Here are some of our favorite places to go and learn more
Homework Links
www.thinklinklearning.com
www.studyisland.com
Younger students using sound/phonics:
http://www.lil-fingers.com/abc/a.html
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/fl/aact/index.asp
http://phonics.jazzles.com/html/onehome.html
http://www.beenleigss.eq.edu.au/requested_sites/storiesontheweb/storiesontheweb.html (stories and activities)
Words: http://www.kidskonnect.com/Words/WordsHome.html
3rd grade and higher:
http://ipl.si.umich.edu/div/kidspace/ (stories to read on-line)
http://www.americanfolklore.net
Math Games to help learn Multiplication and Division Facts
National Geographic Xpeditions
The Internet Public Library Kidspace
Math
A Plus Math
Cool Math 4 Kids
Math Goodies
Science
Krampf's Science Education ( has short
science videos)
The Science of Having Fun
Interactive Educational Games for All Subjects
Student Interactive Games for K-2: http://www.uen.org/k-2interactives/index.shtml
Student Interactive Games for 3-5: http://www.uen.org/3-6interactives/
Brain Games: http://www.brainconnection.com/games/
Sheppard Software Games: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
Bitesize Games (British accent): http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/
Games and Activities for Learning: http://www.starfall.com/
Bitesize Games Revision (English version): http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/
Reading / Spelling / Language Skills
Read-Write-Think: http://www.readwritethink.org/
Scholastic for Kids: http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/
Audio Stories online: http://storynory.com/
Audiobooks Online: http://www.curiosoft.com/news/audiobooks.php
Spelling Challenges: http://www.spinandspell.com/
Interactive Reading Games: http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games-word-level.html
Make a Word: http://www.inklesstales.com/games/makeaword/index.shtml
Math / Science / Social Studies
Math Dictionary for Kids: http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
Games and Activities: http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activities.aspx?grade=all&standard=all
Math Manipulatives: http://www.aplusmath.com/games/index.html
Math Games: http://nlvm.usu.edu/
Interactive Math Games / Math Playground: http://www.mathplayground.com/index.html
Cool Science for Curious Kids: http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/
Why does something happen? (Science behind the news): http://whyfiles.org/
How everyday things are made? (Science for inquisitive kids): http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/hetm.html
NASA Space Place (Science games and activities): http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/index.shtml
Kids National Geographic (Great research site): http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Stately Knowledge: http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/
Geography Games: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/geography.htm
Typing / Keyboarding Activities
Dance Mat Typing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Tux Typing 2: http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/
(Free download site)
News for Kids
TIME for Kids: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK
New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
Newseum Front Pages: http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/
Online Safety / Searching Sites
Netsmartz - Videos and activity to promote Digital Citizenship: www.netsmartz.org
Privacy Playground – great site: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/privacy_playground/
Getting Kids Online Safely for Parents: http://kids.yahoo.com/parents/online-safety
Disney – How to keep kids safe on the Internet? http://home.disney.go.com/guestservices/safety
FBI Kids Safety: http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm
Others
at: (http://netsmartkids.org/safety.htm)
Parent Videos and Tutorials for online safety: http://www.ikeepsafe.org/PRC/videotutorials/
Fact Monster Searching: http://www.factmonster.com/
Kids Click! Searching: http://www.kidsclick.org/
ASK for Kids: http://www.askkids.com/