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Activities and Games
 
123 Sesame Street
A Game A Day  Educational word games. Grades: 4+.
Alfy  Games, clipart, puzzles.
BookPALS Storyline Online Streaming video of picture book readings by celebrities. Wonderful site!
Candystand Games and more from Wrigley.
Count Us In  Games to help children learn basic number concepts. Grades: Pre-K-1
CyberChase  Animated adventure television series and multimedia project from PBS for children ages 8-11.
Food-Force  A game that allows you to learn about world hunger. Downloadable.
Fun Things to Do  Dress a bunny. Build a robot. Coloring pages. Grades: Pre-K-1.
Fun with Spot  Based on books by Eric Hill. Activities, games. Grades: Pre-K-1.
FunBrain.com Games, activities and more.
Games and Activities  From the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
It's My Life  From PBS. Grades: 4-8.
Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun  Games to enjoy while increasing your vocabulary.
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood  Games, activities, more.
National Geographic Games
Noggin!  Games and more. Pre-K-1.
Pauly's Playhouse  Games, activities, more.
Play Kids Games  Educational games.
Xpeditions  Geographic games and activities from National Geographic.
 
 
Animals and Insects
 
Alaska SeaLife Center Satellite telemetry in rehabilitation and research.
Animal Diversity Web  An online database of animal natural history, classification, and conservation biology.
Animal Planet
Animal Sounds Library
Animals From A-Z  Information in an encyclopedic format.
Animaland  Encyclopedia, games, humane education, and more.
Bat Conservation International
BoomerWolf  All about wolves; information; games; mystery.
Care for Animals From The American Veterinary Medical Association.
Cats: Plans for Perfection   National Geographic.
The Children's Butterfly Site
CritterCam Chronicles  An "animal's-eye-view" from National Geographic.
eSkeletons     Digitized versions of skeletons in 2-D and 3-D in full color, animations, and more.
Frogs: A Chorus of Colors
Insectlopedia   Database, resources, more.
Kid's Planet  Fact sheets, games, more.
National Wildlife Federation: Kid Zone Information, activities, Ranger Rick magazine tie-in.
The Nutty Birdwatcher
Monarch Watch
PlanetArkive  Learn about living things and their enviornment. Grades: 3-6.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Species
Virtual Frog Dissection
Wild Birds Unlimited
Zoboomafu The first wildlife program specifically designed for preschoolers.
 
 
Arts and Crafts
 
American Treasures of the Library of Congress
The Art Zone
The Artist's Toolkit
Cartoonster  Online tutorials on how to draw and animate.
Crayola  Crafts, coloring pages, more.
Oriland  An amazing site devoted to oragami.
The Renaissance Connection  Travel 500 years into the past to discover Renaissance innovations.
 
Astronomy and Space
 
Adventures of the Agronauts
Amazing Space
Astronomy: Our Place in Space   An awesome site!
Astronomy for Kids
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Aurora Page
Basics of Space Flight
The Constellations and Their Stars
Cool Cosmos
Earth and Moon Viewer
HubbleSite
NASA for Kids
NASAKids
National Air and Space Museum
Space Sciences
 
 
Authors and Illustrators
 
Avi
Jan Brett Coloring pages, activities, more
Eric Carle
Beverly Cleary
Kristine O'Connell George
Jenny B. Harris
Will Hobbs
Deborah Hopkinson
Brian Jacques
Lemony Snicket
Mary E. Lyons
Katherine Paterson
Dav Pilkey
David Wiesner
 
Biology
 
BAM! Body and Mind
Biology4Kids
Cells Alive!
Cool Science for Curious Kids
DNA Interactive   Grades: 6 and up; Modules, resources, timeline, more.
I Can Do That!  A painless way to find fun facts about DNA, RNA, cells, protein and cloning.
A Guided Tour of the Visible Human
The Heart: An Online Exploration
Human Anatomy Online
Human Genome Project
Microbes: The Microbiology Information Portal Grades: 9 and up.
Putting DNA to Work
Reconstructors   Travel into the future (23rd century) and solve medical mysteries from the past!
 
 
Books, Books, Books
 
BookPALS Storyline Online   Streaming video of picture book readings by celebrities. Wonderful site!
Fun with Spot   Based on books by Eric Hill; activities, games.
Little House Books  Maps, recipes, trivia, more.
Magic Tree House   Activities, reader's and writer's club, more.
Thomas the Tank Engine
 
 
Bullying
 
Bullying.org  Grades: All ages; A collection of bullying-related resources.
Dealing with Bullying   For teens.
Stop Bullying Now!
 
Careers
 
Careers: Links and Resources
CareerVoyagers  Grades: 9 and up.
Changing the Face of Medicine: Women Physicians   Grades: 6 and up; Resources, career information.
Exploring Career Information
The Fun Works: Careers You Never Knew Existed 
 
Chemistry
 
The Atoms Family
Chem4Kids
CHEMystery  Virtual chemistry textbook for high school students. Think Quest.
Elements Games 
Home Experiments 
Interactive Periodic Table
The Periodic Table of Comic Books   See how elements are referenced in comic books.
Periodic Table of the Elements   Grades: All; Interactive; From Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The pH Factor
Understanding Our Planet Through Chemistry
 
Coloring Pages
 
Black Dog's Online Coloring Book
Coloring Pages
Disney Magic Artist Online
Jan Brett   Coloring pages, activities, more.
Print and Go Coloring Pages  From National Geographic
 
Dictionaries and Thesauri
 
Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Dictionary.com

The Free Dictionary Dictionary and more.
Medical Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Word Central   Dictionary and more.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesarus
MSN Encarta Dictionary
OneLook Dictionaries

A Basic Dictionary of American Sign Language Terms
RhymeZone
Thesaurus.com
WordReference   Online language dictionaries. English to Spanish, etc.
Your Dictionary  Dictionary links/look up.
 
Dinosaurs
 

DinoDictionary
Dino Directory  Guide to 332 of the most well-described dinosaurs, including 1301 images.
Dinosaur Treks  Webquest mystery.
Dinosaurnews   A webzine devoted to media coverage of all things "dinosaurial."
Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Creatures   Natural History Museum.
The Dinosauria: Truth is Stranger than Fiction.  Information, links, myths, more.
Discovery Channel: Dinosaur Central
Download a Dinosaur  Designs for easy-to-make paper dinosaurs that you can download.
Finding the World's First Dinosaur Skeleton
LiveScience: All About Dinosaurs
Scholastic: Dinosaurs!   Ask a dino expert, cyberhunt, dinosaur tour, more.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs  Games, information, screensavers, more.

 
 
Earth Science
 

American Field Guide   Video clips and information about ecosystems, earth and space, plants, and more.
Auroras: Paintings in the Sky
  Grades: 6 and up.
Climate and Global Change
Cool Cosmos 
The Dynamic Earth
Earth Observatory from NASA  Ask a scientist, articles, images, more.
Earth Science Explorer
Earth Science Picture of the Day
Earthquakes for Kids   Ask a geologist, science fair project ideas, facts, images, more.
Geology and Mineral Sciences   From the Smithsonian.
Geology for Kids
Geology Research and Information
National Atlas of the United States
Oceanography
Weather Calculators
Weather Talk   Overview of major weather elements presented in a non-mathematical way.
Zeus' Web
  Clarifying the myths of meteorology. Introduction to weather and climate and their effects.

 
EcoSystems and Ecology
 
American Field Guide   Video clips and information about ecosystems, earth and space, plants, and more.
Biomes and Ecosystems

Wonders of the Seas
 
Encyclopedias and Almanacs
 
Baseball Almanac
Encyclopedia.com
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
MSN Encarta
Globio Glossopedia
Infoplease Encyclopedia
Performing Arts Encyclopedia   Library of Congress.
Reference.com
Yahoo Kids Encyclopedia
 
 
General Sites
 

Brain Teasers
Building Big Explore large structures and what it takes to build them; Companion to the PBS series
Consumer Reports for Kids
Dewey Browse Find sites based on the Dewey Decimal Classification System
Kids-Space Introduction to the internet; creative activities; communication activities
Nick Jr. From Nickelodian
Time for Kids

 
Geography
 
Geography4Kids

Greatest Places Explore places, try activities, ask questions and more!
NationalAtlas.gov Make interactive maps within your web browser!
National Geographic for Kids

 
Health
 
Bones: An Exhibit Inside You
It's My Life
kidsregen.org
Empowering children to make healthy choices for the environment, and for themselves
KidsHealth.org
Doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence
 
History and Social Studies
 

American Centuries: View from New England
Ancient Mesopotamia: This History, Our History 
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids Learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers.
The Black Inventor Online Museum
Country Studies
Digital History
Federal Court Concepts
The Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation (FFFBI) Places and cultures around the globe.
Hercules: Greece's Greatest Hero
Learning About the Holocaust
Ice Treasures of the Incas
Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
Living Room Candidate
More than 300 commercials from every presidential election since 1952.
Map-Zone.net
Meet Amazing Americans
Mughal India
The Ottomans.org
Panwapa: Where Kids Shape the World  Sesame Workshop. Online community for ages 4-7.
Sacred Contexts: Discover What We Share  Video, audio, and sacred texts.
Say It Plain: A Century of Great African American Speeches Audio clips of speeches from 1895 to present.
Slaves' Stories
This Day in History From the History Channel.
Titanic, Destination: Cyberspace
Web Rangers! Solve mysteries, play games and live the stories - tons of fun activities to enjoy!
XPeditions Activities from National Geographic
Youth Leadership Initiative   Nonpartisan site where students of all ages can learn about the political process.

 
Homework Help
 
Homework Spot Resources. Help.
 
Internet
 
A Creative Encounter of the Numerical Kind Grades: 6-8.
Yahooligans Searchable web guide for kids.
 
Language Arts and Writing (See Reading below)
 

A Game A Day Educational word games; Grades 3 and up
A Guide to Writing a Basic Essay

Adjectives Game
"Read all about it!" is a game where you'll use adjectives to make more interesting sentences. Are you ready to play?
Biography Maker
Citing Internet Resouces How to.
Kids-Space Introduction to the internet. Encourages artistic expression.
Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun Games to enjoy while increasing your vocabulary!
Literature Based WebQuests Award winning webquests
Merlyn's Pen Fiction, essays, and poems by America's teens. Submit your writing!
MidLink Magazine A digital magazine for children ages 8-18.
OWL
Online Writing Lab. Fabulous resource!
Spelling Test Take tests on the 50 most commonly misspelled words
Surviving Dickens' London (Flash game; Dare you take a tour of Dickensian London?)
Writing Den  Designed for students Grades 6 through 12 seeking to improve their English reading, comprehension, and writing skills

 
Math
 
AAA Math Hundreds of pages of basic math skills; interactive pages
A Creative Encounter of the Numerical Kind Grades: 6-8
A Plus Math Improve your math skills interactively
Abacus
Coolmath An amusement park of math designed for fun
Cyberchase Chock full of games, online stories, free stuff, and of course, MATH!
Figure This! Math Challenges for Families
FunBrain
Interactive Mathematics Grades 8 and up; interactive tutorials
Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
Learning Math: Geometry Grades K-8; Interactive activites, more
Math Cats Games, activities, more
Math League Help Topics Grades: 4-8
The Mint
Mudd Math Fun Facts Grades: 10 and up
Math Playground Grades: K-6; Math games, puzzles, word games, more
Multiflyer Grades: 2-6; A game for anyone trying to learn multiplication
 
Museums Online
 

The Grandeur of Viceregal Mexico
American Centuries: View from New England Memorial Hall Museum Online
National Gallery of Art for Kids

Smithsonian Education   A place for kids to explore, discover, and learn.
 
Music and Dance
 
A Dancer's Journal: Learning to Perform the Dances of Martha Graham
 
 
News
 
BBC News for Kids
Kids News from National Geographic
Los Angeles Times Kids Reading Room
The New York Times Learning Network   News summaries, daily quizzes, word of the day, more.
Scholastic News Online
Time for Kids News
The Washington Post: KidsPost
 
Reading
 
Between the Lions Stories, games, printables, songs, and more. Exceptional site.
Book Adventure Books lists and more.
BookPALS Storyline Online Streaming video of picture book readings by celebrities. Wonderful site!
Book Hive A guide to children's literature and books
Guy's Read Are you a guy? Looking for something to read? Go here.
Stories from the Web If you like books and stories, come on in!
 
Reference: General Sites
 
Bartleby.com A comprehensive, searchable reference
Consumer Reports for Kids
Don't Buy It! Get Media Smart
FactMonster Games, quizzes, references, activities.
FirstGov for Kids
The Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation (FFFBI) Learn about cultures around the world. Grades: 3-8.
How Stuff Works The name says it all.
Kid's Click Web search for kids using the Dewey Decimal System.
Kid's Corner Fact Finder from the U.S. Census Bureau. Grades: All.
The Library of Congress for Kids and Families
Strange Matter Discover the secrets of everyday stuff!
World Almanac for Kids Online
 
 
Science: General Sites
 
American Field Guide  Video clips and information about ecosystems, earth and space, plants, and more.
Atoms Family

Beakman and Jax
Interactive demos, quizzes, information, more.
BrainPOP

Changing the Face of Medicine: Women Physicians  Resources, games, more. Grades: 6 and up.
ChemiCool  Periodic Table
Darwin   American Museum of Natural History. A plethora of information about Darwin.
Darwin 200   Natural History Museum.
EIA's Kids Page: Energy
Energy Quest
Energy Quest: Super Scientists Brief biographies and resources
Exploratorium: The Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception
EurekAlert! Science News and Resources for Kids
Exploring Time Time-lapse videos of a wide variety of events: glacier retreats, gymnast, seasons, and more.
Forensics in the Classroom Grades: 9 and up
Franklin Institute Online
National Geographic for Kids
Playing with Time Movies which show things sped up (building being constructed) or slowed down (a blink of an eye); activities
Rockets Away! Exploring the science of rocketry
Rough Science Grades: 6 and up
Science Fair Topics
Simply Science Resources, information, "flash bits," and more.
Sodaconstructor Use digital soda straws to construct models
Understanding Evolution One-stop source of information on evolution.
The Why Files: Science Behind the News
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
 
Sports: General Sites
 
Sports Illustrated for Kids
 
Television Tie-Ins
 
Between the Lions Stories, games, printables, songs, and more. Exceptional site.
bing and bongs tiny planets
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood

Panwapa: Where Kids Shape the World  Sesame Workshop. Online community for ages 4-7.
Playhouse Disney
Sesame Street
TeletubbyLand
 
 
 
 
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