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Internet Websites for Kids

Websites Especially for Kids

www.Cyberkids.Com Cyberkids - voice for young people on the Internet - publishes original creative work by kids ages 7 to 12.

Consumer Reports 4 Kids This website is the Internet version of "Zillions" the former Consumer Reports magazine for kids (one called "Penny Power"). It test products kids buy and use and teached kids about money and consumer awareness.

Sports Illustrated for Kids Sports news, E-cards, games and profiles of athletes.

Girl Tech Girl Tech started in 1995 to encourage girls to use and enjoy technology and to explore non-traditional avenues of life.

A Girl's World an interactive website with classes, programs and materials written and designed for girls, by girls that encourage and empower teens and tweens (7-17 years old) to be active and independent members of their community.

Book-related Websites

American Girls Series Profiles of the main characters in the American Girls books.

Animorphs This Scholastic Books website features the Animorphs books, characters and games.

Arthur
This PBS website ties-in with the television show based on the Arthur books by Marc Brown.

Book Adventure Sponsored by Sylvan Learning Center Foundation, Barnes & Noble.com, Houghton Mifflin, and R. R. Bowker. Join this online reading club, choose one of the 3,000 titles from among dozens of categories and reading levels (K-8 range), get the book from the library, read it, and then return to take a brief quiz on the story. Earn prizes or points for successful quiz scores.

BookPals.Net Professional actors (members of the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Radio and Television Artists, and Actors EQUITY) read children's books online via this website sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.

Captain Underpants Experience the zany world of author Dave Pilkey and his superhero Captain Underpants via this Scholastic Books website.

Goosebumps This Scholastic Books website features the Goosebumps series of books written by R. L. Stine.

Harry Potter This Scholastic Books website is all about the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling.

Jan Brett's Home Page Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author/illustrators of children's books. Her website had lots of activities for kids.

Lemony Snicket Warning! If you reach this website you will experience "A Series Of Unfortunate Events" - the books about the unfortunate Baudelaire orphans!

Magic School Bus Take a ride on the Magic School Bus via this Scholastic Books-sponsored website.

Seussville Random House publishing company sponsors this website devoted to Dr. Seuss and his imaginative characters.

Learning Games

ChessKIDS Academy FREE online interactive lessons, quizzes and games for kids, two chess computers for you to play, and a resource center for parents and teachers of kids who play, or would like to play, chess.

Crazy Bone Your Place on the Web for Free Online Games, Jokes and Fun!

Play Kids Games.com Play Kids Games.com is a site designed by parents of young kids to provide a safe place to learn computer skils, math skills, reading skills and problem solving skills in a context that is fun to use.

Puzzlemaker Discovery School Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists.

Fun Brain Math and word games from the Family Education Network, a venture of international media company, Pearson plc.

Girl Tech Game Cafe Word, science and math games frrom Radica Games, Ltd. Girl Tech was started in 1995 with the specific goal of encouraging girls to use and enjoy technology and to explore non-traditional avenues of life.

Puzzle Choice A family-friendly site offering a variety of word, number and logic games for all ages.

National Geographic
XPEDITIONS Xpeditions activities offer younger and older Xpeditioners the opportunity to use geography to complete a variety of missions. All activities are based on the U.S. National Geography Standards.

UpToTen.Com Over 600 age-appropriate learning games.

Activities and Crafts

Crayola Crayons Fun with crayons and imagination. For younger children.

Coloring.Com Pictures you can color "on-line" or print and color by hand.

Download a Dinosaur Designs for easy-to-make paper dinosaurs you download from this site and print out on your printer. All you need is scissors and glue.

Joseph Wu Origami Origami is the art of paper folding. The word is Japanese, literally meaning to fold (oru) paper (kami). Canadian paper artist Joseph Wu's website has directions for making fantastic creatures using this traditional artform plus links to other origami websites.

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood Site activities adapted from Mister Rogers' Plan & Play Book, copyright 1983 by Family Communications, Inc.

By Kids For Kids

The Diary Project The Diary Project, a non-profit organization, is a global multimedia resource that encourages teens to write about their day-to-day experiences growing up. The site is monitored by a team of adults and teens who consistently read all the material that is sent to the website. Material on this site is not appropriate for adolescents below the age of 13.

Kids on the Web This is an on-going list of sites that offer information for and about kids. Among other things, it includes a lot of stuff for them to play with, information for adults, and info about schools and education.

Kid's Space The Kid's Space mission includes providing high quality yet commercial free web sites for learning and collaboration among students and teachers and engaging children's minds and curiosity, stimulating learning through self-discovery.

MidLink Magazine The Digital Magazine by Students, for Students - Ages 8 - 18

Stories from the Web With separate sections for kids ages 8-11 and 11-14, 'Stories from the Web' is a Reader Development Programme managed by Birmingham Libraries in Great Britain. It was originally funded through a Re:Source (formerly Library and Information Commission) research grant.

Young Writers' Clubhouse One section of a website that encourages young people to write and critique each others' work.

Zoom By Kids, For Kids The website of the PBS program "ZOOM" produced by WGBH Educational Foundation of Boston.

Springboards
Webpages that link to many other great websites for kids!

ALFY The largest web portal for kids, ALFY was developed so that 3-9 year olds could safely and easily experience everything the cyber world has to offer. ALFY's educational center is stocked with interactive stories, games, crafts, and activities.

ALA / ALSC
Great Web Sites for Kids Compiled by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, this springboard page has dozens of web links grouped by categories.

Great Web Sites for Kids An easy-to-use, practical guide to informational, educational, and recreational web services designed to provide children, young adults, and families with hours of fun and productive learning time. Sponsored by the College of Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

A Safe, Well-Lighted Place for Kids Great Web Sites for Students Ages 9-12, compiled by the Computer Learning Foundation of Palo Alto, California.

Great Web Sites For Kids ONLY Recommendationf from the Stoneham Public Library in Massachusetts.

Webschooling Webschooling.com is an online destination, geared towards young adults between the age of five and fifteen years, that fosters interactive education.

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Websites Especially for Kids
www.Cyberkids.Com	Cyberkids - voice for young people on the Internet - publishes original creative work by kids ages 7 to 12.
Consumer Reports 4 Kids	This website is the Internet version of "Zillions" the former Consumer Reports magazine for kids (one called "Penny Power"). It test products kids buy and use and teached kids about money and consumer awareness.
Sports Illustrated for Kids	Sports news, E-cards, games and profiles of athletes.
Girl Tech	Girl Tech started in 1995 to encourage girls to use and enjoy technology and to explore non-traditional avenues of life.
A Girl's World	an interactive website with classes, programs and materials written and designed for girls, by girls that encourage and empower teens and tweens (7-17 years old) to be active and independent members of their community.
Book-related Websites
American Girls Series	Profiles of the main characters in the American Girls books.
Animorphs	This Scholastic Books website features the Animorphs books, characters and games.
Arthur	This PBS website ties-in with the television show based on the Arthur books by Marc Brown.
Book Adventure	Sponsored by Sylvan Learning Center Foundation, Barnes & Noble.com, Houghton Mifflin, and R. R. Bowker. Join this online reading club, choose one of the 3,000 titles from among dozens of categories and reading levels (K-8 range), get the book from the library, read it, and then return to take a brief quiz on the story. Earn prizes or points for successful quiz scores.
BookPals.Net	Professional actors (members of the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Radio and Television Artists, and Actors EQUITY) read children's books online via this website sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.
Captain Underpants	Experience the zany world of author Dave Pilkey and his superhero Captain Underpants via this Scholastic Books website.
Goosebumps	This Scholastic Books website features the Goosebumps series of books written by R. L. Stine.
Harry Potter	This Scholastic Books website is all about the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling.
Jan Brett's Home Page	Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author/illustrators of children's books. Her website had lots of activities for kids.
Lemony Snicket	Warning! If you reach this website you will experience "A Series Of Unfortunate Events" - the books about the unfortunate Baudelaire orphans!
Magic School Bus	Take a ride on the Magic School Bus via this Scholastic Books-sponsored website.
Seussville	Random House publishing company sponsors this website devoted to Dr. Seuss and his imaginative characters.
Learning Games
ChessKIDS Academy	FREE online interactive lessons, quizzes and games for kids, two chess computers for you to play, and a resource center for parents and teachers of kids who play, or would like to play, chess.
Crazy Bone	Your Place on the Web for Free Online Games, Jokes and Fun!
Play Kids Games.com	Play Kids Games.com is a site designed by parents of young kids to provide a safe place to learn computer skils, math skills, reading skills and problem solving skills in a context that is fun to use.
Puzzlemaker	Discovery School Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists.
Fun Brain	Math and word games from the Family Education Network, a venture of international media company, Pearson plc.
Girl Tech Game Cafe	Word, science and math games frrom Radica Games, Ltd. Girl Tech was started in 1995 with the specific goal of encouraging girls to use and enjoy technology and to explore non-traditional avenues of life.
Puzzle Choice	A family-friendly site offering a variety of word, number and logic games for all ages.
National Geographic XPEDITIONS	Xpeditions activities offer younger and older Xpeditioners the opportunity to use geography to complete a variety of missions. All activities are based on the U.S. National Geography Standards.
UpToTen.Com	Over 600 age-appropriate learning games.
Activities and Crafts
Crayola Crayons	Fun with crayons and imagination. For younger children.
Coloring.Com	Pictures you can color "on-line" or print and color by hand.
Download a Dinosaur	Designs for easy-to-make paper dinosaurs you download from this site and print out on your printer. All you need is scissors and glue.
Joseph Wu Origami	Origami is the art of paper folding. The word is Japanese, literally meaning to fold (oru) paper (kami). Canadian paper artist Joseph Wu's website has directions for making fantastic creatures using this traditional artform plus links to other origami websites.
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood	Site activities adapted from Mister Rogers' Plan & Play Book, copyright 1983 by Family Communications, Inc.
By Kids For Kids
The Diary Project	The Diary Project, a non-profit organization, is a global multimedia resource that encourages teens to write about their day-to-day experiences growing up. The site is monitored by a team of adults and teens who consistently read all the material that is sent to the website. Material on this site is not appropriate for adolescents below the age of 13.
Kids on the Web	This is an on-going list of sites that offer information for and about kids. Among other things, it includes a lot of stuff for them to play with, information for adults, and info about schools and education.
Kid's Space	The Kid's Space mission includes providing high quality yet commercial free web sites for learning and collaboration among students and teachers and engaging children's minds and curiosity, stimulating learning through self-discovery.
MidLink Magazine	The Digital Magazine by Students, for Students - Ages 8 - 18
Stories from the Web	With separate sections for kids ages 8-11 and 11-14, 'Stories from the Web' is a Reader Development Programme managed by Birmingham Libraries in Great Britain. It was originally funded through a Re:Source (formerly Library and Information Commission) research grant.
Young Writers' Clubhouse	One section of a website that encourages young people to write and critique each others' work.
Zoom By Kids, For Kids	The website of the PBS program "ZOOM" produced by WGBH Educational Foundation of Boston.
Springboards Webpages that link to many other great websites for kids!
ALFY	The largest web portal for kids, ALFY was developed so that 3-9 year olds could safely and easily experience everything the cyber world has to offer. ALFY's educational center is stocked with interactive stories, games, crafts, and activities.
ALA / ALSC Great Web Sites for Kids	Compiled by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, this springboard page has dozens of web links grouped by categories.
Great Web Sites for Kids	An easy-to-use, practical guide to informational, educational, and recreational web services designed to provide children, young adults, and families with hours of fun and productive learning time. Sponsored by the College of Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
A Safe, Well-Lighted Place for Kids	Great Web Sites for Students Ages 9-12, compiled by the Computer Learning Foundation of Palo Alto, California.
Great Web Sites For Kids ONLY	Recommendationf from the Stoneham Public Library in Massachusetts.
Webschooling	Webschooling.com is an online destination, geared towards young adults between the age of five and fifteen years, that fosters interactive education.