Parent Links
Web
sites to help you find the best of the internet for your
child
- Surfing the Net with Kids: Guide to the BEST KID SITES for kids of all ages
- Barbara J. Feldman,a syndicated columnist, has created a marvelous web resource for parents and children. Links to educational and child-friendly sites are continually updated.
- Fact Monster: Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
- Access an atlas, almanac, dictionary and encyclopedia from Information Please.
- PrimaryGames.com - The Fun Place to Learn!
- You can find games organized by subject for language arts, math, social studies and science.
- ZOOM SCHOOL - EnchantedLearning.com
- Designed for elementary school children and billed as an "on-line schoolroom", this site has many links related to a monthly geographic theme.
- Great Sites
- More than 700 high quality sites "for parents, caregivers, teachers and others who care about kids". Maintained by the American Library Association.
- SafeKids Quiz
- Are you a safe internet surfer? Take this quiz to find out.
- Welcome to Berit's Best Sites for Children
- Explore hundreds of recommended sites and create "collector cards" of your favorites. Excellent information for parents about keeping your child safe on the internet.
Easy and safe searching for children- KidsClick! Web Search
- KidsClick! is an easy-to-use search tool for children. While it is not an internet filter, it is intended to guide the user to good and age-appropriate web sites.
- KidsClick!: Search Tools
- This annotated list of search tools for children will help you and them find the right search engine for the job.
- Child Safe Search Engines
- Links to search engines which are either filtered or limited to selected sites.
- Links
- Safekids.com offers two child-friendly search tools, and links
for parents.
Web
sites with tips for parents
The National Education Organization offers suggestions for ways that teachers and parents can help children do better in school, including suggestions for improving reading, thinking and study skills.
Called "Literacy Tips for the Ten-Minute Parent", this site offers dozens of good suggestions for encouraging children's reading using junk mail, the newspaper, errands, cooking, even bath time!
An annotated list of sites for parents who are looking for ways to encourage and improve their child's reading.
Oprah encourages young readers with a "Kids' Reading List", categorized by age levels. Don't miss "great ways to keep your kids reading".
This site shows the results of a National Education Association survey of what American children like to read (and what their teachers like them to read!)
Under the auspices of the U.S. Dept. of Education, this unique site seeks to further family literacy through parent-child readalongs and discussion.
Comparison of Search Engines List
| General Search Directories and Engines | Student Friendly Search Directories and Engines | Specialized Academic Search Engines, Directories and Indexes |
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AOL
Net Search for Kids |
Academic
Info |
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The Big Eye Portal http://www.bigeye.com/ |
Ask
Jeeves for Kids |
BUBL LINK/5:15 http://bubl.ac.uk/link/ |
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Excite |
KidsClick! |
INFOMINE |
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FindSpot http://www.findspot.com/fastsearch.htm |
Yahooligans! |
Librarian's
Index to the Internet |
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Galaxy |
Miscellaneous Directories |
Library
Spot |
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Google |
1st
Headlines |
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Lycos |
BigChalk.com |
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MetaCrawler http://search.metacrawler.com/ |
Fact
Monster |
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My
Starting Point |
Homework
Spot |
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Northern Lights http://www.northernlight.com |
Information Please Almanac http://www.infoplease.com/ |
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Yahoo |
Reference-Best source for facts on the web http://www.refdesk.com/-- |
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