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Dr Labush's Links
Links to a wide range of educational sites.
Internet 4 Classrooms
American school-oriented site with links to
a wide range of educational sites.
Kids Click
A directory / search engine to help children
find information from safe sites,
Kids Konnect
A children's gateway to the Internet.
Kid's
Treehouse Internet BBS
On-line family oriented community (also offers
Telnet access).
Africam
Registration (free) required for access to
cameras in African game reserves. Visiting these is like a lucky dip - there may
be no animals there - or virtually any African animal.
Art Education and
ArtEdventures from Sanford
Especially recommended: the 'Play Arts Games'
section - lots of interactive fun with art and colour theory!
Ask an Expert
Hundreds of real world experts from astronauts
to zookeepers have volunteered to answer your questions for free.
Card
Trick
Cute little trick showing once again that all
is not what it seems.
Christian Answers
Christian answers to common questions.
Egypt
Information on one of the earliest civilisations.
Exploratorium
San Francisco museum of science, art and human
perception features on-line
exhibits.
Good Green Fun
Rainforest ecology.
How far is it?
Calculates straight line distance between two
cities around the world.
How Stuff Works!
Info on a vast array of technical matters.
Recommended.
How Things Work
Answers to an array of questions on how physics
work in every day life.
Internet
Accessible Machines
Great fun - telescopes, train sets, cameras,
etc attached to the Internet.
One Sky Many Voices
Environmental science programs from University
of Michigan for K-12.
Number and Word
Puzzles
Just what it says.
PetStation
Advice on keeping pets.
Spacewatch
Astronomy site.
The Hungersite
Apparently a simple way to sponsor the hungry
at nor personal cost.
Toys for the whole
family
Natural quality toys.
Visible Earth
NASA images of the earth.
BBC On-line
Aunty's home page - news, sport, entertainment,
etc.
British Comedy Homepage
Classic comedy - including the Goons.
Times
(London)
The Times Newspaper on-line.
Washington Post
The Washington Post newspaper on-line.
Britannica on-line
THE encyclopedia (and more) on-line - for a
subscription.
Eric's encyclopedias
An eclectic range of reference information
- music, chemistry, etc.
OneLook® Dictionaries
You never need to update your real dictionaries
again. Search hundreds of dictionaries on-line - use partial word forms, hear pronunciation,
translate foreign words, etc.
Project Gutenburg
Free E-Text versions of major books and documents
not subject to copyright. Plain ASCII text.
Wikipedia
The FREE and EDITABLE on-line
ecyclopedia. A tremendous example of technology allowing people to co-operate to
produce a wealth of knowledge.
Aesop's Fables
Classic and modern versions of these tales
- uses Flash.
Award-winning children's literature
Create a tailored reading list of quality children's
literature. Not totally American - but only award-winning books included - it even
has links to two of New Zealand's childrens book awards (the Esther Glen Award and
the Russell Clark Award).
Boggle's World
Boggle's World is a resource site for teachers
who teach elementary and middle school English, ESL and EFL to children.
Children's
books on-line
An on-line collection of free children's books
- including some in Maori.
Christian Logic
Includes a practical guide for home schoolers.
Fun with Words
Wordplay - anagrams, palindromes, spoonerisms,
oxymora, mnemonics, etymology, word play, tongue twisters, cockney slang, nett lingua,
etc.
Puzzle Choice
Crosswords, wordsearch, logics, quizzes, jigsaws,
etc. Includes UK spelling option.
Word Central
Develop word skills.
Math Facts Now
Basic arithmetic drills.
Math League Help
Topics
Roughly intermediate level math.
Maths Help
Primary math - on-line flashcards, etc.
Natural Math
Interesting math site with enlightened views
on learning.
Math exercises for kids
Some basic exercises for ages 6-11.
Echo the Bat
An educational NASA site.
EdGate.com
Copernicus education gateway - major learning
resource centre.
Education beyond schooling
Over 350 categories of free, first-rate, family-safe
online tutorials, guides and instructionally oriented websites.
EduPlace
Resources for junior students.
EduWeb
Educational Web Adventures. Highly recommended.
Enchanted Learning
Mainly for primary age - but also helpful for
parents who never did learn particular subjects. Recommended.
Free Education
Non-certified courses on the Net.
Free worksheets
Also unit studies, software, links, etc.
Fun & games for playful brains
Anagrams, crosswords, brainteasers, comic verse,
computer art, conundrums, cryptic crosswords, doublets, family fun, fractal art,
fractal music, humor, jigsaw puzzles, literary trivia, logic problems, mastermind,
mathematical recreations, mazes, nonsense, number puzzles, paradoxes, picture puzzles,
puns, quizzes, riddles, tom swifties, trivia, visual illusions, web guides, wordplay,
word puzzles, wordsearches ... and more.
Jarea Art Studio
Free art lessons on-line.
Learning Disabilities Resource
Community
Includes information about learning disabilities,
as well as an introduction to the eight styles of learning.
Logic classroom
Lessons in logic.
Marcia's
Lesson Links
Links to a wide range of lesson ideas.
RHL School
Free teaching resources including worksheets.
Special Needs
Family Friendly Fun
Special needs families share their experiences
and information, information on a variety of family friendly fun and helpful topics;
easy access via rings and links to over 11,000 categorized websites relevant to
special needs families.
Starfall
American learn-to-read site.
World
Atlas
Maps, flags, geography facts.
Edventures
Subscription-only learning site.
Literacy Unlimited
Sam Blumenfeld's site introduces his AlphaPhonics
programme and more. Recommended.
Pencil Village
Subscription-based educational resource centre.
Plasform
Educational materials.
Scholastic
Major educational publisher - area for children
to explore on site.
Teaching Treasures
Australian teaching resources.
Cascoly Software
Educational software from a professional who
is also a home educator.
Copyright
and the Net
Something more honoured in the breach than
the observance - especially on the Internet. Of course NZ law is tighter.
HTML for Kids
Help children (and other beginners) learn the
HTML code that makes web sites work.
Kids On-line
- computing
Learn about the bits inside computers.
Kids Domain PC Downloads
Software for children.
Owl and Mouse software
Alphabet and reading software.
Velsoft
Computer software courses on CD.
Zane Interactive Publishing
Educational software.
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