Fun With Spanish

• Nickelodeon in Spanish

• Interactive Spanish/English Dictionary

• Here are a few entirely Spanish sites which include interactive activities for beginning Spanish students:

  • www.literacycenter.net/

  • www.eleaston.com/spanish.html

  • Holidays and Celebrations

Fall Foliage

• LI Convention & Visitor Bureau and Sports Commission

• USDA Forest Service - Fall Colors for 2005

• I Love New York Autumn attractions

• Maine's Official Fall Foliage Website 

• Vermont Fall Foliage

• Pennsylvania Fall events and itineraries

• New Hampshire Foliage reports

• Massachusetts Fall vacations

• Connecticut fall travel and tours

Homework Help

• The library spot - find links to the best library and research sites.

• The homework spot - Grade-appropriate online resources sorted by categories.

• The reference desk - offers online encyclopedias, dictionary, thesaurus, atlases, and more.

• The bartleby collection of classics of literature and verse.

• Infoplease - based on a 1938 Radio Quiz show, this site offers special features for teachers and students.

• Yahoo offers a list of reference-related sites, and a directory of library links on particular subjects.

• FirstGov for Kids - Homework help is just a click away in this Federal Citizen Information Center site.

• EdHelper.com - This site was developed by teachers.  It is a resource for parents wanting to give their kids extra practice in a variety of educational studies.

• Scholastic - Contains resources for both parents and children in grades K-Middle School.

• How Stuff Works - learn how all kinds of things work.

• Ask Dr. Math - This site offers a question and answer service for grades elementary through high school.  It is maintained by Drexel University in Philadelphia.

• Daily Grammar - sign up for free grammar lessons, or use the archives to find all kinds of grammar lessons.

Learning Fun & Crafts

• The federal National Center for Educational Statistics has posted family activities.

• Kaboose combines the following sites:

  • Funschool offers educational games and activities listed by grades Pre-K through 6.

  • Kidsdomain contains 14,000 educational and entertainment pages for kids, including 1,200 games, crafts, downloads, activities, safe internet surfing information, articles on effective teaching, and software reviews by parents.

  • Zeeks includes 250 games, activities, crafts, and lessons.

• Activity Village originates from England. It includes printable puzzles, coloring, greeting cards, crafts, jokes.

• More listings of educational links at Making Friends.

• I-Craft.com -- This consumer web site is sponsored by the Hobby Industry Association, and contains free craft ideas as well as links for teachers to receive freebies.

• FreePatterns.com -- Just sign up with your e-mail address to access hundreds of free design ideas.

• Family Fun magazine offers a mini site which contains dozens of crafts and recipes for the holidays.

Movies

Kids-In-Mind helps parents decide whether a movie is OK for their kids to see by providing a list of movie reviews that are objective, non-critical assessments of the potentially objectionable material contained in movies.

Science Sites

• Simple Machines contains interactive online activities.

• Elmers Glue Science Fair site offers project ideas and tips.

• Kids Regen.org offers many fun activities and information which teach kids about healthy bodies and a healthy environment.

• Long Island Children's Museum has a hands-on web site

• Learn about the Great Plant Escape Help Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the mysteries of Plant Life.

• Cool Science for Curious Kids

• ASPCA Animaland

• Try Science Adventures - Field Trips, Experiments

• Discovery Channel --the student guide offers homework help, fun and games, puzzles, web math, and learning adventures, clip art gallery, and more.

• Discovery Channel’s teachers’ page offers free teaching tools and lesson plans, puzzlemaker, featured topics, assignments based on Discovery’s TV shows, and additional suggested web links.

• Each year, the Manhasset Education Association sends home the American Federation of Teachers Summer Learning Calendar.  This year, it is available online for all students between the ages of 8 and 12. This summer, keep your eyes on the skies with a focus on space and astronomy!