 | Dear Parents, The games and tours are for any age, however, some of the resources might only be of interest to the older child. All sites have been previewed by the webmaster. Learning Skills New words are fun. See how many you know and how many you can learn. Learn new words in Spanish and English http://www.quia.com/ |
| Learn to Type like a pro http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/ |
| Do you want to be a millionaire? Answer all the questions and you can go on the t.v. show. http://www.funbrain.com/ |
| Sing alongs, jokes, science facts, coloring and more kids fun http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm |
| Fun Tours | |
| The Cave of Lascaux http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/ A Webby Award 2000 Winner (the Oscars of the Web), this site from the Ministry of Culture in France lets you take a virtual tour of the Palaeolithic wall paintings of Lascaux. Students of all ages can explore the caves, learn more about the images in the paintings, and discover the materials used by the artists 15,000 years ago. |
| Use the space visitor to guide you through the Modern Art wing of MOMA in New York City. http://www.moma.org/interactives/destination/ Write a story about your trip and what you see Draw a picture that tells about your fun |
| Take a trip with Ophelia Owl and Parsifal Penquin to many different countries in the world and learn about the different people and their lives.http://www.ipl.org/youth/cquest |
| Listen to the fairy tale story about a 3 year old piano player http://www.stringsmusicfestival.com/m2m/1once.htm Hear all of his music Learn his real name |
| Explore the web using the New York Times Web Explorer www.nytimes.com/learning/students/explorer/index.html |
| Click around and find out about your brain http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html Totally awesome stuff your brain can do Learn why drugs are not good for the brain What animal has the biggest brain And other amazing facts |
| Become a member of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/into/index.html You meet Sacagewea and her husband You battle the Grisley bears and Mosquitoes You find the Pacific Ocean |
| Resources Back to School Help for every subject Get help in any subject; just click on help button |
| Look up any word for its definition, or play fun word games each day http:// www.merriam-webster.com |
| Stay up to date with current events! http://www.nytimes.com/learning/ Take a quiz Do the crossword Find out what is happening in the world today |
| Have you ever been “bamboozled” or told to “get out of dodge”? Check out what really was said at Word Spy or Word Detective. http://wordspy.com or http://word-detective.com |
| Check out the Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org Newspapers from around the world Online books and magazines Lots of good stuff |