Family Literacy Special Collections: Neat Sites for Kids
http://gpn.unl.edu/rainbow
- The new Reading Rainbow is one of the most handy for teachers, librarians, parents and kids... The web site has individual sections - depending on whether you're a teacher, parent, librarian or child - where you can find activities for the week. Click on "Wednesday", for example, and you'll find the list of feature books, the review books, the supplemental books and related episodes to that day's program. As appropriate, you'll also find curriculum suggestions and teacher guides.
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
- Mission: To provide support and services for schools, teachers and students to fully utilize the Internet, and its underlying information technologies, as a basic tool for learning.
http://www.jasonproject.org/
- After discovering the wreck of the RMS Titanic, world-famous explorer Dr. Robert Ballard received thousands of letters from students around the world wanting to go with him on his next expedition. In order to bring the thrill of discovery to millions of students worldwide, Dr. Ballard founded the JASON Project, a year-round scientific expedition designed to excite and engage students in science and technology and to motivate and provide professional development for teachers.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
- The Exploratorium has over 650 interactive "hands-on" exhibits. Each year more than 600,000 visitors come to the Exploratorium, over 100,000 students and teachers come on field trips, and more than 10,000 teachers attend professional development programs, which focus on inquiry-based teaching and learning in the K-12 classroom.
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/50.html
- The following sites are recommended for preschool-elementary age children and their parents by librarians, who work with children and the Web every day. They include members of the Association for Library Service to Children, the American Association of School Librarians, the Public Library Association, the Young Adult Library Services Association and other divisions of the American Library Association.
http://www.yahooligans.com/
- The web guide for kids.
http://www.TutorCenter.com
- TutorCenter.com is an online learning center that provides children with free fun and educational games, online tutoring, tutorials and exercises, and progress tracking report
cards. This site will help children improve their learning capacity while making it very enjoyable.
http://www.kidscom.com/
- An educational and entertaining electronic playground for kids 4 to 15.
http://www.kidsonline.com/
- A Fun interactive site with quizzes and questions sectioned off by age. Very fun!
http://www.gustown.com
- Hosted by Gus and the CyberBuds. The site is chock full of fun learning activities, games and the ever-popular CyberBud Club.
http://www.stonesoup.com/
- Stone Soup is the international magazine for the home, school, and library. Written and illustrated by young people ages 8 to 13, it inspires young readers and writers everywhere.
http://www.freezone.com/index.html
- FreeZone has been recognized as one of the safest sites on the Internet for kids and young adults because we are so committed to content standards, monitoring and screening, and creating a positive environment where kids can grow.
http://www.funschool.com/
- Here at funschool.com, you will find engaging educational content for your child, all original and done especially for your child's learning experience. These pages are updated regularly with new activities and curriculum.
http://www.girltech.com/
- This award-winning Web site has over 200 pages of fun educational, content. It features projects, invention, sports and a boys' area designed to encourage and increase communication and understanding between girls and boys.
http://www.seussville.com/
- The Cat in the Hat, Sam-I-Am, Horton and the Whos, and the rest of the Seuss characters welcome you to Seussville, Dr. Seuss's playground in cyberspace. You can play games, chat with the Cat in the Hat, win prizes, find out about new Dr. Seuss books and CD-ROMs, and much, much more!
http://www.afroam.org/children/children.html
- This is a great site where you can discover Africa, learn myths and fables, play games and try your hand at some brain teasers.
http://www.bonus.com
- Play, color, explore, inspect and imagine. Test your knowledge with some history quizzes or learn some science, even play some games!
