Here are some interesting and kid friendly links that I have found. They can
be very helpful to complete certain homework assignments throughout the year.
Some can also provide, if needed, some extra practice. Others are just
interesting and fun for the kids to use.
White House for Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/whlife/index.html
National Geographic for Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
This is Scholastic News which has some interesting news
appropriate for
kids.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/news/index.asp
This is Time News for Kids which is another option for
interesting news
that is apropriate for kids.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news
Kid's Planet Especies Fact Sheets
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
This is a fun site with lots of interactive and educational
activities and
games on a wide range of topics.
http://funschool.kaboose.com/
This is a great math website. You can make your own flash cards,
play math
games, or get help with your homework.
http://aplusmath.com/
Here is a site that lets you create practice sheets for math.
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
Here is another site that lets you create practice sheets for
math.
http://math.about.com/od/addingsubtracting/
This is an interesting and educational site with all kinds of
things for
kids to explore.
http://www.kids.gov/k_music.htm
This is a really fun site for exploring musical instruments,
conductors,
soloists, and different kinds of music. It is interactive and
lets you
listen to different things.
http://www.nyphilkids.org/lockerroom/main.phtml
THis is a really informative, interactive site explaining the
first
Thanksgiving and some background on the people there.
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/
This is a good general website for kids. They can search for
information
and
play games.
http://www.yahooligans.com
The website for our Harcourt Trophies reading curriculum. I would
especially
recommend looking at the spelling, grammar, and reading areas.
THere are
some excellent activities to review and reinforce what we do at
school. If
you need a password use Farr, which is the name of the author of
the
series,
and the school name Bloomington Living Hope Lutheran.
http://www.harcourtschool.com/index.html
Link to the Congress website and a way to contact the different
government
officials for your district.
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/
This is a free encyclopedia that has a lot of information on a
wide range
of
topics. It can be helpful in finding information for research
papers and
homework questions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Learn about the cheetah and many other animals
Cincinnati Zoo's A Voice for the Cheetah
A list of countries around the world in alphabetical order with
links to information about each country.
A kids directory of countries