Educational Web Sites for Kids

Here are some great websites that can be used by children, parents and teachers alike!

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Art Activities Art Sites Brainteasers Classroom Goodies:
ClipArt/Graphics
Classroom Goodies:
Coloring Book Pages
Early Childhood
Sites
Game Sites Health and Phys.Ed. Sites
Holiday Sites KidBiz3000 KidPix Lesson Plan Sites
Library Sites Links to Many
Site Listings
Math Sites New Jersey Sites
Parent Sites Reading/Lang.Arts
Sites
Research Sites
for Kids
Research Sites
for Parents
Science Sites Search Engines Sites for Specific
Ages/Grades:

Grade Level Skills Help Pages
Grade Level Assessment Activities
Sites Ages 4-7
Sites Ages 8-12
Social Studies Sites
Summer Sites Teacher Ideas Sites:
Calendar and Activities
Teacher Sites 
Technology Sites UnitedStreaming
Webquests Writing Sites

Art Activities

3-D Paper Stars
Decoupage Goofy Pumpkin
Fingerprint Bell Ornaments
How to Make a Dreidel
Pointillism
Reindeer Ornaments
Snow Folks

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Art Sites

A. Pintura Art Detective
Art Is...@ The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Art Projects
Artsonia Student Art Museum Welcome
Crafts for Kids - EnchantedLearning.com
Crayola Creativity Central
DLTK's Alphabuddies Crafts for Kids
Inside Art An Art History Game
KDN Kids Design Network at the DuPage Children's Museum
kid stuff! - Easy craft activities and projects for kids
KinderArt - Art Lessons - Art Education The largest collection of free art lessons and art education
Marilyn's Imagination Factory
Sanford & A Lifetime of Color Play ArtEdventures!
Scribbles - Home

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Brainteaser Sites

Brain Boosters offers kids' educational activities online.
NIEHS Kids' Pages -- Brainteasers, Riddles, Music, and Games for Children and Teachers
The Set Game Company Homepage

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Classroom Goodies Sites

               *ClipArt and Graphics Sites

Christy's Clipart
Clipart for Teachers
dir - subject root clipart from Clip Art Directory
Fall Clipart
Halloween Clip Art - Pumpkins
Kids Domain Christmas Clipart
Kids Domain Fall Clip Art
Kids' Turn Central - Hey Kids! It's Your Turn! Laugh, learn and play online.

         *Coloring Pages Sites

Coloring Book - Stillwater Fire Department - Fire-Rescue-EMS
Coloring Pages Firemen
ColoringBookFun.com - Coloring Pages - Printable Pages
Holiday themed coloring book pages
police and fireman coloring pages
Alphabet Blocks
Animal Trace Practice Sheets
Bat Poetry
Bottom Frame
End of the Year Printables
Firetruck I
Firetruck II
Free Spelling words worksheets from the Kid's Page Archive - spelling words worksheets and coloring book pages for kids
Free Story Paper
Halloween Bookmarks
Happy Halloween Printed Manuscript Bookmarks
http--www.busyteacherscafe.com-worksheets-bookreport3.pdf 
Preschool Printables Bulletin Boards
Preschool Printables We're here, so you can get back to what's important!
Print Your Own Coloring Page
Printable Story Starters
Pumpkin Scramble
September Primary Mind Bender

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Early Childhood Sites

4Kids2Play Homepage, Flash-animations for kids
ABC's Flashcards
ALA Great Web Sites Fun for Younger Children
Alphabet Online Puzzle  Letter A Airplane - Activities and Crafts
bobear
Brown Bear - KinderArt Littles, Preschool Activities and Lessons
Caterpillar Tissue Paper Collage - Art and Language Arts - KinderArt
Chica Chica Boom Boom
Class Big Book Ideas
Clip Art
Cut-and-Paste Alphabet Fun
DLTK's Coloring Pages
Don't Play With Fire!
Dreado.com Games
Early Childhood Activities for Kids
Fruit Loopy Fun - KinderArt Littles, Preschool Activities and Lessons
Funschool - Games
Funschool
Great Apple Activities For Young Children
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Marvelous Mittens
Marble Game - An AskERIC Lesson Plan
Preschool Site
PBS Kids Arthur Grownups Activities Flea, Fly, Flamingo
PBS Kids
Reading sites

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Games Sites

ALA Great Web Sites For Kids By Kids
ALA Great Web Sites Games & Entertainment
Book Club for Kids--Bookmark Factory @ nationalgeographic.com
Connect 4
Checkers
Funschool - Part of the Kaboose Network
K-8 Kids' Place
Kid Wizard -- Interactive Games
Kids Games, Kids World 2000
Kids Hub - interactive learning games, puzzles, and quizzes
KidsCom, a fun site for kids
PBS Kids . Games
PBS Kids Arthur Grownups Activities Flea, Fly, Flamingo
PLAY! Scholastic
PrimaryGames.com - The Fun Place to Learn!
Rescue Heroes™ - Fire Zone Game
Top20Kids.com - A Guide to Kids Games.
UpToTen - The fun place to learn on-line
US Symbols Match Game
Wizzkidz English menu
Yahooligans! - Computers, Games, and OnlineOnline Games

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Health and Phys. Ed. Sites

BBC NI - Schools - It's Up To You! - Home Page
Discovery Health Network Homepage
Dole 5 A Day - We make 5 A Day fun!
Initial Catering Coolmeals
Kids World - Nutrition
KidsHealth - Kids
Nutrition Cafe
Nutrition Explorations Kids
Out on a Limb - A Guide to Getting Along
Sports Illustrated For Kids
Welcome to Kellogg's® Nutrition Camp!

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Holiday Sites

50 Winter and Holiday Projects
abcteach Printable Worksheet Halloween Story Planner
abcteach Printable Worksheet Pumpkin Seed Experiment Form
abcteach Printable Worksheet Pumpkin Seed Experiment
abcteach Printable Worksheet Pumpkin Weigh In
Alfie's North Pole Adventure
A Story Just for Teachers
Atlantic Giant Pumpkins or Big Pumpkins
Bethany Roberts' CHRISTMAS FUN FOR KIDS and Merry Christmas Gift Shop Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids and All Ages
Billy Bear says... MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Billy Bear's Happy Easter
Build a Snowman
Christmas Carols and Hymns (words to songs)
Christmas Concentration Game
Christmas Music Online
Christmas Themes
DLTK's Site for Fire Prevention Week
DLTK's Halloween Crafts for Kids
Easter Fun at PrimaryGames.com
Easter on the Net - Welcome
Halloween on 13 Pumpkin Avenue
Halloween
Interactive Gingerbread House
January Sticker Bookmarks
Johnny Appleseed Day
Kids Domain - Valentines Day
Kids Domain Christmas Clipart
Kwanzaa Themes
Mayflower Quiz - EnchantedLearning.com
Not Just for Kids! - Halloween Tricks and Treats
PBS Kids . Valentine's Day
Pumpkin Lantern
Santa Claus at Claus.com
September Theme: Apples (Houghton Mifflin site)
Sparky the Fire Dog
St. Patrick's Day Activities at Enchanted Learning
St. Patrick's Day Trivia Hunt
Thanksgiving Games (do not require a computer)
Thanksgiving Sites
the halloween safety game
Twas the Night Before Christmas
Twas the Night Before Christmas for Teachers
Valentine's Day Fun for Kids
What to Do With a Pumpkin #1-10 - Halloween Arts and Crafts - October - KinderArt
WorkshopQuest Thanksgiving Resources Classroom Activities

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KidBiz 3000

KidBiz3000

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KidPix

K-2 Templates

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Lesson Plan Sites

abcteach.com
AskERIC Lesson Plans
CTAP Model Lesson Plans Using Technology
Dolch Sight Boards
Free Lesson Plans, WebQuests, Worksheets and Teacher Tools!
Homeworkopoly 2001 Bulletin Boards Classroom Decor
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Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a teacher's resource offering ideas to enhance curriculu
lesson plans at Teachnet.com Subjects - music, art, language arts, science
LessonPlanZ.com - Lesson Plans & Lesson Plan Resources for Teaching Math, Science, Social Studies
Memorial Day Lesson Plans
On TV - TLC Elementary School
QuickMind. K-12 educational and professional development resources for teachers and students
Read Across America, An NEA Project
RubiStar Home
Sifting and Sorting Through the 4-Blocks Literacy Model
Smithsonian Education
Summer Reading
Thanksgiving themed thank you certificates
Teach Children Test Taking Skills
Teacher Created Materials Teaching Tip of the Month 
Teachers.Net - LESSON PLANS - The Teachers.Net Lesson Bank offers teachers over 1000 lesson plans free for the taking!
The Lesson Plan Library offers kindergarten, elementary, middle school and high school lesson plans
Yahooligans! Search Results for book sites

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Library Sites

ALA Great Web Sites Authors & Illustrators
ALA Great Web Sites Children's Book Awards
ALA Great Web Sites Favorite Children's Stories
AndersenFairyTales.com
BookPALS Storyline
Cyberguides to Books
Great Sites for Great Kids - Reading
MightyBook.com's Ages 8 to 10 Library
Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus
The Story of Echo the Bat
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Links to Many Site Listings

 
ALA Great Web Sites for Kids
Great Sites For Kids!
Houghton Mifflin Theme: Apples
Interactive Resources
Reading sites
Summer Reading 2003 Web Sites for Kids
Surfing the Net with Kids Guide to the BEST KID SITES for kids of all ages
The First Grade Backpack - Reading

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Math Sites

AAA Math
allmath.com - math site for kids! Home of flashcards, math biographies and Ask The Experts
Aplusmath.com
BBC - The Little Animals Activity Centre - Homepage
Coolmath4kids - An amusement park of math and more designed especially for fun!
Count On
Education 4 Kids sponsored by Hooked On Phonics (a free educational resource)
Elementary Interactive Math Sites
fall math idea bank
FunBrain.com - Change Maker
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Interactive, educational activities for children 5 -14
Jan Brett Division Flash Cards
Kids' Place Houghton Mifflin Mathematics
math cats -- fun math for kids
Math Stories.com
Math Word Problems for Children
Super Kids Math Worksheet Creator
The First Grade Backpack - Arithmetic
Visual Fractions An On-Line Fraction Tutorial
Webmath offers math homework help and math word problems at DiscoverySchool.com.

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New Jersey Sites

Governor's Book Club
Hangout NJ
New Jersey Department of Education
State of New Jersey

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Parent Sites

ABC's of Parenting - Comprehensive Source for Great Parenting, Pregnancy and Childcare Articles
Berit's Best Weekly Top 25
Child Safety on the Information Highway
CLWG Children's Literature Web Guide
Earlychildhood.com - Lifelong Learning Starts Here
Education Planet - The Education Web Guide
FamilyFun Great ideas. Practical advice. Fun stuff to do.
GetNetWise You're one click away
Great Sites
KidSource OnLine Welcome Page
Parent Soup
Parenting advice, child development and family reference at familyeducation.com
Parents Guide to the Internet - Sites Along the Way
Reading Sites
Scholastic Welcome, Families
Sites for Parents, Caregivers, Teachers...—Sites for Children
SmarterKids.com  May  2002  Activity Calendar!
SmarterKids
SmartParent.com
The Parent Channel has parenting advice for help with decisions about your child's education.
Top 100 Family Sites
Welcome to Parenting.com

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Reading.LangArts Sites

...no more bullies.com...
12 Months
30 Days of Poetry
50 Fun Ways to Improve Reading
ABC & Spelling Sites
Afterschool.gov Learning for Kids - Language Arts & Reading
alphabet song
Alphabet Superhighway
AndersenFairyTales.com
April Theme National Poetry Month
Author Jan Brett's Home Page - A Great Place for Ideas
BarnesyardBooks.com -- Welcome!
Book Pals: stories read by actors and actresses
Book Pop
BBC - KS2 Revisewise - English Spelling
Beverly Cleary
Childrens Storybook Online
Clifford's Interactive Storybooks
Cloze Activities for Early Writers A - EnchantedLearning.com
Cyberguides to Books
Decide-a-Story
Double the Consonant Spelling Rule
Education 4 Kids sponsored by Hooked On Phonics (a free educational resource)
Essays and Other Writing Activities for Early Writers EnchantedLearning.com
FableVision
Fake Out!
Fearless Frieda - Skillful Skateboarding
Fill-in-a-Story
Finish-a-Story
First Grade Sentences
FunBrain.com - The Plural Girls
funbrain.com Grammar Gorillas
funbrain.com SpellaRoo
Funbrain.com Spelling
Funbrain.com's Scramble-Saurus Game
Funny poetry for children
Games & Contests
Games at Candlelight Stories
Giggle Poetry
Great Reading Sites
Harry Potter Meet J.K. Rowling
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Instant Poetry Forms
Jan Brett Phonograms
K-2 Templates
Kids Domain Reading Games
Kids' Korner Network -- Safe, entertaining, educational web site for children from 0 to 12 -- S
Kids' Place Games
KIDZ Scramble Word Magenet Online Game
KidzPage! Poetry and verse for children of all ages.
Laura Numeroff - Her very own website!
LearningPlanet.com - Rats!
LearningPlanet.com Crosswords
LearningPlanet.com_alphabet action
Letter and Alphabet Activities at EnchantedLearning.com
Lil' Fingers Storybooks The toddler read a storybook, play a game site
LITTLE CRITTER Stories, Jokes, Puzzles and Games for Kids.
LITTLE EXPLORERS by Enchanted Learning Software
MAX AND RUBY!
Monkey Business
Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes-Enchanted Learning Software
PBS Kids Arthur Oops! We Couldn't Find That Page.
Play Ball Hogs!
Play Planet Zug!
Play Whomp!
Poem Pack
Poetry for Kids
PrimaryGames.com - Language Arts
Reading Sites for Kids
Reading sites
Resource Centre 100 Things to do with Books [English Online]
scholastic.com
See 'n' Spell Game
Seussville Games
Shape Books - Home
Sifting and Sorting Through the 4-Blocks Literacy Model
Songs for Teaching Grammar
Spelling
spellit
Storytelling Activities
Story Arts Story Arts Online!
The First Grade Backpack - Reading
The Official Robert Munsch Website
The Parts of Speech
THINK SMART, THINK ALPHA-BITS
Treasure Trove
Vocabulary Building for K-4 and ESL Students
Welcome to KevinHenkes.com
Winter Songs and Poems
Winnie - the - Pooh - Pooh-Corner - HOMEPAGE
WordCentral.Com - Dictionary - Daily Buzzword - Word Games - Merriam-Webster
Writing Topics
ZOOM SCHOOL - EnchantedLearning.com

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Research Sites for Kids

Ask Jeeves Kids
BJ Pinchbeck Homework Helpers
Fact Monster Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
IPL Youth Division
KidsClick! Web Search
KidsKonnect Has Kids Homework And Educational Help - A Safe Internet Gateway.
WordCentral.Com - Dictionary - Daily Buzzword - Word Games - Merriam-Webster
www.4Kids.org
Yahooligans!
ZOOM SCHOOL - EnchantedLearning.com

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Research Sites for Parents

AltaVista - The Search Company
Ask Jeeves - Ask.com
Dictionary.com
Dogpile. All results, no mess.
Facts and Reference Best Source for Facts on the Net - Refdesk.com
Google
Information Please On-Line Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia, Atlas, & Almanac Reference
Library of Congress Home Page
mamma
Thesaurus.com
yourDictionary.com • Home Page
ZapMeta.com - All Results, One Engine.

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Science Sites

A Virtual Journey into the Universe
American Museum of Natural History Online Field Journal
ARS Science 4 Kids!
Autumn Leaves
BillyBear4Kids.com Land O' Dinosaurs
Cool Science for Curious Kids
Dragonfly
DragonflyTV PBS Kids
Earth Day at Kids Domain
Earth Day at Scholastic: Think Green
Earth Day at Scholastic: Math Hunt
Eco Kids
eNature.com LocalGuides
eNature.com
fall math idea bank
For Kids Only - Earth Science Enterprise
How Everyday Things Are Made
Kids Go Wild Home
KidSites.com - Science Sites
KidZone - National Wildlife Federation
Marsh Mania!
NASA KIDS - a nasa site dedicated to kids - Kids of all ages!
National Geographic Explorer (Student Magazine) - September 2003
Nature and Wildlife Field Guides Amphibians, Birds, Butterflies, Fish, Insects, Mammals, Reptil
NWF--Ranger Rick Homepage
Oakland Zoo Entrance
OLogy
Online Field Journal Field Journals
PrimaryGames.com - Science
Ranger Rick's Kid's Zone - National Wildlife Federation
Saint Louis Zoo Site
Sanctuary U.S. Wildlife Refuges @ nationalgeographic.com
Science Fair Central offers ideas for science fair projects and experiments.
Science Monster
Science Pages and Activities - EnchantedLearning.com
Scientific Dictionary EnchantedLearning.com
Shedd Aquarium
Simple Science
Space Day
StarChild A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
Surfing the Net with Kids Science
Switch Zoo - Make Your Own New Animals
Teachers.Net Lesson Exchange Whale Lesson (all, Science
The Story of Echo the Bat
The World of Dinosaurs
Thematic Unit on Bats
Welcome to Liberty Science Center
Welcome to the New EcoKids Online
Welcome to the Philadelphia Zoo
Welcome to Thinking Fountain!
Welcome to Virtual Explorers
Wetland, an Encarta Encyclopedia Article Titled Wetland
What's It Like Where You Live
World Book Features Nature Walk
Your Weight on Other Planets- Enchanted Learning
Zoom Dinosaurs - EnchantedLearning.com

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Search Engines

Yahooligans
Google
Vivisimo
AltaVista
Yahoo
Dogpile

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Sites for Specific Ages/Grades

  Grade Level Skills Help Pages  (Internet game sites already chosen to match specific Language Arts and Math Skills at a specific grade level)    

  Assessment Activities (Internet game sites already chosen to match specific Language Arts and Math Skills at a specific grade level)        

         *Sites for Kids 4 to 7

1st for interactive education on the Internet - Wizzkidz.com
ALFY - The Web Portal for Kids
Alphabet Books
BBC Education - Snapdragon - Introduction.
Billy Bear's Playground - Billy Bear 4 Kids.com
Build-a-Monster
Clifford's Interactive Storybooks
Cool Games
ENCHANTED LEARNING SOFTWARE HOME PAGE
First Grade Sentences
Funschool
Gamequarium A portal to hundreds of free, online learning games and activities for Pre-School through Grade 6 students.
K Bears Games
LearningPlanet.com
Lil' Fingers Storybooks Animated stories and games for toddlers
Lite-Brite
LittleFingers - Parlor Index
PBS Kids
Perpetual Preschool
PrimaryGames.com - The Fun Place to Learn!
Reading Sites
Sesame Workshop - Home Page
Sesame Workshop - Sesame Street
Sparky the Fire Dog
Surfing the Net with Kids Preschool & Kindergarten
Table of Contents at Kidport
Treehouse TV - Worry-free Preschool Television
Welcome to Kinder Korner!
Welcome to Squigly's Playhouse
Winter Wonderland

        *Sites for Kids 8 to 12

1st for interactive education on the Internet - Wizzkidz.com
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Brain Teasers
DiscoverySchool.com offers help with homework from BJ Pinchbeck.
FunBrain.com - The Internet's #1 Education Site for K-8 Teachers and Kids
Funschool
Gamequarium A portal to hundreds of free, online learning games and activities for Pre-School through Grade 6 students.
Kids Domain
KidsClick! Worlds of Web Searching
Kidzone - Fun Facts for Kids!
PrimaryGames.com - The Fun Place to Learn!
Reading Sites
Scholastic News Zone
Surfing the Net with Kids Guide to the BEST KID SITES for kids of all ages
Table of Contents at Kidport
Time for Kids Home
Wacky Web Tales
Yahooligans! - School BellLanguage ArtsAuthors
Zeeks.com

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Social Studies Sites

American Folklore Famous American folktales and legends, Native American myths, weather folklor
Atlas - Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic.com
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Castles for Kids- Home
Create a Time Capsule
Election Site (elementary kids)
Explore the States
FactFinder Kids' Corner -- Fun State Facts
GEOGRAPHY - EnchantedLearning.com
Geography Sites for Kids (FirstGov for Kids)
GeoNet Game
Holidays on the Net - Welcome
Household Science for Kids Paper Airplanes
Kids Domain - Holidays
Kids World Government Politics and Military Links for Kids
KidZone Geography
Mayflower Quiz - EnchantedLearning.com
National Geographic GeoSpy Geography Game (For Kids)
Outline Maps
PBS AFRICA - Africa for Kids
PBS Kids Cyberchase For Parents & Teachers Lessons & Activities Monkey Map
Time for Kids Home
United Nations Cyberschoolbus
US Symbols Match Game
USA State Map-Quiz Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com
Welcome to Jamestown 1607-1630!
Welcome to Smithsonian Magazine's Kids' Castle
Welcome to Vineland, NJ 
Wind Song - from Children's Storybooks Online

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Summer Sites

A Not-Just-for-Summer Reading List
W o r l d B o o k

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Teacher Ideas Sites

               *Calendars and Activities

                    Monthly Activity Calendar December 2003 EnchantedLearning.com
 
        *Teacher Sites
10 Instant Energizers for Teachers
50 Ways to Say "You're Terrific!"
Assessment Tools
AtoZ Kids Stuff
Blackwell's Best: Back to School Web Sites
CoolText.com - Where YOU make the image!!
Edible State Map Lesson Plan - Classroom Activity
Education World® Lesson Plan A Laugh and a Half Students Make Funny-Poem Mobiles
Google
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KinderArt - Art Kitchen NON-EDIBLE Recipes List
NJ Office of the Governor - James E. McGreevey - Governor's Email
One Stop Teacher Resources
PBS Kids Cyberchase For Parents & Teachers Lessons & Activities Reading List
PBS Kids - PBS Kids Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Rocket
Personal Educational Press
Preschool Play Dough Edible Recipes
Puzzle Choice
Quick Pretzels, Sweet Cinnamon Pretzels, Rolls, Cinnamon Rolls, and Breadsticks (Dairy-Free & Egg-Free)
Reading Sites
ReadWriteThink - Calendar
Scholastic Teachers
Simple Science
Styrofoam Airplane
SuperKids Math Worksheet Creator
Teacher Resource Center
Teachers Closet
Teacher's Corner  

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Technology Sites

A Beginner's Guide to Word Processing
ALA Great Web Sites Computers & Technology
ALA Great Web Sites for Kids
AnyWho Internet Directory Assistance; Yellow Pages, White Pages, Toll-Free Numbers, Maps and Directions
AVA Home Page
Camden Children's Garden Botanical Gardens, Horticulture