Previous "Good Sites"
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/kidswebs.html
Very good site from Monroe County Public Library, Indiana, that has links to good kids sites: dinosaur; games; sites in Spanish, etc
http://www.funbrain.com/
Access games according to grade---there are some good ones
http://www.scholastic.com/ispy/index.asp
“I Spy” interactive—will read it aloud; when object is found, makes a sound, object moves and words are highlighted
http://www.funbrain.com/spellroo/index.html
a “find the word spelled wrong” game
http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml?
From the New York Philharmonic---excellent site with description, music, visual of many instruments; page where kids can “make a minuet”.
http://www.kidsreads.com
Information on new books, authors, kids' recommendations, polls, book trivia and book related games.
Previous "Good Sites"
http://pbskids.org/go/
(lots of fun games, activities, etc. for a good range of ages and interests; uses the characters from PBS shows)
http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/cam_menu.asp
(this is part of the Monterey Bay Aquarium website---it has live cams of several locations: penguins, shark tank, etc; it does need Windows Media)
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/dinosphere/index.html#
(a website from the Children's Museum in Indianapolis with many dinosaur activities; divided into age groups)
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
(a site with fun science facts and "offline" activities to make or do)
http://www.beverlycleary.com/index.html (this site shares information about the beloved characters in the 'Ramona' books and others, gives background on Beverly Cleary, and more)
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