Reading Links
Learning about the world has become easier with a computer. One of the best
websites for learning is http://www.exploratorium.com
National Geographic for Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
A variety of articles that are written and posted by kids
http://www.kidsnewsroom.org
Fun Brain - Touching on mathematics, language arts, geography and
culture,
Funbrain presents free learning games for all ages.
http://funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
Global Show-n-Tell Home Page
Literacy isn't just reading and writing. Artwork, too, is a
method of
displaying your knowledge and appreciating the insights of
others. This page
lets children show their work to kids around the world and
includes many
links to children's art works on the web.
http://www.telenaut.com/gst
KidPub (WWW Publishing) - A place for kids to publish their
stories on the
Web. Very cool site. Students can also read stories from other
kids, add a
paragraph to an unfinished story, and even publish their work as
a classroom
project.
http://kidpub.org/kidpub/
National Wildlife Federation KidZone - This site features four
different
games and tours of water, wetlands, endangered species, and
public lands.
Kids can explore the outdoors through activity lessons posted on
the site.
http://nwf.org/kids/
TIME for Kids - The popular weekly news magazine has a special
edition
online for kids.
http://www.timeforkids.com
Create Your Own Newspaper - A free site, CRAYON lets kids (and
adults)
create their very own newspapers. With downloadable links to real
newspaper
and broadcast stories and graphics, this is a great site to use
to
experiment and learn the ins and out of journalism.
http://crayon.net
Yahooligans! The Web Guide for Kids
This is a Yahoo! search engine for kids featuring the sites they
may be most
interested in. There are many links to websites as well as
sections on
games, jokes, reference resources, and sports. This is a good
site for the
students to begin their web searching.
http://www.yahooligans.com
(Sample link) White House for Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/whlife/index.html
(Sample link) National Geographic for Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
(Sample link) Fun activities - by girls....for girls.
http://www.missoandfriends.com/