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Student-Friendly Resources: Elementary Level

It's often difficult to find Internet resources for elementary-level students that are content-rich AND at an appropriate reading level. Below are some of our favorite kid-friendly sites recommended by teachers in our network:

Enchanted Learning: http://www.enchantedlearning.com

Ology, from the American Museum of Natural Histoty: http://ology.amnh.org

Aesop's Fables Online Collection: http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop

Wacky Web Tales: http://www.eduplace.com/tales

The Children's Literature Web Guide: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown

Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature: http://www.dawcl.com

Yuckiest Site on the Internet: http://yucky.kids.discovery.com

Kids Gardening: http://www.kidsgardening.org

Exploratorium Hands-On Activities: http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/handson.html

Frogland: http://allaboutfrogs.org/froglnd.shtml

New York Philharmonic Kid Zone: http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml

Kids Health: http://kidshealth.org/kid

Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids: http://bensguide.gpo.gov

Eyewitness Guide: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com

PBS Kids: http://pbskids.org

Brain Pop: http://www.brainpop.com

ArcKIDecture: http://www.archkidecture.org

Kids Click--kid safe search engine: http://www.kidsclick.org

Yahooligans: http://www.yahooligans.com