Family Page:

Resources and Activities for Parents and Children

Disclaimer: SSD is offering this site to parents and children as a convenience and is not responsible for pop-up advertisements, pages being taken down, replaced or linked to inappropriate sites. Please work with your child and make sure you check out all sites completely before child use. If the links do not work, copy and paste the address in your browser.

NetTrekker – www.nettrekker.com - An educational database that SSD has purchased for all students, teachers, and parents to use. The database is a compilation of websites that have been chosen by teachers and includes learning games, learning exercises, video, charts, pictures, etc. To use it select d.i. (orange button) and click register in the top right corner. Select your own username and password and school in which you would like to register. If you have any problems, e-mail Kathy at kgallo@salem.k12.nh.us. Click here for more information.

Homework Help:

http://www.2learn.ca/kids2learn/kidshomework.html

Family Activities and Resources – Many Subjects:

http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml - Department of Education - publications for Parents and resources for students

http://www.kidskonnect.com/SubjectIndexHome.html - Resources for all curriculum areas maintained by educators

http://fen.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-7229,00.html - Activities across all core subject areas

http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooey.html - Learning games for young children (language arts)

http://www.kidsdomain.com - Games, crafts, etc.

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/arts_and_entertainment/art/crafts - Summer activities

http://www.huntingtonlearning.com/t-suggestions01.php - Suggestions for parents of elementary school children

http://www.huntingtonlearning.com/t-suggestions02.php - Suggestions for parents of elementary and middle school students

http://www.huntingtonlearning.com/t-suggestions04.php - Suggestions for parents of middle school and high school students

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ - Many games and activities for various age groups
http://www.primarygames.com - Games and puzzles in many subject areas (has pop-up advertising though)

http://www.learningplanet.com/stu/kids0.asp - (1-6) - Games for kids (mostly math)

http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/puzzle/sudokumini.cfm - Sudoku puzzles

http://www.activitiesforkids.com - Many activities – party, holiday, summer, etc.

http://pbskids.org - Games, stories and more

http://www.4kids.org - Games and resources for kids

http://www.edgate.com/d.pl?url=http://www.dltk-kids.com/usa - Summer activities
http://childfun.com/themes/summer.shtml - Early elementary songs, poetry, and dramatic play ideas.

http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/summer/index.html - Summer crafts and ideas

http://kinderart.com/crafts/ - Many art projects for the summer

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Recipes/reck-3.html - (Grades 1-3) Reading, writing, math and science activities

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Recipes/rec4-5.html - (Grades 4-5) Reading, writing, math and social studies activities

http://juliet.stfx.ca/people/stu/x94emj/elem.htm - Elementary websites

http://school.discovery.com/parents - Kathy Schrock’s site for parents and kids

http://kidbibs.com/learningtips/lt9.htm#Teaching - Educational activities

http://www.nickjr.com/kids - Games, stories, music, art, etc.

http://www.yahooligans.com - Search engine for kids – many resources

http://parenting.ivillage.com - Parent Pages

http://www.computerclubhouse.org/index.htm - Technology learning

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/arctic - Artic exploration online

http://familyeducation.com - Family education by grade

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html - Many crafts, activities and resources

Safety Online:

http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm - FBI Internet Safety Tips

http://www.playitcybersafe.com - The goal of this Web site is to empower children, parents and teachers to prevent cyber crime through knowledge of the law, their rights and how to avoid misuse of the Internet.

http://www.isafe.org - I-SAFE America – created to educate kids to act responsibly and safe online

http://www.4kids.org/safesurf - Resources for kids and parents on surfing safely

http://www.safekids.com - Tips and suggestions on keeping kids safe online

http://www.cyberangels.org/homefront.html - Internet facts and tips for parents and kids

Sites to Help Students with SAT Preparation:

http://www.collegeboard.com/?student - SAT and other college resources

http://www.number2.com - Test preparation tutorials for standardized tests (Registration needed but it’s free.)

http://www.freevocabulary.com - 5000 vocabulary words and definitions in audio or printable versions

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/p_test/math_pro1.html - Grade 9 math proficiency questions with answers and explanations.

http://quizhub.com - SAT preparation exercises

Games and Crafts:

http://mailjust4me.com/play/summer1.htm - Summer crafts and activities

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/recipe.html - Recipes

http://www.funbrain.com - Activities and Parents’ page

http://family.go.com - Advice, ideas and fun activities

http://www.eduplace.com/kids - Activities and games on many topics

http://www.artmuseums.com/ - Art for many occasions (Scroll down)

http://www.makingfriends.com/summer.htm - Many crafts

http://craftsforkids.about.com - Family crafts

http://www.dltk-kids.com - Crafts and greeting cards for all occasions

http://www.thefamilycorner.com/dir/Family/Kids/ - Recipes, crafts and activities

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/ - Many crafts

http://www.daniellesplace.com - Crafts and resources

http://www.puzzlemaker.com - Create word searches, crossword puzzles, math puzzles and mazes

http://www.kidspsych.org/index1.html - Parent information and games for young children

http://www.billybear4kids.com/index.html - Fun and games for young people

http://phoenix.gov/AVIATION/kids/index.html#P-5_0 - Paper airplanes, science projects and flight activities

http://www.ktca.org/donnasday/creative/activndx.html - Activity projects
http://www.switchzoo.com - Fun interactive zoo game
http://www.kinderart.com - Art library, history and lessons

http://quizhub.com - Games, puzzles and quizzes

http://www.kidsturncentral.com - Holidays, games and crafts

General Gifted Education Resources:
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org
http://ericec.org
http://www.learner.org/exhibits - Hands-on student activities on various topics
Projects:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge - Bridge building project
http://www.essdack.org/tips/webpage.html - Student-designed school web pages with Claris Home Page

Language Arts:

http://www.salemschooldistrictnh.com/reading/index.htm - SSD’s Recommended Summer Reading for all grade levels

http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/parenting/readingtips.html - (Grades 1-2) Summer reading tips

http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/ewe_preview.html - E-books for young readers (You have to be a member but membership is free.)

http://www.bookpop.com/index2.html - Web-Pop books online for children 9 and under

http://www.banph.com/menu.htm - Online fantasy story

http://www.resourceroom.net/comprehension/index.asp - Reading comprehension

Spelling:

http://www.resourceroom.net/readspell - Spelling practice and guidelines

http://www.auburn.edu/~murraba/spelling.html - How to study spelling words

Math:

http://www.resourceroom.net/math/index.asp - Practice times tables

http://www.multiplication.com/teach.htm - Learning times tables

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp?flash=true - Math games and activities

http://www.figurethis.org - Math challenges

http://www.mathcats.com - Creative, open-ended math explorations

http://mathforum.org - Math activities and challenges for students by grade level

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/ - (Grades 1-6) Try Test Quest and Brain Teasers for math puzzles
http://mathforum.org/pow/ - Math challenges
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/LearnPtnrs/*math.html - Three activities help young students to explore and enjoy mathematics.

Social Studies:

http://www.learningplanet.com/stu/kids3.asp - (Grades 4-6+) Learning Planet's geography quizzes and math games

http://www.timeforkids.com - News, games, explore different places and more
http://www.postcardsfrom.com/arcin.html - Postcards from the 50 states as well as links to travel tips for visiting the states

http://www.fema.gov/kids - Disaster preparedness stories and activities from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Science:

http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com - Space activities and interesting facts for all ages

http://www.howstuffworks.com - How Stuff Works (Click tab on top.)

http://www.enviro-explorers.com/journalactivity.html - Enviro-Explorers Kids’ Club

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/firstgarden/index.html - Gardening, including health, nutrition, and plants

http://www.epa.gov/superfund/students/clas_act/summer - (Grades 2-6) Plant activities

http://www.ology.amnh.org - American Museum of Natural History – games and activities for genetics, paleontology, biodiversity and astronomy

http://www.msdwc.k12.in.us/ses/2002seattle/seaindex.htm - (Grades 5 and up) Learn about flight and geography by following the journal entries and pictures of a teacher’s flight from Wabash, Indiana to Seattle, Washington.

http://www.exploratorium.edu - Museum of Science in San Francisco

http://www.smm.org/explore - Science activities from the Museum of Science in Minnesota

Fun with Bubbles:
http://bubbles.org - Bubble tools
http://www.sdahq.org/new1198/kids/bubbles/Welcome.html - The art and science of bubbles
http://www.antibubble.org - Anti-bubble information
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/amateur/antibub/antibub1.html - Bubble activities

Virtual Tours:

http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2002/06/062402_webcams.jhtml - Live web cams of animals, volcanoes, habitats and world attractions

http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/antarctica/index.html - Virtual Antarctica

last updated 5/26/06

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