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- Syvum
Technologies Online Educational Activities
Math and Language Arts skills can be honed using the online games and activities
on this site. When a child completes a quiz or activity, an e-mail can be sent
to a parent or teachers spreading the good news. - KidPrivacy
Are you aware of the new law, 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
(COPPA), created to protect the privacy of children under 13 who use the Internet?
If you are, do you understand it? Find out all about COPPA and other good tips
for children using the Internet, brought to you by the Federal Trade Commission.
- Muppet
World
Visit Fozzie's Cyberama, Animal's Bandstand or the Muppet Studios
among other exciting adventures. - Rhode
Island Parent Information Network
RIPIN provides a one-stop resource
for information regarding services and supports available for ALLchildren and
families in Rhode Island. - familyeducation.com
FamilyEducation Network has at its core one of the most valuable missions
in society:The success of our next generation. We use technology -- specifically
the Internet -- to bring together a caring community of parents, teachers, school
administrators, and professionals whose expertise involves children.
- abcteach.com
This is a great site for teachers of young children with many ideas for classroom
use. March is National Reading month, so the site includes a reading chart that
encourages students to read different types of books as well as signs, cereal
boxes, and a variety of different types of material. For creating books, there
are shapes that can be printed, copied, and cut out for shape books where students
can write a story. Printable research cards are available for students to use
when they are learning basic research skills. - Puzzlemaker
Teachers, parents, and students can create and print customized word search,
crossword, and math puzzles using your word lists. Build your own maze or print
our specialty hand-drawn mazes created around holidays and classroom topics.
- Bry-Back
Manor
Fun stuff (games for a Macintosh) activity pages to print & color,
garden fun, holiday fun, newsletter, icons (clipart), and miscellaneous items
for young children or children with special needs. - Boeing
Kids Page:"Lets Fly!"
Here's a web site from Boeing just for kids. It's
full of airplanes, helicopters, and space vehicles as well as coloring pages,
mazes, and word games. - Funology.com:
The Science of Having Fun
This colorful site is full of activities for
young kids to learn how to make things, explore the world, and discover new skills.
- FunBrain.com
FunBrain.com produces kids learning games for K-8 kids and teachers, although
games are sorted by age. The focus is on providing teachers, parents, and kids
with the tools they need to succeed. - Tigers
Talk Back
Younger students will learn interesting facts about tigers,
conservation measures, and have adventures and fun related to tigers at this site.
Simple tiger questions are answered interactively on this attractive site for
young children. The tiger will even growl for those with audio on their computers.
- WONKA
Meet Willie Wonka and the Oompa Loompas in this exciting and colorful site.
The interactive games are both fun and educational with varied levels, and that
can be played online with Shockwave or downloaded. Topics include science, technology
and animals. Visit the 'Teacher's Office' in the 'Wonka School' for lesson plans.
- The
Teletubbies Website
This site has been designed by BBC Education to entertain
and develop the learning potential of pre-school children. Combining games with
the skills of painting, music and general coordination, this site is an ideal
way for children to start learning. There is also an instruction section for parents.
The graphics are bright, the layout is simple and, of course, the Teletubbies
are on hand to provide extra interest and fun. - Internet
Educational Workbook
The INEW site is great for practicing basic math.
It is worthwhile spending time getting to know the site as it has a good deal
to offer K- 6 students. A hardcopy version and an interactive version are available.
- Electronic
Coloring Book
This catalog of simple pictures to download, print, and
color includes numerous examples of animals, birds, fish, and insects. There are
puzzles, mazes, dot-to-dot, and wordsearches too. It also provides images for
seasonal events. - KidsBank.Com
This is a great way for students to learn about banking. A cast of colorful
characters takes them through the workings of ATM machines, compound interest,
checks, and savings accounts. Students can test their acquired knowledge with
a quiz at the end of each section. - The
Realm of Books & Dreams
This site consists of stories, nursery rhymes,
fables, fairytales, and poetry. Also has links to coloring and activity pages.
- Web
Corner
This site has resources geared towards early childhood. It includes
family activity center, a list of early childhood links, holiday ideas, and more.
- Mister
Rogers' Neighborhood
This site includes activities for kids as well as
show-related information for kids and parents. - Berenstain
Bear Country
The official Berenstain Bears site includes activities and
lists of books. - International
Kids Space
Displays of children's art, music, and stories. Contains audio
and a chat area. Language may be switched to Japanese. - Learning
Planet
Learning Planet provides interactive games to enhance learning
for kids pre-school to sixth grade. Kids will enjoy these counting, alphabet,
and math games. - earlychildhood.com
Links to articles and resources pertaining to the education of young children.
- KinderGarden
This site includes school garden themes, things to consider before you create
a garden, a step-by-step guide, curriculum ideas, and more. - Crayola
You'll find craft ideas, stories, games, and pictures to print and color.
- Helping
Your Child Learn to Read
This U.S. Department of Education online resource
provides tips and activities to promote reading for children from infancy through
age 10. - Arthur
Check out Arthur and his friends. Write him a letter, ask a question, or
visit the other character's home pages. - Welcome
to Seussville
Games, activities, Dr. Seuss stories and more when you
enter Seussville. - Welcome
to funschool.com!
Interactive activities for children from preschool
through sixth grades. - Eggy's
World
Eggy's site has more than 100 links to fun games for kids. Links
are sorted by catagory. - Theodore
Tugboat
Canadian TV series about Theodore Tugboat. The series centers
around the adventures of 5 tugboats who learn about the world through interactions
with neighbors and friends. - Ask
Jeeves for Kids
Enter your question, then click on "Ask".
- KinderArt
Features art lesson plans, art trivia, teacher exchange and art recipes,
and much more. - KidBytes
KidBytes offers a safe starting point for children searching for information
on the Internet. The link supplements a weekly KidBytes chat room by providing
information about safe surfing, filtering software and a list of Web sites that
have been reviewed and consider appropriate for children. - Build-A-Monster
An old block-style game where children interchange heads, middles, and bottoms
to make funny looking creatures and pictures. - 700+
Great Sites
Links for parents, caregivers, teachers, and others who care
abouts kids. Complied by the Childen and Technology Committee of the Association
for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
- Sesame
Street
Children's Television Workshop, the Official On-line Home of Sesame
Street. - StarChild
StarChild is a learning center for young astronomers. This link is provided
by NASA and covers four areas and two levels of participation for the young astronomer.
- Carlo's
Coloring Book
A fun site, especially for younger kids. By pointing and
clicking you choose virtual crayons and color in any one of several pictures.
- Kids'
Space
This site has developed into three main sections including creative
activities, communication pages, and sections for learning basic computer skills.
- Berit's
Best Sites For Children
Just for Fun, Creatures Great & Small, Serious
Stuff, Holidays, and Kids on the Net are just some of the places kids can access.
Each sites has been carefully selected, reviewed, and given a rating out of 5.
- World
Village Kids
Find comics, puzzles, stuff just for girls, stuff just for
boys, Kidz Club membership information, and help in building a home page for your
family or classroom. - Our
Online Coloring Book
You have two ways to color pictures: downloading
the pictures or coloring the pictures online. - Preschool
- Learning and Education "Kidsource"
A critcal learning period for all
children is the time from birth until they enter kindergarten. This educational
resource provides many activities, suggestions and background information to assist
you in helping children learn during the preschool years. - Pre-Schoolers'
Publications
A Listing of electronic versions of publications for parents
including pamplets and brochures designed to address parents' concerns about their
children's education. - Ready
to Learn
Ready to Learn is public broadcasting's on-going contribution
to the fulfillment of the first national education goal: that all American children
will begin school ready to learn. |
