Finished your homework? Bored with the same old activities? Nobody around to play with? Try some of these games and activities on the net (for use at home only).
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Kids 2 Play
America's
Story from America's Library
The great new site for families from the
Library of Congress. Lets you meet amazing Americans, jump back
in
time, explore the states, join America at play, or hear and sing some
of
America's favorite songs. Excellent!
American
Sign Language Browser
Learn Sign Language at this great Michigan
State site which features Quicktime movies of people performing signs.
Billy
Bear's Playground
Billy Bear has great story and craft ideas
when the weather outside is not so nice. Send a cyberpostcard to a
friend!
Brain
Binders
Puzzles of folded paper that include
finished
pictures. Print them out, and try to fold to match the
image.
It's not as easy as it sounds.
CandyStand
A great selection of games, ranging from
miniature golf to pool and basketball foul shooting, all in a candy
setting.
Crayola
Creativity Central
Use the card creator or the activity book,
or just read the polls and fun facts of the day. Cool site!
Creating
Music
Play with classical music, solve musical
puzzles, or compose. You must have Shockwave and Quicktime to begin.
Discovery.com
Fun and Games
Do a crossword puzzle, test your knowledge,
or play one of the many interactive games.
Family
Xpeditions
Geography activities online for the whole
family, provided by National Geographic.
Funschool
Fun activities for Kindergarten through
second grade, including an arcade.
Gamequarium.com
Great games for almost every subject area
(including Spanish and music).
King's
Math Activities
Created by a classroom teacher in Kankakee,
Illinois, this site includes a links to some of the best math
activities
on the Web (try the games from the BBC -- they're especially good!)
Lite
Brite on the Web
Create a virtual Lite Brite masterpiece
in your spare time.
Microsoft's
Terraserver
Look at the pictures taken from satellites
of all areas of the world, including your own neighborhood.
NBA.com
The homesite of the National Basketball
Association, with highlights, scores, and news from around the
NBA.
Includes links to other sports sites.
Nick
Jr.com
This Nickolodeon site has a game of the
week, plus features on popular Nickolodeon programs.
Ontario
Science Center
Cool science games to warm up for science
olympiad.
PBS
Kids
Click on any of your favorite programs for
activities, or the Fun and Games sign for hours of
fun!
(Includes one of my favorites -- Arthur
and the Library Card Song. Listen to music while you put the
Arthur puzzle together.)
Pennsylvania Ballet
Kids Page Includes information about the Pennsylvania
ballet, as well as artist interviews, workbook pages, and how to creat
a ballet.
Puzzlemaker
A great site that lets you make your own crossword
puzzle, word search, scrambled message, cryptogram or math square, or
print
out a maze.
Sports
Arcade
Sports Illustrated for Kids arcade
with the coolest sports games online.
ThinkQuest Library
...visit Browse the
Thinkquest Library, which provides over 6000 websites on all different
topics created by kids like you.
Weekly
Reader Galaxy (http://www.weeklyreader.com)
The
online version of Weekly Reader, the popular magazine for kids is
highly
interactive with games, quizzes, contests, trivia, current events, and
coloring activities.
Who Wants to Win a
Million Dollars Science Game
How much do you know? Test your
knowledge
with these questions.
If you have comments or suggestions, email me at smmbottl@hotmail.com
