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Kansas History and Information

Kansas Facts (Kansas Secretary of State's)
Basic information and Kansas facts

http://www.kssos.org/resources/kansas_kids.html
Kansas Facts (Kansas Governor's Office)
Basic information on Kansas history, government and symbols

http://www.governor.ks.gov/Facts/default.htm
Kansas Facts and Fancies (The Kansas Collection Web Site)
Trivia questions about Kansas history

http://www.kancoll.org/articles/kstrivia/
Kansas Timeline of State History (provided by The Statehouse Girls)
An excellent chronological look at Kansas history)

http://www.statehousegirls.net/ks/timeline/
Topics in Kansas history (Kansas State Historical Society)
Various subjects and time periods in Kansas history with links to resources

http://www.kshs.org/research/topics/index.htm
Wierd & Unusual Facts on Kansas
Kansas Sampler Foundation - strange but true things about Kansas, Kansas capitals such as “the Outhouse Capital”, “Greyhound Cap

http://kansassampler.org/listslinks.html
Kansas Primary Source Photos
Western Trails Project (Kansas State Historical Society) - Digitized photographs, printed materials, and maps that document sev

http://www.kshs.org/research/collections/documents/online/westerntrails/index.htm
Kansas State Constitution online
The current state constitution. Does not includes amendments

http://www.kslib.info/ref/constitution/index.html
Photographs of Kansas
A photo tour of Kansas provided by Harland J. Schuster

http://www.kansasphototour.com/
50 States and Kansas
An excellent place to get basic information on all 50 states of the United States

http://www.netstate.com

Library Media

NoodleQuest
Use this handy tool to determine the best search engine for the topic you are researching.

http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/
Series and Sequels
Mid-Continent Public Library Juvenile Series and Sequels database contains over 23,500 books. Look up Title, Subject, Title or

http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/
Mid-Continent Public Library
Northern Missouri Public Library System - patron database and helpful links.

http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/
Andover Public Library
Access the APL catalog, see new contruction photos and more!

http://www.andoverlibrary.org/
Wichita Public Library
Overview of the library, including guide, locations and hours, research databases and resources, sites for kids and tips for par

http://www.wichita.lib.ks.us/
Internet Movie Database
Books made into movies and movies made into books.

http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies/
Zoo.com
Search Engine that lets you search by topic on the general web and in the news.

http://www.zoo.com

Internet Searching

Learn the Net
The Animated Internet: How Search Engines Work

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/animate/search.html
NoodleTools
Choose the Best Search

http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
State Library of Kansas - Explore Our Resources
Go to: Explore Our Resources to gain access to World Book On-line, Sirs Discover, Kids Infobits, Infotrack and LOTS more!

http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/KSL/

Literature and Authors

Author Sites

E-books

Story line on-line
Popular picture books read by celebrities

www.storylineonline.net
Meadowlark Library E-Books
Electronic copies of popular books.

http://208.189.22.178/surpass/websafari.exe/Nav?Database=mes&SID=1654C895B8816750&Page=home
Mrs. Eastman's Reading Web Page
Lots of Internet links that have to do with reading! E-book links are middle of the page.

http://www.usd385.org/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/06/27/44a145c868d84

Math

Funbrain
Fun math games!

http://www.funbrain.com/
Illuminations
Great interactive math site that includes activities, lesson plans, national standards and lots more!

http://illuminations.nctm.org/

Reference

Zoo.com
Search engine lets you search your topic on the web and in the news!

http://www.zoo.com
Edu Hound

http://www.eduhound.com/hotlist
KidsClick

http://kidsclick.org
Internet Public Library KidSpace

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace
BibBuilder
Bibliography electronic fill in the blanks

http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic/bib_builder/index.html

Science

Social Studies

Teacher Links

KERC
Kansas Education Resource Center - Align state standards to your lessons

http://www.kerc-ks.org
Cheney Public Schools
State Standards to content areas with supporting resources

http://www.cheney268.com/Learning/Standards/standards.htm
Teacher Tube
You-tube for teachers

http://www.teachertube.com/
Teachers First Wiki Walk-Through
What is a Wiki vs. a Blog, find out now!

http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/
EMints
eThemes is an extensive database of content-rich, age-appropriate resources organized around specific themes. These resources ar

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/index.shtml
Multimedia Resources for Educators and Students
Utah Education Network provides these links to access of various Web sites with resources educators can use in multimedia presen

http://www.uen.org/curriculum/multimedia_resources.shtml

Winter Holiday's (Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa)

Christmas

The North Pole
Visit Santa's Workshop!

http://www.northpole.com/
All Things Christmas
Christmas printables and more

http://www.allthingschristmas.com/printables.html

Hannukah

Kwanzaa