Thursday, January 31, 2013

Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture 

Fantastic, fun and educational site! Interactive games teach about astronomy, paleontology, and other "ologies." You will need the Shockwave Player to play some of the games.

Theodore Roosevelt Sculpture 
http://www.amnh.org/
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Have fun while you learn with these online games and activities! You'll learn about lots of things, from the bones inside us to how to make sculptures.
 
 http://www.childrensmuseum.org/
Switch Zoo app - Click here to learn more 
Play animal games and make new animals at this virtual zoo!
 
http://www.switchzoo.com/
The Great Plant Escape -- Help Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life! 
 "Help Detective Leplant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life." A teacher’s guide is also available. Another great site from the University of Illinois Extension.

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/
 
Fun online games you can play to learn about a variety of topics related to how the human body works. You'll need the free Flash Player.
 
 http://www.scienceworld.ca/playstuff
his site, which features Flash-based games starring Peep and his friends, entices three-to-five-year-old to explore science. While kids may be having too much fun to realize it, these games will help them learn to estimate distances, mix colors, exercise their memory, and explore basic physics. The site also includes a collection of science resources. You’ll need the free Flash player. 
http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/
 
Offers preschool and kindergarten age children and English learners a safe and engaging environment where they can find and use appropriate content on the Internet, in the form of games, stories and songs.

 http://www.kindersite.org/
Click the Whatta Blast! logo to go to the home page

Web Resources and Connections for Kids.

Whatta Blast! is a place where kids can find web resources, make friends and enjoy age appropriate entertainment. Kids can explore links to a variety of homework tools, games, music, webcasts, podcasts, webcams, chats, health and science news, animation, cartoon, humor and comic sites. Parents and Teachers will find valuable resources, connections and information as well. 

Click here for fashion, health, food, music, animation, comics, humor, hobbies and podcasts! 
http://www.whattablast.com/
 

Free Activities for Kids

One section of the larger education.com site, this specific area provides free activities and craft ideas for pre-K through high school. Includes math, science, and many other topics, sorted by both topic and grade level.

http://www.education.com/activity/



A teaching tool with age-appropriate animations for kids on many different health topics including nutrition, how the body works, diseases, and more. About Kids Health is an initiative of The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
 Art Contest Front Ad

http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/en/justforkids/pages/default.aspx



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