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Calendarforkids.com has come up with a list of kid-friendly sites.  We find these sites to be educational and fun for kids.  Please see the list below, sorted by category, detailing the name of the website, the web address and a brief description of the website.  We are always looking for good information to provide to the parents that use Calendarforkids.com, so if you know of a good site that we should consider adding to the list, please let us know by filling out a form under the “Contact Us” page of our website.   We hope you and your children enjoy these sites!

Stuff for Baby

Ask Baby - http://www.askbaby.com/nursery-rhyme-list.htm  - lots of nursery rhymes for babies.
Bibalu - http://www.bibalu.com/nurseryrhymes/ - lots of nursery rhymes for kids.
Clever Toddler Activities - http://www.clever-toddler-activities.com/action-rhymes.html - nursery rhymes and ways to play with your baby and toddler.
Zelco - http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/index.asp - lots of nursery rhymes.

 

Beginner Games for Kids

Disney - http://disney.go.com/index - Click on "preschool" for a menu of games and activities that are based on the tv shows from Playhouse Disney that you child loves.
Fun School - http://funschool.kaboose.com/ - Fun school has a variety of games for pre-k through 6th grade.  In addition, it has coloring pages.
Noggin - http://www.noggin.com/ - Games and activities with all of your child’s favorite Noggin tv show characters.  Play games and do activities with characters from 64 Zoo Lane, Backyardigains, Blues Clues, Dora, Diego, Franklin, Jack’s Big Music Show, Lazy Town, Little Bear, Little Bill, Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, Max & Ruby, Miss Spider, Oobie, Oswald, Pinkie Dinkie Doo, Toot and Puddle, The upside Down Show, Wonder Pets, Wow Wow Wubzy, and more.
PBS Kids - http://pbskids.org/ - Games and activities with all of you child's favorite PBS tv show characters.  Visit Arthur, Barney, Cailou, Clifford, Dragon Tails, Mister Rogers, Reading Rainbow, Sagwa, Seasame Street, Zoom and others.
Seasame Street - http://www.sesamestreet.org/home - Games and activities with all of your child’s favorite Seasame Street tv show characters.  Play games and do activities with characters from Seasame Street, Dragon Tales, Pinky Dinky Doo and The Electric Company.

 

Coloring Pages and Puzzles and Beginner Printables

DLKT’s Crafts for Kids - http://www.dltk-kids.com/ - DLTK's Crafts for Kids features a variety of fun, printable children's crafts, coloring pages and more including projects for holidays, educational themes and some of our children's favorite cartoon characters. 
First-School Preschool Activities and Crafts - http://www.first-school.ws/INDEX.HTM - First-School features free fun preschool lesson plans, educational early childhood activities, printable crafts, worksheets, calendar of events and other resources for children of preschool age.  The preschool crafts, lesson plans and activities are appropriate and adaptable for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten level (ages 2 to 6).  
Lil Bunny Hops - http://www.lilbunnyhops.com/ - Free preschool and kindergarten printables.
Lil Fingers - http://www.lil-fingers.com/ - Lil' Fingers is a storybook site for toddlers with educational games, storybooks and printable coloring pages. Our FREE toddler stories, activities & holiday sections are designed with bright colors & big buttons for little fingers.
Handwriting for Kids - http://www.handwritingforkids.com/ - a great printables resource from beginning letter to mathematics, money and time.
Handwriting Worksheets - http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/ - a great place to create your own traceable.  Great way to teach kids how to write their name, address, phone number and more!

 

Learning to Read

ABC Phonics- http://www.abcfastphonics.com/ - A phonics tutorial with sound and cartoons for all ages.
Fun 4 The Brain - http://www.fun4thebrain.com/English/popcornWords.html - Pop! Pop! Pop! Memorize dozens of the most common sight words.
KidsReads.com - http://www.kidsreads.com/ - On Kidsreads kids can find info about their favorite books, series and authors. Reviews of the newest titles, interviews with the coolest authors and special features on great books are our specialties. And for even more reading fun we have trivia games, word scrambles and awesome contests!
Starfall - http://www.starfall.com/ - Primarily designed for first grade, Starfall is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade. Starfall is perfect for home schooling. Be sure to visit The Starfall Store for low-cost writing journals and books that parallel this website.

 

Learning Math

Dr. Mike’s Math Games for Kids - http://www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/elementary-math-games.html -full of games for teaching elementary math! Elementary school students will love them.  This is more for parents and teachers for ideas of how to teach math.
Figure This!  Math Challenges for Families - http://www.figurethis.org/ - Helping families enjoy mathematics outside school through a series of fun and engaging, high-quality challenges.

 

Other Learning Games

American Museum of Natural History – Ology - http://www.amnh.org/ology/ - Information, activities and more about archaeology, astronomy, biodiversity, earth, Einstein, genetics, marine biology, paleontology, water, zoology and more.
America’s Stories from America’s Library - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi - This Web site is brought to you from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the world and the nation's library.  The site was designed especially with young people in mind, but there are great stories for people of all ages, and we hope children and their families will want to explore this site together.
Clubpenguin - http://www.clubpenguin.com/-  It’s an ad free website, virtual world where children could play games, have fun and interact with others.
First-School Preschool Activities and Crafts - http://www.first-school.ws/INDEX.HTM - First-School features free fun preschool lesson plans, educational early childhood activities, printable crafts, worksheets, calendar of events and other resources for children of preschool age.  The preschool crafts, lesson plans and activities are appropriate and adaptable for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten level (ages 2 to 6).  
Fun Brain - http://www.funbrain.com/index.html - Funbrain has games for learning topics such as math and reading.  Funbrain also has arcade and playground games in addition to web books, comics, movies and more.
H.I.P. Pocket Change - http://www.usmint.gov/kids/ - U.S. Mint kids site with tons of games, cartoons about coins, details of coins, coin news, collectors club, and mint history.
Lego - http://www.lego.com/en-us/Default.aspx - great site to create and let your mind be creative and solve problems at the same time.
Learning Page.com - http://www.learningpage.com/ - Learning Page offers a free collection of thousands of printable instructional materials, such as lesson plans, activity sheets, and other activities.
The Little Animals Activity Centre - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtml - Helps teach all subjects for ages 4 -11.
MightyBook - http://www.mightybook.com/ - MightyBook is a powerhouse of learning that's helping kids around the world read and speak English. With more than 800 animated stories, songs, games and puzzles  —  plus lesson plans and online quizzes  —  MightyBook is one of the best values in education.
Millsberry - http://millsberry.com/ - here your child can create a buddy, design a home, play games, collect rare items and prizes, shop, surf and learn at the same time.
NASA Kids - http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html - NASA will provide a wealth of resources that are safe, fun, and educational for your children. You can expect them to find reliable information on space-related topics, as well as games, Web quests, and even chats with NASA experts.
National Geographic Kids - http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ - This website contains information on all kinds of animals, games, videos, stories, activities and more.
National Wildlife Federation- http://nwf.org/ - wildlife in your region, news, magazine, explore to inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our children’s future.
Ronald - http://ronald.com/ - What kid does not like Ronald McDonald? This site offers games and creativity.
Smithsonian Education - http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/ - A place for kids to explore, discover and learn.
Vocabulary A-Z - http://www.vocabularya-z.com/ - Vocabulary A-Z allows you to generate thousands of custom vocabulary lessons to match subjects and increase students’ reading comprehension. Each lesson includes all the lists and activities needed for a week’s worth of instruction. Educators can create lessons from a bank of thousands of words and dozens of topics.

 

Adventuring

CIA Kids Page - https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/games/index.html - Put your skills to the test with these fun games. Within each section, you’ll find games that are easy and others that are much harder.  See how quickly you can assemble the CIA seal. Find the secret words hidden within the safe. Break the code and discover a special fact about the CIA. 
The Harry Potter Lexicon - http://www.hp-lexicon.org/ - The most complete and amazing reference to the wonderful world of Harry Potter!
Seussville - http://www.seussville.com/ - Games, contests, and projects based on Dr. Seuss stories and characters.

 

Help with School Work

Fact Monster - http://www.factmonster.com/ - Fact Monster is a tween destination for homework help and facts on thousands of subjects, including sports, entertainment, geography, history, biography, education, and health. Fact Monster contains an encyclopedia, almanacs, games, quizzes, research tools, holiday features, lots of self-made microsites for books and more.
Homework Spot - http://www.homeworkspot.com/ - HomeworkSpot.com is a free homework information portal that features K-12 homework-related sites together with engaging editorial in one high-utility, educational spot. HomeworkSpot.com has resources for English, math, science, history, art, music, technology, foreign language, college prep, health, life skills, extracurricular activities and much more.
Science Fair Project Resource Guide - http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/ - If you’ve never done a science fair project before, DON’T PANIC! The IPL’s Science Fair Project Resource Guide will help you through the whole project by guiding you to a variety of excellent web resources.

 

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