Robin Lang
SLM 521
Spring 2005

Web Link Bibliography

Student Search Engines

Yahooligans  - This is a search engine and web guide for elementary-age students to find information about a variety of topics.   It's bright and colorful graphics, with a lot of visuals makes it engaging and kid-friendly.  The list of topics includes links to websites kids would be interested in viewing.
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/
Date last viewed:  2/5/05

 Ask Jeeves Kids  - This is a search engine for elementary-age students to ask questions and receive answers about many topics.   It also includes links to news websites for kids, games for kids, and information on many academic subjects.
http://www.ajkids.com/
Date last  viewed:  2/05/05


Across the Curriculum

Great Websites for Kids  - This is the American Library Association's website of links for kids.  It includes links to websites across every academic subject area and reviews of great websites for kids.  The site also features a website of the month.
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
Date last viewed:  2/05/05

Zoom School - This is an online classroom with lessons about many different subjects.  It covers information on geography, biology, language arts, and early childhood activities.  The topics are layed out in lists, in large print, making it easy for children to read.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/index.shtml
Date last viewed:  2/05/05

Kid Do Net - This is a website with creative activities for kids.  Kids can make cartoon dolls, play netgames, create pictures, make a comic strip, creat a homepage, make greeting cards, and receive homework help.  There are also several other activities and the most popular activities are highlighted.
http://www.kiddonet.com/
Date last viewed:  2/05/05

Language Arts

 Time For Kids  - This is a website with the Time For Kids Magazine online, with articles to read.  It provides news articles and photographs for current events and links to the paper issues, organized by grade level.  The important words in the articles are highlighted in a different color and you can click on them to find out the definitions.  You can also download worksheets related to the paper issues to print out.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/0,17446,,00.html
Date last viewed:  2/05/05

 Grammar Blast - This is a website with grammar practice for the CTBS.  It provides practice questions like the students will find on the CTBS Test, and you can click to see if each answer is correct, as you go along.  The site keeps score as you answer the questions.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/
Date last viewed:  2/05/05

Word Central - This is an online dictionary for upper-elementary children.  It allows you to type in a word and view the dictionary entry.  It also allows you to creat your own dictionary, with new words you have created.  You can also view the daily buzzword, to learn new words and build vocabulary.
http://www.wordcentral.com/
Date last viewed:  2/05/05


Math

Grade 2 S.M.A.R.T. Site  - This is a link from the Howard County Public School System website with math activities for 2nd grade.  It also has links to grade levels K - 6.  It covers all curriculum objectives for each quarter, with activities from a variety of math websites.  Kids can do the activities and play the games, which are directly related tot he objectives covered in the curriculum.
http://www.howard.k12.md.us/math/elem.math/smart/gr2/
Date last viewed:  2/05/05

Funbrain - This is a website with math games and activities for kids.  It is organized in several ways:  by game title, by grade level, or by type of activity.  It also has sections for parents and teachers.
http://www.funbrain.com/
Date last viewed:  2/05/05


Science

The Magic School Bus - This is the website of The Magic School Bus, including activities and games.  There are also school-related activities, such as organization help and help for writing reports.  The site also includes a page about popular children's books and a preschool page.
http://place.scholastic.com/MagicSchoolBus/home.htm
Date last viewed:  2/05/05

Insect Metamorphosis - This is a website about insect metamorphosis, focusing on the caterpillar and butterfly.  Geared for third-grade, the site explains the metamorphosis process as a caterpillar turns into a butterfly.  There is also a page with graphic organizers that you can use to chart the similarities and differences between a butterfly and a moth.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sla/3/insect.html
Date last viewed:  2/05/05

Living Things - This is a website about living things.  Written for upper-elementary students, the site includes pages on the indivisual, the family, the neighborhood, and the circle of life.  There are also links for teachers and two science magazines.
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/
Date last viewed:  2/05/05

Star Child - This is a website about stars and the solar system.  It is a NASA website for kids, which explains the solar system, the universe, and general space stuff.  The information is offered in two levels of text, one for elementary students and the other for middle or high school students.  The site also provides links to find the same information in several different languages.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Date last viewed:  2/05/05


Social Studies

Econopolis - This is a website about the economy and how money works.  It is designed in a kid-friendly format with early-elementary text.  It provides information and examples of basic economic concepts.. such as supply and demand, goods and services, trade, producer vs. consumer, and opportunity costs.  The economic concepts are provided in stories and also includes quiz questions to test your economic knowledge.
http://library.thinkquest.org/3901/index.htm
Date last viewed:  2/05/05

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government - This is a website about the U.S. government.  It is very extensive, with many different pages.  It explains everything about the U.S. government, as well as the neighborhood and community, symbols of our country, and governement-related words listed in alphabetical order.  The site is very colorful with simple cartoon pictures, that would appeal to elementary school children of any age.  It also has links to U.S. Government websites.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/index.html
Date last viewed:  2/05/05

White House Kids - This website is about the White House, and is designed for elementary-age kids.  It includes current White House events and links for parents and teachers.  The site has links to take a virtual tour of the White House.  There are also pages about White House pets, historical facts, sports, and traditions.  There are photos, quizzes, and games about the Presidents and the White House. 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/
Date last viewed:  2/05/05


Health

sgr4kids - This website gives kids facts about smoking.  It is an online magazine by the Surgeon General to give kids information about smoking and why they shouldn't smoke.  The site proveds a lot of facts and information that kids can read.  It is written at a third or fourth grade level.
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/sgrmenu.htm
Date last viewed:  2/05/05

Pool Safety Poster - This website provides pool safety tips on a printable poster.  The poster can be printed out and there is a giant frog on the poster, which can be colored in.
http://www.greenweb.com.au/freddo/html/pool_safety_poster.html
Date last viewed:  2/05/05

Kids' Health & Fitness - This elementary website gives kids information about health and fitness.  It includes five fun ways for kids to have health and fitness.  It provides information on healthy eating habits and physical activities kids can do alone and with friends.  There are links for teachers and lesson ideas.
http://www.kidshealthandfitness.org.au/default.asp
Date last viewed:  2/05/05