- Fun and Games Links
- Homework Links
- Directories
- Math
- Mythology
- Science
- Social Studies and Geography
Fun and Games Links
America’s Story from America’s Library http://www.americaslibrary.gov/
Kid’s games and exhibits about American History presented by the Library of Congress.
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy http://www.pilkey.com/games.php
You can also play Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot Vs. The Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn and many other truly disgusting games at Dav Pilkey’s Extra Crunchy Website O’ Fun.
Curious George’s Game Page http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/cgsite/games.shtml
Mazes, puzzles, word searches, coloring pages, even a Curious George party kit!
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Kids http://www.dsokids.com/default.aspx?
Make your own instruments, get practice tips and play games.
Destination Modern Art http://www.moma.org/interactives/destination/#
An alien takes an animated tour of the Museum of Modern Art exhibits with lots of activities for kids.
Discovery Channel Online http://kids.discovery.com/
Send a postcard, vote in a poll, or begin your own adventure.
Disney Channel Games http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/games/
New games weekly. High scores are posted on the site.
Fun Brain http://www.funbrain.com/
A large collection of games. Includes dozens of games like Mad Libs, Math Games, Arcade Games…
National Geographic Kids: Games http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/
Play Brain Teasers, Wild & Wacky and What In the World games.
Net Smartz Kids http://www.netsmartzkids.org/indexFL.htm
Games and activities that help you learn about web safety.
Nick.com Games http://www.nick.com/games/
Large selection of games from the Nickelodeon television network.
PBS Kids http://pbskids.org/
Takes you to your favorite shows: Arthur, Sid the Science Kid, Clifford, Dinosaur Train and more.
San Francisco Symphony for Kids http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp
Listen, learn, and compose.
Seussville http://www.seussville.com/
The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Lorax, Horton Hatches the Egg, And To Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street, Hop on Pop, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins…
Shel Silverstein: The Official Site for Kids http://shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html
In the “Let’s Have Some Fun” section you can print the Cuttin’ Kate Drawing Book make your own bookmark, solve poetry puzzles and more.
World of Beverly Cleary http://www.beverlycleary.com/fun.aspx#gameid=KlickitatConnection
Test your knowledge of Beverly Cleary’s characters: Ramona, Runaway Ralph, Henry, Maggie, Socks, Ellen Tebbits and more.
World of Rosemary Wells http://rosemarywells.com/?page_id=30
Click “Fun with Max & Ruby” to print Bunny Money, color or play games.
Homework Links
Directories
- Discovery Education Resources to help students in the subjects of Math, Science, English, Social Studies and more.
- Internet Public Library The School of Information at the University of Michigan maintain this excellent site. There are separate sections for youth, teens, as well as general reference, online newspapers, and more.
- KidsClick This is a web guide and search tool designed for kids by librarians. It looks and works much like Yahoo.
Math
- Ask Dr. Math Email your math question and a “Swat Team” member (college students, college professors, and current/retired math teachers) will answer. There is also a searchable archive with questions and answers.
Mythology
- Encyclopedia Mythica Need help finding information for that mythology assignment? This includes not only Greek & Roman, but many others such as Egyptian, Japanese, Mayan, Native American, and Norse. Also includes an image gallery.
- Greek Mythology Like Percy Jackson? Learn more about Greek Mythology from the Iliad to the fall of the Last Tyrant on this website!
Science
- The Image: Mineral Gallery and GemStone Gallery In each of these galleries, view hundreds of photographs of mineral and gem varieties. Complete information is given for each.
- NASA A wealth of space information, current events, educational resources, Project Galileo, and more.
- Particle Adventure Explore the inner workings of the atom through the Particle Adventure. Diagrams explain quarks, leptons, fermions, bosons, baryons, and more.
- Try Science http://www.tryscience.org/ Check out some cool science stuff while getting ideas for science experiments!
- Ultimate Science Fair site http://www.scifair.org/ This website has endless Science Fair Project ideas with tips and photos of possible experiments.
- Web Elements Each element can be researched according to its chemical, crystalographic, physical, nuclear, electronic, biological, and geological properties. There is also a pronunciation sound file.
Social Studies and Geography
- American Civil War Homepage A comprehensive site for civil war information including photographs by Matthew Brady, time lines, images, letters and accounts, histories, and military information.
- American Presidents and First Ladies For the presidents there is a color image, one fun fact, and links to inaugural addresses and biographical highlights. For the first ladies, pictures and biographies with personal glimpses into their lives.
- American West Lots of information about the 22 states west of the Mississippi River including Native Americans, westward expansion, pioneers, trappers, outlaws, famous people like Wild Bill Hickock, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, and anything of significance about the west.
- Exploring Ancient World Cultures Links to ancient cultures of the Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Islam, and Europe.
- 50 States of the United States Each state has its own link with information like the state flag, capital city, bird, flower, tree, motto, nickname, populations, maps, song, date of statehood, and names of the representatives to the House and Senate.
- Histor eSearch.com Designed for high school and college students, the links are arranged by history topic such as U.S. History, Modern World History, Ancient World History, War and Military History, etc.
- History Net A general history site with links for world history, American history, people, eyewitness accounts, historic travel, and more.
Links for Parents
PBS Kids Resources for Parents
Advice, games and more for parents.
Arts and crafts, entertainment news, and parenting advice round out this comprehensive site.
Suggestions and advice from pediatricians.
Helping Your Child with Homework
For parents of elementary and junior high school-aged children.
Ages and stages information on your child’s growth as well as crafts, recipes and support for parents.
Braces, eczema, and allergies are only a few of the topics addressed here. All the articles are doctor-approved.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NCMEC provides assistance to parents and the community in recovering missing children and raises public awareness about ways to help prevent child exploitation.
National Child Care Information Center
Information about federally funded programs as well as policy documents is available from this official government site.
News articles, research reports, and information related to children’s health, development and education.
Dads Adventure
‘Veteran’ fathers offer advice and information to new dads. Available in Spanish.
Zero to Three http://www.zerotothree.org/
Wealth of information on the physical, cognitive, and social development of infants and toddlers.
Born Learning
Explore ways to turn everyday moments into fun learning opportunities.
KIDiddles
Loads of nursery rhyme and other songs for the young.
ChildCareAware
Helps you choose and evaluate a child care facility.
Smart Beginnings http://www.smartbeginnings.org/
Smart Beginnings brings people together in support of Virginia‘s youngest citizens, those under the age of five
Hopewell/Prince George Healthy Families http://www.hpghealthyfamilies.com/
Healthy Families is a program for first time mothers discussing topics like child development
Parents Connect http://www.parentsconnect.com/home/index.jhtml
Get expert parenting advice, tips, & recipes for all stages of raising your child, plus connect with other parents on ParentsConnect.com.
Man of the House www.manofthehouse.com
A blog for dads with everything from parenting advice to cooking tips along with relationship tips and information on budgeting.