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Preschool 1st through 3rd Grade 4th through 6th Grade
Junior High

Preschool
Arthur: play games with Arthur and his friends.
http://pbskids.org/arthur
Between the Lions: join Lionel and Leona for stories, games,and other fun activities.
http://pbskids.org/lions
Berenstain Bears: online fun with the Papa, Mama,
Brother, and Sister Bear.
http://www.berenstainbears.com
The Book of Pooh: Disney games, activities, music.
http://a.disney.go.com/disneychannel/playhouse/bop
Caillou: the website from the popular PBS show.
http://pbskids.org/caillou
Chateau Meddybemps: "Uncommon Amusements for Grown-Ups & Children".
http://www.meddybemps.com
Clifford's Interactive Storybooks: read stories, play games.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1
Curious George: games, printables, and video clips from the PBS series.
http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge
Crayola.com: projects, pages to color, games.
http://www.crayola.com
Fisher-Price Games: "Online Games and Activities" for Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers".
http://www.fisher-price.com/us/playtime
Franny's Feet | PBS KIDS: "In each episode, Franny explores a new place, new people, and new situations that broaden her – and the viewer’s – understanding of the world. The curriculum for the series includes global awareness, problem solving, science, socio-emotional learning, and vocabulary development – all of which are woven together for a seamless, interdisciplinary learning experience".
http://pbskids.org/frannysfeet/index_flash.html
Fun with Spot: official site of Eric Hill's Spot.
http://www.funwithspot.com
Funschool: games and activities for preschoolers.
http://www.funschool.com/games.php?section=g1
Gamequarium: "A portal to hundreds of free, online learning games and activities for Pre-School through Grade 6 students".
http://www.gamequarium.com
Games just for Kindergartners! - Wacona Elementary School: "These games have been selected just for kindergartners or other little fingers. Enjoy!"
http://www.wacona.com/kindergartengames/kindergartengames.html
It's a Big, Big World: Games, interactive stories, coloring pages, printables, music and more featuring Snook and the other
characters from this popular PBS show.
http://pbskids.org/bigbigworld/home.html
Jan Brett: "Hedgie has 1,981 pages of activities, artwork,
and projects to share with you!"
http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages.htm
K-8 Kids' Place: features and games from Houghton Mifflin Education Place.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids
KidGrid (tm): "Fun-Time Playground!" for preschoolers, containing  "Safe-Sites-Only".
http://www.kidgrid.com/preschool.htm
KidsCom Jr.: fun and educational games and activities
http://www.kidscomjr.com
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood: use the computer to visit the Neighborhood.
http://pbskids.org/rogers
Pauly's Playhouse: games, puzzles, cartoons, links for young children.
http://www.paulysplayhouse.com/paulys_playhouse/main_menu/main.html
PEEP and the Big Wide World: "Innovative, interactive science games for preschoolers"; requires FLASH.
http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com
Rosemary Wells: activities and information about the author and her books.
http://www.rosemarywells.com
Sesame Street: games, stories, music, art, activities with the cast of Sesame Street.
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet
Sprout Let's Grow!: "PBS Kids Sprout is the destination for preschoolers and their carers to share the wonder of early childhood featuring the programs and characters that kids love and grownups trust - on air, on demand, and online."
http://www.sproutonline.com
StoryPlace: stories and activities.
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/preschool.asp?themeid=20
Toddler Town: coloring pictures and games for toddlers from JumpStart software.
http://www.education.com/jumpstart/toddlertown/index.htm#
UpToTen - the fun place to learn online: "Early childhood education - UpToTen offers over 1000 age-appropriate learning games for kids aged up to ten !"
http://www.uptoten.com
Welcome to the Boohzone!: explore with the characters of Boohbah from the PBS show.
http://pbskids.org/boohbah
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1st through 3rd Grade
Barbie: explore clothes and makeup, enjoy games and activities.
http://www.barbie.com
Berenstain Bears: online fun with the Papa, Mama, Brother, and Sister Bear.
http://www.berenstainbears.com
Between the Lions: join Lionel and Leona for stories, games, and other fun activities.
http://pbskids.org/lions
Chateau Meddybemps: "Uncommon Amusements for Grown-Ups & Children".
http://www.meddybemps.com
Education Place: " Kids' games and activities for math, reading, language arts, social studies, and more!"
http://www.eduplace.com/kids
Funschool: games and activities by grade level.
http://www.funschool.com
Gamequarium: "A portal to hundreds of free, online learning games and activities for Pre-School through Grade 6 students".
http://www.gamequarium.com
H.I.P. Pocket Change: games, cartoons, information from the U.S. Mint.
http://www.usmint.gov/kids
K-8 Kids' Place: features and games from Houghton Mifflin Education Place.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids
Kids' Space: international art and stories "of kids, by kids, for kids".
http://www.kids-space.org
Lite Brite: create pictures with this online version of the toy.
http://www.sfpg.com/animation/liteBrite.html#
McGruff: games and facts about safety.
http://www.mcgruff.org
Mousercize: practice using the computer mouse.
http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/training/mousercize1.html
NASA Kids' Club: interactive games and activities for kids in grades K-4, available in Flash, non-Flash, and text versions.
http://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub
Paw Island: activities, games, coloring sheets.
http://www.pawisland.com
PBS Kids: "Welcome to PBS Kids Online, home of your favorite PBS Kids characters with thousands of pages of learning and fun to explore. Play over 100 games, hear your favorite theme songs, and read interactive stories."
http://pbskids.org
Primary Games: "educational games for elementary students".
http://www.primarygames.com
Professor Garfield: Garfield the cartoon cat works with you on many fun learning activities and games.
http://www.professorgarfield.org
Seussville:  Welcome to Seussville: games featuring characters from your favorite Dr. Seuss books.
http://www.seussville.com
UpToTen - the fun place to learn online: "Early childhood education - UpToTen offers over 1000 age-appropriate learning games for kids aged up to ten !"
http://www.uptoten.com
World of Peter Rabbit: learn about Beatrix Potter, play games with Peter and his friends.
http://www.peterrabbit.com
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4th through 6th Grade
Afro-America Kid Zone: brain teasers, games, fables, and facts.
http://www.afro.com/children/children.html
BLS Career Information Home Page - Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: "Provides introductory career information for students in Grades 4-8" in the fields of Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Music & Arts, Building & Fixing Things, Helping People, Computers, Law, Managing Money, Sports, Nature.
http://www.bls.gov/k12
Children's Museum of Indianapolis: "games and activities".
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/kids/games.htm
Climbing Your Family Tree: "on-line and off-line genealogy for kids (with) links, downloadables and other fun stuff".
http://www.workman.com/familytree
Cyberchase: PBS "animated adventure television series and multimedia project".
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase
Dav Pilkey: his "Extra Crunchy Website o' Fun".
http://www.pilkey.com/index.php
Discovery Kids: the Discovery Channel for kids.
http://kids.discovery.com
Discovery School's Puzzlemaker: create and print word searches, crosswords and other types of puzzles.
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com
Enchanted Learning: fun activities on a variety of topics.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
Etch-A-Sketch: the online version of the popular toy.
http://www.etch-a-sketch.com
Funology: "The science of having fun" offers jokes, games, experiments, magic, trivia.
http://www.funology.com
FunBrain.com: have fun while you learn!
http://www.funbrain.com
Gamequarium: "A portal to hundreds of free, online learning games and activities for Pre-School through Grade 6 students".
http://www.gamequarium.com
Genealogy Today Junior Edition - Family Tree for Kids: "GenealogyToday.com was built in 1999 to help genealogy researchers learn more about this hobby and also to locate other helpful resources on the Internet. Based on requests from some our younger visitors, we have created this Junior edition to make genealogy easier to understand for kids of all ages".
http://genealogytoday.com/junior
K-8 Kids' Place: features and games from Houghton Mifflin Education Place.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids
Kids' Castle: articles from Smithsonian Magazine
http://www.kidscastle.si.edu
Maggie's Earth Adventures: geography, math, language
arts and other games in English or Spanish.
http://www.missmaggie.org
Magic School Bus: tour and explore science with the Magic School Bus as your guide.
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/home.htm
Meet Me At Midnight: “Meet Me at Midnight” is an interactive online adventure that takes place in an animated Smithsonian American Art Museum. Intended for children age 8 to 10 years, the site presents a perplexing scenario. An artwork—the dreaded Root Monster—comes alive and wreaks havoc in the galleries overnight. Visitors choose a friend—a character that has been separated from its artwork—to help aright the mixed-up museum and find its way back home".
http://midnight.si.edu/default_flash.html
MysteryNet Kids Mysteries: "Mysteries to solve, scary stories, and magic tricks".
http://kids.mysterynet.com
NASA for Kids: games, art and stories, activities, and information for kids from NASA.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html
National Geographic Kids: games, activities, features, stories.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html
National Institute of Environmental Health Science: games, riddles, jokes, stories and other activities.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm
Operation Lifesaver For Kids: learn about safety through interactive games, activities, and coloring pages.
http://www.oli.org/for_kids/kids_overview.htm
PBS Kids: "Welcome to PBS Kids Online, home of your favorite PBS Kids characters with thousands of pages of learning and fun to explore. Play over 100 games, hear your favorite theme songs, and read interactive stories."
http://pbskids.org
Primary Games: "educational games for elementary students".
http://www.primarygames.com
Professor Garfield: Garfield the cartoon cat works with you on many fun learning activities and games.
http://www.professorgarfield.org
Quiz Hub: "The fun online interactive learning center" includes thinking games, logic puzzles, other fun things to do as well as online interactive learning quizzes.
http://quizhub.com
Reading Rainbow: games and activities from the popular TV show.
http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow
Smithsonian Kids: games and activities from the Smithsonian.
http://www.si.edu/kids
The Space Place: facts and fun things to make and do from NASA.
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/index.shtml
Spaghetti Book Club: "Book Reviews for Kids by Kids".
http://www.spaghettibookclub.org
Sports Illustrated for Kids: all the latest news from the world
of sports.
http://www.sikids.com
StarChild: NASA's "Learning Center for Young Astronomers".
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Typing Practice: "quick, useful practice in typing".
http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/learn/typing.htm
Welcome to the Yuckiest Site on the Internet!: yucky facts, fun, games from the Discovery Channel.
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com
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Junior High
Baseball Almanac: "The Official Baseball History Site".
http://www.baseball-almanac.com
BLS Career Information Home Page - Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: "Provides introductory career information for students in Grades 4-8" in the fields of Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Music & Arts, Building & Fixing Things, Helping People, Computers, Law, Managing Money, Sports, Nature.
http://www.bls.gov/k12
Conceptcarz.com: "features concept and prototype vehicles (and) general, exotic, classic, vintage, and super automobiles".
http://www.conceptcarz.com
Cartoonster: "free online tutorials...how to draw and animate".
http://cartoonster.com
Consumer Reports Online for Kids: information, features, activities and articles from Zillions magazine.
http://www.zillions.org
Cricklers Web Site: "a new type of word puzzle".
http://www.crickler.com
The Dialectizer: Creates parodies of text or other web pages.
http://rinkworks.com/dialect
DiscoverySchool: "Homework Help, Study Tools, Fun & Games, Learning Adventures"; from the Discovery Channel,
http://school.discovery.com/students
Escape from Knab: "a series of financial decision- making experiences (on) the fictitious planet, Knab".
http://www.escapefromknab.com
Free Touch Typing Program: "Free Program that lets you exercise and learn Touch Typing."
http://www.sense-lang.org/typing
FunBrain.com: fun educational games.
http://www.funbrain.com
Game Genie: download games, find "Cheats & Hints", read reviews.
http://www.gamegenie.com
Girl Power: information for girls on health, exercise, sports.
http://www.girlpower.gov
It's My Life: forum on "friends, family, school, body, emotions" from PBS.
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife
K-8 Kids' Place: features and games from Houghton Mifflin Education Place.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids
National Institute of Environmental Health Science: games, riddles, jokes, stories and other activities.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm
Paper Toys: printable models of a variety of paper toys from Alfa Romeo to Wrigley Field.
http://papertoys.com
Peter's Online Typing Course - Online Typing Lessons for Everyone!:  Site is for “beginning typists and frustrated hunt-and-peckers who want to move from four-finger typing to full-blown touch typing.” The site begins with a number of preliminary overviews, including sections on typing ergonomics and general principles of typing. Then go into the actual typing lessons. Requires Flash.
http://www.typing-lessons.org
Professor Garfield: Garfield the cartoon cat works with you on many fun learning activities and games.
http://www.professorgarfield.org
Puzzles. Can you believe it?: Many types of puzzles divided into "six major categories or indexes: puzzles & tests, optical illusions, custom puzzles, teachers' resource, curiosities, art & language. Here is what you may find in the present section: logic puzzles, brain teasers, mechanical puzzles & tangram-like manipulatives, geometric dissections, tessellations, recreational mathematics, math tricks & curiosities, paradoxes, puzzle solving activities".
http://www.archimedes-lab.org
Quiz Hub: "The fun online interactive learning center" includes thinking games, logic puzzles, other fun things to do as well as online interactive learning quizzes.
http://quizhub.com
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: tour the exhibits, from the early days of Rock to the present.
http://www.rockhall.com
Schaumburg Flyers: all the news from our local team.
http://www.flyersbaseball.com
Sports Illustrated for Kids: all the latest news from the world of sports.
http://www.sikids.com
Super Thinkers: "Get ready for deeper thinking" with "games, stories, posters, and much more!"
http://www.superthinkers.com
Teen Ink: Publishes teen writing, art and photos in print and online.
http://teenink.com
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12/21/2007

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