Reading
Build your vocabulary knowledge and help feed the starving people of the world at the same time.
Online Stories (by professional storytellers!)
A wonderful reading site with books, quizzes and prizes.
Math
New Websites to get you ready for Middle School!
oGreat games for practice of a variety of math topics; good for practice of math facts and development of logical reasoning skills and strategic thinking
•http://www.multiplication.com
oVariety of games, activities, and resources for practicing multiplication; some favorites include Quick Flash II, Tony’s Tires, and Cone Crazy
•www.uen.org/3-6interactives/math.shtml
oIncludes a wide variety of games and activities for operations, fractions, measurement, geometry, patterns, money, data, and integers
•www.mathcats.com/contents.html
oThis is a great site with many fun math games and activities
oIncludes practice for facts, number sense, fractions, geometry, etc., as well as games like Sudoku, Lemonade Stand, chess, mazes and more; there is also a parent section
•http://www.mathplayground.com
oVariety of math worksheets, games & activities, word problems, logic puzzles, etc.
oGo to Math Games – Robot Math Calculator, Space Shuttle Launch, etc.
oVariety of math learning activities and games including Math Tic-Tac-Toe, Baseball, and Soccer Shootout; also has parent items
And some old favorites:
This is an excellent site for lots of great games and puzzles that help build math skills in a fun and exciting way!
A great place for free sudoku games that you can print out or play online.
A fun way to practice those all-important math facts!
Another great way to learn about math using a sport we all know and love
Social Studies
The Official Site of the Iditarod!
Keep up with all the latest information about the race and how things are shaping up for next year.
Come for the experience, stay for the rock candy
A similar living-history exhibit website, with loads of information on Colonial America
A good place for Social Studies and Geography quizzes
If you need me to explain the site, maybe you should just avoid it altogether
Just for Fun
The science of having fun! Play games, do crafts, learn magic, and find great recipes all on this science cite for kids!
Create a slide for your penguin. Sounds silly until you try it and you realize that it is awesome!
SEARCH ENGINES
A search engine for kids sponsored by Yahoo!
Web search for kids by librarians!
A comprehensive online encyclopedia. This is a great first stop to get information for a research project.
Yes, the actual spy agency world handbook website!
