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DiscoverySchool.com Full of wonderful pages and links. Their gallery of clip art alone is worth the visit. |
Apple Learning Interchange http://ali.apple.comLessons and Units created by teachers in all subject matters. Search by Standards, Subject, Grade Level. Make This Your One Stop for Curriculum!! |
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TeacherWeb.com
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easiest most attractive way for a teacher to make his/her own website.
A sample page is provided to see what it looks like. |
AfterSchool.gov
A site created by governmental agencies for kids! |
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SCORE California Standards-based activities in all subject areas and grade levels. Written by teachers, for teachers. The Literature Cyberguides in the Language Arts section are a must for teachers! NO ADVERTISING. |
Graphic Resources WWW
sites that have FREE clip art and photos! Get just that picture you
need for your newsletter or handout.
NOW, Searchable photos too!
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ClassroomConnect
The definitive spot for online resources and idea. They have a wonderful print magazine too that every school should have. (Commercial but no other advertising). |
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Filamentality
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil Filamentality is the place to go when you want students to do a web-based activity. Pages of links created by teachers on every topic imaginable. If you don't go here, you're working too hard. You can, of course, create your own. NO ADVERTISING. |
Blue Web 'N http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn Ready-made
lessons by teachers for classrooms-or make your own!
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Surfing
the Net with Kids
Some superb educational links. You can subscribe to their listserv and get automatic e-mail updates. Great for holiday ideas and any subject area. Great puzzles and activities that fit right into your curriculum. |
NEA
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resources and information exchange
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ThinkQuest
Students create wonderfully rich websites that can be used by other students for research. Students can win exciting prizes for their submissions as well. |
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence Sources from the Library of Congress, National Park Service and many federal agencies in between. Pictures, sounds, text, and, as its name implies, all FREE. |
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Bigchalk
Also a site with links to everything educational. |
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Collaborative lessons for all grades http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/ |
CTAP Great Curriculum/Technology Integration |
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PedagoNet!! This site facilitates the exchange of learning resources! Books, discussions, clipart. |
Virtual Parks!! See loads of parks in maps, photos, QuickTime VR. Breathtaking! Just click, and you're there. |
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Educational Resources Database Find every field trip in the Bay Area, costs, dates & times-easy to search. Scroll down & lick on Ed Resources Database. |
The Busy Teacher Site Are you a busy teacher? From the Alphabet Superhighway to Weather & Whales. Puzzles and Activities. A site worth looking at. |
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UTAHLink Links to everything a teacher needs! Lesson plans, Educational Links, Online Projects, all in the core curriculum. |
SchoolNotes POST YOUR HOMEWORK ON THE WEB with just word processing skills! HONEST! Parents and students can see it at home. No more missed assignments. |
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Education World Something for every subject area. |
See how teachers have created Webquests (Research Projects) for their students. Then create one of your own. |
Children's Literature Web Guidehttp://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.htmlFabulous
Literature Links
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URBAN LEGENDS Have you recently received an e-mail which says there's a virus that will kill your computer and to tell all your friends? Visit this site before panicking!! |
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Must Have Bookmarks Extremely useful websites! |
A PRACTICAL site for teachershttp://www.mathtrainer.com/global/ All subjects, web design, valuable links |
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Dictionary of Spanish This dictionary has over 56,508 entries with over 10,369 audio pronunciations. |
Your Dictionary.comhttp://www.yourdictionary.com/ |
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Jason Project |
Sea and Sky |
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Dreamtime |
Bibliomania.com http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/255/frameset.html Resource with the full text of classic world literature and important non-fiction texts supported by an extensive reference section |
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MotivationalQuotes.Com http://www.motivationalquotes.com/ Inspirational quotations, prayers, and positive affirmations to promote positive thinking, personal growth, success, and achievement |
America's Library |
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Homework Spot.com |
AskERIC Lesson Plans |
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Computer Lesson Plans |
TeAch-nology.com |
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Fun Brain.com |
A+ Math.com |
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BacketMath Interactive |
Basic Facts Practice http://www1.saxonpublishers.com/tech/basic_facts/basicFacts.html |
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Cool Math 4 Kids |
Click on Bricks |
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Native American History |
Fact Monster |
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Teacher Vision.com |
Kid Test.com |
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Crayola http://www.crayola.com/educators Over 450 lessons for Pre-K - 12 grade, in multiple subject areas. |
Idea Box http://www.theideabox.com/ideas.nsf/activity Pre-K activities |
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Portals to the World |
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Government Information for Kids Site developed
and maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center. It provides links
to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other
organizations all grouped by subject.
Your Dictionary Provides the a comprehensive and authoritative portal for language and language-related products and services on the web with more than 1800 dictionaries with more than 250 languages.
Teach Your Students to Write Poetry Read the entertaining perspective on teaching poetry and then visit the collection of recommended web sites for lesson plans, examples and methods to teach poetry units.
The Wright Brothers' 100th Anniversary Prepare for the Centennial of Flight anniversary with these web sites that take you back in history to the Wright Brothers' accomplishment, the first self-propelled heavier-than-air flight.
"Do We" Really Know Dewey? This is a website created to teach kids about the Dewey Decimal System.
Citing Sources Used for Research
Road Ready Teens Mothers Against Drunk Driving has partnered with DaimlerChrysler's offer schools a dynamic celebrity-filled, 35-minute multimedia school assembly show called "FACE." The show focuses on teaching secondary school students about the importance of making healthy choices, avoiding alcohol and other drug use, facing their mistakes and learning from them, as well as understanding the risks and responsibilities they face as new teen drivers.
SMART Board interactive whiteboards Interact with other educators and with SMART. Access educator-created learning resources, exchange ideas and share exemplary teaching practices. Discover new ways of using SMART products to improve learning in your classroom.
History
American History Links to Valley Forge, Liberty Bell, Benjamin Franklin, Revolutionary War, and more.
The American West Great site and easy to use! History and development of the twenty-two western states that form the American west, from frontier and pioneer days of the wild west, to today's modern west.
Ancient Worlds An introduction to ancient world cultures.
Atlapedia of Countries A to Z A searchable database of countries with information about population, capital, climate, people, religions, languages, government, economy, and more.
Blank and Outline Maps Collections of blank and outline maps to print out for educational or personal use.
Flag Timeline Information from January 1, 1776 - December 12, 1995.
Geobop's North America Symbols, quick facts, history, and geography for U. S., Mexico, Canada, and Greenland.
Handbook of Texas Online An encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Location, map, history, pictures, and description of each of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Links to the modern wonders of the world.
The World Factbook For over 50 years, the CIA has annually published The World Factbook with up-to-date and in-depth information on countries. The online site includes maps and appendixes.
World Flag Color pictures of national flags of countries throughout the world and their states.
Science
Amazing World of Frogs Fun and interesting facts about frogs.
Animals of Galapagos Islands Includes atlas, history, and wildlife.
Ask Dr. Universe Children can get answers for their questions. Easy to use.
Astronomy Comprehensive site about space and astronomy.
Bats, Bats Everywhere Designed for children to learn about bats.
Butterflies Comprehensive look at butterflies. Designed for students of all levels of comprehension.
Dinosaurs Get all of the information you need about dinosaurs at this site.
Electronic Zoo Easy to use site for animal information.
Endangered Animals Easy to use information about endangered animals. Includes activites, projects, and lesson plans.
Frog Land Provides frog facts, fables, jokes and art gallery. Learn how to take care of pet frogs.
NASA Kids A printable resource designed for students from Kindergarten to 8th grade.
Planets Information on all nine planets. Includes puzzles, picture scrambles, word search, and more.
Rainforests Easy to understand information about rainforests - their location, strats, and animals. Includes puzzles, activities, and quizzes.
Science Made Simple Learn science the easy, hands-on way. Fun science projects, great experiments, and answers to your science questions.
Space Kids Includes photos, games, solar system, and more.
Volvano World Great site for volcano information. Easy to use.
Sea World Great site for animal information, pictures, and fun facts.
Math
A+ Math This site was developed to help students improve their math skills with games, flashcards, and puzzles. You can also create and print your owm flashcards and math worksheets.
Brain Teasers Math questions and answers from grade 3 and up.
Fun Brain Play math baseball, tic-tac-toe squares, math car racing, and much more.
Helping your child learn Math Includes activities that help with fractions, money, time, shapes, numbers, measurements, and much more.
Homework Help This is the place to go for help with math problems.
Kids Domain Math Numerous links to math help and activities.
Math Forum: Math Resources by Subject Math resources arranged by subject for students from Kindergarten through graduate studies.
Web Math Explains the basics of numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, fractions, decimals, ratios, geometry, story problems for grades 3-8, and weight on other planets.
Reading
Clifford Storybooks Read a story about Clifford online!
Just Me And My Dad Book by Mercer Mayer is presented online to read or listen to. Cute story and wonderful illustrations.
Little Fingers Storybooks Stories for young children, coloring books, early reading games, and more.
Mother Goose Rhymes Done in Rebus form (picture inserted for the harder words) for children learning to read. Great site!
Online Stories Five different stories for young readers. Students fill in the blanks in the stories as they read along from the three listed sight words below each blank. Great site!
Read A Story Stories for early, middle, and older readers. Also contains stories for parents to read to children.
The Reading Corner Great site for readers. Reviews of award-winning books.
World Of Reading Where children
and books come together! "Best Bet" USA Today Education Website.
Book reviews by kids for kids, wired books, plus reading and writing sites
on the web.
Fun
Billy Bear's Playground Includes fun and games, storybooks, show and tell, clipart, secreen savers, and more.
Crayola Lots of pages to print and color.
For Kids Stories, games, crafts, and more.
Fun with Arthur Here are all the characters from the Arthur series with links to each of their home pages plus games!
K.E.W.L. This stands for Kids' Excellent Web Links and features links to some of the greatest sites for kids, science links and activities you can do right on the Web!
Look, Learn, and Do Winner of numerous awards. Fun projects, stories, fun facts, games, and more.
Magic School Bus Fun Place Enjoy the maze craze, space chase, monster bugs, and more at this site.
Mister Roger's Neighborhood Includes "Neighborhood of Make-Believe" and songs.
PBS for Kids Games, coloring pages, and songs for some of your favorite PBS cartoon characters, such as Arthur, Barney, Dragon Tales, and others.
Sesame Street Games, stories, art, music, and more.
World Village Kids This is a terrific place for kids of all ages, featuring the WonderKorner activities, Billy Bear's fun place, Kidz Pick award just for kids, comics, and even how to build your own home page.
Homework
A. B. C's News for Kids Great source for current events.
Ask an Expert At this site students can ask questions of experts in many areas.
B. J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper A searchable collection of more than 400 Internet resources categorized by curriculum areas.
Encarta Online Here you will find an encyclopedia, a dictionary, and an atlas. This site also includes a homework index organized by subject.
Fact Monster Includes an atlas, almanac, encyclopedia, and dictionary for kids.
Homework Help Numerous sites for homework help in language arts, math, social studies, science, health, fine arts, and computers.
Homework Spot Easy to use with tons of different categories.
Kids Connect Question-answering help for K-12 students.
Kid Info Excellent site with homework help divided into subjects.
Study Web Easy to use: divided into subjects. Search for information on numerous topics.
Webster's Dictionary Look up words for correct spellings and meanings.
Yahooligans! Click on the "School Bell" icon for homework help with links to educational sites, including magazines.
Research
Ask an Expert Connects you with hundreds of real world experts ranging from astronauts to zookeepers. Ask any question of the experts and receive an answer! You will need to have an e-mail address for your answer to be sent back to you.
Ask Jeeves Simple to use. Type in question and receive answer quickly.
Barlett's Quotations Searchable format allows you to look up famous quotations.
Ben's Guide to the U. S. Government Excellent site for students, parents, and teachers. Easy to understand. Divided into grade levels K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
Big 6 Research Method This site helps visitors walk through the basic steps of successful research.
Citing Sources - Writing a Bibliography Easy to use examples on how to cite resources. Includes examples from journals, books, newspapers, government documents, web sites, and more.
Compton's Encyclopedia Online Search articles, read about current events, and see the year in review.
Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia Search more than 14,000 articles.
Dictionary Plus Dictionary, thesaurus, and more. Includes both anagram solver and crossword solver.
Encarta Online Your gateway to 17,000 articles, multimedia, talking dictionaries, and a world atlas. This site also includes hundreds of lesson plans and related resources for teachers.
Encyclopedia.com More than 50,000 articles plus links giving you access to millions of articles and pictures. Encyclopedia.com puts tons of information right at your fingertips. It's free, quick and useful!
Fact Monster Contains an atlas, almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, world news, information on science, math, and sports, as well as games, quizzes, and homework help.
Icarito Online encyclopedia in Spanish.
Information Please This site features information from the Information Please Almanac, Encyclopedia and Dictionary. You can find lots of answers here in an interesting format.
Information Please Kids' Almanac Seachable database. Includes an atlas and much more.
Internet Public Library Provides library services to Internet users, such as reference books, magazines, newspapers, and more.
Little Explorers Easy to use picture dictionary with links to over 1000 educational activities.
National Geographic Sights, sounds and information about all kinds of subjects, this site is updated often. You will never be bored while looking for information here.
Rhyme Zone Find rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, definitions, homophones, and more at this site.
Reference Shelf Includes sites to help with research.
Research-It! Includes sites to help with research.
Roget's Thesaurus Need to find exactly the right word?
Texas Almanac 2000-2001 - Information about history, culture, politics, climate, and geography of the State of Texas.
Webster's Dictionary Alphabetical listing of words, spellings, and meanings online.
Word Central Includes a student dictionary, a daily "buzz-word", and more.
Your Dictionary Look up a word or use the thesaurus. Contains dictionaries in other languages and speciality dictionaries (law, medicine, etc.).
The Library of Congress Search the catalog and databases.
Biographical Dictionaries
American Presidents C-Span maintains this site with biographies, images, inaugural addresses. and information aobut people and events related to terms of office of each U.S. president.
Biograhical Dictionary Biographical information on more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
Biography Searchable database of more than 15,000 names of the worlds greatest individuals, past and present.
Colonial Hall Biographies of our country's founding fathers.
Eric's Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography Biographies of scientists in the fields of math, physics, astronomy, and chemistry.
Famous Hispanics Alphabetical list of brief biographies of 217 famous Hispanics.
Invention Dimension Learn about American inventors and their discoveries.
Inventure Place Brief biographies of inventors selected by the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Includes links to inventions.
My Hero Heroes of all kinds - even animal heroes!
National Women's Hall of Fame Brief biographies of some of the greatest women in the history of this country.
Presidents of the United States Biographies and other information about the 42 Presidents of the United States.
Woman in Science Lists over 125 women scientists, scholars, mathematicians, astronomers, inventors, and writers.
Lesson Plans:
A to Z Teacher Stuff Created by a teacher for teachers. More than 200 original lesson plans, 50+ thematic units, teacher tips, printables and much more.
ABC Teach The place for fun ideas and activities for kids, parents, student teachers, and teachers.
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) A national organization for those involved in special education and gifted education.
Early Childhood Contains articles, crafts and activities that tie into the curriculum.
Easy Lesson Plans Site for all your ESL needs. Hundreds of materials designed to make English lessons simpler.
ED Helper Thousands of worksheets and over 10,000 searchable lesson plans.
History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers Resources to encourage the use of the Web as a tool for learning and teaching.
Learning Page Thousands of worksheets and over 10,000 searchable lesson plans.
Lesson Plans Page Original lesson plan web site. Great PK-12 teacher resources and lesson plans. Easy to use; all subjects and all grade levels.
Mr. Flack's Resource Heaven "Best Bets for Educators" award winning site.
Teacher 2 Teacher Calendars, math helpers, crosswords, word searches, dolch sight words, and more.
Teacher/Pathfinder Resources for teachers, with a special section for homeschoolers.
Teaching is a Work of Art Great resource for K-4 teachers. Printables, units, lessons, and more.
TeachNet: The Teacher's Network Includes approximately 500 teacher- and student - tested classroom projects for preschool through grade 12.
Math Sites:
A+ Math Help students improve math skills with games, flashcards, and puzzles. Create and print flashcards and math worksheets.
Brain Boosters Challenge students with these fun activities.
Fun Brain Excellent site with numerous math games, including math baseball, tic-tac-toe squares, math car racing, and much more.
Kids Domain Math Numerous links to math help and activities.
M & M's Math M & M worksheets and graphs to print and use in the classroom. Includes estimates, graphing, sets, comparison, and division with remainders.
Math Stories Over 3,000 math word problems sorted by theme and difficulty level.
Puzzlemaker - Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists.
Superkids Math Worksheet Creator Make your own worksheets for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and greater than/less than.
Science Sites:
Bill Nye the Science Guy Information about the television show, experiments, and links to science-related Internet sites.
Biomes of the World Color-coded world map and basic information about the earth's biomes.
Chem4Kids Designed to teach the basics of chemistry to kids.
Elements Description, dey data, and additional information on each element in the periodic table.
Endangered Animals Easy to use information on endangered animals. Includes actiivities, projects, and lesson plans.
NASA Kids Online or printable resource designed for students from Kindergarten to 8th grade.
Nature Explorer Links to general information about animals and ecosystems.
Planet Scapes Information on all nine planets. Includes puzzles, picture scrambles, word searches, and more.
Science Made Simple Fun science projects, great experiments, and answers to your science questions.
Unit Converter Converts units of area, density, energy, force, temperature, speed, weight, length, and more.
Social Studies Sites:
50 States Great site! State symbols, flags, maps, history, and much more.
American Memory Timeline Primary sources from the Library of Congress. Information arranged by chronological period.
Atlapedia of Countries A to Z Information about population, capital, climate, people, religions, languages, government, economy, and more.
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government Excellent site for students, parents, and teachers. Easy to understand. Divided into grade levels.
Government Information Information on economy, defense, geography, government, people, national anthem, territories, and a U. S. map.
Handbook of Texas Online Encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.
Historic U. S. Maps Historical maps of the United States that show the development of the nation.
History of Inventions Easy to use. Includes a great timeline.
Lone Star Junction Great site! Online resource about Texas; it's symbols and it's early history.
Map Clip Art Free geographical images, maps, and flags for your use.
Outline Maps Selection of outline maps to print or download for use in the classroom or at home. Includes a map of Colonial America, 1776.
State Capital Game Learn the capitals of the United States by searching for hidden words in a grid.
State Symbols Information on states, including flag, motto, colors, and more.
World Factbook Up-to-date and in-depth information on countries. Site includes maps.
World Flags Color pictures of national flags of countries throughout the world and their states. Includes flags from the past.
Atlapedia Online Full color physical and political maps, statistics and facts on countries of the world, and a searchable database.
Earth and Monn Viewer Satellite maps of the Earth and moon; zoom in and out; select different types of display such as topographic, weather, and cloud maps.
Geography Includes continental drift, maps of the continents to label, continents & oceans quiz, information and maps of countries, Great Wall of China, geographical information for U. S., major world cities, oceans, and more.
Historical Maps of the United States Maps related to Native American tribes and to exploration, settlement, growth of U. S. back to the 16th century.
Historic United States Maps Fantastic historic maps of the United States online depicting the development of the nation.
Map Guide Any map you could possible need. Includes historical maps.
Map Machine National Geographic site offering maps, flags, and facts about countries of the world.
National Atlas of the United States. S. Geological Survey atlas of interactive layered maps of the U. S. with zoom function. Over 2 million entries.
National Geographic Searchable, interactive site with articles from National Geographic magazine.
National Geographic World Searchable, interactive site with articles from National Geographic World magazine for children.
Topozone This site provides the Web's first interactive topographical map of the entire United States.
Texas Indians information about the Indian tribes who lived in Texas
Road Trip Across Texas Find out about Texas as 3 young Texans guide you through 13 Texas cities.
Texas Maps Texas state and Thematic maps, cities, historical sites, county, parks, and topographic maps.
US Page
Geobop's North America Symbols, quick facts, history, and geography for U. S., Mexico, Canada, and Greenland.
Government Information Information on economy, defense, geography, government, people, national anthem, territories, and a U. S. map.
Important State Facts State birds, flags, songs, and more.
State Capital Game Learn the state capitals with this word search.
State Symbols This site has the official State, Provincial, and National flags, mottoes, trees, birds, fossils, minerals, soils, and more!
Parents Page
ABC's of parenting Offers advice on child care, reading to children and more.
Born to Read: How to raise a reader- Tips on how to create a love of learning in your infant or toddler. Includes a list of recommended books perfect for young children.
Child development and parenting Many great sites here for all areas of parenting.
Great sites for parents These sites are recommended for children from preschool to age 14 and their parents.
Grow-A-Reader Great website for book lists for all ages and information on raising readers.
Helping your child learn Geography Find information on using maps, position of the earth's surface, climate, environments, regions, and more.
Helping your child learn Math Find help with fractions, money, time, shapes, numbers, measurements, estimates, and more.
Helping your child learn to read Suggestins from the U. S. Department of Education for parents of children ready to read.
Homework Help Has a lot of sites for homework help in Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Health, Fine Arts, and Computers.
Mom's Online Information on getting ready for a new baby, familiy issues, family fun, working and a family, the ages & stages of childhood, a chat room for mom's, and lots more.
Online Story Books Books to read for all ages. This is a great site!
Smart parenting Resource dedicated to educatin parents on the best ways to safeguard their children from the dangers presented by cyberspace.
Single parents' world Information on child support, dating, divorce, recipes, a chat room, and more.
Web sites for kids Lists recommended sites for children PreK-grade 6 and their parents.
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