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 – An educational database that includes learning games, learning exercises, video, charts, pictures, etc. Parents and students can use it at home. Go to http://www.nettrekker.com, and select Nettrekker d.i. to register and start using it. Click here for more information. Please Note: As of June 30th, SSD will no longer be subscribing to NetTrekker.

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.theantidrug.com - Tips for parents on preventing drug use by their children

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 - Activities

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 - (K-12) Sudoku puzzles and more

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 - Activities and crafts (look on the left)
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/summer/index.html - Summer crafts and ideas

http://kinderart.com/crafts/ - Many art projects for many ages K-8 (scroll down)

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://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://kids.yahoo.com/learn/index – Scroll down for the Kids’ Directory - many resources

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

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

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

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 - “question of the day”, test preparation, registration and more

http://www.4tests.com/exams/examdetail.asp?eid=13 - Online practice tests for the SAT

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.

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.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 (some free)

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://www.switchzoo.com - Fun interactive zoo game
http://www.kinderart.com - Art library, history and lessons

http://quizhub.com - Games, puzzles and quizzes (some free)

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

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.theschoolbell.com/Links/math/number_families/main/games_online.html - (grades 1-3) Interactive math games

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/ - (grades 4-9) Interactive Math lessons

http://gamequarium.com/math.htm - (grades 3-6) Interactive math games

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/grade_g_3.html - (6-8) Many interactive games

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

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

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

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

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/ - (Grades 1-6) Try Test Quest and Brain Teasers for math puzzles
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.howstuffworks.com - How Stuff Works (Look on the left or search on top.)

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

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/elp/wxcalc/cricketconvert.html - Cricket Chirp Converter - Enter the number of cricket chirps you hear over fifteen seconds, enter the data, and find out a close approximation of the outdoor temperature with this online converter.

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 - Fun with 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 3/07

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