Activity TV

Find lots of fun activities for kids, with video instructions and printables. There’s a great selection of craft ideas including gifts, games, and holiday items. Learn easy magic tricks, or try the fun and easy kid-friendly cooking recipes. Check out the simple, safe and fun science experiments or very cool paper airplanes. Other categories include cartooning, cheerleading, juggling, origami, jewelry, puppets, and more. Just follow along with the step-by-step videos.

ALA Great Kid Sites

The Web is a lot like a flea market: there’s a vast selection of sites to choose from but not a lot of order to it. Some sites are offered by reputable “dealers” and some from individuals who want to show off their personal favorite items. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s a hidden treasure, what’s worth taking a look at, and what’s a waste of time.  The American Library Association sorts out the great site for you here.

PBS

A trusted community resource, the Public Broadcasting Service uses the power of noncommercial television, the Internet and other media to enrich the lives of all Americans through quality programs and education services that inform, inspire and delight.

Thinks.com

Thinks.com has the unique distinction of consistently being recognized as a top Education site as well as being a top Entertainment site.

Darkfish

Darkfish offers a number of exciting online games.

Scholastic Books

Scholastic, the global children’s publishing and media company, has a corporate mission supported through all of its divisions of instilling the love of reading and learning for lifelong pleasure in all children.

Aplusmath

Aplusmath was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively.

FunBrain

A part of the Family Education Network, Funbrain offers games, puzzles, homework help, and much more for youths of all ages.

Multiplication.com

Multiplication.com offers help with multiplication for teachers and students alike.

Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney online.

The Nobel Institute

The website of the Nobel Institute offers games and simulations of everything from vitamin B to nuclear weapons.

NCES Games

From the National Center for Educational Statistics, NCES offers education information and activities for students everywhere.

Fun and Games for Older Kids

 

http://www.bigideafun.com/veggietales/arcade/default.htm

            games with veggie tales and 3-2-1 penguins.

 

http://kids.discovery.com/games/games.html

            games with discovery kids.

 

http://www.sparktop.org/intro.html

            interactive games for kids 8 – 12.

 

http://www.scholastic.com/play/home.htm

            web games like monster hangman, volcano lab from scholastic.

 

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/games.htm

            games and contests from scholastic.

 

http://www.preteenplanet.com/GAMES.asp

            games from preteen planet.

 

http://www.sikids.com/games/index.html

            games from sports illustrated for kids.

 

http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/games/

            zoom games .

 

http://www.uptoten.com/kids/uptoten-home.html

            educational games and activities for children up to age 10.

 

http://games.kids.us/

            games for kids.

 

http://sp.askforkids.com/docs/askforkids/help/tours/newsresources.htm

           Current Events for kids.

 

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/index.asp

            create and print graphs.

 

 http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/elec2006.html

            Elections 2006.

Great Book Websites

http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/ 

http://www.teenreads.com/ 

http://www.kidsreads.com/ 

http://www.guysread.com/

http://www.waterborolibrary.org/potterlike.htm