The following are family web sites that you'll find useful for various content areas and more! Enjoy!
BOOKS ONLINE
Candlelight Stories
http://www.candlelightstories.com/
Offers stories to read and audio books to listen to. It gives students an opportunity to connect with a pen pal from a different country, spelling and other language-based games, and links to other sites about reading.
Kaboose
http://www.kidsdomain.com/
Stories and games
Kids’ Corner
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
Features classic stories for reading enjoyment.
Storybook Online Network
http://www.storybookonline.net/
Stories to read and listen to. You can also write your own stories, as well as play book-related games.
HEALTH
Colgate Kids World
http://www.colgate.com/app/Kids-World/US/HomePage.cvsp
Features online games, puzzles, and other fun activities that teach about keeping teeth healthy.
5 A DAY
http://www.5aday.com/
Nutritional information to stay healthy and fit.
Kids Health Game Closet
http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/
Features games and activities to help you explore your health and the human body.
Nutrition Sleuth
http://www.exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/sleuth/sleuth.html
As the famous nutrition detective, Inspector Snarfengood, you are tasked to handle all the toughest nutrition cases.
MATH
Cool Math 4 Kids
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
Features math games, problems, calculators, puzzles, and so much more.
ENC Learning Inc.
http://www.goenc.com/
ENC provides the resources and support for math and science educators necessary in order to help raise student achievement in these vital subjects.
FunBrain.com Math Baseball
http://www.funbrain.com/math/
Includes fun Math baseball games.
Funschool
http://games.funschool.com/games.php
Includes fun Math games and activities.
Primary Games
http://www.primarygames.com/
Includes educational games for math, language arts, social studies, and more.
READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS
Alphabet Activities
Play to learn with characters from Nickjr.com TV shows. Children will learn the ABCs with poems that introduce new pairs of letters, learn picture reading by choosing the correct picture to complete a sentence, and hunt for hidden letters and color them in.
Berenstain Bears
http://www.berenstainbears.com/
Official web site of Berenstain Bears.
Between the Lions
http://pbskids.org/lions/
This site is based on the popular PBS program show Between the Lions. It offers stories, games, and songs designed to promote reading as a fun pastime.
Book Adventure
http://www.bookadventure.org/
Reading incentive program for children.
Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site
http://www.carolhurst.com/
Children’s literature
Learn English Online
http://www.syvum.com/online/english.html
Language activities for kids. Includes activities and games designed to help children practice and improve their vocabulary, spelling, and grammar skills.
PBS Kids
http://pbskids.org/
This site is based on the popular PBS program. It offers stories, games, and songs designed to promote reading as a fun pastime.
Primary Games
http://www.primarygames.com/
Includes educational games for math, language arts, social studies, and more.
READ*WRITE*NOW!
http://www.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/early.html
Reading activities designed to promote the love of reading. This site also includes a suggested reading list.
Scholastic Poetry
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
Features poetry on the Scholastic web site.
StoryPlace
Children learn beginning reading, counting, and coloring skills as they participate in activities based on five themes: animals, colors, teddy bears, crocodiles, and monkeys. Each activity includes an interactive story, an online activity, a take-home activity, and a reading list for parents. This is the web site of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Words and Pictures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures
Phonics activities
SCIENCE
Birmingham Zoo
http://www.birminghamzoo.com/
Includes information about animals and their habitats, interactive games, online coloring pages, and an Animal Omnibus online database.
Dino Don Inc.http://www.dinodon.com/
Includes information about dinosaurs of all sizes and shapes. Children can view pictures of dinosaurs in the Dinosaur Art Gallery and participate in quizzes that tests their knowledge of dinosaurs. There are also links to the University of California Museum of Paleontology at Berkeley, Dinosaur Cartoons, and dinosaur exhibits, and so much more.
Dino Inquiry
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/lessons/dino/
Dinosaur fossils
Geological Explorations
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/lessons/geo/
Allows you to explore a variety of unique geological formations using Quicktime Virtual Reality (QTVR) panoramas and digital still imagery.
Google Earth
http://earth.google.com/
A 3D interface to the planet, including satellite imagery, maps, and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Guess Who
http://www2.vol.at/HS_Mittelweiherburg/guess.htm
Famous people
Kids’ Space
http://www.kids-space.org/
Includes artwork from children around the world and gives them the opportunity to submit their own as well. Children can read stories written by other kids, listen to music composed and performed by other children, and communicate with pen pals through e-mail.
Landmark Game
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/~carol/landmark.html
Famous landmarks
Little Horus
http://www.horus.ics.org.eg/
Egyptian tours
Multicultural Resources for Children
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/multipub.htm
Offers resources for teaching students about multiculturalism, as well as links to lists of books about diversity and various ethnic groups, such as African American, Native American, etc.
Primary Games
http://www.primarygames.com/
Includes educational games for math, language arts, social studies, and more.
The White House for Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids
Led by White House pets Socks and Buddy, this site includes basic information about the White House, past presidents, a map that locates important buildings and monuments in Washington, D.C., and children who have lived there.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES
KidsPsych
http://www.kidspsych.org/index1.html
Includes fun activities to help children develop cognitive-thinking and deductive-reasoning skills.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary/Thesaurus
http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
http://www.webster.com/
Room 108
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/108.html
An educational activity center for kids. The kids stories make this site unique with its sound and animation. This site includes lots of fun for children with an educational focus, including songs, art, math, kids games, children’s stories and so much more.
Spaghetti Book Club
http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/
Book review by kids for kids
Weekly Reader Online
http://www.weeklyreader.com/
Includes articles and resources featuring advice for students, teachers, and parents on coping with recent terrorist attacks.
SEARCH ENGINES
Ask for Kids
http://www.ajkids.com/
Ask Jeeves search engine for kids.
Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/
Yahoo’s search engine for kids.
Candlelight Stories
http://www.candlelightstories.com/
Offers stories to read and audio books to listen to. It gives students an opportunity to connect with a pen pal from a different country, spelling and other language-based games, and links to other sites about reading.
Kaboose
http://www.kidsdomain.com/
Stories and games
Kids’ Corner
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
Features classic stories for reading enjoyment.
Storybook Online Network
http://www.storybookonline.net/
Stories to read and listen to. You can also write your own stories, as well as play book-related games.
HEALTH
Colgate Kids World
http://www.colgate.com/app/Kids-World/US/HomePage.cvsp
Features online games, puzzles, and other fun activities that teach about keeping teeth healthy.
5 A DAY
http://www.5aday.com/
Nutritional information to stay healthy and fit.
Kids Health Game Closet
http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/
Features games and activities to help you explore your health and the human body.
Nutrition Sleuth
http://www.exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/sleuth/sleuth.html
As the famous nutrition detective, Inspector Snarfengood, you are tasked to handle all the toughest nutrition cases.
MATH
Cool Math 4 Kids
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
Features math games, problems, calculators, puzzles, and so much more.
ENC Learning Inc.
http://www.goenc.com/
ENC provides the resources and support for math and science educators necessary in order to help raise student achievement in these vital subjects.
FunBrain.com Math Baseball
http://www.funbrain.com/math/
Includes fun Math baseball games.
Funschool
http://games.funschool.com/games.php
Includes fun Math games and activities.
Primary Games
http://www.primarygames.com/
Includes educational games for math, language arts, social studies, and more.
READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS
Alphabet Activities
Play to learn with characters from Nickjr.com TV shows. Children will learn the ABCs with poems that introduce new pairs of letters, learn picture reading by choosing the correct picture to complete a sentence, and hunt for hidden letters and color them in.
Berenstain Bears
http://www.berenstainbears.com/
Official web site of Berenstain Bears.
Between the Lions
http://pbskids.org/lions/
This site is based on the popular PBS program show Between the Lions. It offers stories, games, and songs designed to promote reading as a fun pastime.
Book Adventure
http://www.bookadventure.org/
Reading incentive program for children.
Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site
http://www.carolhurst.com/
Children’s literature
Learn English Online
http://www.syvum.com/online/english.html
Language activities for kids. Includes activities and games designed to help children practice and improve their vocabulary, spelling, and grammar skills.
PBS Kids
http://pbskids.org/
This site is based on the popular PBS program. It offers stories, games, and songs designed to promote reading as a fun pastime.
Primary Games
http://www.primarygames.com/
Includes educational games for math, language arts, social studies, and more.
READ*WRITE*NOW!
http://www.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/early.html
Reading activities designed to promote the love of reading. This site also includes a suggested reading list.
Scholastic Poetry
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
Features poetry on the Scholastic web site.
StoryPlace
Children learn beginning reading, counting, and coloring skills as they participate in activities based on five themes: animals, colors, teddy bears, crocodiles, and monkeys. Each activity includes an interactive story, an online activity, a take-home activity, and a reading list for parents. This is the web site of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Words and Pictures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures
Phonics activities
SCIENCE
Birmingham Zoo
http://www.birminghamzoo.com/
Includes information about animals and their habitats, interactive games, online coloring pages, and an Animal Omnibus online database.
Dino Don Inc.http://www.dinodon.com/
Includes information about dinosaurs of all sizes and shapes. Children can view pictures of dinosaurs in the Dinosaur Art Gallery and participate in quizzes that tests their knowledge of dinosaurs. There are also links to the University of California Museum of Paleontology at Berkeley, Dinosaur Cartoons, and dinosaur exhibits, and so much more.
Dino Inquiry
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/lessons/dino/
Dinosaur fossils
Geological Explorations
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/lessons/geo/
Allows you to explore a variety of unique geological formations using Quicktime Virtual Reality (QTVR) panoramas and digital still imagery.
Google Earth
http://earth.google.com/
A 3D interface to the planet, including satellite imagery, maps, and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Guess Who
http://www2.vol.at/HS_Mittelweiherburg/guess.htm
Famous people
Kids’ Space
http://www.kids-space.org/
Includes artwork from children around the world and gives them the opportunity to submit their own as well. Children can read stories written by other kids, listen to music composed and performed by other children, and communicate with pen pals through e-mail.
Landmark Game
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/~carol/landmark.html
Famous landmarks
Little Horus
http://www.horus.ics.org.eg/
Egyptian tours
Multicultural Resources for Children
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/multipub.htm
Offers resources for teaching students about multiculturalism, as well as links to lists of books about diversity and various ethnic groups, such as African American, Native American, etc.
Primary Games
http://www.primarygames.com/
Includes educational games for math, language arts, social studies, and more.
The White House for Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids
Led by White House pets Socks and Buddy, this site includes basic information about the White House, past presidents, a map that locates important buildings and monuments in Washington, D.C., and children who have lived there.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES
KidsPsych
http://www.kidspsych.org/index1.html
Includes fun activities to help children develop cognitive-thinking and deductive-reasoning skills.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary/Thesaurus
http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
http://www.webster.com/
Room 108
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/108.html
An educational activity center for kids. The kids stories make this site unique with its sound and animation. This site includes lots of fun for children with an educational focus, including songs, art, math, kids games, children’s stories and so much more.
Spaghetti Book Club
http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/
Book review by kids for kids
Weekly Reader Online
http://www.weeklyreader.com/
Includes articles and resources featuring advice for students, teachers, and parents on coping with recent terrorist attacks.
SEARCH ENGINES
Ask for Kids
http://www.ajkids.com/
Ask Jeeves search engine for kids.
Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/
Yahoo’s search engine for kids.
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