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Great New Web sites for Kids - Spring 2009
Check out the latest additions to Great Sites for Kids!
Building Big
Explore large structures and what it takes to build them with "Building Big," a five-part PBS television series and Web site. Building Big explores the history behind some of the world's greatest feats of engineering and the ingenuity of the engineers, architects, and builders who designed and built them.
DogEared
DogEared (an online book club) is a blog all about books. Books about animals, friendship, pirates, faraway places... books about almost everything!
First Palette
First Palette is an art site with ideas for educators and parents who share an enthusiasm for art, who recognize the value of doing meaningful and fun activities together with kids, and who have a passion for nurturing creativity and the love for learning.
Giggle Poetry
The self proclaimed number one fun poetry site for kids on the web! Learn to write poetry, create poems online and read and rate hundreds of poems. Teacher resources also available.
Great Group Games
Your ultimate game group resource for free and fun youth party games, icebreakers, outdoor games and more!
Imagination Cafe - Feed Your Mind!
Imagination Cafe is a safe, fun, education and entertainment site for kids and tweens with quizzes, recipes and articles on careers, animals, history, sports, science and more!
Jack Prelutsky
Explore the wacky and inventive poetry of Jack Prelutsky, the first Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation.
Jean Marzollo
Online list of Jean's books. Preschoolers can enjoy listening to a book read to them as they view works and illustrations.
Journey North
Global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. Engaging stories, photos, videos and slide shows from the natural world. Viewers can read, view, track, graph, analyze, view migration maps, sightings, and read the latest news on our ever changing natural world
Kaboose: Where Family Comes First
Lots of arcade-style games to play online and coloring pages to print out.
Kokone
A wealth of activities, games, stories, and recipes, as well as information about Mexico, ecology, and the solar system. Una sobreabundancia de actividades tales como juegos, cuentos y rectetas, tambien informacion tocante Mexico, la ecologia y el sistema solar.
Mr. Schlytter's Mathematics Site
Mr. Schlytter, math teacher at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Wash., shares links to his favorite algebra, geometry and graphing sites. Don't miss the links to the Jeopardy-style math review pages.
Mrs. P
Kids can listen in as Mrs. P (played by Kathy Kinney) reads classic children's stories. The site also contains interactive games and activities. Requires a high-speed Internet connection.
Read Kiddo Read
An authoritative resource for finding the best, current literature for children of all ages. It includes summaries, read-alikes, reviews, and links to related activities. Find the books with links to Library Finder and various booksellers. Join the newsletter and the ReadKiddoRead Community to access author interviews, blogs, lesson plans, and more!
Scholastic News Online
Today's news headlines in a kid-friendly format. Kids will experience the news from a variety of angles with articles, videos, book reviews, surveys, newsfeeds, and podcasts. The Kids Press Corps are real kids conducting interviews, reporting, and maintaining the blog. The site includes interactive games about current events, geography, news-makers, and more.
Science New for Kids
A collection of the latest science news articles from around the globe.
The Lorax Project
This site raises awareness of environmental issues and helps children learn to take action to conserve forests and species.
Wildlife Film Maker
The National Geographic Wildlife Filmmaker allows kids to make animal movies using short clips of a wide variety of animals. With a simple drag-and-drop interface, they can add animal sounds, music and captions. Once a masterpiece is completed, it can be saved on the site to share with family and friends or e-mailed directly to them.
Spatulatta
Easy cooking tips and recipes for kids that encourages them to eat well and to understand the connection between farms and the dinner table. The site also encourages kids to ask family members for recipes they can cook together.
Meet Me At the Corner: Virtual Field Trips for Kids
Over 50 four -minute, kid-friendly, free educational video podcasts for kids by kids.
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