Great Sites for Students and Parents
Math
- IXL - Dawson's Math Practice Site: www.ixl.com
- Cool Math 4 Kids - hundreds of fun math-focused games: www.coolmath4kids.com
- Khan Academy - excellent math tutorials for all ages: www.khanacademy.org
- Math-a-rama - fun math games for kids: www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/
- ICT Games - a UK site with many cool math games, thematically organized: www.ictgames.com
- Erich's Puzzle Palace - puzzles and logic problems to assist in math and critical thinking: www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/puzzle.html
- Math Playground - really great games that focus on different math concepts www.mathplayground.com
- PBS Cyberchase - based on the hit PBS show: www.pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games
- Raz-Kids - Dawson's Reading Practice Site for K-2: www.raz-kids.com (click here for student login instructions)
- Famous celebrities read quality books! www.storyonline.net
- Animated stories for kids: www.mightybook.com
- Between the Lions - based on the PBS show: www.pbskids.org/lions/
- We Give Books - hundreds of free to read books provided by the Pearson Foundation: www.wegivebooks.org/books
- Time for Kids - Current events written in a style that is accessible for children: www.timeforkids.com
- Giggle Poetry - Hundreds of poems for kids to read and rate: www.gigglepoetry.com
- Scratch! MIT's world-famous coding program for all ages. Start here if you want to learn to code: scratch.mit.edu
- Code.org - The fabulous non-profit organization responsible for Hour of Code and much more: www.code.org
- Code Academy - Learn traditional programming languages through an easy to use tutorial system: www.codeacademy.com
- Kodable - Learn programming through a simple game metaphor: www.kodable.com
- Google Earth Download - www.google.com/earth
- Google Maps - maps.google.com
- Everyday Mysteries - fun science facts from the Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/archive.html
- NASA Kid's Club - explore space through this wonderful site: www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
- Exploratorium - San Francisco's famous museum about how the world works: www.exploratorium.edu
- How Everyday Things are Made - Stanford's excellent site on manufacturing: manufacturing.stanford.edu/hetm.html
- Magic School Bus - lessons on many science topics, taught through this inquiry-based cartoon: www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus
- Ology - learn about the 'ologies', from the American Museum of Natural History: www.amnh.org/explore/ology/paleontology
- Planet Games Arcade - NOAA's interactive games focused on ocean and air: games.noaa.gov
- How Stuff Works - learn how everything works! www.howstuffworks.com