DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL WEB SITES

SCIENCE

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/index.html   

NASA’s web site for kids who are space enthusiasts. 

http://www.science2discover.com/  

Elementary science as well as more advanced subject matter.

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/

A web site all about volcanoes

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Great site for both kids and adults detailing how different things work.

http://www.enature.com/

Nature web site.

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

“Cool Science for Curious Kids”

LANGUAGE ARTS

http://www.legends.dm.net/index.html

Myths and legends

http://www.rhymezone.com/

A fun rhyming dictionary that also includes many other useful resources.

http://www.aesopfables.com/

Amazing database of Aesop’s fables.

http://www.bartleby.com/

Access to tons of books and information

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/

A site celebrating international female writers from all time periods.

http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/AmeLit.html

Directory of information about great American writers.

http://www.people.virginia.edu/~jbh/children.html

*Very highly recommended.  Links to great sites that revolve around children’s literature. 

http://www.neh.gov/projects/summertimefavorites.html

Books for young readers organized by age group.

http://ccpl.carr.lib.md.us/read/   

*Very highly recommended.  Resource of authors and books for young people.

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

Children’s literature web site.

http://www.worldreading.org/

Book reviews written by and for kids.

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm

 *This is an exhaustive, alphabetized list of author web sites all over the web. 

WRITING

http://www.realkids.com/club.shtml

Young writer’s clubhouse

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/errors.html

Common errors in English usage.  Ranges from advanced errors to very basic ones.

FUN STUFF

http://birds.cornell.edu/bow/

Birds, birds, and more birds…

http://pbskids.org/

PBS for kids

http://www.4kids.org/  

Technology for kids on the web.

http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/index_2.shtml

The CIA web site for kids.

http://www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/intro.html

Web site on learning chess.

http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/kids/

Teaches kids the basics of web design.

SOCIAL STUDIES

http://www.50states.com/

States and capitals

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

World fact book.  Includes profiles of countries and flags from around the world.

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

U.S. government for kids

http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Anthropology-K12/anth-k12.htm

Anthropology for K-12

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/

National Geographic’s web site.

www.worldalmanacforkids.com

A fun almanac designed for kids. 

www.discovery.com

Discovery network web site. 

SEARCH ENGINES FOR KIDS

These are search engines that specifically look for resources that are “kid-friendly”. 

www.yahooligans.com

www.ajkids.com

“Ask Jeeves” for kids.