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Kids WebsitesNumber of resources found: 43
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Kids' Quest on Disability and Health Language: English
Publisher: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (2006)
Description: This Web site is designed to help children learn about disabilities and other health issues. It answers questions to things kids may be curious about, such as "Can blind kids read books?" and "Can someone in a wheelchair be an athlete?"
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KidsHealth Language: Spanish, English
Description: This Web site provides health information to parents about a variety of childhood illnesses and issues. Use this site to learn about general health, the symptoms of over 80 infections, parenting and more. Some articles are available in Spanish from a link on the home page. Special areas for kids and teens are included.
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KidsHealth For Kids Language: English
Publisher: The Nemours Foundation (2006)
Description: This Web site has a question-answer format dealing with tons of topics that kids want answers on. Lots of other information is also available, such as nutrition, growing up, feelings, bodies, injuries and much more.
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Team Nutrition Language: English
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture (2006)
Description: This Web site was designed to help schools and child care programs meet the goal of having their meal programs reflect the Food Guide Pyramid. It also contains sections on nutrition for parents, educators and students. The resource library contains some materials in Spanish that schools can request.
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VERB Language: English
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006)
Description: VERB™ It’s what you do.
VERB is a Web site from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The goal of the site is to encourage children and families to be active. It has suggestions of activities, "how-to" guides, polls and quizzes, and a section for recording activity.
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Yahooligans! Language: English
Publisher: Yahoo! (2009)
Description: This Web site is fun for kids and educational at the same time. There are links to lots of subject as well as activities. There is a study zone with links to encyclopedias and fact books.
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General Information
4-H National Headquarters Web Site Language: English
Publisher: USDA (2009)
Description: This Web site has links to state 4-H Web sites and state specific information, as well as national 4-H information.
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Cool Math: Get Ready for Kindergarten Language: English
Publisher: Coolmath.com, Inc. (2010)
Description: This website provides fun activities that relate to children and mathematics. It provides information and ideas for parents and teachers that can be done in the course of a typical day.
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Exploratorium ExploraNet Language: English
Description: The Exploratorium offers science activities, on-line exhibits and much more for all ages.
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Family Time Work Time: T.V. in Child Care
Language: English, Spanish
Author: Mincemoyer, Claudia
Publisher: Better Kid Care Pennsylvania State University (March 2010)
Description: This newsletter for parents discusses the appropriateness of using T.V. in child care, early dental care, and internet bullies. Also available in Spanish at http://betterkidcare.psu.edu/FTWTEsp/10MarESPftwt.pdf.
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Get Ready to Read! Language: English
Publisher: National Center for Learning Disabilities Inc. (2012)
Description: A Web site geared towards parents, educators, librarians, and advocates. contains information on literacy resources in languages other than English, screening too for literacy, videos on how to "raise a reader", and a toolkit on transitioning to kindergarten.
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Homework Center Language: English
Publisher: Family Education Network (2012)
Description: This Web site has links to all school subjects for kids to use as resources for school and knowledge. There are also study skills, language skills and speaking skills.
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Internet Public Library Language: English
Publisher: The Regents of the University of Michigan (2012)
Description: This Web site has resources for everyone. Links to magazines, quotations, kid's Web sites, style and writing guides, newspapers, and much more.
The Internet Public Library is a public library for the world wide web.
Students from a consortium of colleges and universities with programs in information science develop and maintain the IPL!
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KIDLINK Language: English
Publisher: KIDLINK (2012)
Description: This Web site empowers youth to build global networks of friends. It has great links to activities and places that children will love. Opportunity to query kids from other counties. This Web site is also educational and has information for teachers and parents.
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KidsClick Language: English
Description: This Web site is a Web search for kids created by librarians. There is access for kids to over 600 subjects including activities, science, math, art, health, sports, reading, literacy, religion, government, computers, geography, and more.
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KinderNature Language: English
Description: The KinderNature Web site sponsored by Iowa Story County Conservation Service provides environmental education activities for early childhood educators, preschools, day camps, parents, and parent/child programs. Topics on the web page include science, animals, play, music, art, earth sciences, math, reading, and teaching techniques. Educational aids and child development information such as multiple intelligences, age appropriateness, Piaget theories, and links are also provided.
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PBS Kids Language: English
Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2012)
Description: This Web site has fun and activities for children and many of their television characters are also online here. Clifford, Curious George, Sesame Street, Cyberchase, Dora and more fun!
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Picture Picture: How People Make Things Language: English
Publisher: PBS (2012)
Description: This Web site offers video clips, pictures, and an online activity to help children understand that most things happen through a process; specifically how different items are made in a factory. It shows crayon, fortune cookies, etc. being made.
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Safe Kids Language: English
Description: This web site has information for parents and children on how to keep your kids safe with they are using the Internet. There are rules for children to follow, ideas for parents, and tips from ConnectSafely.org. Examples include how to prevent sexting, cyberbullying, etc.
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Scholastic for Kids Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic (2012)
Description: This Web site offers lots of activities and fun for kids. There are games, contests, books, software, and links to things such as Clifford, The Magic School Bus, Clifford, Captain Underpants and more.
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Seaworld/Busch Gardens Animal Database Language: English
Publisher: Busch Entertainment Corp. (2012)
Description: This Web site includes information on Seaworld's and Busch Garden's animals, aquariums, whales, dolphins, and manatees at the park.
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Stop Light Game Language: English
Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2012)
Description: This game is to help children develop control over their bodies. Play the stop-go game with a friend or the computer.
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The Smithsonian Language: English
Description: This Web site has information on the Smithsonian's exhibitions, events, history, culture, art, design, science and more. There are links for kids, teachers, volunteers and members.
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The Why? Files
Language: English
Publisher: The Why Files (2009)
Description: From outer space to cellular biology, from dinosaurs and dragon lizards to the statistics of political polling, this homepage is an electronic exploration of "the science behind the news."
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The Yuckiest Site on the Internet Language: English
Publisher: Discovery Communciations (2009)
Description: This site has yucky places for families to explore. Fun and educational too, lots of science information for kids.
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Programming Resource
4-H National Headquarters Web Site Language: English
Publisher: USDA (2009)
Description: This Web site has links to state 4-H Web sites and state specific information, as well as national 4-H information.
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Bam! Language: English
Publisher: Center for Disease Control (2009)
Description: This Web site was created to answer kids' questions about health, safety and physical fitness. Kids can make a fitness plan and calendar, learn about fitness activities and explore a variety of health topics. There is also an area for teachers with health and science activities.
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Best Toys in Life Are Free! Language: English
Publisher: Child (2003)
Description: This is an alphbetical list of toys and materials that are free or easily available to use with children.
This website is maintained by a child care provider in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Citizens in Cyberspace
Language: English
Publisher: National 4-H Web; University of Minnesota Extension Service (1999)
Description: An interactive website designed for 8 to 16 year olds that teaches them about online issues such as netiquette, safety, copyrights, ethics, web evaluation, and communicating. Outlines of the different sections are available for teachers and parents.
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Craft Recipes Language: English
Publisher: Moap Group LLC and TheIdeaBox.com (2008)
Description: This link provides a list of easy recipes to use with children. Also included are tips for making the activity go smoothly.
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Crayola Language: English
Description: Crayola.com is a great site for kids, parents and educators to get creative ideas and have fun with activities.
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Developmental Play Ideas for Children from Birth to 6 Years Language: English
Publisher: Child (2003)
Description: This is an easy to read list of activities to use with children birth to 6 years. The list is divided into sections by age and includes what children are "learning to do", what they "like to do" and what they "enjoy" doing.
This website is maintained by a child care provider in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Kids Earth and Sky Language: English
Description: This Web site makes science fun as children can listen to and read along to radio programs and participate in other activities.
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Kids Wave Language: English
Description: This Web site features kids' favorite Web sites that are approved by SafeSurf for all age groups.
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KidsClick Language: English
Description: This Web site is a Web search for kids created by librarians. There is access for kids to over 600 subjects including activities, science, math, art, health, sports, reading, literacy, religion, government, computers, geography, and more.
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Launching into Literacy and Math: What is Early Math? Language: English
Author: Ballweg, Judy
Publisher: Madison, WI public schools (Aug 2009)
Description: This website provides information on early math learning with more specific information on infants and toddlers, preschoolers, child assessments, and professional resources for teachers. Handouts are available including book lists, fingerplays and chants, Spanish resources, developmental milestones, and more.
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Library of Congress Learning Page Language: English
Publisher: The Library of Congress (Aug 2009)
Description: This Web site has great resources for teachers on lesson plans, activities, history, and much more.
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Mr. Rogers Language: English
Publisher: Family Communications (Aug 2009)
Description: This PBSWeb site for children has fun facts, activities for "neighbors" of all ages, and for teachers and parents.
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NASA Earth Science Enterprise For Kids Only Language: English
Publisher: NASA (2004)
Description: This NASA web site has information for kids on air, land, water and natural hazards. This is a good learning site for kids and teachers.
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NASA Human Spaceflight Language: English
Publisher: NASA (2004)
Description: This Web site has information on astronauts, space, NASA, and space news. Kids and teachers will enjoy this site.
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National Geographic for Kids Language: English
Publisher: National Geographic (2004)
Description: This Web site has lots of fun and learning for kids. There is a book club, experiments, activities, animals, cartoons, coloring book, games and much more. Also resources for educators and teachers.
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Neuroscience Resources for Kids Language: English
Publisher: Eric H. Chudler (2004)
Description: This Web site has educational information on the nervous system, how the brain works, experiments and activities for kids.
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Scholastic for Kids Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic (2004)
Description: This Web site offers lots of activities and fun for kids. There are games, contests, books, software, and links to things such as Clifford, The Magic School Bus, Clifford, Captain Underpants and more.
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United States Climate Page Language: English
Publisher: Climate Diagnostics Center (2004)
Description: This Web site has climate information, climate maps, and climate data for different cities in the U.S.
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Volcano World Language: English
Description: This Web site is the premier Web site for volcanoes. Fun for kids and a great resource for teachers.
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World Factbook Language: English
Publisher: CIA (2004)
Description: This Web site has an alphabetical listing of the countries of the world with details on geography, government, ecology, etc.
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