Reading & Language Arts
Harry Potter.
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/home.asp
Scholastic has created a fun-filled site for Harry Potter fans of all ages. Click on this site and find a trivia game, a pronunciation guide, owl posts and more.
Children’s Literature Web Guide: Authors
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
Information about children’s authors and illustrators, and their books.
KidzPage.
http://gardenofsong.com/kidzpage/
Opportunity to read poetry from Ogden Nash and other famous poets. Contributions from young readers, too!
Math & Technology
Finding Data on the Internet.
http://www.robertniles.com/data/
You’ve cast your lines into the sea of sources, but still aren’t finding the information you need. That’s what happens when you don’t know the right place to look.
Coolmath.com.
http://www.coolmath.com
This site is fully interactive and allows the user to sharpen basic math skills, play math-related games and explore new math concepts.
Fun Brain.com.
http://www.funbrain.com
Who ever thought learning math could be so much fun? Test your math skills with these fun and interesting games. Includes some teacher and parenting resources.
Social Studies
50 States.com.
http://www.50states.com
Check here for links to web sites for all fifty states.
National Geographic Kids.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
National Geographic’s site for young readers is one of the best resources for information on the Net about the world, its people, and its wildlife. Not only can you read the newest edition of this magazine on-line, you can check out the contests, polls, games and even virtual adventures.
Time for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
Time Magazine for Kids offers news articles about many topics, including the country, the world, animals. and trends in schools. Also features games, polls, and a homework help section.
History
Library of Congress presents America's Story from America's Library.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov
The Library of Congress puts the story back in history through images of primary source documents, prints, photographs, maps, recordings and other materials from the past. Along with the fascinating information about people, places and things of interest to kids of all ages, there are songs to listen to, a Krazy Kat cartoon to watch, a scavenger hunt and other fun things to do.
This Day in History.
http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/index.html
Select a date in history and learn what happened in that day's headlines. Participants can narrow their focus to specific dates in Automotive, Civil War, Cold War, Crime, Entertainment, Literary, Old West, Vietnam War, Wall Street, and WWII history.
The Presidents of the United States of America.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/index.html
List of internal links to each president of the United States. Includes photographs and links to other Web resources.
Science
Farmers Almanac for Kids
http://www.almanac4kids.com/
A children’s version of the Old Farmer’s Almanac. Contains facts about weather, star gazing, history and more.
How Stuff Works.
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Learn how everything works. From digital cameras to identity theft, this site is a treasure trove of useful and searchable information.
Catch the Science Bug
http://www.sciencebug.org/
Solve science puzzles, do your own scientific investigations, or learn more about what scientists do on the job.
Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu
Learn about astronomy, space, telescopes, stars, discoveries. Includes “Tonight’s Sky” constellations, deep sky objects and planets.
