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New Additions
March is Women's History Month
Famous Sportswomen - Links to short biographies of
Billie Jean King, the Williams sisters, Florence Griffith Joyner, and more.
History Channel Women's History Month Mini-site - From the History Channel, this
site has comprehensive timelines of "Firsts", information on the Women's
Suffrage Movement, and a list of fascinating facts. Did you know that there are
approximately 82.5 million mothers in the US? That's a lot of Mother's Day
cards!
Bill Nye the Science Guy - The official
site of the popular PBS show. Plus, you can learn more than you ever wanted to
know about how basketballs are made.
EduPlace's Brain Teasers - These brain teasers are a
fun class activity, but be warned: some of them are a little tough, but that
makes them perfect for a Fun Friday class project.
Fact Monster - This
site is awesome. Check out the games section for everything from online hangman
(with states, countries, and literary characters) to math flashcards, and about
a zillion more things. You could spend all day here!
Mad Libs -
Funny online Mad Libs to help you practice your parts of speech.
Booklady Mel - This is a list of games
that are just perfect for younger students, including preschool (with maybe a
touch of help from Mom and Dad).
National Geographics World - Did you know that a person
blinks 20,000 times each day? This is just one of the thousands of amazing facts
found on National Geographic's World magazine website. There are games,
links, stories, facts, and all kinds of other stuff.
General
Ask a Librarian - Ask a librarian from U.S. Library of
Congress just about any question. Valid email address required (so they can send you an answer).
BrainPop - BrainPop's animated flash movies cover everything from architecture to zoology,
with interactive quizzes after each movie. You can view up to three movies per day for free, or for a small fee, your family can join.
Chateau Meddybemps - Where jellybeans ripen under tropical rainbows.
Enchanted Learning - Full of
printable activities for preschool through elementary.
Funschool.com - This site has been around a while, and has interactive games for preschool
through middle school, and covers everything from shapes and colors to math to typing.
RefDesk
- Lots of good links, so make sure you scroll down.
Scholastic.com - This site is full of games, puzzles, and activities.
Character
CharacterEd.Net - Includes both printable and online character building exercises.
Fine Arts
Virtual Library Museums Page - From this page, you can skip to almost any museum
in the world, from the Johannesburg Art Gallery in South Africa, to the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland, to the Adler
Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois. Enjoy it!
Jackson Pollock - Be sure to click your mouse to change colors.
Language Arts
The Worksheet Library - This site features language
arts worksheets for elementary and middle school students.
Children's Storybooks Online - This site features books for children of
all ages, as well as other fun stuff. Most of the books are Flash-based, and some are interactive.
Math
APlusMath.com - Has both online and printable math problems and concepts, encompassing everything from counting
to calculus.
Fun Math - Online games and questions from Kindergarten to High School.
Math Playground - This is a great online math site for grades 3 - 5.
QuizHub.com - This site has online activities for elementary students. Includes Language Arts,
Spelling, Math, Social Studies, and Science.
Crosswords - With
both online and printable math crosswords, this site would be great for a rainy
day.
GameQuarium.com - This site is better suited for older students, and is full of online games.
Math sites - This list of math sites is all interactive, but
is appropriate for preschool through elementary.
EduPlace.Com - From the Education Place comes weekly brain teasers.
BBC.com - The BBC has created a funny, interactive math site for all ages.
MathCats - This site has great interactive games for early elementary students.
Math.com - This is a good site for younger elementary students
with basic math facts practice and games.
AAA Math - This site is good for all ages. Older preschool students can benefit from some of the
more basic pages (with help from a grown-up!)
Preschool
Scholastic Preschool Playground - This site, full of fun stuff like
online coloring and Clifford pages, is just right for preschoolers.
Science
Watt's That?! Jr. - A great
energy quiz game. Social Studies
Constitution Center.org - Great social
studies-related games.
Ben's Guide - Fun history games. Typing Games
Falling Rain - Good for beginning typists - one
letter at a time falls from the sky.
Baracuda -
Good for mid-level typists; a combination of single letters and words.
Space Invaders - Space
Invaders with typing. Fun!
TyperShark
- Get the sharks!
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