We hope you enjoy this list of resources for fun and
learning!
- Art
- ArtEdventures: fun and educational art activities including techniques for creating art.
www.sanford-artedventures.com/create/create.html
Core Knowledge (this category is primarily for parents and teachers)
About Core Knowledge: description, development, benefits.
www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/about
Core Knowledge Sequence: grades K-2
www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/about/K-2glance.htm
Core Knowledge Sequence: grades 3-5
www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/about/3-5glance.htm
Encyclopedias, Almanacs, Reference
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Fact Monster: online encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary, atlas & homework help.
www.factmonster.com
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Yahooligans Reference: online encyclopedia, dictionary, Spanish/English dictionary, thesaurus, Bartlett’s quotations, world factbook, and weights & measures.
www.yahooligans.com/reference
Geography
World Factbook: maps, flags, country profiles, demographics, economic data.
http://www.yahooligans.com/reference/factbook
History
American History
- America’s Story: Library of Congress’s interesting and fun stories from American history.
www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids: how the U.S. government works by grade level.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html
Whitehousekids.gov: biographical info on current U.S. president; tour of the White House.
www.whitehousekids.gov/
World History
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HyperHistory Online: 3000 years of world history; color-coded by area of study. Click on History on the left, select a time period on the right, then click on an item in blue to get more information. In a similar way, access People, Events, and Maps.
www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
See also Encyclopedias, Almanacs, Reference
See also Homework Hub Sites
Homework Hub Sites
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Fact Monster: online encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary, atlas & homework help.
www.factmonster.com
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Yahooligans Reference: online encyclopedia, dictionary, Spanish/English dictionary, thesaurus, Bartlett’s quotations, world factbook, and weights & measures.
www.yahooligans.com/reference
Zoom School: interesting, illustrated lessons in science, language arts & geography.
www.enchantedlearning.com/school
Ideas for Dealing with Others, Handling Situations, Making Positive Choices
Values: making positive choices about respect, responsibility, honesty, compassion, etc.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001709/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0512
You’ve Got To Be Kidding: game with ideas on solving real-life problems.
http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/yougottobekidding
See also Kid Safety
Internet Safety
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Kid Safety on the Internet: how to be net-safe and net-smart.
www.ou.edu/oupd/kidsafe/inet_ans.htm
Kid Safety
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Kid Safety Topics: how to protect yourself, be safe & handle emergencies.
www.ou.edu/oupd/kidsafe/kidmenu.htm
Mathematics
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Coolmath4Kids: an amusement park of math designed to make math fun.
www.coolmath4kids.com
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BrainPOP: fun animated movies covering math, science, health, technology & English topics. Math topics are geared to older kids. Limited to two movies per day. (Unlimited access requires annual fee.)
www.brainpop.com
Figure This!: interesting math challenges older kids can do with their families.
www.figurethis.org
A+ Math: math practice that’s fun with interactive games, puzzles, flashcards & worksheets. .
www.aplusmath.com
Music
- Classical Music Archives: great listening from this huge collection;
includes most of the Core Knowledge recommended pieces plus composer
biographies. Limited to 10 selections per day. (Greater than 10 requires
annual fee.)
www.classicalarchives.com
- Learn Piano Online: 100% free piano lessons… really!
www.learnpianoonline.com/welcome.html
Reading Music: introduction to reading music.
www.datadragon.com/education/reading/
Ratings of Children’s Web Sites
Berit’s Best Sites for Children: ratings of 1000 children’s sites.
www.beritsbest.com
Reading
Accelerated Reader Program
- Current Events
- Time for Kids: on-line news magazines by grade level; created by Time magazine.
www.timeforkids.com
Literature
- On-line Children’s Stories: collections of stories from classics to folklore.
www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/stories.html
Phonics
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Words and Pictures: games and activities that make learning phonics fun.
www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures
Reading Skills
- Improving Reading Skills: how to improve comprehension and recall.
www.how-to-study.com/read.htm
Vocabulary
- Vocabulary Drill for Kids: vocabulary builder for older kids.
www.edu4kids.com/lang1
Science
Science Fair Projects
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Bunsen Bob’s Science Hunt: how to do a science project, step by step, including how to organize a science fair display.
www.sciencehunt.com/
Adventures of Science Bob: click on Science Fair Help for explanation of the scientific method, project ideas, and links to other web sites with more ideas.
www.sciencebob.com
Various Sciences
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BrainPOP: fun animated movies covering science, health, technology, math & English topics. Limited to two movies per day. (Unlimited access requires annual fee.)
www.brainpop.com
Adventures of Science Bob: on-line facts, home experiments, easy links to specific science web sites, science fair project info; geared to older students, grades 3-6.
www.sciencebob.com
Zoom School: interesting illustrated lessons in science, language arts & geography.
www.enchantedlearning.com/school
Global Warming Kids Site: informative EPA climate
& weather site for kids.
www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/
See also Encyclopedias, Almanacs, Reference
See also Homework Hub Sites
Search Engines for Kids
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Ask Jeeves for Schools: answers to questions asked in plain English.
www.ajschools.com
Yahooligans!: web guide for kids; can search by subject headings or by key words.
www.yahooligans.com/
KidsClick!: web search developed by librarians. Helpful home page explains how to search the web; then click on KidsClick! to search by subject headings or by key words.
www.worldsofsearching.org
Spanish
Spanish for Children: story with translation; alphabet, grammar, animals & more; unstructured.
www.angelfire.com/de/hadas/inde1.html
Study Skills
SSTP: Study Skills Topic Pages to help students succeed in school.
www.how-to-study.com
Writing
Grammar and Writing
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BrainPOP: fun animated movies covering English, science, health, technology & math topics. Limited to two movies per day. (Unlimited access requires annual fee.)
www.brainpop.com
WritingDEN’s Tips-O-Matic: grammar rules, writing tips, help with paragraphs and essays.
www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/contents.htm
Spelling
- Harcourt Brace Spelling: fun spelling checks and word builders by grade level, 1-6.
www.harcourtschool.com/menus/harcourt_brace_spelling.html
Vocabulary
- Vocabulary Drill for Kids: vocabulary builder for older kids.
www.edu4kids.com/lang1
Thanks to Tina Luskey for
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