Parent Resources

 

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General Sites for Kids Reading Elementary

Reading Middle/Upper Grades

Math Elementary

Math Middle/Upper Grades

English and Writing Social Studies Science
Music/Art Physical Education Exceptionalities
Tutorials Technology Virtual Field Trips
Internet Safety for Parents Family Consumer Science Clipart/Pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Sites for Kids

Fairbury Public Schools Up to Ten Games
Digital Librarian PBS
Schrock's Guide for Educators Word Zone  Activities by A.J. Berghuis
Kids Domain Interactive Zone by A.J. Berghuis
How to Study Magic Center by A.J. Berghuis
DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids Test Your Knowledge Quizzes by A.J. Berghuis
4Kids.org Activity Idea Place (Early Childhood)
KidPort Handwriting Worksheets
Cayola Sesame Street
Nebraska Game and Parks Game Goo
The Learning Page Kid's Activity Center Younger Children
Coloring Books Kid's Activity Center Older Kids
On and Off-line Games Kids Sites
Berit's Best Linkopedia
Surf the Net Kids Ask Jeeves for Kids

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Reading Elementary

Fun Brain Reading Fun Brain Words
Wacky Web Tales Reading Planet
Stories and Songs Switch Zoo (You could do a lot with this site)
Scholastic Suessville
Storyline Online Reading Between the Lions
Authors & Illustrators on the Web Kid Bibs
Mrs. McGowans Site (1st Grade) Reading Genie (Lower Elementary)
Phonics and Word Study Site DLTK's Educational Activities for children
Starfall EdHelper Literature Units
Book Adventure Primary Reading Games
Primary Games Page Works (Lower Elementary)
Reading Rainbow Story Place (English and Spanish)
Story Circle Stuart Stories
Reading/Literature Links Animal Legends
Lower Elementary Reading Sites Kidport
CyberGuides (Great for Literature Study) Little Animals Activity Center
Sesame Street Rhymes and Songs
Story It Kinderteacher
Literature Learning Ladders Rhyme Zone
Authors and Illustrators by Eduplace Family Education Center (Grades 3-5)
Poetry Teachers Grimm's Fairy Tales
EdHelper Poetry Reading Lesson Ideas
Poets.org Kids Bookshelf
Songs, Rhymes, and Poetry Just for Kids Who Love Books
Poetry Express Mrs. Alphabet
Favorite Children's Stories Mrs. Renz's Site
Carol Hurst's Literature Site Lil' Fingers Storybooks
EdHelper Phonics Mrs. Atkinson's Reading Room
EdHelper Reading Comprehension Children's Storybooks On-line
Expanding the Classics Eric- Carle Site   PowerPoint
Children's Book Awards Misc. Reading  Sites (Mrs. Renz)
The Literature Page (searchable full text) Jan Brett Homepage

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Reading Middle and Upper Grades

Fun Brain Reading Authors & Illustrators on the Web
Fun Brain Words Literacy Web
ABC Teach Book Discussion guides
Reading Resources EdHelper Poetry
CyberGuides (Great for Literature Study) Reading Activities (Kathi Mitchell)
Rhyme Zone Carol Hurst's Literature Site
Authors and Illustrators by Eduplace High Interest - Lower Level Reading Units 
Poetry Teachers Expanding the Classics
Poets.org Authors and Illustrators
Favorite Children's Stories Tales of Wonder (From All Over the World)
EdHelper Literature Units Gary Paulsen Site
EdHelper Reading Comprehension The Literature Page (searchable full text)
Grade 9 Reading Comprehension Page by Page Books (full text)
Children's Book Awards Stuart Stories
Story Place (English and Spanish) Bartleby
Shakespeare Resource Center

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Math Elementary

Fun Brain Math Find the Number
Fun Math Math Baseball
Aunty Math Power Football
Math Fact Cafe EdHelper Math (Elementary)
Teacher's First Math Gr. 1-5 Fresh Baked Fractions
Learning Planet Math A+Math
I Know That Math NCES Classroom
Piggy Bank (Money Skills) BBC Schools Site
What Time is It? Math File Game Show 
Cool Math 4 Kids Primary Math Games
Buy it With the Little Farmer (making change) Count Us In
All Math Click on Bricks (multiplication)
Math Links Kindergarten Fact Brain Math and Money
Quia Math Activities Kids Bank (money)
Orange Kids (banking and money) US Mint for Kids
ArithmAttack Math in Daily Life
Math on-line Dictionary Math Goodies
Math Power Multiplication Rock
Primary Games TeachRKids
Create a Graph Number Time
Math Cats  How Old Are You Math for 5th Graders
Math Forum Math Mayhem (Basic Facts)
Spacey Math (Basic Facts) Basket Math
The Counting Game (Learning to count) Family Education Center (Primary Grades)
AAA Math X Machine (Multiplication and Division Practice)
Number Game Math and Music
Family Education Center (Grades 3-5) Misc. Math Sites (Mrs. Renz)
+ - * / Quizzes and Worksheet Maker Kidport
Little Animals Activity Center Time Works (Telling time)

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Math Middle and Upper Grades

Interactive Math Activities by A.J. Berghuis Fun Brain Math
Math Problem Solving by A.J. Berghuis Times Tables Practice by A.J. Berghuis
Math on-line Dictionary Basic Problem Solving Activity by A.J. Berghuis
Curious Math Fresh Baked Fractions
NCES Classroom Math Goodies
Dave's Math Tables Math File Game Show
Fact Brain Math and Money BBC Schools Site
Money Instructor Kitchen Math
Orange Kids (banking and money) Fact Brain Math and Money
Can You be a Millionaire Webquest Archimedes Lab
Brain Pop Math Kings List of On-line Math Activities
Quia Math Activities Teacher's First Math Gr. 6-8
Interactive Math  (Click on the first screen to enter) Fun Math
Middle School Math Resources Math Cats  How Old Are You
Go Math All Math
AAA Math Math Forum
Teacher's First Math 9-12 ATM (Flash Films and More)
Middle School Activities Probability
Approximation Practice Riverdeep Math
Basket Math EdHelper Math (Middle School)
Family Education Center HS Figure This (Math Challenges)
Word Problems for Kids Plane Math
EdHelper Algebra Using Microsoft Excel in Math
Geometry Olympiad Math Madness
Tessellation Tutorial Algebra Solutions
On-line Mathematics Calculators Interactive Geometry
Complex Numbers and Trigonometry Another calculator
Cyber Calc Full Graphing Calculator
Fun Calculus Stuff Interactive Math On-line
Abacus Calculus
Math World Calculus Graphics
Multicultural Math Number Game

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English and Writing

Help with English Skills by A.J. Berghuis Adventure Arcade by A.J. Berghuis
Interactive English Activities by A.J. Berghuis Word Play by A.J. Berghuis
Rats (click on the grade level K-6) Word Structure by A.J. Berghuis
EdHelper Lang. Arts EdHelper Spelling
I Know That Lang. Arts The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Letter Generator Guide to Grammar and Writing
Family Education Center (Primary Grades) Web English Teacher
The Story Starter Family Education Center HS
Grammar Gorillas Family Education Center (Grades 3-5)
Write Site Spelling and Vocabulary Ideas
The Writing Fix Grammar for Kids
Kidport Guide to Writing a Simple Essay
English Hub (High School) Creative Writing for Kids
Research Tools Common Errors in English
Purdue University's Owl Writing Lab EL Easton

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Social Studies

Any Day in History Ancient Scripts
Primary Social Studies Games EdHelper US History Units
EdHelper Social Studies EdHelper Geography
American Government Geo Globe
I Know That Social Studies Kathi Mitchell 5th Grade Social Studies
World History US History Pre-Colonial
US History Post Civil War Geography and Maps
Politics and Government News and Current Events
Time for Kids Weekly Reader for Kids
Ben's Guide to Government for Kids Lewis and Clark
America's Story Zoom School United States
6th Grade Social Studies Sites Sites For Government Class
Seven Wonders Misc. Social Studies Sites (Mrs. Renz)
Authentic History (primary sources) Animated Atlas (Wonderful Resource)
16 Years of World Facts I Like To Learn (Country and Capital Quizzes)
Social Studies for Kids Social Studies Links (Sue LeBeau)
National Geographic for Kids Mr. Dowling's Page
Family Education Center (Primary Grades) Family Education Center HS
Geo Quiz (Geography) Family Education Center (Grades 3-5)
Today in History States and Capitals Quiz
Kidport Lift Every Voice (Music and History)
Your Child Learns (Geography of US) World History Hub (High School)
US History Hub (High School) Map it
Atlas Outline Maps
50 States

Geography Quizzes

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Science

National Wildlife Federation How Much Do You Know About Electricitiy?
Seaworld Aviation History On-line Museum
Science Friday Kids Connection Exploring Planets in the Classroom
Space Day Have a Question?  Ask Dr. Universe
Human Anatomy On-line Smithsonian for Kids
How Stuff Works The Satellite Site
Kid's Castle Science Brain Pop Science
Invention Dimension Explore Learning Science
NASA Space Science Hotlist
Primary Science Games Wind Energy Hotlist
Fact Monster Science Weather Science Hotlist
Physical Science Hotlist Kids Did This in Science
Another Physical Science Hotlist Virtual Science Tornadoes, Lightening
Earth and Space Science NSTA
Weekly Science News Volcano World
I Know That Science Science Teacher's Resource Center
Life Sciences Zero Bio (Site for Biology Teachers)
Bill Nye the Science Guy Chemistry For Kids
Earth and Moon Viewer Earth Processes
Virtual Body YESMag (Canada's Science Magazine for Kids)
Amazing Human Body Fun Science Gallery
Electric Heart Inner Auto Parts (How does a car run?)
Science Links for Kids (Kathi Mitchell) Science Calculators
Planets EdHelper Science
Frank Potter's Science Gems CLN Science
HGTV's How's That Work Kathi Mitchell Science
Martindale's Virtual Physics Center Biology
I Know That Engineering General Science
Astronomy and Space Weather and Environment
Chemistry and Physics Odyssey Adventure in Science
Science Fair Projects
Science Fairs
Electricity (The Atoms Family)
National Geographic for Kids Virtual Frog Dissection
Solar System Trading Cards Misc. Science Sites (Mrs. Renz)
The Atoms Family Optical Illusions
Family Education Center HS Family Education Center (Primary Grades)
Family Education Center (Grades 3-5) Animals of the World
Ask Dr. Universe Chem 4 Kids
Science Master The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
Hunkin's Experiments Great Plant Escape
The Adventures of Herman (the worm) Kidport
Brain Web Links Eco Kids  (environmental issues)
Zoobooks Science Hub (High School)
Another Human Body Site Virtual Body
Virtual Knee Surgery Virtual Heart Transplant

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Music and Art

Music Activities by A.J. Berghuis Martindale's Arts and Entertainment Center
Just for Fun Math and Music
Classical Music Archives I Know That Music
Fun With Music Sing-a-Long Songs
Spooky Halloween Music PBS Kids Music
Sousa Page Little Animals Music Activities
PBS Kids Jazz Art Sparkers
The Arts Ed By Design Meet the Painters
Windsocks Incredible Art Department
String Art Kinderart
Scribbles Kids Art Quilting Activity
Musical Mouseum Piano Nanny (Learn Piano on the Net)
Little Animals Art Activities Artist Galleries
Dallas Symphony Art Lessons K-6
Lift Every Voice (Music and History) Rhymes and Songs
Make your own Music Musical Mouseum
Ear Training Basic to Advanced Piano Nanny (Learn Piano on the Net)
Build Your Own Band  

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Physical Education

Kids Health PE Zone
Sports Illustrated for Kids Physical Education Digest
PE Central Body Mass Index
PE Links 4 U President's Challenge
Health First Physical Education 11-12
Games Kids Play Shape Up America
Operation Fit Kids Kid's Health
Mom's Team About Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention PE Webquest Site
Omaha PE Fitness for Youth
New Food Pyramid

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