STUDENT RESEARCH RESOURCES:

The following resources include age-appropriate sites to help students complete homework assignments, answer their own questions, and do focused research (recommended by NCCE).

 

* CyberSleuthKids, cybersleuth-kids.com

* Encarta Learning and Research, encarta.msn.com

* Fact Monster, www.factmonster.com

* HomeworkSpot, www.homeworkspot.com

* Infoplease.com, www.infoplease.com

*    Everyday Math games from Student Reference Book (instructions and templates) www.auburn.wednet.edu/everydaymath/gamesK3/gamcorrk3.htm

*    Everyday Mathematics Center (resource for parents, students, & educators.)  http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/educators/samplegames.shtml

 

 

ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS:

The following sites offer creative child-appealing educational and recreational materials including puzzles, stories, games and interactive activities (recommended by NCCE).

 

* Berit’s Best Sites for Children, www.beritsbest.com

* Cyberkids, www.cyberkids.com

* Fun-Attic, www.funattic.com

* Funbrain, www.funbrain.com

* Global Show-n-tell, www.telenaut.com/gst

* Headbone Zone, www.headbone.com

* Humongous Entertainment, www.humongous.com

* KidsCom, www.kidscom.com

* The Kids on the Web, www.zen.org/~brendan/kids.html

* Lycos Zone, www.lycoszone.com

* MaMaMedia.com, www.mamamedia.com

* MSN Kidz, kids.msn.com

* WWW.4kids.org, www.4kids.org

*    Zeeks.com, Zeeks.com

 

Sites recommended by other agencies:

*    “Kids Zone” from the Seahawks, www.seahawks.com/kidzone

 

Educational games to play:

*    Starfall.com where children have fun learning to read, www.starfall.com

*    Play Kid Games (play all free except “New Games” wants you to buy) www.playkidsgames.com

*    Learning Planet (scroll down to “Kids: click here”, then choose grade level.  Fractions, Geo Quiz, Math Mayhem, Mr. Es Matching Game, and Spacey Math are good) www.learningplanet.com

*    Multiplication.Com (go to “games”.  Play Mulitflyer, Save the Math Apples, Robotic Calculator, Batter’s up, or Letter Rip) www.multiplication.com

*    A Plus Math- Java Games (play Hidden picture, Planet Blaster, Matho, or concentration) www.aplusmath.com/Games/

*    Oswego Games (great for math coordinates!) www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BillyBug/bugcoord.html

*    Primary Games (couldn’t get all the links to work but scroll down to “Game of the Day”) www.primarygames.com/

*    Cool Math 4 Kids (lots to choose.  Try “math games”.) www.coolmath4kids.com/

*    Kaboose Math Games (try “multiplication bridge”) www.kidsdomain.com/games/math2.html

*    Rocketsnail (play all five games listed: Ballistic Biscuit, Mancala Snails, Mancala Classic, Word Crunch, Crossword Crazy) www.rocketsnail.com/mancala/index.html

*    Chess Kids Academy (learn to play chess) www.chesskids.com

*    Sudoku Puzzles www.jigsawdoku.com/

*    Tower of Hanoi (a thinking, strategy game) www.mazeworks.com/hanoi/index.htm

*    Everyday Math (try “geoboard, activities” and “Interactive Math Games”) www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/everydaymath.htm