The Case.com for Kids - This is a really neat site that features a new mystery each week that kids must solve. There are also mini-mysteries, scary stories, magic tricks to learn, writing contests, and a television-viewing guide of TV mystery shows and when they will air.
Children's Playroom - This site is a good starting point as it links you to many books you can read online. Start here to read some Peter Rabbit, Theodore Tug Boat, Winnie the Pooh, and Planet Zoom. Also features links to school and non-school web sites and general kid-fun sites.
Eduplace Summer Fun Activities - Links to good activities for summer.
Enchanted Learning - Enchanted Learning has lots of coloring pages, information, and activities for many subject areas. Learn about dinosaurs, the Great Wall of China, birds, apes, Antarctica, etc. And go to "Kindercrafts" for neat activities for preschool-, kindergarten-, and elementary-aged children. Visit Zoom School for a picture dictionary. [Some of this site's features are still free. The subscription provides a site without advertisements and has printing privileges.]
FunBrain.com - Educational games and activities for kids, as well as links for teachers and parents.
Funschool! - Contains educational activities and games for children, ages preschool-11.
How Stuff Works - Want to learn how electricity works? Or how fireflies light up? Or how wave pools work? This site is filled with extensive explanations with pictures and/or drawings. The categories are Computers, Autos, Electronics, Science, Home, Entertainment, Health, Money, Travel, and People.
Josie has a Secret - This is an online novel for reading levels 8-12. The characters are in the fifth grade.
Kidd Safety - The Consumer Product Safety Commission has created this web site for kids, starring a goat named Kidd. Visit the home site for other kids' activities from the CPSC.
KidsCom - KidsCom is an educational and entertaining electronic playground for kids 4 to 15. Kids can send messages to world leaders, find keypals, and play games.
Wacky Web Tales - Kids can write crazy stories by providing their own characters, parts of speech, and information. The tales change monthly.
EduPlace Games - Four educational games -- Fake Out, Geo*Net, Spelling Match, and Web Word Find.
Brain Teasers - Brain teasers for grades 3-4, 5-7, and 7-8.
Kids' Space - Kids' Space was created to foster literacy, artistic expression, and cross-cultural understanding among the world's children.
KINDNews Online - KIND (Kids in Nature's Defense) News Online is a cyber-cousin of KIND News. Both are monthly publications for kids who care about people, animals, and the Earth. Each month, they feature articles directed at students with an interest in animals and the earth.
The Mother Goose Pages - Search this alphabetical index for your favorite nursery rhymes.
Mrs. McGowan's Summer Resources - Activities to keep young children busy learning and having fun! There also are helpful hints for parents and teachers too.
National Geographic Kids - National Geographic's Kids Page features fun and games, a penpal network, bookworm corner, cartoon factory, etc. Lots of fun - and education, too!.
911 Safety Rage - This is a ThinkQuest Junior entry from 2000 that discusses safety tips for hiking, swimming, and fire safety.
PBS Kids - This is the home site for all the programs PBS offers for kids. Link to the program you're interested in. There you should find games, activities, and other great features.
Quiz Hub - This is an online interactive learning center with educational games, puzzles, quizzes, spelling activities, and subject guides. Some of the activities are still free.
Safe Places to Play - This site links to more than 30 children's web sites created by federal agencies and departments. It is geared to 6-12 year olds, but the information may be relevant to all ages. These safe sites might be useful in finding information about many subjects.
Sandcastle Central - Information for sandcastle fans.
Sandcastle Tips and Trips - Learn how to build sandcastles.
Summer Fun - Facts about the sun and "heat up" your classroom with fantastic lesson plans and activities that celebrate summer. And don't miss the Summer Reading resources at the bottom of this page.
Storyline Online - Actors and actresses from the Screen Actors Guild read popular children's stories. The stories are available in all three movie formats — QuickTime, RealPlayer, and Windows Media Player — and work on both Windows and Mac. The movies are now captioned. There is also an activity guide and lesson plan for each story.
Time for Kids Online - Time Magazine's site for kids has up-to-date news articles, polls, kid reporters, and a homework helper.
Typing Pal Online - Typing Pal Online offers a basic typing course anyone can use. Numerous online exercises focus on letters and letter combinations to help your students successfully master keyboarding skills. They are arranged in a logical learning order, but can be used in any combination. [This site is no longer free, but is a good way for kids to learn and/or practice their keyboarding skillls.]
US Map Test - This is a timed test to place the US states in the right place.
Cool Classics for Kids - This site contains reviews of classic novels by students in grades six through eight. It was designed with the hopes of getting kids excited about reading. Reading reviews written by peers will be a good experience for students because they will be able to relate more to the reviewers and decide which books they might enjoy. Many of these books are quite challenging for students at this level, but hopefully the reviews will inspire them to strive for a higher degree of literacy. Some of the novels include Frankenstein, To Kill a Mockingbird, Pride and Prejudice, Little Women, and Of Mice and Men.
100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know - The NY Public Library released this list of 100 picture books everyone should read. I've read 58. How many have you read?
100 Best Books for Children - Here is a list of one hundred books selected by the National Education Association as great reading for children and young people. To help make these books more useful, there are book and author links to any resources and lesson ideas.
Summer Reading - Education World and Barnes and Noble began collecting this reading list several years ago for grades K-8. There are also summer book activities to enrich and extend the books.
Summer Reading Lists - Recommended reading lists from TeacherVision.com
2007 Student Summer Reading - Books recommended by teachers for summer reading. Categorized by grade levels.
Online Reading Sites - Links to online books.
1001 Stories in ASL - This is a blog discussing ASL Children's stories. The author has started creating movies of the stories in ASL. Unfortunately, these movies are stories on YouTube, so use with supervision.
AgameAday - Agameaday.com has created thousands of games, puzzles and related materials designed in print, online, as well as a CD-ROM, to stimulate learning, problem solving and creative thinking. These are free monthly puzzles, ideal for both classroom and home use. Students age 9 thru adult can challenge and expand their skills, memory, and general knowledge.
Alfy's Web Portal for Kids - This fun site includes activities, links, and cool stuff that kids will love.
Apple Corps - Remember Mr. Potato Head? This is an online version. It starts out with an apple, but you can change the the head to an artichoke or eggplant, etc. Click on one item at a time and then click on the head. It will place the object where you click. Continue until you've decorated your head.
Black Dog - BlackDog is a place with all sorts of fun activities and games – find puzzles, coloring books, arcade games, mazes, card games, a joke page, or try and beat the orangutan at zoo animal Tic-Tac-Toe. You’ll find these and lots more to do at this fun site.
Etch A Sketch - The Etch A Sketch site has lots of games and activities, including an online Etch A Sketch.
Games Kids Play - Here is an alphabetized list of 250 backyard and camping games for cooperative play. The author of the web site if looking for information about games. Are you a "Hopscotch" expert? Send the rules as you remember them.
Billy Bear4Kids - This site features games, screen savers, fonts, worksheets, stories, and lesson plans.
Crayola - This site from Crayola Crayons features games and activities.
DLTK's Summer Craft Activities - A collection of crafts, games, puzzles, printable activity sheets, recipes, and more for ages 4-8.
Girls Only - This Girl Scout site is designed for girls 7 to 17 who love adventure. Discover new places and people, and share your thoughts and creativity. Look for "Thought catchers" — places to share quick thoughts, and "Girl Space" — a gallery of pictures, poems, and artwork by girls.
Haring Kids - Official Keith Haring web site for children under 14: fun interactive activities to inspire a love of learning and art with online books and authorized art shows.
JigZone - Enjoy these free online jigsaw puzzles. There's a new one every day. You can select the level of difficulty - from 6 pieces to 247.
Kids' Avenue - Kids can share their own vacation experiences, as well as read about others vacations. The categories are Stuff to See, Places to Go and Things to Do.
My Summer Vacation -- On the Internet! - This is a virtual scavenger hunt based on the travels of kate and Matt. Students must find the answer to a specific question at each site given in order to complete the activity.
Popsicle - The makers of Popsicles provide this fun and safe place for kids to play this summer.
Red & Yellow's Bright Ideas - Great recipes, decorating tips, and family activities from M&Ms.
Roadside America - This is a fun look at some of America's offbeat sights. Search by state or town. Check out the Hypertours, too.
Seussville - Visit 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!
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet - This is one of the most popular science sites on the Internet. Kids can choose from Yucky Fun and Games, Ask Wendell, Gross and Cool Body, Worm World, or Roach World. Kids learn about the life of a roach, explore smells and sounds made by the human body, and discover the fun-filled activities that bring science to life.
Time for Kids Games - Fun games dealing with current issues.
Zeeks.com - Aged 9 to 14: Play free online games, message friends and get breaking celeb news at Zeeks!
Soccer Skills - This is a comprehensive, interactive, text and graphics Website about how to play soccer. The Skills Directory features key moves in the game, providing illustrations and detailed instructions. The Drills for Skills page links to twelve sources of advice and instructions for soccer players and coaches, providing a wide choice of practice from the experts. The site is a terrific one for student research for reports about how to play the sport of soccer.
Sports Illustrated for Kids - SIkids.com brings the excitement, color, and fun of sports to boys and girls ages 8-14. The same kind of cool stories, hip graphics, games, and puzzles that bring SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR KIDS magazine to life, encourage kids to explore, think and interact online. All of the content is unique to the web site, and since it changes daily, kids can be sure they'll always find something new. Some sections of the site are only available to subscribers.
ACE - ACE is a hub of hundreds of educational links geared for students and teachers in the elementary and middle schools. These links are organized by school subjects. It is designed to be kid-friendly, "safe", and empowering, and encourages students to explore, initiate projects, and conduct independent research.
ASL Browser - A sign language dictionary. [Works better with a fast Internet connection.]
Center for Accessible Technology in Sign - Signed stories, books, and cartoons. [Requires a fast Internet connection.]
Family Friendly Sites - A new kids site on Lycos that includes a Fun and Games Zone, a Homework Zone, a New Cool Zone, and a site for Parents and Teachers.
Interactive Web Sites - Links to interactive sites (with online games and activities)
Kidsworld - Links to Museums around the World, Sports around the World, Science around the World, Fun & Games, Zoos & Aquariums, Cities & Countries, Government & Politics, Vacation Time, Education, J.J.'s Mystery Site of the Week, and Other Cool Kids' Sites.
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