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- Teach
with Award-Winning Children's Books
- If you are looking for interviews with or
biographies about many of the most recent (1970 - present)
Caldecott, Newbery or Coretta Scott King authors/illustrators,
this is a great place to start your search. In addition , you'll
find teaching plans and discussion guides for selected titles.
- Caldecott
Connections/Newberys & the Net
- For those seeking information or lesson ideas
about Caldecott or Newbery award winners, this site is a honey.
You'll find links to material on authors and illustrators and
related books and Web sites. Here, too, is access to appropriate
lesson plans and Webquests that teachers and homeschoolers and
homeschooling parents will find very useful.
- The
Caldecott Game
- Around the time that major children's book awards
are announced is a great opportunity to get kids excited about
reading. This PowerPoint game, appropriate for grades 1-2, will
help you do just just this. Either use it as is or simply take a
look to glean ideas for making your own version.
- Database
of Award-Winning Children's Literature
- Need a source of information on just about every
award-winning children's book? This exhaustive site offers
searchable information about 60 children's book awards. A
selection of search fields can help that match very specific
criteria.
- RIF
Reading Planet
- Getting kids excited about reading isn't always
easy. That's where this great Web site, for kids in grades K-8,
comes in handy. The Java-based activities and games offer plenty
of fun and all are geared to stimulate interest in books and
reading.
- National
Network for Immunizations information
- This site provides parents with detailed
information about why it's important to immunize their children,
what the immunizations protect against and how they benefit the
child. The site also allows parents to check their state's
immunization requirements for school entry. It also answers many
parents' frequently asked questions.
- What
Your Child Should Know for School
- This Family Education site helps parents better
prepare their children for school through numerous articles that
review what children should know when they start kindergarten, how
to deal with bullies and to keep safe, milestones, troubles at
school and parent involvement at the school. The site covers these
and other topics for all the other grades as well. There are
"skill builders" that guide parents who want to help
their children gain appropriate academic skill for each grade.
- Mojo's
Musical Mouseum
- This is one of the very best and
most comprehensive lists of classic kid's song lyrics, many with
audio files that you can sample. You can access the songs using
either the alphabetical index or the keyword search tool.
- Mike's
Collection of Nursery Rhymes
- Here you'll find the full text of more than 500
classic nursery rhymes. You can search the collection
alphabetically or use the well-organized subject index. Topics
include weather, animals, alphabet, colors, money, months of the
year and more.
- Rebus
Rhymes
- Designed for the parents and teachers of
beginning readers.
- Kids
Craft Recipes
- Looking for public domain recipes for modeling
dough, finger paint, clay, or bubble stuff? This is a great place
to start. Not only does this site provide simple recipes and
instructions, but many also include ideas for involving kids in
the process.
- Kids
Domain Craft Recipes
- This great site contains recipes for fun food
projects, as well as crafts. There's a graham cracker turkey,
that perennial favorite, the erupting volcano, in two
versions, regular and super easy and a bubbling cauldron.
- 100
Days of School
- For everyone looking for interesting ways to
celebrate the 100th day of school, here's a collection of links
that leas to plenty of great ideas.
- Nutrition
Exploration
- Students are able to create their own snack
recipes and print them out. "Make a Shake" is an
interactive game where users place their favorite items in a
blender to create the perfect smoothie. "Kids Kitchen"
offers recipes geared to please kids ages K-6. "Breakfast
Detective" gives clues for an entertaining matching game.
- Dinosaur
Jokes
- This web site is full of silly (and some
downright corny) dinosaur jokes that younger kids can understand.
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