Hot Web Sites for Kids Hot Web Sites for Kids
Enjoy the following sites! We have grouped them according to general subject areas. All you need to do is click on the site you would like to see. We have previewed each of them to make sure they are worthwhile and still active. Since sites on the Internet can change so fast, please e-mail the webmaster if you find any problems with any of these sites.
Last updated: May 16, 2008
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Access all books available in our local library (This site is down periodically. Sorry for the inconvenience).
If you would like to login to the EBSCO HOST and/or Enchanted Learning websites, please ask your child's teacher for the username and password.
Reference
Primary Search provides full text for nearly 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990.
Enchanted Learning
Flagstaff City - Coconino County Public Library
Grand Canyon Reader's Award - Formerly known as the Arizona Young Reader's Award. This site gives a brief review of the book and also includes links to the author pages and activities for some of the books! Previous award winners can be found by clicking this link: Previous Award Winners
CyberSleuth-Kids An Internet search guide created especially for kids, parents, and teachers.
Library of Congress Documents, photographs, movies, and sound recordings that tell America's story plus research tools supported by the Library of Congress.
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National Geographic Site For Kids
The United States Mint For Kids
Kids Space A Child Safe Environment for Primary Children. It includes: International Kids' Space for creative activities, Kids' Space Connection for communication activities, and the Guide Bear's Guide Tour as a learning resource for using both sites and the Internet. The sites generated a world-wide following with readers from over 125 countries (as of fall 1997) and a huge number of hits. The sites have received many honorable awards and have been recognized by various media including books magazines, CD-ROM products, and TV and radio programs in many countries.
Billy Bear's Playground Pre-school - 1st grade A++ rating. There are hours of fun to be had. Almost all games can be printed out for later use.
Government
State of Arizona Provides information on the legislative, judicial and executive branches of our state government.
Welcome to the White House White House history and tour, including biographies of past presidents, a Virtual Library where you can listen to speeches and view photos, and a White House For Kids link.
The United States Senate This source offers biographies of representatives as well as plces to write or e-mail one's respective elected official.
The United States House of Representatives This source offers biographies of representatives as well as places to write or e-mail one's respective elected official.
Maps
How Far Is It Calculates the distance between places worldwide.
National Geographic Map Machine A good source for country maps. It is a link off of the National Geographic's main web site for children. You can also search National Geographic's main web page. It is located at nationalgeographic.com
News
USA Today Classline Provides daily activities linked to the day's top news stories to students and educators free of charge. Provides activities in the four core subject areas, tips for teachers, and more.
ABC News All types of World and U.S. News available. (This is not just a site for children's news.)
CNN News All types of World and U.S. News available. (This is not just a site for children's news.)
Arizona News Arizona News along with Phoenix Magazine, Calendar of Events, Health, Recipes, etc. (This is not just a site for children's news.) The port of the site for children is called Kids Clubhouse. It has Fun Stuff along with Kids Read, Kids Calendar, Kids Corner and Science Bookmarks!
Science
National Museum of Natural History A Smithsonian Museum Site with Online Exhibits
Educational Hotlists The Franklin Institute's Educational Hotlists are organized lists of resources on the Internet that enthusiasts may find useful. They have screened these resources for their educational appropriateness, helping take some of the guess work out of the web for you. Basically, to make the list, a resource needs to stimulate creative thinking and learning about science. Using the Hotlists should save you time and provide quality online resources for your needs. *Don't miss the Interactive Things To Do Hot List
National Air & Space Museum A Smithsonian Museum Site with an aircraft image index, a new Star Wars online exhibit and information about the Mars Pathfinder. Check out Education under Frequently Requested Pages.
Franklin Institute Science Museum A wonderful science site for students of all ages!
The sites above are not part of the Knoles School or FUSD web sites. You are about to leave the Knoles web site and the district web server. The Flagstaff Unified School District has no responsibility for the content beyond this point. The Internet is a dynamic and volatile place where pages can change suddenly and rapidly. It is not unusual to find information or images that are objectionable. Proceed at your own risk.
