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*K-2 Sites* Sesame Street: "Elmo Rhymes" Kindergarten - Dig through Elmo's closet to find things that rhyme. You can even send rhymes to a friend via e-mail. http://pbskids.org/sesame/elmosworld Kindergarten and First Grade Readiness http://www.avonmaitland.on.ca/~amdsbnet/kindergarten.htm UEN Interactive Sites: Kindergarten - 2nd grade activities 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know- Read through this list of recommended children's picture books which includes Strega Nona, Horton Hatches the Egg, Goodnight Moon, Corduroy, and 96 more. Rainbow-Magic Thanksgiving Games This site lets students explore six Australian habitats and nearby Antarctica as well as the wildlife found there. Creature pages include photos, descriptions and interesting facts. http://www.amonline.net.au/wild_kids/index.cfm Words and Pictures from the BBC - great practice for spelling I Know that...	3-6 Grade Sites Keyboarding Practice UEN Interactive Sites:Grades 3rd - 6th activites Primary Games FunBrain.com - A fun educational site for kids, parents, and teachers Alvarado Cyber Explorers - Activities and research KidsKonnect - Wonderful pre-screened links for kids Funschool -educational games Dr. Suess Student site(Clicky and Friends)- The NetSmartz Workshop® is an interactive, educational safety resource that teaches kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet. Dance Mat Keyboarding - A fun keyboarding site Keyboarding Practice - A business site that can be used for practicing keyboarding skills Berit's Best Sites For Children - Many different areas including interactive stories, coloring book, activities, and other fun things. Crayola * Crayola * Crayola * - Crayola Crayons have some interesting things for kids to do. Disney Kids Island - Disney Games - Fun Keyboarding Practice from the BBC Rainforest Math Simple Machines- Edheads Math Magician Games Edheads.org(science programs) amathsdictionaryforkids.com- math dictionary Cyberkids.com *State Report Help* CULTURE GRAMS Up-to-date reports on all 50 states and country reports on 177 cultures of the world. Includes Kids Edition, States Edition, and World Edition. Great sites for reports 50states.com Utah County Reports Visit UEN's Counties of Utah pages to learn about our great state. You will find photos, facts, and links for each county. http://www.uen.org/counties/index.shtml Pioneer Library** http://pioneer-library.org/ SURWEB - Pictures and information for brochures, and posters. History for Utah - County information, Mountain men, Native American Timelines of Utah until present time
Search Engines Yahooligans A visit to this site should be your first step in researching anything online. It's a safe, kid-friendly search engine. Search by keyword, subject, or by using their categorized listings of favorite topics. Google - Another great site for student research Ask Jeeves for Kids - Search by asking questions KidsClick! - web search for kids by librarians SafeSurf Kid's Wave - Introduces safe places to take your students online. Has great elementary kid sites.	Homework Help The Homework Hub -Homework Hub supplies students with innovative tools, resources, and top-notch tips to support student homework success. Ask Dr. Math - Help with math homework Smithsonian for Kids - Info. sponsered by the Smithsonian Museum Brain POP - Educational mini-movies Online Encyclopedias - All the encyclopedias you will ever need UEN for Kids **Utah Educator & Student Home Access To access the K-12 Pioneer Library from home, go to: http://pioneer.uen.org Username: pioneer Password: look Online Dictionary and Thesaurus Research Sites - great sites listed for doing research online Kids Web Library - This site is a must see with a lot of different areas for surfing and researching. The library includes Arts, Science, Social Studies, Miscellaneous,and a link to other digital libraries. (Graphics take awhile to load)
*MATH HELP* Math Fact Cafe This site has a flashcard program, games, and practice sheets. http://www.mathfactcafe.com/home/ National Library of virtual manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics This site lets you use virtual manipulatives to help solve math facts, fractions, and graphing. http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/index.html Study the history of money. http://www.frbsf.org/currency/ Teach R Kids Math Batters Up Baxeball Math: Addition Third Grade Interactive Math Base Ten Blocks - Exploring place value Math Magician Games - A+ Math - Excellent math games, worksheets and flash cards! Try this out. amathsdictionaryforkids.com - Math Dictionary	SCIENCE Inventions Invention at Play - Shape your own cloud, make a ball maze and try a tanagram on this site from the Smithsonian. http://www.inventionatplay.org/playhouse_main.html Gravity Soda Play - Click on Soda Constructor, pick or create a shape and change the gravity. Astronomy This is a fun site for all levels to explore the fascinating world of astronomy. http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html Moon This site has great pictures and information about our moon. http://www.netaxs.com/~mhmyers/moon.tn.html Bunsen Bob's Science Hut Ideas for Science Projects http://www.sciencehunt.com/websites/hunthow.nsf/HomePage?OpenPage Froguts.com Have you ever wanted to dissect a frog? This website walks you through the step-by-step procedure using a very lifelike frog! http://www.froguts.com/flash_content/index.html How Stuff Works Every wondered how doughnuts are made or what makes an airplane fly? Visit this website to satisfy your curiosity! http://www.howstuffworks.com/ Healthy Lifestyles 5-A-Day website: Utah 5 A Day information, teaching resources, recipes, and ideas Dole -5 A Day website: Everything you need to get your students excited about eating fruits and vegetables is presented here.
Reading/Book Links Scholastic for Kids Time Magazine for Kids Online Scholastic News Online Weekly Reader Online BookAdventure - Do you need help finding a book? Type in your grade and the kind of book you are looking for Fiction or Non-fiction and it will give you a list of suggestions. Salt Lake County Library Booklists -Books are selected by the Staff of the Salt Lake County Library System. You can search by grade level, genre, picture books, books on Reading Rainbow, just to name a few. Caldecott Medal - See a listing of all Caldecott winners and honor books beginning in 1938. Newbery Medal - You can see a listing of all Newbery winners and honor books beginning in 1922. Webtime Stories- This is an incredible resource page full of children's literature and reading. The Scoop has reviews of current children's literature, links to author/illustrator information, and more. Children's Literature Web Guide - An internet resource related to books for children and young adults. Children's Literature Association of Utah -CLAU is composed of parents, teachers, and school and public librarians. CLAU sponsors the Utah Children's Book Awards. 100 Favorite Children's Books- May we recommended books from the New York Public Library - Biography and History, Stories, Fantasy, Favorite Animal Stories, Mystery, Science Fiction, Survival / Adventure, Today's Kids, Poetry and Song. Visit Harry Potter & Author J. K. Rowling at Scholastic's Web site. ALA Websites for Kids The Los Angeles Public Library's KidSpace site is a virtual library filled with lively information, cartoons, and author biographies, Science Fair resource guide... Check it out! America's Library- The Library of Congress. The library possesses an amazing selection of historical documents and shares them with students through lively, interesting, and informative presentations. You can learn about historical periods, travel the fiflty states, discover America's favorite pastimes, and explore samples of music and film. Children can become detectives and participate in scavenger hunts and quests to find facts about the presidents, the states, and more!	*Sites for All Age groups* Fun Interactive Websites Beacon Hills Elementary's List of Fun Interactive Websites for Students, Parents, and Teachers English Saves the Day - fun practice for nouns, verbs, etc.NetSmart Student site(Clicky and Friends)- The NetSmartz Workshop® is an interactive, educational safety resource that teaches kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet. Primary Games FunBrain.com - A fun educational site for kids, parents, and teachers Alvarado Cyber Explorers - Activities and research KidsKonnect - Wonderful pre-screened links for kids Funschool -educational games Dr. Suess

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