Interesting Web Sites 

  Reading Genre Definitions

This website (Book Nuts) has a list of the most popular genres and their definitions.

ALFY, the largest web portal for kids, was developed so that for the first time ever 3-9 year olds could safely and easily experience everything the cyber world has to offer. ALFY is a fun, accessible, educational center stocked with interactive stories, games, crafts, activities, and much more. Designed with the guidance of an Advisory Board of world-leading psychologists and educators, ALFY is revolutionizing the way kids learn and play online.

Our goal with FunRanch.com is to produce software which entertains and enlightens, while continuing to promote a safe environment for children. Although some of our games seem to be geared towards a younger audience, you will find that we have in most cases included unique features which make our games interesting to every member of the family.

Search Tools

• Yahoo!
• Yahooligans!
• AltaVista
• Ask Jeeves
• Ask Jeeves for Kids
• KidsClick

Interactive Crossword Puzzles

• Early America
• Johnny Appleseed
• Halloween
• Dinosaurs
• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington

References

• Atlas
• Encyclopedia
• Dictionary
• Picture Dictionary
• Almanac
• Tutorials

 Cobb County's Online Resources

• Electric Library Elementary
  • 100% full text content from over 40 magazines, 40 reference books, 40,000 pictures, maps
  • Content appropriate for K-6 students and teachers
  • Username: 
  • Password: 
• Electric Library Classic
  • 100% full text content from over 800 magazines and newspapers, TV, radio, and government transcripts, books and reference collections, photographs, maps, and images
  • Full text articles can be printed or emailed from within the eLibrary
  • Username: 
  • Password: 
• GALILEO
  • A virtual collection of digitized books, images, manuscripts and media with the emphasis on material important to the history and culture of the state of Georgia.
  • Links to catalogs for the University System, private academic, public and other libraries.
  • Information on Institutions, central Office, policies and procedures, publications, University System Statistics.
  • User Name: cobbes     Password: cat
• GALILEO Kids'
  • A simplified GALILEO.
  • A limited selection of a few of the best resources for students ages 7 to 15.
  • Access to "kid friendly" digitized books, images, manuscripts maps, and media.
  • Contains SIRS Discover, Searchasaurus, Junior Quest, DLG: Digital Library of Georgia, First Gov.
  • Designed by kids for kids.
  • User Name: cobbes     Password: cat
• Grolier Online Resources
  • Includes three general encyclopedias (Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and the New Book of Knowledge).
  • Includes two specialized encyclopedias (The New Book of Popular Science and Lands and People).
  • Username: 
  • Password:
• World Book Online
  • Reliable, authoritative, easy-to-understand information
  • Material from more than 260 U.S. and International magazines and newspapers.
  • 15,000 Web links, over 9,000 pictures and maps, and more than 800 videos, animations, and sounds.
  • Username: 
  • Password: 

Math Skills

• Math Stories - word problems
• All Math and Other Great Math Links!!

Just for Kids!

• Kids Domain

ACORN NATURALISTS

• Free Fun! Play Acorn Naturalists online Animal Sounds Quiz Game! 

Information on Plants

• Plants-in-Motion
  • This web site is about plants. Watch plants do amazing things and learn some interesting stuff while you are at it!
• Why do leaves change color in the Fall? by SCIENCE MADE SIMPLE
  • This site has a great explanation of photosynthesis. It also has fun activities for your child to do.

   

Miscellaneous Sites

• Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive
  • Each day a different image or photo. of our fascinating universe is featured, along w/ a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer!!!

    Take a look at "Earth at Night"!!

• FunSchool Games
  Free interactive, educational software for kids. This site has been approved by

  and .

• Buddy Project
  Buddy develops and facilitates demonstration projects of leading edge student learning environments for K12 schools using technology in anytime, anywhere settings.

• The Whole World is My Neighbor
  The Whole World is My Neighbor is an international online program that seeks to provide a way for students to have a greater understanding about the everyday lives of their counterparts in many areas of the world. Currently there are students participating from the Republic of Georgia, Bulgaria, Malaysia, Turkey, Africa, Australia/New Zealand, and North America. We would welcome writing from students anywhere in the world. The ages of participating students range from 8 years old to about 17 years old.

• Complete list of Mind Stretchers
  Diamond Puzzles, IQ Workout, Magic Squares, Memory Games, and Mind Toys

• Georgia Department of Education
   

• Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works Express
  Have you ever wondered how a cell phone works or what causes hurricanes?
  Then How Stuff Works Express is the place for you.

• Kids Konnect.com
  This site contains links to sites with information, questions, riddles, and games for every day of the year!

• Spelling it Right - Learn to Spell Confidently
  Help, exercises and advice from an experienced teacher. This site is for:
• parents who are concerned about their children's spelling and are keen
  to help them improve
• children who are reasonably capable readers and can work through the
  spelling exercises without help from their parents
• adults who find spelling difficult and want to learn to spell correctly
• and includes:
• advice about tackling problems
• a series of exercises, each comprising a complete lesson designed to improve spelling skills