaciers, and the animals in Antarctica. If you're really interested, there's even information about what you would need to bring for a trip there.
http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~kpt/terraquest/va/
You pick your age group, and this site gives you cool games to play for kids your age. You can learn about fractions or take a geometry quiz or play lots more games. Parents and teachers, there's a special place for you here, too!
http://www.learningplanet.com/stu/index.asp
Contains "over 260 pages on countries and international organizations. Each page contains basic information on the country, including its formal name, capital city, area, population, currency, languages, and religions. The flags include the national ...
Take online tours of seven of the most "geographically diverse" places on the Earth: The Amazon, Greenland, Iguazu, Madagascar, Namib, Okavango, and Tibet. Includes photographs and QuickTime movies.
http://www.greatestplaces.org/
Birthday Traditions From Around The World
What happens in your family on your birthday? At this site, you can read about birthday celebrations in different countries. Also, find out what famous people were born on your birthday.
http://www.kidsparties.com/traditions.htm
Would you like to know when Chinese New Year is or was this year? Or Diwali? Or Mother's Day? This handy month-by-month calendar lists important religious, U.S., ethnic, and other holidays for this year.
http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/
"You remembered! And you want to give someone a special gift. Wrapping a gift adds a personal touch, saves money, and is really quite simple once you have mastered a few simple tricks."
http://www.tutorials.com/06/0611/0611.asp
Learn about Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Chanukah, Tu B'Shvat, Purim, Pesach, Lag B'Omer, Shavuot and other Jewish holidays on this colorful and entertaining site. Holiday stories, games, coloring pages and greeting cards are included.
http://www.torahtots.com/fungames.htm
This game is a fun way to learn about Halloween and trick-or-treating safety.
http://www.halloweenmagazine.com/play.html
Learn about holidays from many cultures and places. Each holiday page has crafts, games, coloring pages, information on the holiday and links to other resources.
http://holidays.kaboose.com/index.html
Celebrate Independence Day through activities, crafts, books to read, and links to other July 4th websites. While this site is designed primarily for celebrating the 4th of July, many of the materials can be used for other patriotic times.
http://holidays.kaboose.com/july-4/index.html
TheFamilyCorner.com Magazine's Halloween Costume Ideas
This site has a bunch of ideas for Halloween costumes, from costumes for babies and toddlers, to costumes made of cardboard boxes, to thrifty costumes.
http://www.familycorner.com/dir/Family/Holidays/Halloween/Costume_Ideas/
Here you'll find crafts, games, cards, stories, downloads, and more, all about Valentine's Day!
http://holidays.kaboose.com/valentines-day/index.html
Ben and Jerry's Halloween Page
This page contains Halloween games, crafts, coloring pages, printable crossword puzzles and ecards. There are also pages about Halloween history and the Flavor Graveyard of ice cream flavors that Ben and Jerry???s no longer makes.
http://www.benjerry.com/fun/halloween/
"Join award winning author and photographer, Mary J. Andrade as she explores the rich history and tradition surrounding this ancient ritual." Site focuses on pictures but also includes sections on traditions, recipes, and poems. In English and Spanis ...
Learn to identify the flags of every country in the world using flashcards. Descriptions and brief histories are given for each country's flag. Links to more information about each country are provided.
http://www.peterhudson.com/flag_flashcards/
Just starting out or been speaking English for years, improve your English skills with games, songs, stories, and lots of other activities.
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/
Learn what clothes to wear when riding, how to both mount and dismount a horse, and well as the walk, trot and canter.
http://www.equine-world.co.uk/riding_horses/novice_rider.htm
English- Italian Picture Dictionary
An illustrated glossary suitable for beginners of Italian.
http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/skip/168/dictionary.html
Little Explorers English-German Picture Dictionary
This English-German picture dictionary can help you learn som new words in German. Several of the entries have links to encyclopedia-type articles on the subject, in English.
http://www.littleexplorers.com/German/
Little Explorers English-French Picture Dictionary
This English-French picture dictionary has 1,358 illustrated dictionary entries, some of which have links to encyclopedia-type articles (in English).
http://www.littleexplorers.com/languages/Frenchdictionary.html
Little Explorers English-Spanish Picture Dictionary
Learn all sorts of words in Spanish using this English-Spanish picture dictionary.
http://www.littleexplorers.com/Spanish/
Little Explorers English-Portuguese Picture Dictionary
People in Portugal and Brazil speak Portuguese. You can learn some new words if you look at this English-Portuguese picture dictionary.
http://www.littleexplorers.com/Portuguese/
Little Explorers English-Italian Picture Dictionary
Learn some new words in Italian from this picture dictionary!
http://www.littleexplorers.com/italian/
Little Explorers English-Swedish Picture Dictionary
Learn new words in Swedish, the language they speak in Sweden, with this picture dictionary.
http://www.littleexplorers.com/languages/Dictionarytitlepageswedish.html
Little Explorers English-Dutch Picture Dictionary
In the Netherlands, people speak Dutch. Learn some new works in Dutch from this picture dictionary.
http://www.littleexplorers.com/languages/dutch/
Little Explorers English-Japanese (Romaji) Picture Dictionary
With Romanji, you can read Japanese words without having to know the Japanese characters they use in Japan. This picture dictionary can help you learn how to say new words in Japanese.
http://www.littleexplorers.com/languages/Japanesedictionary.html
Basic French and English Language courses from Elementary through high school.
http://l-atelier-scolaire.forumactif.com/
This site is a homework-help site. It provides resources on many subjects and a homework help hotline online.
An English Fairy Tale
Learn about everything from the Harlem Renaissance to the electromagnetic spectrum, movies, comics, and interactive games. For grades 3-8.
Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents
This is a teaching resource for Spanish language books containing recommendations and references. The site is in both English and Spanish.
http://public.csusm.edu/csb/english/
Dutch Language Activities at EnchantedLearning.com
Provides a Dutch-English illustrated dictionary and games to help kids learn about the Dutch language.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/dutch.shtml
Find out what several common English names would be in the Mohawk language!
http://www.kahonwes.com/language/mohawk_christian.html
Jaguar: Lord of the Mayan Jungle
"Join us on an exciting journey into Mexico in search of this majestic, yet elusive wild cat." In English, Spanish and Japanese.
http://www.oneworldjourneys.com/jaguar/index.html
Tales Collected by the Brothers Grimm
The stories of the Brothers Grimm here are translated from the original 1884 version, the last version the Brother Grimm put out. As close to the original as you can get in English!
http://myweb.dal.ca/barkerb/fairies/grimm/
See the lighter side of hockey here. It has the superstitions of different pro hockey players and funny stories about the Stanley Cup. The site is bilingual in English and French.
http://www.mcq.org/hockey/aaindex.html
Equusite Horse Riding Beginner Basics
Learn the basics of horse riding and care. Contains lessons for those with "little or no experience with horses."
http://www.equusite.com/articles/basics/basicsHome.shtml
Teachers' Guide for the Professional Cartoonists Index
This site is the companion to the Professional Cartoonists Index which has a large collection of newspaper editorial cartoons. It contains "lesson plans for using the editorial cartoons as a teaching tool in Social Sciences, Art, Journalism and Engl ...
BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Everyone could use a little help with their homework, and this is the perfect place to go. This site has help for Math English, Computer Science, Science, and much more, and there's even a "Recess" link to fun and games, reference help, etc.
http://bjpinchbeck.com/index.html
"A free public service to teach children to read with phonics . . . perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL)."
Wow! These online books are great for working on math & English! "Test and enhance your vocabulary, spelling and grammar skills." In the Math books you can "Build skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, algebra and ge ...
http://www.syvum.com/online/games.html
This is a site where you can read stories, jokes, poems, and essays from kids around the world in English and Spanish. You can also submit your own writing here.
"Join award winning author and photographer, Mary J. Andrade as she explores the rich history and tradition surrounding this ancient ritual." Site focuses on pictures but also includes sections on traditions, recipes, and poems. In English and Spanis ...
"Checkers is a fun, simple game that's been around for hundreds of years. It's a good game for kids and adults to play together, and you can easily make your own board and pieces. The version of the game that you'll learn here is formally known as 'E ...
http://www.tutorials.com/05/0501/0501.asp
This site is all about the music and books of Barry Louis Polisar, an American author and musician. "Barry Louis Polisar is a one-man symphony of comic anarchy. At a time when vast numbers of our kids see school as endless drudgery, Polisar says oth ...
National Education Association Read Across America Book Lists
The National Education Association features the Kid???s Top 100 Books lists and books recommended by teachers and celebrities. This site also includes lists of books about African Americans, Asian Americans, a Spanish/Englishbilingual booklist and ? ...
http://www.nea.org/grants/13023.htm
Brazil for Kids ??? Brazilian Embassy
According to the site, "BRAZIL FOR KIDS is the most recent publication prepared by the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations for students and teachers all over the English-speaking world." It also includes additional materials designed specifical ...
http://www.brazil.org.uk/brazilintheschool/brazilforkids.html
Helping Your Child Learn to Read
This publication, by the U.S. Department of Education offers hints, tips, and "activities for children from infancy through age 6." It includes information on how to get kids started reading, and what to do to help them to keep reading. The activit ...
http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/reader/index.html
ipl2 Goldstein Children's Collection Podcasts
A podcast library of audio and visual children's stories, read aloud with colorful artworks from the books, from the Florida State University (FSU) College of Information Goldstein Library's amazing collection of children's books, many of which are o ...
http://www.ipl.org/div/gsteinccp/
Enter the "Ghost Forest" website to learn all about the prize-winning adventure tale, ???Ghost Forest??? a story for children. Written by Zlatko Enev, a Bulgarian-born writer living in Berlin, Germany, "Ghost Forest" tells about the adventures of a s ...
http://www.ghostforest.com/
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Computers and the Internet
TekMom's Technology Buzzwords for Students
Did you hear a funny computer word and you don't know what it means? Check here to find the definition.
Computer Literacy
Understand computers inside and out.
Welcome to the Web
This site helps you learn how to use the web through an interactive approach.
AT&T Text-To-Speech
Type in some text, choose a voice, and then listen as what you wrote is read back to you. Very fun!
Doug Muth's Anti-Virus Help Page
Everything you want to know about computer viruses and what to do about them.
A Parents' Guide to the Internet
A wonderful starting point for parents and teachers who want to help kids use the Internet safely .
Can You Guess the Computer?
Are you a super nerd? Do you want to be? Play this game to prove you are a nerd or to learn to recognize the famous computers of the past.
WWW 4 Teachers
Are you a teacher who wants to learn how to use the Internet in the classroom? This site is a great starting place!
SuperKids Educational Software Review
Looking to buy some new stuff for your computer? Hear what parents, teachers, and kids have to say about some of the latest educational programs for computers.
Disney's Surf Swell Island
Mickey and his friends need your help in this game-playing adventure where you learn about Internet safety, viruses, privacy, and manners.
NetSmartzKids
Watch and listen to fun cartoons and rap songs as you learn about Internet safety, computer viruses, choosing a password, and privacy issues. Lots of games are included.
The Parent???s Guide to the Information Superhighway
This excellent guide is ???designed to welcome you, and give you a simple step-by-step introduction to parenting in a world of computers and new forms of media. This Guide will provide some tools and rules for you to use with your children at home, at school, and in the community.??? The Guide even breaks down tips for different age levels of chil ...
A Safety Net For The Internet
The New York Public Library offers guidelines for parents about childrens' use of the Internet.
Animorphs
You can download a free interactive Animorphs game or screensaver and preview new books in the series.
Official Nintendo Site
You'll find codes, reviews, previews and strategies for Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS games, and support for those systems and older systems (Game Boy, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Game Cube).
WISE KIDS Guide to Net Etiquette
Tips on how to "mind your manners" while surfing the web. Covers common rules of etiquette for email, chat rooms, newsgroups, and discussion boards.
Kid Safety
Contains a slide show about kids' safety on the Internet, in addition to more traditional safety topics. Not sure what to do in case of an emergancy? Do you know what to do if you get lost? Learn how to stay safe in all kinds of situations.
The Beasty Game
Play the beasty game, "the oldest computer game." Think of an animal and see if the computer can guess what you're thinking!
BU's Inteactive Web Games
Lots of games you can play on the Internet, either alone or with someone else over the network. Minesweeper and more!
Alice in Wonderland: An Interactive Adventure
"Welcome to Wonderland! Here you will enjoy activities with Alice and her Wonderland friends! Lewis Carroll's two Alice Books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, have been my favorites since I was a child. I developed this web site to share my love of these books with others, especially hoping that it might influence th ...
CyberNetiquette Comix
The Three Pigs, Grumpy, and Mr. Toad offer some good advice about how to be safe on the internet in three cartoons made by Disney.
Ghosts in the Castle!
"Greetings traveler. Before you looms a stone castle, built in Britain during the 1300s. ... Castle life endured for centuries until gunpowder overpowered armor and stone. Now we know castles only as museums or ruins. But, as you'll see, castle dwellers still haunt these halls. As you explore, click on them to learn their secrets. Poke around on ...
Yahoo! Games
" Play Java-based games on Yahoo! with people all across the Internet. All games are FREE and require NO extra plug-ins. " Choose from Board games, card games,word , fantasy and tile games.
Beat the Dictionary Game
"Are you a word expert? Play the game and see if you can beat the Dictionary."
Prongo.com
This site makes learning fun with such games as Lemonade Larry, Hatch and Match, Farm Stand, and more. The site also includes mazes, word find, puzzles, tic tac toe, and other interactive games.
Count Your Chickens
"Count Your Chickens is a free Shockwave game for preschoolers to play online. You see a screen of animals and it asks 'How many?' Then you click on your choice from three numbers given."
FunRanch.com
Fun interactive games for the whole family. Need Shockwave and Flash.
Kaboose Magazine Fun Games for Kids
Tons of games at this site. Some games require a Java enabled browser or the Shockwave Plug-in.
Where's Waldo
Join the hunt for Waldo! This website has games and puzzles and fun facts about the Where's Waldo books series.
Abby and Tess Pet-Sitters Club
Visit the tree-house headquarters of the Abby and Tess Pet-Sitters Club. The site is based on the book series about the antics and misadventures of Abby and Tess, two sisters who embark on a pet-sitting businesss of their own.
SparkTop.org
Play online games. Take quizzes. Connect with other kids. Create and share art, photos, writing and recordings. Free registration by parents required for many activities.
Dance Mat Typing
Fun and easy way to learn how to type. There are four levels that show you the correct way to type so you can get faster and make less mistakes.
CBBC - Online Games
CBBC presents a collection of online sports games, activities, puzzles, and more.
iKeepSafe.org
Meet Faux Paw a kitty who has a lot to learn about online safety. Watch the movie featuring Faux Paw and learn how you can stay safe on the Web.
Quiz Hub
Quiz Hub, formerly Kidsub.org, "is a noncommercial portal to excellent free online learning activities for elementary and middle school students. It includes educational games, puzzles, and quizzes."
Pauly's Playhouse
This site is filled with fun Flash-based games aimed at younger kids. Included in the site are interactive coloring pages, crosswords, sound games, and a lab with "games and activities for kids who like monsters and freaky things!"
Zeeks
Provides beginning level computer entertainment, games, web report writing, safe chatrooms, email service, safe (filtered) Internet searcing and other activities for young children and their parents.
Playstation
Official company site for US with store and reviews of games and previews of new hardware and games.
Sid's Online Safety Guide
Sid's Online Safey Guide has been created in Scotland by the kids' website <i>BizziKid</i> and <i>Live Wire Productions</i>, a theatre in education company. Through the Internet Safety guide, which is a musical production aimed at 8-12 year olds, kids can learn about safe surfing on the internet. Other features include games and activities. <i>S ...
Girl Scouts of the USA: Internet Safety Pledge
Be safe in surfing the Net! Here's a pledge about learning to use the Internet safely that you can print out and discuss with your parents. It is presented by the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. who credit the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
Alfy
Here is "the largest web portal for kids," allowing them to safely and easily experience everything the cyber world has to offer including interactive stories, games, crafts, activities, and much more. Check out the Brain Train, which helps with your ABCs and 123s. Or, Music Mania, where you can play, record, and listen to different musical instru ...
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Learning HTML
Do you want to make a webpage? Then let's learn HTML! Creating web pages takes a little practice, but once you get the hang of it, it's a lot of fun.
Kaboose - Where families get going!
Kaboose "hosts an extensive range of craft activities, recipes, clip art and icons, holiday pages and a host of original children's stories." Also has fun online games.
Lissa Explains It All
Let Lissa teach you about web design! This site started when Lissa was 11, and is now featured on CNN Science and Technology and Headline News. Learn to make your own web page and then add cool extra like .htaccess files and installing perl scripts and running CSS. Look for the latests gadgets too: forums, guestbooks, polls, e-mail forms, tagbo ...
e-Learning for Kids
Play and learn about math, science, health, computers, the environment and more! Designed for children ages 5 through 12.
thunk.com- Secret Messages for Kids Only!
Send secret scrambled messages to all your friends.
Searching the Internet
A beginner's guide to searching the Internet, this is a great place to start when you don't know how to find the information you need.
Background Color Editor
Lets you choose and identify all sorts of colors for your web site. Simply pick from the color chart and it will display your choice on the right side of the screen with the identifying color numbers in the boxes.
Awesome Clipart for Educators
Search for clipart! This site has lots of clip art, especially of animals and holiday themes. Perfect for use with students and multimedia projects.
A-1 Clipart Archive
This site has animations, arrows, backgrounds, fonts and clip art, as well as many links to other sites.
Realm Graphics
This site has buttons, lines, icons and backgrounds you can use for your web page.
Animation Library
This site has lots of animated images of all kinds, including balloons and blimps, animals, holidays, clothes, flowers, buildings, food, and letters of the alphabet.
Backgrounds and Wallpaper
Find some cool original backgrounds here. Includes such themes as "Children's," "Animal," "Holiday," "Plants/Flowers," and "Ocean."
Background City
Huge collection of original background images that can be searched by Group or Theme.
The Groan Zone
The site includes, among many other things, webpage sets that contain at least a background, a welcome banner, a blank button, a bullet, a bar, guestbook buttons and some ready-made buttons.
Cool Science Images
Find a huge selection of science images here, including images from astronomy, biology, environmental science, health, physical science, and technology.
Cool Archive
Images you can use for your web page, including fonts, icons, sounds, buttons, bars, and backgrounds.
Boogie Jack's Sound Effects
From "Alien Chatter" to "Yo Mamma" this site has some really crazy and cool sound effects. Also, if you need "help learning to download or add sounds to your web page," this site lends a hand.
Ithaki: Kids Only Metasearch Engine
Use Ithaki 4 Kids to search for information. It is a metasearch engine, which means you can search DmozKids, AolKIDS and KidsClick (plus more) all from one page all at once.
Zilladog
"Safe and easy email for kids" - sign up for free email to keep in touch with your friends and family. Note: requires a parent!
Icon Mania
Check out this site for all kinds of icons, including Cartoon Characters, Super Heroes, Barbie, Bikes, Boats, and Trucks.
Learning HTML for Kids
Do you want to learn how to make your own website using HTML? This website will show you how to get started with HTML using a step-by-step tutorial.
The Police Notebook
An excellent and exhaustive resource on public safety including: Internet safety, fire safety, personal safety, drugs and alcohol, and crime prevention. It was originally created to "provide crime prevention and safety information to the University (of Oklahoma) community." However, the site has grown since its inception and is useful to anyone in ...
Surfing the Net with Kids
This is Barbara J. Feldman's guide to "what's wonderful on the web." This site is a directory of links to high-quality websites on a wide-variety of topics, including Computers/Internet, Geography/Social Studies, Language Arts/Reference, and Math & Science.
Kidsource Online
Information for parents on health, safety, product recall, and lots more.
The Banner Generator
Learn how to make a banner for your home page.
Filamentality
"Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into learning activities. It helps combine the "filaments" of the Web with a learner's "mentality". Support is built-in through Mentality Tips that guide you along the way to ...
Photoshop Professional Tips and Tricks
Make the most of Photoshop...tips and techniques for experienced users and tutorials for beginners.
Yahoo! Kids
Yahoo!'s guide to the World Wide Web that is just for kids. Games, music, movies, jokes, and more!
Kids.net.au
This search engine for kids, teens, parents, and teachers is the Australian version of KidsSeek.com, which offers "sites for kids that are child safe and clean" for 25 different countries, including Mexico, Spain, Japan, Russia, Canada, China and Germany. (Popup ads accompany this site.)
Kids First for Health
Take the Body Tour, look up strange diseases in the Health Dictionary, learn all about Hospital Life, or click on the toilet to visit the "Poo Corner." You can find an answer to almost any health question! For kids ages 7 - 11.
Lawrence Hall of Science - 24/7 Science
Learn about science with fun games and fascinating facts.
4Kids TV
4Kids TV brings you games with characters from One Piece, Kirby, Mew Mew Power and Sonic X.
KidsCom
Come here to play games, get craft ideas, send a cyber postcard, meet other kids online, learn about world holidays, write a story, or do lots of other fun activities.
Kids' Place
You can make your own Wacky Web Tale, test your brain power or play other games that have graded levels of difficulty.
Secrets at Sea
"Dive into Ace on the Case: Secrets@Sea and see if you can solve the mystery. In this educational adventure story for grades four through seven, the reader steps into the starring role of Ace, assistant investigator to Paula Pacific, who is assigned to examine unusual behaviors noticed in killer whale populations in the Alanamorris Strait. As you ...
Play Kids Games
Learn about the alphabet, space, math and logic while playing games.
Sudoku Collection For Kids
Do you like the new game Sudoku? Check out this site with printable Sudoku puzzles for kids!
From Cave Art to Your Art: An ArtEdventure
Create your own web video using images, sound, and words! Easy step-by-step instructions are provided. Make as many as you like.
Kids' WB
The official Web site for the Warner Brothers television network cartoons...For Kids! Loads of games, videos, and downloads.
Kids / Games
Play online games including 3 on 3 hockey, soccer shootout, BMX, handball, snowboarding, and others
Do Spiders Live on the World Wide Web?
Sports Illustrated Online Games
Play lots of cool games online. Beat out the competition and save your high scores!
Muppets.com
Go to Muppets.com and visit Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and the gang. Click on "Map" for games.
Crayola Color Corner
At this site, you can learn all about color, take quizzes on color, find ideas for crafts to make, print out pages to color, send colorful electronic cards, and learn about the Crayola Factory at Two Rivers Landing. Most activities require free registration.
Timeline-The Media History Project
Images of devices and documents throughout time along with discussion articles on the history and devices in media. Also Also contains media timelines, courseware, bibliographies.
Science Net: Toronto Reference Library
Web directory. Search for excellent science sites by subject or by letter. You'll find great sites about astronomy, botany, biology, chemistry, geology, paleontology, physics, and zoology.
ALSC's Great Web Sites for Kids
Looking for something fun or educational on the Web? You're likely to find it here on this list of kids' sites recommended by the Association for Library Service to Children, part of the American Library Association.
EWTNKids
Play games, watch videos, take quizzes in the School, or visit the Church or a Catholic family at home in this virtual village to learn more about the Catholic faith.
Knowledge Adventure
Play and learn! Arcade games, word games, math and science games, reading and spelling games, games about animals. Choose games by age, grade level, or subject. For preschool through 6th grade.
WordWorld
Join Bear, Sheep, Pig, Frog, Dog, and Duck for games and "Build a Word" adventures in WordWorld, "where words come alive." The official web site for the PBS series, recommended for children ages 3 - 6.
Ask Kids
This is the kids' version of the Ask.com search engine.
Build-A-Prairie
Plant grasses and flowers, then choose the birds and mammals that will help your prarie survive. Watch what happens! This is a great way to learn about ecosystems.
MaMaMedia
MaMaMedia is the place for kids to play! There are collections of links, called sandwiches, plus a place to make your own home page and digital signatures.
The Watershed Game
Play a game and learn about watersheds and the water cycle. You can choose between beginner or intermediate levels.
E-Cards
Send a free electronic postcard with a picture of an animal, plant, or place on it. When the site has an advertising sponsor, every postcard you send results in a donation to the World Wildlife Fund.
Student's Classroom
This site is packed full of games, quizzes, skill building activities, and tons of information. Parents and Teachers can even come here to get the latest stats about their schools and even colleges. Website has both Flash and Non-Flash Media viewing options available.
Merpy.com
"Welcome to the animated, musical, and interactive tales of Merpy, Jeremy Dragonfly, and more! This fun website has a new story every month, fun activities, and other adventures."
Kids' Castles
"The home page has an aerial view of the castle. Clicking on a part of the view takes you to that part of the castle. You will find out about the people that lived there and what they did. Sometimes there will also be more information about an aspect of castle life, a game to play or puzzle to solve, or something YOU can do to add to the fun of Kid ...
Kinetic City
Lots of cool ways to have fun with science.
DK Clip Art
Check out this cool collection of clip art to use in your report or on your web page!
Architect Studio 3D
How does an architect design a home? Learn about the process as you design a house yourself. These interactive tools make it fun and easy! Shockwave and a fast computer are required.
Free Photos (Cepolina)
Download 3,577 free photos to use in a report or on your web page. Photos of cities, animals, fireworks, and food are just a few of the many selections.
Neopets
A great virtual pet site! Create and care for your very own neopet! Feed, groom, read to, and watch your pet grow.
HighlightsKids.com
Do you like to play picture games, or learn neat scientific facts? Or perhaps you'd like to hear the orchestra of the future, or read stories. This fun site fits all of your interests.
FE Kids Games
A wide variety of arcade style games to choose from as well as jokes, word puzzles, trivia games and more! Some games even have grade levels to choose from!
Time Warp Trio
This site features information and games associated with the kid???s television show, ???Time Warp Trio??? featured on Discovery Kids Channel. Kids can learn history and play games at the same time.
Nickelodeon GAS: Games and Sports for Kids
This site goes with Nickelodeon's sports TV shows. GAS Central lets you watch clips from the show. Play GAS has online games.
Nick.com
Play games with your favorite Nickelodeon characters like Spongebob Squarepants.
A+ Math Games
Play Matho (Math + Bingo), Concentration and Hidden Picture to work on your addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts! Join the Hall of Fame if you get a good score!
FBI Kid's Page
Darrell and Shirley, FBI bomb-sniffing dogs, tell you about the FBI, the types of jobs working dogs can do, and how to stay safe both on and off the web. Games are included.
KOL Homework Help for Elementary School Students
Elementary students will find homework resources here including a dictionary, subject & textbook help, brain games, virtual field trips, and more.
Internet Detectives
This site is a library of sites recommended by middle school students on a variety of topics from Science and Technology to History and Social Issues.
VeggieTales
Join Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber to play arcade games, color some Veggie Tale pages, send e-cards to your friends, or read a story where you get to decide what happens!
Pinkalicious Kids
Make your own wand, play the cupcake sprinkle game, listen to a story, send an e-card, and learn about all the Pinkalicious books at the official Pinkalicious web site.
PBS Kids
Play games, read stories, listen to music and color with your favorite characters from hit PBS kids shows.
BrainPOP
Learn about everything from the Harlem Renaissance to the electromagnetic spectrum, movies, comics, and interactive games. For grades 3-8.
Starfall.com
"A free public service to teach children to read with phonics . . . perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL)."
Milk Matters For Kids
"The games and activities on this page will help you to learn more about calcium, and why it's important for strong bones and healthy teeth."
FirstGov for Kids!
Come explore this site if you are looking for information on almost every topic you can think of... from art, music and animals, to homework help, history, how to fight crime, and computers!
Inkless Tales
Listen to cool stories online, build a beast in the game section, read poems, and have lots of fun at this amazing website. Games, stories, poems, and music - Inkless Tales has it all. Check it out! Awarded an American Library Association "Great Web Sites" Recommendation.
Punky Doodle's Coloring Club and Funhouse
Punky Doodle is a cat with an attitude, but his owners have put together this website in his honor where they want to present good clean fun. Print off the coloring pages right from the site, or join the club free to enter the funhouse for lively games, stories, puzzles, jokes, and the arcade. Or you can visit the Clubhouse to send letters to Pun ...