Looking for reading suggestions for you and your children?
Here are some
great lists to get you started.
http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/summerread.html
annotated, by grade level (K-3, 4) with book covers
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/
Series books - can search by series title, book title, author and subject
http://www.bpl.org/kids/booksmags.htm
Boston Public Library kids book lists by grade and by subject
http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/k_3.htm
Nancy Keane's book talks: Long list of books for K-3 with annotations
(click on title)
http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/3_6.htm
Nancy Keane's book talks for grades 3-6, same as above
http://www.boulder.lib.co.us/youth/booklists/index.html
Kid's book lists from the Boulder Public Library, wonderful categories
booklist links from the Springfield City Library
http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/CR.html
Starting out on the web Try these sites if you are new to the web.
Kids Domain has games, stories and art by kids from around the world, how crayons are made, craft ideas
Arthur the Aardvark's page
with all the characters from the Arthur books.
Kids Search the Web Here are different web guides for kids, for school work and for fun.
KidsClick! allows you to put in a subject (ex: bats) and get a list of sites on that subject.It has categories so you can explore an area (Weird & Mysterious, Sports and Recreation).
Yahooligans is a web guide for kids. Lots of homework helpers and lots of fun places to explore.
Ask
Jeeves for Kids You can ask a question to this directory of
carefully picked sites.
Help with your homework
You can find lots of information on the web, but it
usually takes longer to find what you want than it would to go to the library
and look it up. It helps to
1) Know what questions you want to answer before
you start
2) Have someone older who can help read the hard
words
3) Have patience! You may have to go through lots
of stuff you don't want.
4) Go exploring before you try using the web for
homework. Go looking for sites that talk about what you are learning in class.
Kids on the Web: Homework Tools has links to online dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference sources and links to LOTS of other homework helping sites, including some for parents.
My Virtual Reference Desk has a link to children's authors info, lots of pages on math, science, and writing, an Ask the Experts section and more.
PJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper B.J. and his dad teamed up with the Discovery Channel web site and created a great homework source.
Information Please Kids' Almanac On-line dictionary, encyclopedia and homework helper.
National Geographic World On Line National Geographic\'s magazine for kids.
Education 4 Kids has a good way to practice math facts. You can tell it how hard you want the problems.
Just for Kids, a list of homework and fun sites from the Springfield City Library web site.
TechEncyclopedia - actually, more of a dictionary. Find out
definitions of any computer term, concept or buzz word.
Games and Fun
Kids' Place games and activities, check it out! For kids from 3rd to 8th grade from publisher Houghton-Mifflin.
Funbrain - Educational games for kids. You can search for games by subject and age.
Madlib-o-matic - Create your own Madlibs, a group game that creates wacky funny stories.
Learn words in American Sign Language with animated pictures.
White House for Kids - explore the White House with Socks the cat and Buddy the dog as your guides.
Animals on the web
NetVet and the Electronic Zoo - set up by a veterinarian
Birmingham Zoo with lots of animal pictures, some need special software (which you can download).
Children's Butterfly Site - if you like butterflies, check this out!
Rainforest animal research
Animals of the
Rainforest - choose from amphibians, birds, fish, insects, mammals and
reptiles
for pictures and information.
Tropical Rainforest Animals - information and pictures of 14 animals
More
Rainforest Animals - This site has lists of snakes, mammals, birds and
insects. Students
have drawn pictures of the animals.
Howler Monkeys - two photos and some information about these mammals.
Kid Explorer
Video Clips - short videos of tiger, toucan, ocelot, crocodiles, monkeys,
green snake and baby lions.
Massachusetts Children's
Book Award - Fourth, fifth and sixth graders in Massachusetts vote and
give this award to a book each year. The Southwick Public Library and the
Woodland School Library have the books that have been nominated. Read more
about the award at this web site.
Your favorite authors and illustrators
PICTURE BOOKS
Jan Brett - Berlioz the Bear, The Mitten, Annie and the Wild Animals
Eric Carle - The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Quiet Cricket
Tomie dePaola- Strega Nona, The Art Lesson
Ezra Jack Keats - Snowy Day, Whistle for Willy
Robert Munsch - Thomas's Snowsuit, The Paperbag Princess
Patrica Polacco - Aunt Chip and the Triple Creek Dam Affair, Mrs. Katz and Tush
Beatrix Potter- The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Cynthia Rylant - Henry and Mudge series, Mr. Potter and Tabby series
Dr. Seuss - Here are a few of the pages with Dr. Seuss's zany characters
Seussville - a page by the publishers with lots of games
Dr. Seuss Page -
Biographical information, a collection of Dr. Seuss parodies,
and a good set of links to (and reviews of) many other Seuss-sites.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas - a web version of the story
Chris Van Allsburg - Jumanji, The Polar Express, and
more
CHAPTER BOOKS
K. A. Applegate - Animorph series
Judy Blume - Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Fudge-a-mania
Beverly Cleary - Ramona series, Dear Mr. Henshaw, Muggie Maggie
Roald Dahl - James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda
Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes books
Jean Craighead George - My Side of the Mountain, Jul\ie of the Wolves
Edward Lear - very goofy funny poetry. Sort of a cross between Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time, Meet The Austins
C. S. Lewis - A page for Narnia fans (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe series)
A.A. Milne - There are lots of Winnie The Pooh web sites. Here are three good ones:
An Expotition to a Wonderful Place
Mary Pope Osborne - Magic Tree House series
Katherine Paterson- The Great Gilly Hopkins, Bridge to Terabithia
John Peterson - The Littles series
Dav Pilkey - Captain Underpants series, Dog Breath
J.K.Rowling
A list of
some good Harry Potter web sites
Games with Harry
Potter
Yahooligans Potter Page - with links to news stories and LOTS of HP web
pages
R. L. Stine - a page by the publisher and part of a larger Goosebumps page.
Laura Ingals Wilder
My Little House on the Prarie
Home Page - Lots of information about the real Laura and her
family, also about spin-off book series.
Laura Ingalls
Wilder, Pioneer Girl - information about Laura and her books, links to many
other
"Laura" sites