Websites for Children

Books, Magazines, and Newspapers

• Aliscat
• Aaron Shepard's Storybook - Folktales, legends, classic tales, and original stories from around the world.
• KidsRead - Read book reviews or write to your favorite author
• Scholastic News Online - Current events and news from around the globe.  For kids in grades 1-6.
• Sports Illustrated for Kids - The online version of the magazine
• Starfall - free website to teach children to read with phonics
• Time for kids - Time Magazine online.  World and local news, games, and opinion polls.

Educational Resources

• Discovery School's Puzzlemker - Create and print customized word searches and puzzles
• FunSchool - learn while you play a variety of educational games.
• Kidsknowit - fun and educational games, activities, worksheets, and much more.

Entertainment

• Barbie
• Cartoon Network
• Crayola
• Disney
• Nickelodeon
• NickJr.
• PBS Kids
• Poptropica
• Sesame Street
• Seussville

Health and Nutrition

• BAM:  Body and Mind - answers your questions about fitness, disease, and peer pressure.
• Kidshealth
• Healthy Teeth
• Everyday Science Mysteries from the Library of Congress

Homework Help

   English

• 2 Bee or Not-Too-Bee - Help the Queen Bees make honey by choosing the correct verb to complete the sentences
• The Grammar Gorillas - Feed the hungry gorillas bananas by identifying the correct parts of speech
• The Plural Girls - Help these twin sister get their friends out of a bubble machine

   Math

• Cool Math - math lessons and games designed for fun.
• Count Us In - Games designed to help children understand basic number concepts
• Etutor Graphing Calculator
• Fresh baked Fractions - Have fun simplifying fractions
• Math Baseball - Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

   Science

• National Geographic Kids - Find interesting information as well as games and activities
• Science Buddies - Science fair project ideas, answers, and tools for students.
• Sky Diary KIDS - Facts about tornadoes, lightning, hurricanes, and storm chasing
• Web Weather for Kids - Predict weather, learn how to make lightning and find out what causes thunderstorms

   Social Studies

• Ben's Guide to U.S, Government (For Kids) - Designed especially for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, this site explains everyting about the U.S. Government in fun terms.
• Biographies - Find biographies on people from world leaders to famous movie stars.
• CIA World Factbook - Get in-depth information about the different countries in the world.
• Explore the States - Interesting facts about the states.
• Life in Ancient Egypt - A basic introduction to Ancient Egyptian history as well as an overview of hieroglyphics and their meaning.
• National Geographic Online Presents - The Underground Railroad - Take a journey on this interactive site and learn about the courageous Harriet Tubman.