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New York Times: On This Day Read and research historic events that have taken place.
Yahooligans This site sponsored by Yahoo.com is a searchable index for kids.
The American Civil War Home Page Learn facts and view pictures about the American Civil War.
The Fifty States Find facts about any of our 50 states here.
Atlapedia Online This site contains full color physical and political maps of the United States as well as keys facts on countries of the world.
Kids' Guide to the White House The White House pets, Socks and Buddy, give a tour of the White House and tell about its history.
National Geographic for Kids Explore this great site that is full of information and wonderful pictures.
Kids Web Search through this "digital library" of websites just for kids.

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The Nine Planets Visit this multimedia tour of our solar system.
The Science Explorer Get instructions for great at-home science activities.
Bill Nye the Science Guy This site contains experiments and activities from Bill Nye's popular science television show.
Science Fun Get terrific science projects and experiments as well as clear, detailed answers to common science questions.
Weather Channel Online Browse through topics such as "This Day in Weather History" and "Weather: The Atmosphere for Learning" which is a site devoted to education.
Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page Search this interactive weather page that is sponsored by Huntsville, Alabama Chief Meteorologist, Dan Satterfield.
Discovery Channel Online You don't have to be a kid to learn amazing facts from one of the best sites on the internet.
Questions Kids Ask Why is the sky blue? Find the answer to that question as well as many others on this site.

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Knowledge Adventure Kids can play cool math games here and parents can check out the at-home math activities.
allmath.com Check out this site's math flashcards, multiplication tables, biographies of mathematicians, and glossary of math terms.
Math Glossary This site contains an illustrated glossary of math facts and terms for grades one through eight.
Your Weight on Other Worlds Find out your weight on other planets, moons, and stars while learning about the difference between mass and weight.
Dana Classroom Math& Reading
 

The Dana Classroom Blog was designed to assist the HOSTS program within the classroom and the after school design.  The websites posted support the objectives from the Learner Link assessment that students need more practice to master a skill. 

 
Math Stories This site has over 1,000 math word problems for students in grades one through five.

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Scholastic This site has information for parents and teachers as well as ativities for kids using Scholastic characters like Clifford The Big Red Dog and The Magic School Bus characters.
Eduplace.com This Houghton Mifflin site is a K-8 resource for parents and teachers that also has activities for kids.
Little Explorers Even the youngest school age child can point and click to over 1,000 entries in this online encyclopedia.
Stories and Books This site has links to online stories and books for K-5 students to read/listen to. Many of the stories are animated.
Skills Practice This site has links to some of the best online language arts games. Practice letter recognition, phonics, spelling and grammar skills.

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School House Rock Read the verses and listen to the songs of the popular Grammar, Science, Multiplication and America Rock songs.
Family.com Tour Disney's online magazine that has hundreds of activities suggested by the age level of your child.
Crayola Online Explore this site that is full of craft ideas, coloring activities, stories, poetry, and games.
PBS Kids! Have a load of learning fun on this educational site!
Fun Brain Check out this fabulous site for math, grammar, and other games.

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Lesson Stop This web directory links to many lesson plan sites and has a free bi-monthly newsletter for educators.
Kids Health Parents can find articles here on hundred of childhood ailments from chicken pox to nosebleeds and swimmer's ear.
Family Education Network Find almost anything related to education here including news about education bills in Congress, ideas for challenging gifted children, and articles on learning disablities.