Sycamore Creek's Media Center

Educational Web Sites

 

Educational Websites for the Crocodiles

 

Read and learn about being a crocodile @

 http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/activities/5hungrycrocs.asp?themeid=5

 
 
 

General Knowledge

 

Kids.Gov

www.kids.gov/

Kids.Gov links to various sites of all topics.  Grouped by age and subject.  Explore, learn, and have fun!

 

Kids’ Search Tools

http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm

This site includes search engines for dictionaries, thesauruses, and other fact finders!

 

Kid Sites

www.kidsites.com

This site is kid-friendly and divided into various topics ranging from science to social studies.

 

NC Wise Owl (Tumblebooks)

www.ncwiseowl.com

This North Carolina program is an excellent site for students, teachers, and parents.  I have featured  "Tumblebooks"
in my K-2 Classes.  Experience books being read to you with illustrations, sounds, and music by clicking on Elementary School Zone, Featured Web Sites (April), Tumblebooks, and then Storybooks.
 
 

Literature
 

AntBee’s Children’s Stories

www.antbee.com

Read colorful stories!

 

Just for Kids Who Love to Read

www.alanbrown.com

This site contains information on popular book series and author’s biographies.  Kids can also write and read book reviews.

 

Scholastic

www.scholastic.com/kids/home.htm

This is the kids’ headquarters for Captain Underpants, Magic School Bus and much more!  Read book reviews, play games, and enter contests.

 
Welcome to Seussville!

www.seussville.com/

Featured games based on Dr. Seuss’s books, including the biography of Dr. Seuss and various literature reproducible.

 

WonderVista

www.wondervista.com

This site is full of great stories to read and directions on how to draw.  New stories are added each week.  An activity page, coloring pages, and other fun stuff are included after each story.

 

 

Science

 

Cool Science for Curious Kids

www.hhmi.org/coolscience

Five interactive activities for kids from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

 

Dr. Bob’s Interesting Science Stuff

www.frontiernet.net/~docbob

Investigate interesting and unusual scientific topics!

 

Funology

www.funology.com

At Funology, science is all about having fun! But that’s not all.  Besides fun facts and experiments you can perform, you’ll also find crafts, recipes, magic tricks, and more!