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The Dallas Independent School District has an excellent listing of
approved, educational websites. The content of the different sites
is appropriate for children from kindergarten through high school. |
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ABC
Toon Center is a children's
theme park for family fun. Kids can join Hoot and Kat for
activities, cartoons, games, movies, stories, puzzles, and music!
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Crayola
Creativity Central offers kids arts and crafts ideas for rainy day
fun. We also have coloring books and pages, arts and craft
projects, games, school supplies, art education and lesson plans for use
in both school and home activities.
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Learn
about Theodor Seuss Geisal, the author of infamous books for the very
young. This official Random House site dedicated to Dr. Seuss, is
one of the finest "tribute" sites on the internet today.
Granted, they are trying to sell his books, but this is still a great
site. |
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Funschool
is an
educational and "just for fun" site which offers interactive
games and activities for pre-schoolers, young children, and elementary
children. |
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PBS
Kids Online is home to favorite PBS characters with thousands of pages
of learning and fun to explore. Play over 100 games, hear your
favorite theme songs, read interactive stories, or discover how PBS Kids
programs are made in Behind the Scenes. |
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Starfall
is an excellent website for those children who are about to begin
learning to read. Beginner lessons focus on letter names, sounds,
and blending. More advanced lessons are especially effective for
students in first through fourth grade because they incorporate
different genres of literature. Students at these levels can learn
about poetry and prose while improving their reading fluency and
comprehension. |
Second Grade -
Fifth Grade
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The Dallas Independent School District has an excellent listing of
approved, educational websites. The content of the different sites
is appropriate for children from kindergarten through high school. |
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Yahooligan's homework page
includes "ask an expert" as well as resources in history,
language arts, science, social studies, geography, reference, and math. |
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The publishers of
"Information Please" have assembled a great website for kids,
parents, and teachers with a quick-search function that could serve as a
primary research tool for class projects. Visit the main page or go
straight to the Homework Center. |
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An educational site for kids
of all ages. Games, quizzes, homework help and more. Topics
for games include Numbers, Words, Universe, Culture, or Extras. |
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A kid and his dad built a
useful list of homework helping websites. A winner of 90+ awards,
this site deserves them. We'd give it a "10" on our list
of 10 great homework sites. B.J. has "merged" with the
Discovery Channel. You'll find his homework links and a biography
of the young entrepreneur at Discovery.com. |
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Animated movies, comic
strips, activity pages, and 24 hour homework assistance via email for
kids. Subjects include health, math, science, English, technology,
and social studies. A great variety of educational subjects are
presented as short entertaining Flash movies. |
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Discover Channel School has
tools to help you study, games to challenge your mind, and tons of great
clip art to use. In addition, there are nearly a dozen learning
adventures that let you explore everything from Ancient Egypt to the
Space Station. |
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Ask Jeeves for Kids is a
fast, easy, and kid-friendly way for kids to find answers to their
questions online. Designed to be a fun destination site focused on
learning and "edutainment," Ask Jeeves for Kids uses
natural-language technology that allows kids to ask questions, such as
"Why is the sky blue?" or "What's it like to live in
space?" in the same way that they would ask a parent, friend, or
teacher. The service combines human editorial judgment with
filtering technology to enable kids to find both relevant and
appropriate answers on the web. |
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This is the official Roald
Dahl site with stories, quizzes, wonderful illustrations, and a bio on
the man himself. He is the author of James and the Giant Peach,
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Witches. This site
requires Macromedia Flash Player. |
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www.macromedia.com |
If you need to download
Macromedia Flash Player, click on the link to the left. The page
that opens will contain directions for installing that plug-in. |
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