Building
Big - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html
Explore large structures and what it takes to build them
with BUILDING BIG™, a five-part PBS television series
and Web site from WGBH Boston. BUILDING BIG explores the
history behind some of the world's greatest feats of engineering
and the ingenuity of the engineers, architects, and builders
who designed and built them.
DogEared
- http://www.kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/dogeared/
An online book club: DogEared is a blog ALL about books.Good
books, funny books, adventure books. Books about animals,
friendship, pirates, faraway places... Books about, almost
EVERYTHING!
First
Palette - http://www.firstpalette.com
First Palette is an art site with ideas for educators
and parents who share an enthusiasm for art, who recognize
the value of doing meaningful and fun activities together
with kids, and who have a passion for nurturing creativity
and the love for learning.
Giggle
Poetry - http://www.gigglepoetry.com/index.aspx
The self proclaimed number one fun poetry site for kids
on the web! Learn to write poetry, create poems online,
and read and rate hundreds of poems. Teacher resources
available.
Great
Group Games - http://www.greatgroupgames.com
Your ultimate game group resource for free and fun youth
party games, icebreakers, outdoor games, and more! Searchable
by size of group, age of group, playing area, and type
of occasion.
Imagination
Café – Feed Your Mind! - http://www.imagination-cafe.com
Imagination Café is safe, fun, education and entertainment
site for kids and tweens with quizzes, recipes and articles
on careers, animals, history, sports, science, and more!
Jack
Prelutsky - http://www.jackprelutsky.com
Explore the wacky and inventive poetry of Jack Prelutsky,
the first Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation.
Jean
Marzollo - www.jeanmarzollo.com
List of Jean's books online as well as paper format. Preschoolers
can enjoy listening to a book read to them as they view
works and illustrations. Short and Long bio of Jean.
Journey
North - http://www.learner.org/jnorth
Global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change.
Engaging stories, photos, videos and slide shows from
the natural world. Viewers can read, view, track, graph,
analize, view migration maps, sightings, and read the
latest news on our ever changing natural world.
Kaboose:
Where Family Comes First - www.funschool.kaboose.com
Lots of arcade-style games to play online and coloring
pages to print out.
Kokone
- http://www.kokone.com.mx/
A wealth of activities, games, stories, and recipes, as
well as information about Mexico, ecology, and the solar
system. Una sobreabundancia de actividades tales como
juegos, cuentos y rectetas, también información tocante
México, la ecología y el sistema solar.
Mrs.
P - www.MrsP.com
Kids can listen in as Mrs. P (played by Kathy Kinney)
reads aloud classic children's stories. The site also
contains interactive games and activities. Requires a
high-speed Internet connection.
Read
Kiddo Read - http://www.readkiddoread.com/home
An authoritative resource for finding the best, current
literature for children of all ages. It includes summaries,
read-alikes, reviews, and links to related activities.
Find the books with links to Library Finder and various
booksellers. Join the newsletter and the ReadKiddoRead
Community to access author interviews, blogs, lesson plans,
and more!
Scholastic
News Online - www.scholastic.com/news
Today’s news headlines in a kid-friendly format. Kids
will experience the news from a variety of angles with
articles, videos, book reviews, surveys, newsfeeds, and
podcasts. The Kids Press Corps are real kids conducting
interviews, reporting, and maintaining the blog. The site
includes interactive games about current events, geography,
newsmakers, and more.
Science
New for Kids - www.sciencenewsforkids.org
A collection of the latest science news articles from
around the globe.
The
Lorax Project - http://www.theloraxproject.com
This site raises awareness of environmental issues and
helps children to take action to conserve forests and
species.
Wildlife
Film Maker - http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/filmmaker.html
The National Geographic Wildlife Filmmaker allows kids
to make animal movies using short clips of a wide variety
of animals. With a simple drag-and-drop interface, they
can add animal sounds, music and captions. Once a masterpiece
is completed, it can be saved on the site to share with
family and friends or e-mailed directly to them.
Spatulatta
- www.spatulatta.com
Spatulatta.com presents kids with beginning cooking tips
and recipes while encouraging them to eat well and to
understand the connection between farms and the dinner
table. The site also encourages kids to ask family members
for recipes they can cook together.