Kids Web Sites

Tips for Kids: Using the Internet

• Internet Rules of the Road, Kids Page, U.S. Department of Justice
• Web Tips for children - teaching kids to use the WWW
• Selection Criteria: How to tell if you are looking at a great web site, ALSC Children and Technology Committee
• Safety on the Net, Berit - variety of sites on issue of children and internet use
• Child Safety on the Information Highway by Lawrence J. Magid
• Privacy Playground: The First Adventure of the Three Little CyberPigs - animated game (Safety Lessons for the Information Highway), Media Awareness Network, Canada
• Kids Internet Safety, Robotica, World Kids Network galaxy
• Stay Save, Stay Alert, Canada
• Internet Safety, University of Oklahoma, Department of Public Safety - Original at this site
• Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace - for parents

Information

• Public Broadcasting System (PBS) Children's shows
• Discovery Channel
• National Geographic Society
• Exploratorium museum, San Francisco
• Field Museum (DNA to Dinosaurs)
• Great Sites! for parents and kids, reviewed by librarians, American Library Association
• Home PC - 500 Best Web Sites - list of family life and children's sites
• Family Planet
• Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
• Girl Scouting Pages
• Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
• Campfire Girls and Boys
• The White House for Kids Page
• Justice for Kids and Youth, U. S. Department of Justice
• Kid's Pantry - fun, educational cooking and baking activities for kids
• Just for Kids Page
• Yahooligans
• Children and Young Adult Magazine Links
• Newsweek Magazine Education Page
• Interesting Places for Kids
• Great Sites for Kids
• Reference & homework help site, Ester Jackson Elementary School, Roswell, GA

Reference

• The Virtual Reference Library
• LibrarySpot - dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, libraries around the world
• WWWebster Dictionary - Merriam-Webster Online
• A web of on-line dictionaries, any language, music and medicine terminology
• Computing Dictionary
• Encyclopedia, electric library
• Encarta Online, encyclopedia, abridged web version
• Maps of the world
• Maps & distances between cities calculated with map
• Learn2 - library of tutorials on everyday topics

Multicultural resources

• The Human-Languages Page - variety of dictionaries, cultural information
• Cinco de Mayo: Classroom information and activities, grade level: 3rd-4th
• May 5: Cinco de Mayo Activity
• Spanish Web Sites
• Mexican Christmas
• Heritage Day Activities
• Christmas web sites and Santa

Parenting

• FamilyEducation Network
• Children's literature web guide
• Textbook on Children's Literature (helping adults find the best children's books available)
• Kids.Com - variety of resources
• Kansas City Parent Magazine
• Dallas Child Magazine
• CDC ABC's of Safe and Healthy Child Care: A Handbook for Child Care Providers

Science Activities

• Experiments and Science Tricks
• Biology Education
• Seltzer Tablet Rocket
• Secret of Natural and Synthetic Fragrances
• Fragrance Making: the art of mixing natural scents
• Make a lava lamp or Selfmade Lava Lamp or How to make a lava lamp
• Kids' Page, links to science, fun, games, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Sites for Children: Science and Technology, Children and Technology Committee, Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association
• Science Made Simple: Science Fun for Children and Science Help for Parents
• NSF Kids - National Science Foundation links for kids
• Virtual frog dissection kit
• Science and Math Kids pages
• Science Pioneers, Kansas City, MO
• EarthWorks, Kansas City, MO
• Welcome to the Planets

Math

• InfoMath
• Math Flash Cards
• Mathematically Interesting Games
• Grade 5/6 Math
• Ask Dr. Math
• Science and Math Kids pages

Take your child to work

• Girlworld - take our daughters to work day
• Take our daughters to work day - Univ. Kansas Medical Center
• National Science Foundation Kids - take your daughter and son to work
• AcademicNet - expect the best from a girl and that's what you'll get
• Web Pages of Interest to Girls, Phenomenal Women Of The Web
• GirlTech, creating a world for the adventurous spirit
• HerOnline - Nancy Drew interactive mysteries to explore, etc.
• Girls World, an online clubhouse

Movie Reviews

• Screen It! - entertainment reviews for parents, comprehensive movie / video reviews
• Voluntary Movie Rating System explained
• The Movie Mom's Guide to Family Movies and Videos and List of the Best Movies for Families and Guide to Family Movie Watching
• Internet Movie Guide

Plays / Theater

• Plots of Plays, Musical Theater International, or search for musicals

Toys/Games

• Little Explorers
• Carlos' Color book - pages to color online
• Lite-brite fill-in pictures
• Theodore Tugboat - interactive story, you chose story directions
• Barney
• Disney Studios - movie previews, games, information
• Disney Store Online
• Interactive site - games
• Beanie Babies (TM) Home Page
• American Girl Dolls - Pleasant Company
• TLC Doll - 18" dolls, patterns, etc.
• Purple Moon Place
• Planet Girl, Girl Games
• A Girl's World
• Bonus
• Girls and technology including Tech Girl's Activity Book

Music

• Lyrics to Songs
• Words to Christmas songs - also at this site or here
• The Piano Education Page

Other

• PhoNETic - see if a phone number spells a word

• Graphics for downloading - bullets, buttons, lines, backgrounds, clip art
• Directory of balls, arrows, icons, etc.

Search engines

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