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http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
PBS TeacherSource~ Bringing Education's Best to PreK-12 Teachers...An online neighborhood designed specifically for educators that offers unsurpassed tools for learning.

http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/
A Link to the World (3-7) Peace Corps Kids World: A diverse site that will take you all over the world, tell you a story or tell you how to make the world a better place.

http://www.school.aol.com
An education version of America Online, available free to institutions with Internet access. The program includes e-mail accounts and Internet filtering, grade-specific Web portals for students, resources for teachers and administrators, and links to a wealth of educational sites.

http://www.teachergrants.org
A periodic bulletin for educators recently established to help teachers understand how to get grants from private (not governmental) sources such as individuals, foundations, corporations, and also to give teachers ideas of the kinds of grants available.

http://www.virginialearning.org
Virginia's Community of Learning---Brand new online instructional resource promising to become the standard for educational resource collections in the United States. Divided into four categories, Classrooms, Technologies, Resources, Professional Development, these areas are organized to encompass the many varied interest areas and needs of today's educators dealing with standards, integration, competencies, technologies, and classroom instruction. There's something for everyone!

http://www.education-world.com/
This is a fun site for teachers! It is full of ideas for the first day of school, news articles, lesson plans for all subjects and all levels. It's updated daily and very easy to navigate.

http://www.cyberkids.com/
This site was created for kids to have a good time while they learn. It contains a reading room, theater, games, puzzles, and an on-line magazine.

http://www.ajkids.com
If you are a curious person, this is the site for you. You can ask Jeeves anything.

http://www.puzzlemaker.com/
Puzzle Maker is a site where educators and students can design a wide variety of puzzles at different skill levels.

http://tukids.tucows.com/
Tukids is an ultimate site for children. It is full of craft ideas, cool software downloads, games, kid picks, news, mailing lists, and much more.

http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/
Take a brief tour of this Smithsonian Museum of Natural History exhibit, which traces the Viking journeys to Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland, Canada.

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/
Colonial Kids is another great ThinkQuest site created by students. It features information about Colonial American homes, schools, clothing, chores, transportation, crafts, and native people.

http://tiger.census.gov/
The Tiger Map Service is a project sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. This site provides high quality detailed maps anywhere in the U.S.

http://www.vocabulary.com/
In this site you can participate in free vocabulary puzzles to enhance your vocabulary mastery. This site is designed for upper elementary levels and beyond.

http://www.bnl.com/shorts/
This site includes a wonderful collection of short stories.

http://www.encyclopedia.com/home.html
Encyclopedia.com offers free encyclopedia information with the click of a mouse. It includes over 14,000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Third Edition. The entries are so short so you can check facts fast. It also includes links to millions of articles form the Electric Library. Great site!

http://www.storyplace.org/
The Story Place is a wonderful digital library. It includes online stories, online activities, and take-home activities. There is even a place to purchase the book if you are interested.

http://www.fleetkids.com/
Fleet Kids teaches you how to earn, spend and save money through games. Manage a pretend company so you can make enough money to build a roller coaster, spend coins wisely in order to make it to the finish line, count out the correct change at a virtual cash register, and more. You must sign up first so you can keep up with your scores.

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/iongoal/tablcont.htm
This is a well designed math site. Many interactive and fun activities grouped by grade-level through eighth grades.

http://www.aplusmath.com/
Aplusmath.com is designed to improve student?s math skills interactively. It includes Flashcards, Game Room, Homework Helper, and much more. Great site!!

http://www.funbrain.com/
This is an awesome site for math students. Students can fine tune math skills through fun games and activities. It includes games for all levels. Great site!!

http://www.pbs.org/oceanrealm/index.html
This site gives tons of information about animals and plants that live in the ocean.

http://www.nineplanets.org/
Each page of this site provides text, images, and even some sounds and movies about the planets.

http://www.discovery.com/
Discovery.com is an amazing site. It is full of news, games, weather, discoveries, and much more. It's worth spending some time exploring.

 

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