Top Websites for Kids
Parent Assist Module: http://parent.leeca.org/
Midview-Grafton Public Library http://www.graftonpl.lib.oh.us/
Homework help and test preparation are just some of the great resources available at the Midview-Grafton Library.
Elyria Public Library http://www.elyrialibrary.org
The Elyria library system has an array of unique programming for kids and teens.
KidsCom: www.kidscom.com/index1.htm
Games, Adventure, Chat & Buzz, Make Friends, Cool Stuff, and Create are just some of the options provided by this site.
INFOhio-LearningExpress Library www.infohio.org/ER/ERcore.asp
LearningExpress Library is an interactive, online learning program that offers practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help students succeed on academic tests. A wide variety of practice tests are available such as Advanced Placement, college entrance exams, civil service and skills improvement practice for middle and elementary school students. This resource offers immediate scoring, answer explanations, and an analysis of the test results. Each user is able to set up his/her own account for the LearningExpress Library site. It is recommended that first-time accounts be created at school; this will allow the user to access LearningExpress Library from home or at school, and also save various test results.
National Geographic for Kids: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Bartleby.com: http://www.bartleby.com/
This website provides free access to a variety of references, from dictionaries, encyclopedias, and thesauri. Bartleby also includes a search engine for literature, verse, and quotations
Dictionary.com: www.dictionary.com
This website provides standard definitions as well as links to Thesaurus.com and other reference materials. This site also features other language dictionaries and a Word of the Day. The Language Resources contains a Grammar Usage and Style section that is also helpful for understanding how words are used
Merriam-Webster OnLine: www.m-w.com
This website provides both free and premium services involving dictionary and thesaurus searches. This site also features a Word of the Day, Word Games, and Word to the Wise, a brief column that addresses the use of language in everyday life.
Kids’ Page: www.funbrain.com
Math Arcade, Reading, Arcade, Playground, All Games, Flash Arcades, Classic Funbrain, Web Books & Comics are just some of the options offered on this site.
*You will need to create a password for this site.
Kid’s Discovery: http://kids.discovery.com/
Internet Virtual Library: http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
There are Math, Science and Social Studies links galore! The site has a virtual library that allows the students to read books. Some of the stories are interactive.
Yahooligans: www.yahooligans.com
Around the World, School Bell, Arts & Entertainment, Science & Nature, Computers & Games, Sports & Recreation, and Music are just some of the options offered on this site.
PBS.ORG: http://pbskids.org/
ThinkQuest: http://thinkquest.org/library/index.html
Innovative learning sources for students
Brain Teasers
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html
Try your hand at a monthly math brainteaser. There’s a new question for your grade level each week.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/braint.htm
Gifted Resources
One of the best resources out there!
Ohio Association for Gifted Children
Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students
National Association for gifted
Homework Helpers
Provides a link for help with homework.
Art
Artsource
http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/welcome.html
Annotated lists of hundreds of art resources including libraries, projects, electronic exhibitions, ftp sites, museums and organizations
History/Social Studies
Civil War
Native Americans
Whitehouse
Current Events
http://www.weeklyreader.com/featurezone/latest.asp
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids
Child friendly links to connect you to materials that highlight what is going on in our nation and around the world.
Integrated Curriculum
Multi-Subject Site by Houghton Mifflin
http://www.eduplace.com/main.html
Integrated Reading & Writing Lesson Plans
American Library Association- Resources for Teachers
www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/bks/lessons.html
List of links to lessons that integrate core subject content
http://earthnet-geonet.ca/index_e.php
Earth science activities, field trips, and resources
NASAKIDS
Webquests for all subject areas
Sites created by students that are interactive. Students
work to solve problems posed through the use of online interaction.
Learning Styles
Student Handbook: Learning Styles
www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/lrnsty.html
Links to detailed information about learning styles with student profiles.
Literature
Issues in Literacy Development (Research and Answers)
www.hmco.com/hmco/school/rdg/res/literacy/index.html
Comprehensive list of teacher resources for effectively
using reading strategies in your classrooms. Of
particular interest is the section on Shared Reading,
Oral Reading and Independent Reading.
Tales and Legends
www.hmco.com/hmco/school/search/frames/rdg_102.html
*Click on the Folktales/ Legends link
Collection of lesson plans about fairy tales. “Tails to Tell” challenges students to write a new ending to The Three Little Pigs.
Reading Lists
http://www.vickiblackwell.com/childrenlit.html
Children Book Lists
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.htm
Young Adult Literature Lists
Math
www.eduplace.com/math/brain Try your hand at a monthly math brainteaser. There’s a new question for your grade level each week.
http://www.auntymath.com/ Aunty Math (Question for the Month)
http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/index.html Worksheets for math content
http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/welcome.html Math problems sorted by grade level
