BOOK ADVENTURE
Is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children
create their own book lists from over 6,000 recommended titles, take multiple
choice quizzes on the books they've read offline, and earn points and prizes
for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by the Sylvan
Learning Foundation and is a non-profit organization.
http://www.bookadventure.org/
Scholastic Books
Great site with areas for families, kids and teachers. Lots of games,
resoures. Includes lesson plans and more.
http://www.scholastic.com/
Discovery School's Puzzlemaker
Puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print
customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists
http://www.puzzlemaker.com
Atlapedia Online
Contains full color physical maps, politcal maps as well as key facts and
statistics on countries of the world.
http://www.atlapedia.com
FUNBRAIN
The #1 site for online educational games for kids of all ages. (math,
grammar, science, spell, history)
http://www.funbrain.com/
100 Top Kid Sites
Kid Sites - View this week's 100 Top Kid Sites hand picked.....this list sent
to you when it is updated. Review of kid-friendly Web sites from the San
Diego Union-Tribune
http://www.100topkid.com/
The World of Money through Planet Orange
Blast off to this interactive children's financial education site designed to
teach the basics of saving, investing and spending money. A great tool for
parents, teachers and kids.
http://www.orangekids.com/home.htm
KIDSCLICK!
Organized by librarians and categorized into helpful subcategories, this
directory and search engine helps kids find what they're looking for on the
Net.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
KidSites
Your Online Guide to the Best in Kids Web Sites. ... screen savers. Find more
sites like this in Online Games ... only the best kids sites we find on the
net. ... you want the best sites for your kids
http://www.kidsites.com/
ALA | Great Web Sites for Kids
Recommended Web Sites for children, parents, other caregivers, educators, and
librarians, maintained by the Great Web Sites Committee of the Association
for Library Service to Children. ... Home ALSC Great Web Sites for Kids. WEB
SITE OF THE MONTH: Kid's Planet
http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ALSC/Great_Web_Sites_for_Kids/Great_Web_Sites_for_Kids.htm
Plane Fun and games
NASA's Kid's Page has a Wright Brothers game as well as a plane game, dot-
todot, word scramble and more.
http://www.ueet.nasa.gov/StudentSite/funandgames.html
December 30th is Mercer Mayer's birthday. Visit Little Critter for games,
puzzles and coloring book fun.
http://www.littlecritter.com/places_to_go.html
Celebrate Melvil Dewey's birthday with the Dewey Challenge.
Play the game.
http://www.emerson.k12.nj.us/staff/rmkelly/custom/mediacenter/Kids%20Corner/Dewey/Junior/DeweyGame.html
Winter Fun
Click on the link for winter coloring pages and fun games.
http://www.primarygames.com/seasons/winter/winter_fun.htm
Snowman Activity Pages
Print out the game cards
Let your students play Snowman Concentration.
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag175.html
National Museum of American History
Elementary teachers and students will love the interactive learning segments
at the Our Story in History page. One item is offered is and interactive
Life in a sod house. Check out the other activities and pages.
http://americanhistory2.si.edu/ourstoryinhistory/
NOGGIN is the only commercial-free educational channel dedicated to
preschoolers 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. Available on digital cable and
satellite, Noggin offers your kids� favorite educational shows, like Blue�s
Clues and Sesame Street, along with new original series like Oobi and
Tweenies. From the people who bring you Nickelodeon and Nick Jr., NOGGIN�s
interactive games on TV and online will stimulate, challenge and engage your
kids at every turn.
http://www.noggin.com/games/index.php
BAM, Body and Mind for Kids
This site is produced by the CDC and includes health topic information,
physical fitness, games, quizes and tons more.
http://www.bam.gov/
AndersenFairyTales
Classic folk stories and fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. Web-
published children's books with Flash animation and narration. Featuring
cartoons, e-learning, biography of Hans Christian Andersen, and links to the
fairy tales.
http://www.andersenfairytales.com/en/main
The JigZone is the place on the internet for free online jigsaw puzzles.
How much time do you have?
You choose the level of difficulty, from a quick and simple puzzle of 6
pieces, to a challenging 247 piece cut.
http://jigzone.com/
Education4Kids
Drill games in Math, Science, Social Studies and Languages.
Ages Pre-12.
http://www.edu4kids.com/
STARFALL
Where children have fun learning to read.
http://www.starfall.com
KidsClick
A place to search the internet created by librarians.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
JUST IN TIME
Telling time, teacher lesson plans, worksheets and more.
http://sln.fi.edu/time/Journey/JustInTime/contents.html
CRAYOLA CRAYONS
Great site for parents, kids and educators lots of online and printable
things to do.
http://www.crayola.com/
WORD WIZARD
http://readwritethink.org/materials/wordwizard/
The Internet Picture Dictionary
Multiply languages using pictures.
http://www.pdictionary.com/
Be WEB AWARE
The Internet is fantastic, but there are risks. Your involvement is
essential. This site provides the tools you need to help keep your kids safe
online
http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/default.aspx
GIGGLE POETRY
Poetry for kids
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
Science News for Kids is a new Web site devoted to science news for children
of ages 9 to 13. Their goal is to offer timely items of interest to kids,
accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web
resources, and other useful materials.
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
Play It Cyber Safe,
While the Internet can be a unique educational and recreational resource for
children, it's important that kids learn how to use this powerful tool safely
and responsibly. The goal of this Web site is to empower children, parents
and teachers to prevent cyber crime through knowledge of the law, their
rights and how to avoid misuse of the Internet.
http://www.playitcybersafe.com/
FFFBI INTERNATIONAL
As agents for the fictional Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation
students are invited to undertake a series of imaginative online missions
designed to enhance their geographical knowledge.
http://www.fffbi.com/nationalgeographic/
TIME FOR KIDS
Make your own Time magazine cover.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/pollzone/white/0,6405,53275,00.html
H.I.P. POCKET CHANGE
The U.S. Mint's 50 state quarters can be great teaching tools. The Mint has
a great section of lesson plans for teachers and fun areas for kids.
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/flashIndex.cfm
Kids' Search tools
Great for elementary and middle school. A collection of children's search
tools taht allow kids to find information on a topic, access age appropriate
web sites.
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
The Culinary Institute of America
CIA for Kids for budding junior chefs
Culinary topics are an excellent way to introduce math concepts, science
principles, and even artistic ideas. The Culinary Institute of America
provides teachers, parents and students with this fun and tasty resource.
http://www.ciakids.com/
Welcome to the ICDL � a public library for the world's children. Read 904
free children's books written in 34 different languages!
http://www.icdlbooks.org/
I was Wondering:
Girls this is a great site to find out about women scientists and to get your
science questions answered.
http://www.iwaswondering.org/
TryScience.org is your gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary
science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and
technology centers worldwide.
http://www.tryscience.org/whatstryscience.html
AN INTERACTIVE ONLINE SPELLING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN GRADES 1-5!
http://www.spellingtime.com/
Fuzzy Lion Ears is a game in which the student identifies the missing
beginning letter sound. For example, Lionel will audibly ask the student to
pick the letter that will make this word �_og� say �jog.�
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/ears.html
Cookie Monster�s Letter of the Day is another game in which students identify
beginning letter sounds.
http://pbskids.org/sesame/letter/lettergame.html
Chicken Stacker helps the student practice identifying short vowel words.
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/stacker.html
QWERTY powertyping: Free Online lessons
http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html
Keyboarding practice
Computer Circus
http://library.thinkquest.org/18709/data/contents.html