HOT SPOTS ON THE NET

Click on the links below for teacher and kid sites

       Special Interests

    http://www.tangram.i-p.com/   Interactive Tangrams

        http://www.kidscom.com/games/games.html   KidsCom Games

        http://games.zeeks.com/game.php?g=1640&category=7&level=0   All Aboard

        http://pbskids.org/lions/games/   Between the Lions

        http://www.bennysmart.com/colorbop.swf   Color Bop

        http://home.att.net/~critterp/concentration.html   Concentration

        http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/dartboard.shtml   Dartboard

        http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/gogeorgego/index.html   Go George Go

        http://www.321know.com/mny.htm   Money

        http://www.quia.com/jg/343396.html   Reading Wordlist Match

        http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/sm/index.asp   SpaceyMath

      http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/test.shtml    Test the toad

      http://games.zeeks.com/game.php?g=1427&category=7&level=0 Tower of Hanoi

        http://games.funschool.com/game.php?g=1177&category=0&level=8   US Puzzle

        USA Jig Zone Puzzle   USA Jigzone Puzzle

  GENERAL CURRICULUM

    Surfing the Net With Kids (www.surfnetkids.com)

    Curricular Resources and Networking Projects for Research (www.ed.gov/EdRes/EdCurric.html)

    Education World for Teachers (www.educationworld.com)

    Enchanted Learning Great Site for Kids (www.enchantedlearning.com)

     Library in the Sky Educational Resources(www.nwrel.org/sky)

    Bonus.com (The Super Kids’ Site) (www.bonus.com)

    Awesome Library for Teachers (www.awesomelibrary.org)

  LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERATURE

    The Children’s Book Council Online for Teachers (www.cbcbooks.org)

    Cyber Guides Language Arts Core Curriculum Standards with Lesson Plans for Selected Stories
    (www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html)

     The Children’s Literature Web Guide (www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown)

     The On-Line Books Page With Full Versions of Selected Books and Poems
     (www.digital.library.upenn.edu/books)

     Links to Educational Resources (www.writeenvironment.com/linksto.html)

  MATHEMATICS

     Ask Dr. Math Answers for Students (http://mathforum.org/dr.math/)

     The Geometry Center (www.geom.umn.edu)

     Math.Com With On-line Activities (www.math.com)

     The Math Forum Math Resources (http://mathforum.org/)

     MegaMathematics On-line Activities (www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math)

  SCIENCE

    SciCentral K-12 Science Lesson Plans and Experiments
    (http://www.sciquestfoundation.org/k12/index.html)

     The Science Page Lesson Plans, Experiments, and Information with Pictures and Links
     (www.sciencepage.org)

     The Yuckiest Site on the Internet for Kids (www.yucky.com)

   SOCIAL STUDIES

     The History Net for Information (www.thehistorynet.com)

     Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers (www.csun.edu/~hcedu013)

     Social Studies School Service Kid and Teacher Resources (www.socialstudies.com/online.html)

     Social Studies Sources Links Including Cultural Diversity (www.education.Indiana.edu/~socialst)

  HEALTH/NUTRITION/PHYSICAL EDUCATION

    Healthtouch Online is a resource that brings together valuable information from trusted sources on topics such as
     medications, health, diseases, supplements and natural medicine. (www.healthtouch.com)

     Nutrition Navigator - how to quickly find information best suited to your needs
    (www.navigator.tufts.edu/index.html)

    Sports Media International Search (www.sports-media.org)

  LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS

    The following sites link to exhibits at libraries and museums throughout the world and allow users
    to communicate with experts and explore special topics in depth.

     American Museum of Natural History (www.amnh.org)

     The Exploratorium (www.exploratorium.edu)

     The Franklin Institute Science Museum (www.fi.edu)

     Hands On Children’s Museum (www.hocm.org)

     Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide (www.cs.cmu.edu/~mwm/sci.html)

     The Internet Public Library (www.ipl.org)

     The Library of Congress (www.lcweb.loc.gov)

     National Air and Space Museum (www.nasm.edu)

     National Archives and Records Administration (www.nara.gov)

     Smithsonian Institution (www.si.edu)

     United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (www.ushmm.org)

     WebMuseum Network (www.metalab.unc.edu/wm/net)

    COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA

    The sites below offer communications resources including online newspapers, radio, television, and
    teaching and learning materials.

     Annenberg/CPB Project Exhibits Collection (www.learner.org/exhibits)

     ABC News (www.abcnews.go.com)

     CNN Interactive (www.cnn.com)

     Discovery.com (www.discovery.com)

     Discovery Channel School for Students, Parents, and Children (www.discoveryschool.com)

     ESPN.com (www.espn.go.com)

     HBO 4kids.com (www.hbo4kids.com)

     History Channel.com (www.thehistorychannel.com)

     National Geographic.com (www.nationalgeographic.com)

     National Public Radio Online (www.npr.org)

     The New York Times Company Learning Network (www.nytimes.com/learning)

     Newspaper Association of America Hotlinks (http://www.newspaperlinks.com/home.cfm)

     PBS Online (www.pbs.org)

     PBS Teacher Source (www.pbs.org/teachersource)

     Publishers’ Catalogs Home Page (www.lights.com/publisher)

     Time for Kids (www.timeforkids.com/TFK)

     U.S. News Classroom Program (www.usnews.com/classroom)

     USA Today Education (www.usatoday.com/educate/home.htm)

     The Weather Channel weather.com (www.weather.com)

  ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS

     The sites below offer creative, child-appealing educational and recreational materials including
     games, puzzles, stories and interactive activities.

     Alfy, the Kid’s Portal Playground (www.alfy.com)

     Cyberkids (www.cyberkids.com)

     Funbrain (www.funbrain.com) 

    Funschool (www.funschool.com)

    Global Show-n-Tell (www.telenaut.com/gst)

    Headbone Zone (www.headbone.com)

    Humongous Entertainment (www.humongous.com)

    KidNews (www.kidnews.com)

    The Kids on the Web (www.zen.org/~brendan/kids.html)

    MaMaMedia.com (www.mamamedia.com)

    Zeeks.com (www.Zeeks.com)

   SCHOOLS ON THE WEB

    One of the best ways to review online assignments, activities, projects, units and courses is to visit
     school sites throughout the United Stated and abroad.

    American School Directory (www.asd.com)

    Class.com (www.class.com)

    School.Net Navigator (www.school.net/go/navigator)