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Arts and Crafts
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Crayola Creativity Central
coloring pages, craft ideas, games and fun
Careers
Comics
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MakeBeliefsComix
make your own comic strips
Computer Skills
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abcya
Primary grade activities to help develop computer skills
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World Wide Web Workbook
A Website with basic instructions to help you understand how to get around on the World Wide Web (www) better.
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Scratch
easy programming language; create interactive stories, games & animations
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Using the Web
Learning from Websites (grades 1-2) Searching for Websites (grades 3-5) Evaluating Websites (grades 6-8)
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Dance Mat Typing
Make your way through all 12 stages and you can be a top typist.
Copyrights
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Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright
Interactive Web site targeted to middle-school children with the goal of explaining U.S. copyright law.
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B4UCopy
Software piracy is a big problem -- but what makes it your problem? How can software piracy hurt you?
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Free Music for Your iPod or iPhone
what's free? what's illegal? sources for free music
Creativity
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kerpoof
Make cards, stories, movies, pictures, drawings
Foreign Language
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BBC Languages
"A bit at a time, in your own time" French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, German, Italian, Portugese, Greek, more; beg. to adv.
Games
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PBS
games, music, and coloring with your favorite pbs characters
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Who Wants to Win A Million Dollars?
a popular game format to practice your math and science knowledge
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Jeopardy
Choose Elementary, Middle School, or High School ability level; will download as PowerPoint
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Oochina
games for children ages 6-9
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Checkers
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Fun Ranch
unique collection of interactive games appropriate for the whole family
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Dare To Be Square
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Funschool
lots of fun and educational games and activities for kids
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CrytoKids - America's Future Codemakers and Codebreakers
Site developed by National Security Agency
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Primary Games
games and other fun things to do
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Lego.com Play
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SchoolExpress
lots of puzzles!
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skatekids online
K-5: easy-to-use, engaging, educational games: spelling, vocabulary, reading, memory, phonics
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Slime Kids Games
Spelling, Vocabulary, Typing, Grammar
Health and Safety
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Enviromysteries
What part does environment play in health problems such as asthma and cancer? Middle School and up
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Plastic Fork Diaries
relationship between food & changing bodies, cultural differences, vanishing family meal, nutrition & athletic performance
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Make Your Calories Count
interactive learning program that provides information to help plan a healthful diet while managing calorie intake
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My Pyramid Blast Off game
fuel up your rocket ship with smart food and activity choices to fly to Planet Power
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BAM! Body and Mind
games and information on diseases, food & nutrition, safety, life, and body
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Verb It's What You Do
create a virtual character whose activity is based on yours & play games
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FBI Safety Tips for Kids
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Learn to be Healthy
video and activities: 5 Senses, Nutrition & Physical Activity, Tobacco & Inhalants, Adolescence, Dental Health, Eating Healthy
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Medical Games
Some are simulations - Cancer, Blood Typing, Chemland, DNA, Virtual Knee Surgery, Human Anatomy, Immune Attack, Virtual Labs
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HHS for Kids
All kids, Youth, Girls, so many things to do here!
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The President's Challenge
Challenge, Awards, Activity Log, Tools to Help
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Food & Drug Administation Kids' Page
Food Safety Quiz, Inspect a Warehouse, Word Find, Memory, All About Animals, News
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Get It Straight
facts about drugs
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The Fusebox
Understanding electricity
Internet Safety
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SafeKids.com
Tools, Tips, Forums - all to promote safety for children on the Internet
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SafeTeens.com
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NetSmartz for Teens
social networking, cyberbullying, 411, real-life stories, Cybertipline Report
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netSmartz
Internet Safety games and activities for kids
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iKeepSafe Kids
Internet safety for kids
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Kid Safety on the Internet
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NetSmartzKids
The ultimate goal of NetSmartzKids is to teach children to identify online dangers and practice safer behaviors.
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Cyberbullying
A positive and empowering suite of K-12 lessons, home connections to inform families and prevention activities to extend classro
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Cure the Bullies
Students kill viruses and immunize themselves by identifying characteristics of cyberbullying. Self-assessment also available.
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Stop Bullying
A site for elementary students by students on bullying.
Help the World
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FreeRice
Every correct answer gives rice to help feed hungry people. Practice vocabulary in several languages, math, and more
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AIDtoCHILDREN
Every correct answer gives 25¢ to help children through World Vision. Practice vocabulary and track your improvement.
Homework Help
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Study Buddy
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Character Traits
A 2-page list of character traits. If you need the definition, click on the word to link to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Thesaurus
Look up words, hear words pronounced, Daily Article, Quotation, News, History, Birthday
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Study Skills - How to Study
study skills, study strategies, & study tips on variety of topcs: reading a novel, preparing to study, giving oral report
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Create a Graph
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Create a Graph - advanced
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StudyStack
Use existing or create your own. Flashcards, Hangman, Crossword Puzzle, Matching, Word Search, Word Scramble
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FlashcardDB
Create, study and share flashcards online. Can also use the cards already there.
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FlashcardExchange
Great selection; free email registration required if you create your own; available for iPhone.
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Quizlet
Free to registered users. Study options include Review, Input-the-Answer, Quiz Yourself, 2 games.
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Flash Card Machine
Free registration
Iditarod
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Iditaproject
video clips, pictures, and information on past and the ongoing Iditarod races
Math
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Math Playground
For elementary and middle school students. Practice your math skills, play a logic game, and have some fun!
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Lizardpoint Math
Self-graded math to do on online OR print out math worksheets
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TicTacToe Square
Easy, Medium, Hard, or SuperBrain math problems; addition to square roots
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Math Baseball
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Sense and Dollars
fun, interactive site that helps demystify personal economics - 6th grade & up
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Villainy, Inc.
Middle school & up -- find out how your math skills can hlep you beat this evil genius at his own game
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Funschool
fun & educational math games for kids
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multiplication.com
tons of interactive games to help learn multiplication
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Visual Fractions
Fractions are better understood when seen. A tutorial that models fractions with number lines and circles.
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AAA Math
explanations of math topics as well as opportunity to practice those topics on different grade levels
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SAT Math Practice
Each practice set contains 5 problems of medium difficulty. Step by step video solutions & a follow up problem accompany each qu
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Create a Graph
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Create a Graph - advanced
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Interactivate
Over 100 interactive activities
Movies
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Kerpoof
create animated stories (movies)
Pictures
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Pics4Learning
great copyright-free images for education
Reading
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Reading Rainbow
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RIF Reading Planet
A great interactive website that allows students to improve their reading and writing skills.
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Quizlet
a preferred method of learning vocabulary
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Read Along Stories and Songs
Great for preschool and younger elementary
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StarFall
where children have fun learning to read
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Time For Kids
Provides news articles on different topics that are interesting to children.
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Internet Picture Dictionary
Find words, play games; Eng, Span, French, German, Italian; Flashcards, Fill-in-the-Blanks, Stinky Spelling, Word Scramble
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Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Thesaurus
Look up words, hear words pronounced, play Hangman, Spelling Bee, Match Up, Scramble
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Slime Kids Book Trailers
Look for a great book to read by the decade it was published or by grade level
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Slime Kids Authors
Search for information about authors. Links take you to authors' websites and other info.
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Slime Kids Book Reviews
Search for book reviews by category, age group, or by searching for the title.
Research
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How Stuff Works
Learn how everything works!
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National Geographic
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Dogpile
Search engines Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Ask! compiled into one
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NoodleTools
Search. Assess quality of results. Record, organize & synthesize info using online notecards. Format bibliography in APA or MLA.
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SLED
Statewide Library Electronic Doorway. Information resources for, about, and by Alaskans.
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Internet Public Library - KidSpace
Reference, Health & Nutrition, Our World, Art & Music, Reading Zone, Math & Science, Sports & Recreation, Computers & Internet,
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ALA Great Web Sites for Kids
dozens of links; categories such as literature and languages, math and computer, the arts, more
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Bartleby
search encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, English usage guidelines, classic literature, and more
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RefDesk
Reference, Facts, News - changes daily - free
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Slime Kids Search Engines
Investigate search engines for kids
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Slime Kids Reference
Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and atlases for kids
Science
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Switch Zoo
Create your own animal, learn interesting animal facts. write a story about your animal
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Where Do I Live?
a game for you to place animals in their correct place in the world
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Build an Online Habitat
Change various environmental features to create just the right habitat for your animal
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Funschool
fun & educational science games for kids
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National Geographic for Kids
videos, activities, games, stories on a variety of nonfiction topics
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Earthquakes for Kids
Learning activities, pictures, facts, etc;
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Brainy Kids
games, activities, virtual experiments
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Create a Graph
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Create a Graph - advanced
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Children's Hospital Boston Interactive Research
Currently has 10 Interactive Features (require Flash); The Neuron; How Cancer Grows & Spreads; more
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Cousteau Kids Online
great environmental awareness activities and information
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Fantastic Contraption
physics puzzle game
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Science at pppst.com
Free Presentations in PowerPoint format & Interactive Activities
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Daylight Saving Time
History, Why, Anecdotes, When, Controversy
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EIA Energy Kids Page
energy facts & history; fun and games
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Just for Kids
Department of Interior Website for Kids: Nat'l Park Service, Geo Survey, Reclamation, Surface Mining, Fish & Wildlife, Minerals
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Think Green
Ideas & activities on how to contribute to a cleaner, healthier environment
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The Fusebox
Understanding electricity
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The Photographic Periodic Table of Elements
Click on an element for more detail, including a picture!
Social Studies
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Where Is That?
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Analyzing a TV News Story
Learn about the elements, then identify them in a real news story, and take the interactive quiz.
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Funschool
fun & educational geography and history games for kids
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Time For Kids
Provides news articles on different topics that are interesting to children.
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National Geographic for Kids
videos, activities, games, stories on a variety of nonfiction topics
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How Well Do You Know Your World?
game to find cities, capitals, and famous places in the world, the USA, continents -
Kids Next Door
where kids can learn more about being good citizens
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Kids Stuff
3 branches of government; how laws are made
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Whitehouse 101
facts & fun for all ages
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FBI Kids' Page
Learn about the FBI through games, tips, stories & interactives
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Elf Island
kids’ virtual world instills positive social & environmental values. Play for free or pay to become a member
Use the Library!
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First City Libraries
UAS, public, and school libraries. Program info, review your account, access databases, find new items, online catalog.
Variety sites
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Fun Brain
reading, math, games, arcade, mad libs
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ThinkQuest: Library
over 6,500 websites created by students as part of a worldwide competition; for students of all ages; wide range of ed topics
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Alaska Kids
sites in the categories of Education, Safety, Nature
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4Kids
Games, Cool Spots, Fun Stuff, Ask Amy, Speak Out, Kid Quest
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Beware of the Big Bad Wolf
A ThinkQuest created by 6th Graders on the topic of wolves. Activities geared toward mid-upper elementary.
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Kids.gov
arts, math, science, computers, fun stuff, careers,government, health, fitness, & safety, social studies, state websites
Writing
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MLA Secondary Citation Maker (based on 6th edition)
Oregon School Library Information System-Download worksheets & examples; Use the citation maker
Publishing