ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL LINKS

Links to Websites for Children

1.  Kids Konnect - http://www.kidskonnect.com/(opens in a new window)

This is a safe Internet site for kids with subject and alphabetized indexes that cover curriculum areas.  There are fun sites and Educator Konnect with links for teachers, WebQuests, and reading information.
 
2
Kids.gov  -http://www.kids.gov/(opens in a new window)

This official site of the U.S. Government is arranged into educational subjects.  Within each subject, the websites are organized as government sites or resources. 

3.  National Geographic Kids - http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/(opens in a new window)
Topics within National Geographic include:  animals, games, videos, stories, activities, people & places, photos, and popular events.

4. 
 Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids - https://bensguide.gpo.gov/(opens in a new window)
This site is arranged by age division:  K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and parents & teachers.  Governmental subjects within this site include:  Your neighborhood and beyond, historical documents, our nation, branches of government,  how laws are made, National versus State government, election process, citizenship, symbols of the U.S. Government, games & activities, glossary, and U.S. Government Web sites for kids.

5NASA - http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html(opens in a new window)
Students can discover current events such as current constellations and submit questions to astronauts.  There are podcasts, television clips, and images available.

6Funbrain - http://www.funbrain.com/(opens in a new window)
Math games for all ages. Games include Math Baseball, Power Football, Change Maker, Fresh Baked Fractions, Line Jumper, and Shape Surveyor.

7.  Math is Fun - http://www.mathsisfun.com/(opens in a new window)
Site is Organized by grade from Kindergartner to 12th grade with math activities grouped by data, geometry, puzzles, money, algebra, numbers, games, dictionary, and worksheets.

 

Health 
1. Teacher Lessons: Kids' Health Classroom
http://kidshealth.org/classroom/index.jsp?Grade=35&Section=body(opens in a new window)

2. Healthy Snacks & Recipes
http://www.gentledentalwestchester.com/healthy-snacks-recipes-for-kids/(opens in a new window)

Links to Websites for Parents

1.  Fact Monster - http://www.factmonster.com/(opens in a new window)
A current online almanac.

2.  Homeworkspot.com - http://homeworkspot.com/elementary/(opens in a new window)
Full of links to helpful homework sites.

3.  Great Schools.org - (opens in a new window)http://www.greatschools.org/ (opens in a new window)GreatSchools is the country's leading source of information on school performance.

4.  Winnie's; Explore Daycares Near Me - https://winnie.com/daycare (opens in a new window) Winnie's helps parents find and research in-home daycare, part-time daycare and local daycare center options. This resource provides detailed information about daycare location, prices, accepted age ranges, hours, availability, licenses and other parent's reviews.