Internet Sites
of Interest
We will add new links continuously, and your suggestions and recommendations are always welcome. Please email them to Carol Eggert. Also, be sure to check back often to see the newly updated links.
Our links are broken down into three categories:
This collection of links has just been started. Be sure to check back often for many more creative, entertaining, and educational links for students.
If you have a site you would like to see added to this page, please email Carol Eggert
To view information about each page, simply click on the bullet tot he left of the title, and additional information will be displayed.
Kidsclick!
- http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
KidsClick! is a giant search engine for kids where all sites have been selected by experienced librarians. Search by keyword, letter, or topic. The topics are organized into 15 categories. In addition to the usual suspects (math, science and literature), there are several categories appealing to kids: weird and mysterious, machines and transportation, sports and recreation, and home and household, which feature such relevant subjects as pets and baby-sitting. Alphabetical lists are also clearly designed for kids. A sampling of "J" topics include: Japan, jazz, jokes, Judaism, and jumping games. Another innovative, kid-friendly feature of KidsClick! is that results can be sorted by reading level. Browsers can also indicate how many pictures to include in links, so that computers with slower capacity will not crash. A super place to begin any web-based research with students.
Ask Jeeves for Kids
- http://ajkids.com/
Send your class's inquiring minds to Ask Jeeves for Kids! This site works much like a search engine, but students enter their queries in question form. When they type and enter a question, a list of possible queries appears. Students may choose from these questions to locate exact information. Ask Jeeves offers safe surfing for kids by bringing other sites into its pages through frames. There is no need for young explorers to roam the web in search of solutions to their burning-questions-Jeeves has all of the answers!
Mrs. Alphabet
- http://www.mrsalphabet.com/
You have a friend in Mrs. Alphabet, the online source for language arts ideas from A to Z. Kids will enjoy her delightful collection of games, but teachers will be more interested in the terrific classroom activities that she describes. Subscribe to her "Alphabetically Yours" newsletter, and let the ideas come to you 26 times a year! Use past issues to help you plan to get you motivated to teach the ABCs. Chat with cyber-educators like you who want to make the most out of their students' language arts experiences.
Discovery Channel Online
- http://www.discovery.com
A monster site
Discover Channel School
- http://www.school.discovery.com
Check this one out.
The World of Reading
- http://www.worldreading.org/
A Web site where kids and books come together. Book Reviews by Kids, for Kids and much more!
Time For Kids
- http://www.timeforkids.com
Time magazine for kids is read in a lot of classrooms.
USA Today
- http://www.usatoday.com
An Online Newspaper
The World Factbook 2004
- http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Extensive information about all countries.
Encyberpedia
- http://www.encyberpedia.com/ency.htm#menu
An encyclopedia of web information, categorized by subject
Kids Web: WWW Digital Library for School kids
Appleton Public Library
- http://apl.org
You can search and place holds!
Authors on the Web
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
Many authors to look up and help with book reports!
Starchild
- http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild
A science program put together by NASA for young astronomers!
The World of Reading
- http://www.worldreading.org/
Where kids and books come together. Have you read a good book lately??? Share a Book -- Book Reviews by Kids, for Kids!
Welcome to the World of Escher
- http://lonestar.texas.net/~escher/
Try your hand at tessellations and more.
Plants Clean the Air!
- http://www.zone10.com/wsdocs/tech/NASA/fyh.htm
A NASA study on the environment!
The Federal Emergency Management Agency
- http://www.fema.gov/kids/
Floods, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and winter storms are natural disasters that happen in the United States. The Federal Emergency Management Agency -- FEMA -- helps people who have been in a disaster. We also teach people what to do during a disaster and what to do BEFORE a disaster.
This collection of links has just been started. Be sure to check back often for many more helpful, creative, and educational links for teachers.
If you have a site you would like to see added to this page, please email Carol Eggert
To view information about each page, simply click on the bullet tot he left of the title, and additional information will be displayed.
The Lessons Plan Page
- http://www.LessonPlansPage.com
This relatively new Web site is home to over 500 lesson plans arranged by subject area and age group. Though there are no flashy graphics, the content is good. The site is updated regularly with new additions, and topical selections are highlighted. So whether you're looking for a lesson about spreadsheets and probability, subordinate clauses, or spider webs, you'll be sure to find it here.
The Perpetual Preschool
- http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/
Are you running out of creative things to do with blocks? Is your collection of art ideas dwindling? Would you like to make more out of dramatic play? If so, the Perpetual Preschool is your ideal resource! This site has been built with the input of its visitors, and it includes submissions of hands-on activities for young children. If you don't find exactly what you are looking for, a visit to the chat room or a post to the site's message board will put you in touch with teachers in the know. A new part of the site will help you locate online courses for early childhood educators.
Earlychildhood.com
- http://www.earlychildhood.com/
Reading, art, and sharing-the-same things in the early childhood classroom you will find at Earlychildhood.com. At this web site, the fun is reserved for adults! Gather art lessons and activities that your students will adore, read an article that will improve the way you interact with your students, and share your own classroom ideas with other teachers. This site is designed for the teacher who wants to bring more to her room than a plan book; it is a resource for the instructor who wants her students to have fun while they learn.
Weekly Writing Workout
- http://www.zinopress.com/
Each week a new writing exercise for children is featured no this page. The activities come from the book How to Be the Greatest Writer in the World by Matt Cibula, and the exercises can be viewed and printed with the free Adobe Acrobat software. Teachers will enjoy this quick way to obtain an excellent writing lesson for the classroom, and they'll like the weekly suggestions to start their own ideas. Writing can be fun with the Weekly Writing Workout!
AAAClipArt.com
- http://www.aaaclipart.com
This Web site is a great portal to all the different clip art sites out there on the Internet. Images are categorized alphabetically on the site by subject matter (e.g. Christmas, dance, flag, etc.), and there are many images to view. In addition to the image collection, there is also an extensive list of other free clip art sites to check out. The only real inconveniences here are the extensive number of banner ads and the fact that you may need to dig through a number of menus before you find the image you want. Otherwise, this is a great starting point for anyone's clip art search.
Scholastic Books
- http://www.scholastic.com/inschool/
Publishing giant Scholastic Books now has a Web site that offers a lot more than book clubs and sales. The teachers' section includes 70 excellent free reproducible worksheets and lessons. Designed for kids in grades K-3 and 4-6, all materials are taken from Scholastic books. So, in addition to great ready-to-copy lesson materials in most curriculum areas, you can sample a significant number of Scholastic's print publications without buying.
This collection of links has just been started. Be sure to check back often for many more helpful, creative, and educational links for parents.
If you have a site you would like to see added to this page, please email Carol Eggert
To view information about each page, simply click on the bullet tot he left of the title, and additional information will be displayed.
Family Education.com
- http://www.familyeducation.com/home/
This web site, developed by the Learning Network an enormous amount of information for parents on family issues and on personal issues.
The National PTA
- http://www.pta.org/
Provides National information from the Parent Teachers Association, the oldest and largest volunteer association in the United States working exclusively on behalf of children and youth.
Wisconsin State PTA
- http://www.wisconsinpta.org/
The Wisconsin PTA has advocated for children and youth in Wisconsin for 87 years, and is the connecting link between the National PTA and local units. For over 100 years, the PTA has been the only national organization whose sole purpose is the health, education and welfare of ALL children.
The Wisconsin PTA is a strong, active association of almost 50,000 members that continually advocates for all children and youth in many areas, such as legislation/child advocacy; health and safety; education; cultural arts; substance abuse; special needs; and parenting.
Children are the future, and everyone-- parent...grandparent...senior citizen...student....businessperson...taxpayer-- has a stake in that future and part to play. The Wisconsin PTA works to achieve a mutual understanding and cooperation of all individuals as we work for children and youth of Wisconsin and their future.
Family Magazine
- http://www.family.com
A family magazine with great ideas, family fun and great projects plus practical advice for the whole family.