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KIDS WEBSITES

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♥ General Information

  • 4-H State Web Sites   / Language: English
    Publisher: USDA
    Description: This Web site has links to state 4-H Web sites and state specific information, as well as national 4-H information.
  • Exploratorium ExploraNet   / Language: English
    Description: The Exploratorium offers science activities, on-line exhibits and much more for all ages.
  • Get Ready to Read!   / Language: English
    Publisher: National Center for Learning Disabilities Inc. (2002)
    Description: A Web site geared towards parents, educators, health-care professionals, and advocates to be used as an aiding device to eliminate illiteracy.
  • Great Sites (American Library Association)   / Language: English, Español
    Publisher: American Library Association
    Description: Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Web Sites for Kids and the Adults Who Care About Them. Sites for parents, caregivers, teachers and others who care about kids.
  • Healthfinder Kids   / Language: English
    Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Description: As the kids' version of Healthfinder.gov, this Web site offers fun and interactive ways for children to learn about health.
  • Homework Center   / Language: English
    Publisher: Family Education Network
    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.
  • Internet Public Library   / Language: English
    Publisher: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Description: This Web site has resources for everyone. Links to magazines, quotations, kid's Web sites, style and writing guides, newspapers, and much more.
  • Judy and David's Online Songbook   / Language: English
    Description: This Web site is for kids to join and has many songs by Judy and David, and much fun for children.
  • KIDLINK   / Language: English
    Publisher: KIDLINK
    Description: This Web site empowers youth to build global networks of friends. It has great links to activities and places that children will love. This Web site is also educational and has information for teachers and parents.
  • KidsHealth   / Language: English, Español
    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.
  • Kidz Privacy   / Language: English
    Publisher: Federal Trade Commission
    Description: FTC site designed to promote understanding and compliance with child privacy guidelines. Sections for youth, parents and educators. (Land Grant Institution or Extension Resource)
  • 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.
  • PBS Kids Backstage   / Language: English
    Publisher: PBS
    Description: This Web site has fun and activities for children and many of their television characters are also online here. Clifford, Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, Teletubbies and more fun!
  • Picture Picture   / Language: English
    Publisher: PBS
    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.
  • Safe Kids   / Language: English
    Description: This Web page has rules for children to follow as they use the Internet.
  • Seaworld/Busch Gardens Animal Database   / Language: English
    Publisher: Busch Entertainment Corp.
    Description: This Web site includes information on Seaworld's and Busch Garden's animals, aquariums, whales, dolphins, and manatees at the park.
  • The Mad Scientist Network   / Language: English
    Description: This site provides a forum in which people can ask questions of scientists to learn more about the world around them. In addition to Ask-a-Scientist, access on-line the Mad Scientist Labs and Library.
  • 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.
  • The Why? Files   / Language: English
    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. (Land Grant Institution or Extension Resource)
  • The Yuckiest Site on the Internet   / Language: English
    Publisher: Discovery Communciations
    Description: This site has yucky places for families to explore. Fun and educational too, lots of science information for kids.
  • Traffic Light   / Language: English
    Publisher: PBS
    Description: This game is to help children develop control over their bodies. Play the stop-go game with a friend or the computer.
  • Windows to the Universe   / Language: English
    Description: Explore space weather, the Ulysses Mission or the ACE Mission all from this site.
  • Yahooligans!   / Language: English
    Publisher: Yahoo!
    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. Also a guide for parents and a guide for teachers.

♥ Links, Other Resources

  • American Humane Association for Kids   / Language: English
    Description: Kids can find information about animals and how to help them on this Web site. It also includes book reviews for children's books (from infant through young adult) about animals.
  • Bam!   / Language: English
    Publisher: Center for Disease Control
    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.
  • Kids   / Language: English
    Publisher: Center for Disease Control
    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?"
  • Kids a Cookin'   / Language: English, Español
    Publisher: Kansas State University Extension
    Description: This Web site has information on cooking and nutrition for kids, parents/caregivers, and educators. It includes recipes, tips and techniques, and cooking terms. Kids a Cookin' is also a television show on some stations is Kansas. The page can be viewed in Spanish by clicking the "Espanol" button at the top of the home page. (Land Grant Institution or Extension Resource)
  • Kids on the Web   / Language: English
    Description: This web page is an on-going list of sites that offer information for and about kids. Among other things, it includes a lot of stuff for them to play with, information for adults, and info about schools and education.
  • VERB   / Language: English
    Description: 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.

♥ Programming Resource

  • 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. (Land Grant Institution or Extension Resource)
  • Crayola   / Language: English
    Description: Crayola.com is a great site for kids, parents and educators to get creative ideas and have fun with activities.
  • FEMA for Kids   / Language: English
    Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency
    Description: FEMA's children's Web site teaches kids how to be prepared for disasters and about causes of disasters. There are games, quizzes, and stories and children can become a "Disaster Action Kid."
  • Global Show and Tell   / Language: English
    Description: This Web site features artwork and other things created by children of all ages. Parents and teachers can enter their children's artwork as well.
  • Kid's Space   / Language: English
    Publisher: Kid's Space Foundation
    Description: On this Web site, children will be exposed to high quality learning and activities on an educational internet site. This Web site seeks to break down cultural, religious, ethnic and racial barriers by promoting cross-cultural collaboration in creative projects. It also encourages artistic expression and serves as a place for students and teachers to interact online.
  • Kidd Safety   / Language: English
    Publisher: Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC
    Description: Kidd Safety is the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Web site for children. Various safety topics are covered with the intent to "prevent unreasonable risks of injuries to children associated with consumer products."
  • 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.
  • Kids Wave   / Language: English
    Description: This Web site features kids' favorite Web sites that are approved by SafeSurf for all age groups.
  • 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.
  • KidsHealth For Kids   / Language: English
    Publisher: The Nemours Foundation
    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.
  • Library of Congress Learning Page   / Language: English
    Publisher: The Library of Congress
    Description: This Web site has great resources for teachers on lesson plans, activities, history, and much more.
  • Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood   / Language: English
    Publisher: Family Communications
    Description: This Web site for children has fun facts, activities for "neighbors" of all ages, and for teachers and parents.
  • NASA Human Spaceflight   / Language: English
    Publisher: NASA
    Description: This Web site has information on astronauts, space, NASA, and space news. Kids and teachers will enjoy this site.
  • National Geographic for Kids   / Language: English
    Publisher: National Geographic
    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.
  • Neuroscience Resources for Kids   / Language: English
    Publisher: Eric H. Chudler
    Description: This Web site has educational information on the nervous system, how the brain works, experiments and activities.
  • Planets   / Language: English
    Publisher: California Institute of Technology
    Description: This Web site has lots of information about every planet, with pictures. This is a great resource for kids and teachers.
  • Scholastic for Kids   / Language: English
    Publisher: Scholastic
    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.
  • Team Nutrition   / Language: English
    Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Description: This Web site was designed to help schools 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.
  • United States Climate Page   / Language: English
    Publisher: Climate Diagnostics Center
    Description: This Web site has climate information, climate maps, and climate data for different cities in the U.S.
  • Volcano World   / Language: English
    Description: This Web site is the premier Web site for volcanoes. Fun for kids and a great resource for teachers.
  • World Factbook   / Language: English
    Publisher: CIA
    Description: This Web site has an alphabetical listing of the countries of the world with details on geography, government, ecology, etc.

Outdoor Play and Sports

General Information | Links, Other Resources | Programming Resource

♥ General Information

  • Children and Sports   / Language: English
    Publisher: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Updated January 2002)
    Description: This fact sheet offers advice to parents on how to help their children get the most out of being involved in sports. According to this publication, parental involvement in the activity is one of the key ways to make sure your child has a healthy experience. Also available in Spanish as "Los Niños y los Deportes."
  • Los Niños y los Deportes   / Language: Español
    Publisher: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Updated January 2002)
    Description: This fact sheet offers advice to parents on how to help their children get the most out of being involved in sports. According to this publication, parental involvement in the activity is one of the key ways to make sure your child has a healthy experience. Also available in English as "Children and Sports."
  • Making the Most of Outdoor Time with Preschool Children   / Language: English
    Author: DeBord, Karen
    Publisher: North Carolina State University and A&T State University Cooperative Extension
    Description: North Carolina State University and A&T State University's Cooperative Extension Services have provided this PDF for parents and child care providers with helpful hints and ideas for outdoor play. Children need to spend a sufficient amount of time outside. The following article describes how to provide a fun and educational outdoor environment for children.
  • Play TAG with Your Kids: Tips to Ensure Positive Competitive Experience   / Language: English
    Author: Andrews, David
    Publisher: Ohio State University Extension (2001)
    Description: This is a fact sheet on making competition a positive experience for kids by letting them understand that the core of competition is to have fun no matter who wins or loses.
  • Sports Shorts   / Language: English
    Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics (2002)
    Description: Sports Shorts is a series of newsletters that address sports-specific injuries in children.

♥ Links, Other Resources

  • Bam!   / Language: English
    Publisher: Center for Disease Control
    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.
  • VERB   / Language: English
    Description: 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.

♥ Programming Resource

  • Child and Family Canada - Play   / Language: English
    Description: This Web page offers links to articles on play, all aspects of play, as well as ideas for fun things for children.
  • Environmental To DO   / Language: English
    Author: Lopes, Marilyn
    Publisher: University of Illinois Cooperative Extension (1993)
    Description: This brief newsletter article suggests nature hikes as a means to encourage respect for the environment in young children. The author provides a few suggestions for 'theme hikes."
  • Family Matters - Sibling Rivalry is Natural in Sports   / Language: English
    Publisher: Colorado State University Extension (April 2002)
    Description: This newsletter discusses sports in regard to siblings. It also contains information on bike injuries. Also available in Spanish.
  • Kids Walk-to-School   / Language: English
    Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Description: This is the Web site for the Centers for Disease Control Kids Walk-to School program. Kids Walk-to-School is intended to increase children's physical activity by encouraging them to walk or ride their bikes to school accompanied by adults. It also encourages community safety parnerships. The site has information on a variety of health topics such as obesity and nutrition and also contains materials to start the program in a community.
  • Make Sure Children Exercise Regularly   / Language: English
    Author: Carlson, Gail
    Publisher: University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service (1994)
    Description: This newsletter article discusses the importance of regular exercise for young children. There are ideas on how to incorporate exercise into the curriculum as a regular part of the daily routine.
  • Making the Most of Outdoor Play   / Language: English
    Author: Self, Frank
    Publisher: University of Illinois Cooperative Extension (1996)
    Description: In this newsletter article, the author explains the beneifts of outdoor play for young children and gives suggestions for optimizing the time that children spend outdoors. The author also briefly discusses ways of making outdoor play safe as well as stimulating.
  • Spanish Translation of Ohio   / Language: Español
    Author: Scheer, Scott; Konen, Joseph; Castro, Sergio; Nieto, Ruben
    Publisher: The Ohio State University Extension (2001)
    Description: Cloverbud program curriculum materials include short term, fun, cooperative, noncompetitive activities that can be used by adult volunteers with Cloverbud youth (5- 8 years-old) to help them gain self-confidence, experience achievement, and develop positive attitudes. Subject areas of science and technology, expressive arts, health, the environment, personal development, citizenship, family science, consumerism, plants and animals.
  • Summer is for Field Trips   / Language: English
    Author: Davin, Sandy
    Publisher: University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service (1992)
    Description: This newsletter article provides tips for planning field trips for school-agers that are safe, educational, and enjoyable for adults as well as kids.
  • Winter is "For the Birds"   / Language: English
    Author: Davin, Sandy
    Publisher: University of Illinois Cooperative Extension (1992)
    Description: This newsletter article suggests ways of sparking school-agers interest in the birds in their outdoor environment. Ideas include attracting birds to the playground or yard and learning activities that can build on children's observations.

Art

General Information | Programming Resource |

♥  General Information

  • Law Requires Review and Labeling of Art Materials Including Children   / Language: English
    Publisher: Consumer Product Safety Commission (1996)
    Description: This fact sheet describes the Labeling of Hazardous Art Materials Act (Public Law 100-695).This law requires that all art materials be reviewed to determine the potential for causing a chronic hazard and that appropriate warning labels be put on those art materials found to pose a chronic hazard. Parents and others buying art materials should be alert and purchase only those products which are accompanied by the statement "Conforms to ASTM D-4236."

 Programming Resource

  • Build a Birdfeeder   / Language: English
    Publisher: University of Connecticut (1996)
    Description: This publication shows how to build a birdfeeder.
  • Butterfly-Making for Young Entomologists (PDF)   / Language: English
    Author: Ebesu, Richard
    Publisher: University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources (March 2003)
    Description: The butterfly making activity publication is for people who work with young children. The activity teaches them the parts of an insect, the butterfly life cycle, and how insects are part of our environment. Educators working with young children can use this activity with reading stories about butterflies, accompany creating a butterfly garden, and other agriculture in the classroom activities. Most of the materials used are recycled and easy to obtain.
  • Chippewa Dream Catcher   / Language: English
    Author: Lopes, Marilyn
    Publisher: University of Massachusetts (1993)
    Description: This publication describes how to make a dream catcher. This peice of art is native to the Chippewa Native Americans.
  • Family Crafts   / Language: English
    Publisher: About, Inc.
    Description: This Web page provides resources for all kinds of art and craft projects and possibilities for the entire family.
  • Recipes for Art Materials   / Language: English
    Publisher: National Network for Child Care
    Description: This fact sheet provides some recipes to make creative materials for art or sensory activities.
  • Sensory Awareness   / Language: English
    Author: Smith, Charles
    Publisher: Kansas State University Cooperative Extension (1992)
    Description: This fact sheet gives information for caregivers to encourage children to explore with their five senses. The author gives suggestions for spontaneous sensory experiences as well as planned activities.
  • Sensory Materials: More than Playdough   / Language: English
    Author: Billman, Jane
    Publisher: University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service (1995)
    Description: This newsletter article gives information about the value and use of sensory materials in child care programming. The authors lists suggested materials and include two recipes for sensory media.
  • Toy Safety Coloring Book (PDF)   / Language: English, Español
    Publisher: Consumer Product Safety Commission
    Description: This safety-themed coloring book is intended to help children learn toy safety concepts. It is written in both English and Spanish. There are twelve different pictures to color.

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Source: The National Network for Child Care

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