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Useful Web Sites
Search Engines Clip Art Sites Science Sites Math Sites Fieldtrip Sites Library Sites
Ask Kids Jeeve Clip Art from Discovery water droplet game Everyday Math Online Games!

Seattle Aquarium

www.worldbookonline.co 
Yahooligans Kids' Clip Art National Geographic for Kids Ask Dr. Math

Seattle Pacific  Science Center

Awesome Library
Kids Click Web Search Microsoft Clip Art NASA www.mathfactcafe.com   Thesaurus
Little Explorer's Picture Dictionary Educational Clip Art The Magic School Bus Fun Place      
Homework Central   Electronic Zoo A+ Math    
    The Bug Club      
  Astronomy Time for Kids      

 

Veterans' Day Activities

General Sites

Fun Brain - Online games and quizzes.
Alfy The Web Portal for Kids - Interactive stories, games, crafts, activities, etc.
Funology.com - The science of having fun. Crafts, jokes, experiments, etc.
FunSchool.com - Online educational games for K-6.
Little Explorers - If you aren't sure how to use the web, this is your first stop. This site explains how to move around the internet in easy steps, including how to use a mouse, links, resizing a window, scrolling, and how to go back a page.
Hot List: Kids Did This - Check out what other kids are creating, and publishing, online!
Kids' Space - Fun activities. Submit your own stories and music, or simply enjoy other kids' work.
Kids Domain - Clip art, icons, games, brain builders, Pokemon, crafts, etc. This site is constantly updated.
Not Just For Kids! - A website for kids and their parents.
700+ Great Sites for Kids - Links to over 700 great sites just for kids!
Eggy's World - Eggy's Mini Arcade, science links, sports links, animal links, painting links, educational links, send Eggy cards to your friends, etc.
City of Kent Fire Prevention - The City of Kent's Fire Prevention Public Education site, containing great information and children's education color sheets.

 

Language Arts Sites

Dr. Seuss' Seussville
Literature and Language Sites for Children
Candlelight Stories
Stone Soup Magazine
The Prince and I- Fun interactive stories and activities
The Internet Public Library Story Hour
Grandpa Tucker's Rhymes and Tales
Scholastic Inc.
Weekly Reader Galaxy

Worksheets/Educational Materials

Teaching Early Reading- Hundreds of phonics tests, and worksheets at no charge.

Family Education dot com- Know your first grader, best buys, skill-builders by subject, first-grade milestones, you and the school, school safety and much more!
Library in the Sky- Links to educational resources.
Not Just for Kids!- A website for kids and their parents.
The Department of Education- Homepage.
Learning Disabilities Online
City of Kent Fire Prevention - The City of Kent's Fire Prevention Public Education site. Contains great educational information, including children's education color sheets.
National Academy Press- Website recommended by Jerry Miller for parents to learn more about how to help their child with reading.

Parenting Sites

Parent Soup
The National Parenting Center

Oceans

http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/education/coastwatch/coastwatch.html

http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/eviau/edit557/oceans/linda/lfish.htm#wfish

http://www.mbayaq.org/

http://www.crabstreetjournal.com/kidzone/

http://www.mysticaquarium.org/

http://www.flaquarium.net/

 

Plants

http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Kids/lifescience.html

           

Nutrition

http://www.eatsmart.org/

 

Generic

http://enchantedlearning.com

           

Earth Day

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/earthday/earthday.htm

 

Insects

http://www.teachingheart.net/teachinsects.html