Additional Resources - Resources for Students
BANG BANG YOU’RE DEAD!
http://www.bangbangyouredead.com/
“"Bang Bang You're Dead" is a resource for dealing with a broken world that's violent, unhealthy, unfair, and beyond the power of anyone to fix except today's generation.
The play is a free gift for students to perform in schools, garages, street corners, parks, houses of worship -- anyplace there can be communication and discovery about how we've made the world's violence our own. And how we can change it. It's about a theater of life.”
EDUPUPPY
http://www.edupuppy.com/
“Billed as "Everything for Early Childhood Education Preschool-Grade 2," this site lives up to its promise. It offers a large database of pre-screened sites appropriate for early-childhood educators, kids, and families.”
EDUCATING JANE
http://www.educatingjane.com/index.htm
"The goal of EducatingJane.com is to inform girls, their parents, and educators about how girls can get the most out of their education."
STARCHILD
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
This website is a learning center for young astronomers.
PBS KIDS
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/friends/bullies/
This website called “It’s my life!” offers links to friends, family, school, body, emotions, and money.
BETWEEN THE LIONS
http://pbskids.org/lions/
“In the mood for a good story? Then pull up a chair and choose from a collection of over 60 of them at Between the Lions! Based on the PBS children's television series, Between the Lions features much more than just entertaining stories. You'll also find challenging word and letter games, like Look Out Below and Alphabet Soup. And if that's not enough, Between the Lions has a great selection of over 200 printable activities to keep you busy.
Between the Lions also includes a helpful word helper, movie and audio clips from the show, and literacy tips that can help you teach your child to read. All in all, whether it's stories, coloring pages, instructional materials, or games you're looking for, Between the Lions is sure to have something just right for you!”
LITTLE PEOPLE ACTIVITIES
http://www.kidsites.com/
“This nice Fisher-Price site features educational games, coloring pages, cute stories, and a downloadable screen saver and wallpaper. The little people in your house should enjoy it!”
THE BOOK OF POOH
http://disney.go.com/disneychannel/playhouse/bop/index.html
“Read an interactive story and help Pooh invite Piglet, Rabbit, or Tigger to breakfast by spelling their names, make some music with the musical honey pots, or play a fun game or activity. It's tigger-rific!”
PEANUTS FUN AND GAMES
http://www.kidsites.com/
“Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Linus are waiting for you to join them in this fun selection of games and other activities. Includes word puzzles, a coloring book, movies, and a lot more.”
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC COLORING BOOK
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/coloringbook/archive/
“This National Geographic coloring book site has dozens of great animal pictures for you to color, featuring everything from owls to octopuses, and cheetahs to chimps!”
THE REVOLUTIONARIES
http://www.thetech.org/revolutionaries/
“Silicon Valley is a well-known oasis of technical innovation. This site interviews such famous 'overachievers' such as Steve Wozniak (Apple), Nolan Bushnell (Atari), and 16 others, to find out how they turned their budding ideas into reality, changing the world for the rest of us in the process.”
TEACH R KIDS MATH
http://www.teachrkids.com/
“Learn number basics, addition, subtraction, fractions, and much more with these interactive online math worksheets. Exercises are designed for preschool through 3rd grade students.”
BANANABOO
http://www.bananaboo.com/
“There's lots to do at Bananaboo! 4 to 8 year olds will enjoy Bananaboo's big selection of puzzles, stories, craft ideas, jokes, coloring pages, cut-outs, and more.”
KIDSITES.COM
http://www.kidsites.com/
This site offers a listing of kids sites on the internet that deal with either education or fun.
YAHOO! KIDS
http://kids.yahoo.com/
“The web guide for kids! Yahoo! Kids also features games, jokes, news, sports, reference, and more.”
FACT MONSTER
http://www.factmonster.com/
“Fact Monster is a free reference site for students, teachers, and parents. Get homework help and find facts on thousands of subjects, including sports, entertainment, geography, history, biography, education, and health.”
FUN WITH SPOT
http://www.funwithspot.com/
“Full of games and activities which entertain and educate; www.funwithspot.com helps children to develop basic literacy, numeracy, ITC skills and much more!”
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
“Children's version including stories about animals, geography, the Earth, and more. Find games, activities, experiments, homework help, kids news, and more.”
ASK FOR KIDS
http://www.askforkids.com/
“Question answering and web search engine for children 7-14. Type in your question and click ask, see what kinds of questions other kids are asking, or browse study tools like atlases and dictionaries.”
SPARK ISLAND
http://www.sparkisland.com/index.php
“Online learning channel for children aged 3-11.”
FEMA FOR KIDS
http://www.fema.gov/kids/
“Filled with games, student artwork, activities and cutting-edge graphics that deliver a serious message of disaster preparedness and mitigation for youngsters preschool through eighth grade.”
SFS KIDS
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1
“Provides a great way for people of all ages to hear, learn, and have fun with music. Includes information about the instruments of the orchestra and symphony news.”
KIDTASTIC
http://www.kidtastic.com/
“Includes games, music, art, learning, library, homework help, and more.”
EPA ENVIRONMENTAL KIDS CLUB
http://www.epa.gov/kids/
“Helps kids explore the environment and learn how to protect it. Find games, pictures, and stories, and more for students of all ages and their teachers.”
WHITE HOUSE KIDS
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/
“Provides educational information about the President, the White House, and the President's pets and animals. Find news, math challenge, quizzes and games, photos, videos, and more.”
MAGGIE’S EARTH ADVENTURES
http://www.missmaggie.org/
“Offers environmental lessons for kids.”
IKNOWTHAT.COM
http://www.iknowthat.com/com?COOK=
“Animated multimedia activities that make learning fun.”
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN EDUCATION PLACE
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/index.jsp
“Kids' games and activities for math, reading, language arts, social studies, and more.”
TORAH TOTS
http://www.torahtots.com/
“Specificially aimed at Jewish children. Includes holiday games, music, educational tools, and more.”
FUNSCHOOL
http://funschool.kaboose.com/
“Educational web site for children, teachers, and parents. Offers games and activities for kids between preschool and sixth grade.”
THE YOUTH ONLINE CLUB
http://www.youthonline.ca/
“For boys and girls from 5 to 18, parents, educators, and youth workers.”
KIDS.US
http://www.kids.us/
“Special Internet domain that parents and children can trust for educational and appropriate online fun.”
LAWFORKIDS.ORG
http://www.lawforkids.org/
“Stand alone web site dedicated to teaching children about the law.”
WEE WEEBIES
http://www.weewebbies.com/
“Jokes, puzzles, stories, math and alphabet practice, and more for young children.”
MARSQUEST ONLINE
http://www.marsquestonline.org/
“Allows children to have fun and interactively explore the red planet.”
KIDS HEALTH FOR KIDS
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/
“KidsHealth has doctor-approved articles, animations, games, and resources to help kids learn more about their bodies and stay healthy.”
MAGIC FACTORY
http://www.magic-factory.co.uk/
“Collection of games that aims to teach children about light and color.”
NGA KIDS
http://www.nga.gov/kids/
“The National Gallery of Art introduces kids to the world of art. Provides information on techniques and periods of art.”
QUIZ HUB
http://www.quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm
“Interactive features of news, games, puzzles, subject lessons, references, and more for kids.”
THE ODYSSEY
http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/index.html
“Offers online tours and treks of different countries across the world for children with some guidelines for teachers.”
THE DEMOCRACY PROJECT
http://pbskids.org/democracy/
“Find out how government works, step inside a voting booth, and find out what could happen if you were President for a day.”
THE RAINBOW RACCOONS
http://www.rainbowraccoons.com/
“Promotes health, education, and safety for kids with stories and pictures.”
THE ABC GAME
http://www.orgdot.com/abc/
“Interactive web game for learning the alphabet.”
WASHINGTON POST: KIDS POST
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/kidspost/orbit/kidspost.html
“News for kids from the Washington Post.”
OKIDDOO
http://www.okiddoo.com/eng/index.htm
“Site for 2 to 6 year old children features educational and fun activities in a safe environment.”
AFGHANISTAN FOR KIDS
http://www.public.asu.edu/~apnilsen/afghanistan4kids/index2.html
“Interactive look at pre-war Afghanistan. Includes Kabul, storybook character Mullah Nasrudin, Afghan food and clothing, and pictures.”
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