Kid-Friendly Web Sites
This page is a compilation of links to sites that have appeared in Newsletters to parents.
2003-2004 School Year Web Sites
- Building Big -- The growing community of Craggy Rock
needs four new bridges, and they're very picky about what they want! Test
your engineering skills and try to match the right bridge to the right location:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/index.html
- Seven Wonders -- How much do you remember about the 7
wonders of the ancient world? See pictures of the ancient wonders. Participate
in a seven wonder search. Use the science clue, geography clue, and history
clue to guess the mystery wonder: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sunken/wonders/
- Nova Online Adventure -- Explore Ancient Egypt: Want
to see the Sphinx close up? Clamber inside the Great Pyramid? Visit the
magnificent tombs and temples of Luxor? Simply click on the images and enjoy
a self-guided tour through the Land of the Pharaohs: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/
- Ancient Egypt-Beyond Books -- A wonderful site -- chock
full of activities and facts to click on. Play Hatshepsut's Revenge and
solve the palace mystery! Unravel the mystery of hieroglyphics: http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3.asp
- Mummy Drag and Drop -- Complete the sentences-- test
your knowledge:
http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3d.asp
- Clickable Mummy -- Click on different parts of the Mummy
to view interesting facts and information about the mummification process:
http://www.akhet.co.uk/clikmumm.htm
2002-2003 School Year Web Sites
- Liberty -- Wells Fargo and PBS Online present this online
companion to LIBERTY! The American Revolution, a series of six
one-hour documentaries broadcast on PBS. Students will find this a great
place to extend their knowledge of the American Revolution: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/index.html
- Sept. 1620: Mayflower Voyage -- This is a wonderful interactive
picture time line about the Pilgrims' first year in America. Each section
is accompanied by a "Talk About It" question to stimulate family
discussion: http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/pictimeline/sep1620.htm
- Thanksgiving Cyberchallenge -- Become a Thanksgiving expert! Visit
web sites about the Pilgrims, the Wampanoag, and the famous harvest feast
and learn new facts along the way: http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/plygame/hi.asp
- Thanksgiving on the net -- Stories of the Pilgrims and the first
Thanksgiving, turkeys to take home, holiday pictures for the kids to print
and color, tasty holiday recipes and e-greeting cards to send your friends
and family: http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving
- Ranger Rick Kids Zone -- This site is an excellent resource for
learning about the environment. It includes activities, games and resources
on the web as well as ideas for environmental activities outside. Activities
are listed by age groups: http://www.nwf.org/kids
- Glass Armonica -- Learn more about the glass armonica -- how it
works, its history and a modern day mystery: http://www.glassarmonica.com/armonica/index.html
- Jamestown Online Adventure -- play this interactive game and see
if you can be more successful than the real colonists: http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
- Brain Boosters -- Miss our brain boosters over the weekend? Try
this site for a new brain booster quiz each week: http://www.teachersfirst.com/twister/select.htm
- Family Fun -- This site has something for everyone -- activities and crafts, parenting tips, family fun: http://www.familyfun.com/
