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Last Updated: August 10, 2010

READING AND WRITING:

• Poetry Writing:
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
• Between the Lions:
  http://pbskids.org/lions/
• Children's Authors & Illustrators on the Web:
  http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
• Children's Book Awards:
  http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/awards.html
• RhymeZone rhyming dictionary and thesaurus:
  http://www.rhymezone.com
• DiscoverySchool's Puzzlemaker:
  http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com

MATHEMATICS:

• Webmath:
  http://www.webmath.com
• Ask Dr. Math:
  http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
• Funbrain:
  http://www.funbrain.com

HISTORY & GOVERNMENT:

• History Channel:
  http://www.historychannel.com
• Library of Congress:
  http://www.loc.gov/families/
• American Memory:
  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
• America's Library:
  http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
• Time for Kids:
  http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids
• Biography:
  http://www.biography.com
• Mysteries of the Nile / Explore Ancient Egypt:
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/explore/
• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids:
  http://bensguide.gpo.gov

GEOGRAPHY & CULTURE:

• Atlapedia Online:
  http://www.atlapedia.com
• National Geographic Kids:
  http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
• United Nations Cyberschoolbus:
  http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/

SCIENCE:

• Exploratorium:
  http://www.exploratorium.edu
• Science Fair Central:
  http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/
• Science Fair Project Resource Guide:
  http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/
• American Museum of Natural History:
  http://www.amnh.org
• Kids and Families - AMNH:
  http://www.amnh.org/kids/
• National Center For Kids:
  http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/forkids.html
• Ranger Rick's Kid Zone:
  http://www.nwf.org/kids/
• Sea World / Busch Gardens Animal Resources:
  http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/index.htm
• Oalkand Zoo Animals:
  http://www.oaklandzoo.org/meet_the_animals
• NASA Home Page:
  http://www.nasa.gov
• NASA KIDS:
  http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov
• StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers:
  http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
• Space Telescope Science Institute:
  http://www.stsci.edu

REFERENCE TOOLS:

• Merriam-Webster Online:
  http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
• World Almanac for Kids:
  http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com

SEARCH ENGINES & INDEXES

• Great Sites Selection Criteria:
  http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsitesforkids/greatwebsites.cfm
• Yahooligans Search Engine:
  http://www.yahooligans.com/
• Yahoo Search Engine:
  http://www.yahoo.com
• Ask Jeeves Kids:
  http://www.ajkids.com
• KidsClick! Web Search:
  http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
• ALSC Homepage - Cool Sites for Kids:
  http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
• Great Sites for Parents:
  http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec=24
• KidsKonnect:
  http://www.kidskonnect.com
• The Internet Public Library Youth Division:
  http://www.ipl.org/youth/
• Discovery.com Student Channel:
  http://school.discovery.com/students/
• Enchanted Learning:
  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
• Annenberg / CPB Exhibits:
  http://www.learner.org/exhibits/

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