http://www.geocities.com/poosums94/
This is my friend Emily's new web site. She lives in Alaska and is the person I interviewed about the earthquakes in the December issue.
http://mag5.nonsco.free.fr/
Here is a link to the website of my penpal friends we met in France. They are three sisters who are homeschooled. They are also great musicians. They have a monthly "magazine" in PDF format that includes articles, jokes, puzzles and recipes. Their website is in French, but they also have photos and audio and video files of them playing some of their instruments!
http://youngjedi.bravehost.com/
This is my friend's new website. He has jokes, riddles, movie picks, and information about the homeschool group we belong to.
http://www.crayola.com
There are cool crafts and games to play. There are ideas for school lessons and for projects.They also have lots of information about the history of the crayon, favorite colors and other things.
www.sfpg.com/animation/instruc.html
Have you ever played with a Lite Brite? Now you can make Lite Brite pictures online and you don't have to clean up all the little pegs!
www.nga.gov/kids/kids.html
This is a cool website with projects and lots of art stuff. Be sure to check out The Art Zone where you can make all kinds of art online! One of my favorites is "Paintbox" where you can make pictures and then warp them. The "Collage Machine" is also fun. This is a really great site!
http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/create/create.html
In honor of National Youth Art Month you should check out this site. It has all kinds of ideas for different art projects and lots of good art information.
http://scribbleskidsart.com/homepage.html
If you like to draw or do art projects, you will really like this web site. It has projects that you can do and you can also send in your art to have it put on the web site. You can also see other kids' art and play some art games.
http://www.bookadventure.org
This site has a reading contest. You can sign up with your class teacher or with your parents. There is a list of about 600 books of all different levels. After you read a book on the list, you take a quiz about it. You earn points toward free prizes. I have already won a 6 month subscription to Highlights magazine and a play(acting) book.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com
This is a cool website for kids and for parents and teachers. It has all kinds of information about animals, astronomy, and other things that you can use for research projects. You can make your own calendar and print it out. There are coloring pages for little and big kids. You can even learn words in a foreign language. For teachers there are quizzes and worksheets that can be printed out for science and social studies activities. I especially love the section that lists all the different animals.
(http://www.funschool.com)
This website has fun arcade games, activites to do on-line, things you can print and download, and learning games and activities listed by grade level.
www.ala.org/greatsites
The American Library Association has a whole list of cool web sites for kids. Everything from science, history, art, animals and more. Be sure to check it out.
www.iknowthat.com/com
This site has tons of fun learning games. You don't have to register to play the games, just click on the "maybe later" box and you'll still be able to enjoy the activities. You can paint like Van Gogh, learn where Peru or compose your own music.There is no end to the fun on this site!
http://QuizHub.org
This site was formerly known as "Kids Hub" and has links to lots of educational games, puzzles and quizzes. It also has links to fun projects and experiments to help with school.
www.school-house-rock.com
This site has all the school house rock videos ever made! It has the words to the songs and you can listen to a little music clip of each of the songs.
(www.figurethis.org)
If you like doing the math challenges, this site is for you. It has over a hundred math challenges and ideas for parents, kids and teachers.
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Patterns/
This page has some fun activities with fractions and pattern blocks. You can do some of the activities on line and some on your own.
www.humanclock.com/index.php
This is a great site! For each minute of the day, there is apicture from somewhere in the world. The pictures all have the time somewhere in them. After you look at the site, you and your friends might want to contribute a picture. It would be a lot of fun!
www.mathcats.com/contents.html
This is a fun site with lots of math games and activities. Be sure to check out the cool geometry building game.
http://math.clemson.edu/~rsimms/java/pentominoes/
This site tells about pentominoes. It even has a puzzle for you to do on the web!
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
This site has a new picture each day from space and tells a little bit about the picture. You can even go back and see pictures from last month or even last year.
www.doi.gov/kids/
This is a website for kids from the Department of the Interior. It has links to lots of other websites that have some cool information and games. Make sure to check out the U.S. Geological Survey site titled "Earthquakes for Kids" where you can see where earthquakes have been happening today!
www.exploratorium.edu
This is a great science web site from the Exploratorium Science center in San Francisco. My mom and dad went to the Exploratorium when they used to live in California. The web site has all kinds of activities and answers to common questions like: Why does my voice sound different when I hear it on the answering machine?
http://geobirds.com/
A website for helping with identifying wild birds. There is a great on-line identification tool that allows you to select the shape of the bird, color the bird the way you saw it, give information about where you saw it, and then ask for help with identification. The tool narrows down your choices and then you can click to see photographs of actual birds to help you identify your mystery bird. There are also pages for viewing breeding ranges, taking "challenges" and keeping a bird journal online.
www.billnye.com
This site has all the science you'll ever need! Okay not really. But it sure has alot! With reviews for every show you can't miss out! If you like science this site is a must!
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com
This site can give you good ideas for science fair projects, experiments you can try at home plus answers to questions about the way things work!
www.stardate.org
Want to know where to look for cool constellations? Want to see cool pictures of stars and planets? Just want to learn about space? This is definitely the place! With weekly stargazing tips and lots of cool articles about, well, space, of course! So if you love the stars, here is a place to really "look up" to!
http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html
This is a huge site from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It has all kinds of information about weather, environment, conservation, food, agriculture, gardening and more. It also has stories, games, coloring pages and other activities. There are some things for younger kids and some for older kids.
www.weatherwizkids.com/index.htm
This site is written by a meteorologist and has some fun games and information on weather experiments to try at home.
www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/webweather/index.html
This site also has some weather games and a weather forecasting contest that you can enter.
www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi.
This website gives all kinds of information about America, its people and its history. There are some cool facts and a few games that can be played. It is also a great site if you need to do a report for school on one of the states, a famous American or if you just want to check out a time period in our history.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html
This sight has some cool facts about the U.S. Government, U.S. History, U.S. elections and national symbols. It has information separated by grade levels from Kindergarten to 12th grade. It also has some games.
www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm
This site has lots of great information about the civil war. It was written by kids so its fun and easy to understand.
http://www.info-france-usa.org/kids/
Check out this site from the U.S. embassy. It has cool facts about France, maps and some games and places to learn some words in French.
http://www.historyforkids.org
This site has a lot of great information if you are interested in ancient history or if you need to do research for school. They have stuff for Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and more!
http://anthemsonmap.googlepages.com/index.htm
Listen to National Anthems from countries around the world while you watch videos of sites from that country. Not every country is listed yet, but there is lots to see. It's fun to hear the different anthems and see beautiful pictures from different countries.
www.maps.com/games/
This site is alot of fun.it has a geography game for every contanent! Plus a cool game where you beam alieans down to different places on earth.All in all this is a great site!
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow
This is a good place to visit if you need to do research on one of the 50 states in the U.S. It has lots of interesting facts about each state and links to find more information.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK
This site has news articles written for kids. It is a good place to look for current events. There are also games and a place to help you find research information.
www.sasi.group.shef.as.uk/worldmapper/index.html
Collection of world maps where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of the map. For example you can look at a map of wealth in the world to see how each territory is resized in comparison to the other territories.
www.torino2006.org/
This is the official site of the XX Winter Olympics in Torino. You can follow the progress of the Olympic flame, read about the sports, learn about the history of the Winter Olympics, and much more. Check out the "Kids Village" link for information and activities geared just for kids. The website is available in Italian, French and English.
http://www.bigideafun.com/veggietales/arcade/
This website has fun games to play. Also you can click for other activities, things to make and games for VeggieTales, 3-2-1-Penguins!, and Larry Boy.
www.2flashgames.com/f/f-824.htm
This is a cool on-line star wars game where you can choose to fly around in an a-wing, x-wing or y-wing fighter. You can also make ships and have laser battles. If you log in (which is free) your game will save so you won't have to start over every time.
www.funattic.com/game_list.htm
Looking for something fun to do this summer? This site has lots of fun outdoor games and games for rainy days, too. Some are familiar and others will be fun new games to try.
www.funbrain.com/
This website has some good games for kids to play. There are some arcade-type games, some math games and some links for movies, books, crafts and things for adults, too.
www.funology.com
This website has a variety of fun things for kids. There are magic tricks, jokes, fun facts, recipes, games, crafts and science experiments to name a few.
www.guinnessworldrecords.com
Want to know how long the longest ear hair was? Do you want to know about the fastest stair climber? Or maybe you want to know about the fastest fish, tallest tree or other interesting and useful (or not!) facts.
www.kididdles.com/mouseum/index.html
You can look up lyrics and sometimes even hear the music to almost any kids song you like! You can also listen to songs from other countries.
http://www.thekidzpage.com/freekidsgames/index.htm
This site has great games like Rush Hour, Othello,and other cool games.
http://lightupyourbrain.com/index.html
This site has games you can play, brainteasers, stories to listen to, jokes, songs and lots of other things.
http://www.nabiscoworld.com
Lots of free and fun games to play online.
www.planetozkids.com/index.html
This is a fun kids site that has a mystery to be solved, fun online and download games and a section with myths and folk tales from around the world.
http://clevermedia.com/game.php
This site has lots of fun games. My favorite is "World Conquest," an online version of "Risk."
www.simeonmagic.com
This site features on-line magic. Some of the tricks are pretty cool and you'll have to think hard to figure out how it's done!
www.wopc.co.uk/
Did you know that playing cards were played with in Medieval times, over 600 years ago? This site has the history of playing cards, card decks from all over the world, how to make your own deck, and how to find unusual decks.
www.cooltext.com
On this website you get to design your own banners and buttons for your webite, using hundreds of different texts and colors.
www.amazingmoms.com/htm/christmasgifts_from_kids.htm
http://hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/AmChristmas/
This site gives the history of Christmas celebrations in America from the early 1800's until the present day.
www.christmascarnivals.com
This site claimes to be the world's largest Christmas site. I'm not sure it is true, but it does have all sorts of Christmas information including the history of world Christmas traditions, words to Christmas carols, ideas for decorations, gifts and cookies!
www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/christmas
www.kidsdomain.com/craft/_xmas.html
www.somers.k12.ny.us/sis/main/sis/research/customs/holidays.html
Learn about Winter Holidays around the world.