Great Sites for Kids &
Parents: classified & annotated; 700+ sites recommended for preschool-elementary
age children & their parents by librarians from the American Library Association; not
indexed, but a good place to start any search for learning & entertainment
KidsClick! :web
guide and search tool for kids by librarians; browse or search 4,700+ Internet sites for
kids; can search by reading level
Ben's Guide to US
Government for Kids: divided by grade level, this site from the US
Government Printing Office covers US government from beginner to advanced
levels; includes section for parents and teachers
Bill Nye the Science Guy's
Nye Labs Online: as much fun as the TV show; projects, demos, fun facts; for K-5
Bonus.com: The SuperSite for Kids:
activities galore & virtual toy box; innovative "NetScooter" technology
keeps children within this site & out of the Internet at large (though the kids will
probably figure out how to get out before the adults do)
Child Safety on the Information
Highway: must reading for children & parents; jointly produced by the National
Center for Missing & Exploited Children & The Interactive Services Association
Children's
Literature Web: children's books awards; children's bestsellers; resources for
teachers, parents & storytellers; links to children's literature sites; searchable
Children's
Picture Book Database: from the University of Miami Ohio Education
Department, abstracts of 4,000+ picture books; search capabilities for
over 900 keywords, including topics, concepts, and skills which describe
each book
ClassBrain.com:
State Reports: links to information needed for elementary school
reports on the States
FactMonster: from
Information Please designed for kids; atlas, almanac, dictionary,
encyclopedia; plus games
FunBrain: educational
games on a variety of subjects for kids in K-8
Harry Potter
Home Page: from Warner Bros., fun interactive site for fans
Harry Potter
Lexicon: the people, places & things in the Potter series, including
a time line; searchable.
IPL Science Fair Project
Resource Guide: everything from how to start to how to present a project - a winning
collection of links!
Kids' Castle: from the
Smithsonian, this site is designed to appeal to kids 8-14; articles with photos about
sports, history, the arts, travel, science, air and space; message boards; games &
contests
MadSci Net: Ask-A-Scientist (and more) on
the WWW: from Washington University & the St. Louis Public Schools for kids &
adults; ask-an-expert; search by keyword, grade level, or bring up topics at random
NasaKids: a NASA
site just for kids, but does have a teachers' page
PinkMonkey.com:
for middle school through college; commercial site with ads, but redeeming
qualities include more than 300 literature summaries (by chapter),
which include 109 Barron's Booknotes and 200+ MonkeyNotes booknotes.
Originally conceived as a competitor to Cliffs Notes, this site also
contains lengthy study guides in many academic areas, a digital library of
around 2,000 classic texts, guides for parents helping their children learn,
testing information for every state
White
House Kids: official U.S. President's site for kids, tour the White
House with Presidential pets; quizzes, history
