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A list of links to other sites that we've enjoyed and found helpful.

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Math

Cool Math - fun games, lessons, and practice problems

Free Worksheet Creator

Free Worksheet Generator

Free Printable Worksheets

Free Math Games

Free Printable Math Games

Rainforest Math - free online math games

Illuminations - free math games & lessons

Math Archives - lots of math resources arranged by topic

Calculus

Calculus

Women Mathematicians - biographies

Math Games

Math games & resources

Math Arcade

More Math Games

Villainy Inc. - interactive online game. use math skills to stop the evil Dr. Wick

Math Dictionary

Figure This! - math challenges for the whole family

Kids Finance - teach your kids about money & finances

Money - list of interactive money websites

MathScribe - free Algebra lab assignments

 

Science

Science Daily - news & articles on many areas of Science

Free Resources for 6th & 8th Grades

Science With Me - free games, animations, worksheets, articles, and more

Science teachers - teaching materials, activities, worksheets, and lesson plans

Kinetic City - games, activities, challenges, and more

Exploratorium - museum of science, art, and human perception

Free Science Curriculum

Extreme Science

Cool Science for Curious Kids - from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Science Online - Lesson Plans, Interactive Activities, worksheets, and links for many different Science topics

Earth Science

PlanetPals - environmental education, lessons, and activities

Sea and Sky - games, info, & pictures

Eco Kids - site from Canada. games, activities, printable pages, and more

Geology - free lesson plans and other resources

SeaWorld - free lesson plans & classroom activities from SeaWorld

Weather - info & resources

Weather Wiz Kids - games, info, pictures

Kids Astronomy - games, activities, and more

Animals

Animal Planet

Animals of the World - learn about the different kinds of animals & play games

Animal Land - Pet care guides, animals stories, cartoons, news, articles, and games

Creature Feature - This site from National Geographic has lots of stuff on animals

Endangered - From the American Museum of Natural History, this site talks about endangered species & the causes

Frogs - learn about frogs, the myths about them, and more

Fish FAQ -  many questions and answers about fish and other water animals

All About Frogs!

Breeds of Livestock - Learn about the different breeds of horses, cattle, swine, and more.

Kids Go Wild - From the Wildlife Conservation Society, learn about wild animals, look at photos, and play games

Kratts' Creatures - site of the PBS show

Nature - site of the PBS Nature series

Zoboomafoo - site of the PBS show

Frogs - From the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant - learn strange facts about frogs, order a free frog bookmark, learn to make an origami frog, and more!

WWF - Free games, e-cards, news and more

Dino Directory - from the Natural History Museum

Kids' Planet - From Defenders of Wildlife - games, info, a web quest, teacher's area and more

Animal Classification

Animal Diversity Web

Biology

On-line Biology book

Cells & Organelles -  information about the different types of cells

I Can Do That! - learn about cells, protein, DNA, RNA, and cloning

Biology - from the National Science Foundation

A to Z of Classification

Human Body

Heart Power - From the American Heart Association

Human Anatomy Online - Learn about the many systems of the human body

Neuroscience For Kids - lesson plans, worksheets, games, and more!

Anatomy & Physiology 1 - aimed at older students, probably best for high school level (or college)

Your Gross & Cool Body - From Discovery Kids

Botany

Just For Kids

Botany For Kids

The Great Plant Escape - game

Botany Resources for Kids

 

For the Younger Crowd

Count us in Games - math games

Starfall - great, free site with interactivities to teach reading

Seussville - Dr Seuss, games, biography, event dates, and more

Fisher Price - games & activities

Kratts' Creatures - from PBS

Thomas & Friends

Berenstain Bears - official site

Literactive - another site for teaching reading, it's free but you have to register

Berenstain Bears - from PBS, this is different from their official site

Between the Lions - From PBS

Bob the Builder

Super Why - from PBS

Curious George - from PBS

It's a Big Big World - from PBS

Dragon Tales - from PBS

Clifford - the Big Red Dog, from PBS

 

For Grade School Kids

Arthur - from PBS

Cyber Chase - from PBS

Postcards From Buster - from PBS

Maya & Miguel - from PBS

Alfy.com - lots of free games, some look educational others just look fun

FunBrain - games & more

LearningPlanet - games, activities & more

Learning Games For Kids - From the people who brought us Time4Learning. Free games covering many different subjects. Also has Science songs & videos. visitor recommended.

Language Arts

SpellingCity.com - Free online spelling program to help students practice their spelling lists with fun games. visitor recommended.

Learning Vocabulary Fun - Free games to help build vocabulary. Does appear to be aimed (at least mainly) at ESL students, but would probably be helpful to any student in need of vocabulary help. From the people that created Time4Learning. visitor recommended

 

Pay Sites

Time4Learning.com - You do have to pay for this site. While I have not personally used it, I've heard great things about it from many homeschoolers. Covers Language Arts & Math for pre K - middle school, and Science & Social Studies for grades 1 - 7. visitor recommended

Art

A Lifetime of Color - Free lesson plans, activities, and interactive games

Dick Blick - Free lesson plans, also sells art supplies

Art for Kids - lots of resources

Artcyclopedia - tons of articles & info about Art through history, Art movements, Artists, etc

Art of the Middle Ages

More Middle Ages Art

National Gallery of Art - online tours

Art Zone - interactive online art

Artist's Toolkit - videos, demonstrations, etc.

Tux Paint -free drawing program for children ages 3-12

Watercolor - instructions, lesson plans & techniques from artist John Lovett

Watercolor - painting tutorials

Web Gallery of Art - virtual museum & search engine

 

Crafts

All Free Crafts - over 900 craft projects & ideas

Crayola - coloring pages, crafts, & games

DLTK - lots of crafts by theme

Allcrafts -free craft projects & patterns

Native American Beadwork

Candle making - info for the beginner, also sells supplies

Pioneer Thinking - soap making, candle making, holiday crafts, children's crafts & more

KinderArt - free Art lesson plans, ideas & info

Make Stuff - large collection of crafts for kids & adults, some free some available only with membership

 

Foreign Language

ASL - signs, lessons, quizzes, teaching tips, and more

Learn Latin - free downloadable texts, readers, and dictionary

Spanish websites - sites for students learning Spanish & for students who speak Spanish as their primary language

Learn Spanish - free Spanish tutorials

Super Spanish Site - power point presentations, lessons, resources, web quests, and more

Foreign Language Lesson Plans & Resources - for a variety of languages

Ignite the Fire - free online courses, lesson plans, textbooks, etc.

 

Misc

HandiPoints - online chore chart system. fun way for you & your child to keep track of their chores & behavior

Moshi Monsters - your child adopts a monster & then takes care of it. they need to play educational games to earn the 'Rox' needed to take care of their monster.

Teacher Tube - like YouTube, but educational

Studio 4 Learning - educational videos on a variety of topics, aimed more towards older students

 

Webcams

Africam

National Zoo

Go and Roam

Realtime Camera Paradise

Monterey Bay Aquarium

San Diego Zoo

Tiger Homes

Wild Watch

Yellowstone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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