Children's Story Sites
Bedtime-Story
- Whimsical bedtime stories for children of all ages.
Bikesters - This unique site has motorcycle stories with so
many illustrations that they read like a comic book. For older
children/young adult. (Jun. 2001)
Billy Gnome's Bedtime Stories - Enchanting stories for young
children with beautiful illustrations. Also has slide puzzle and bug
chorus. (Jul. 1999)
Book-Pop.com - Highly recommended website with stories written
by Stephen Cosgrove. The stories here are exquisite -- include lovely
music and are professionally written and drawn. The interactive games
are delightful. Flash or basic programming options.
(Jun. 2001)
Candlelight Stories - Lots of illustrated children's stories.
Has options to hear stories read aloud.
Chateau
Meddybemps - Humorous stories and entertaining content.
(Jan. 2000)
Children's
Books Online: the Rosetta Project - The largest collection of
illustrated antique children's books online. (Mar. 2003)
Christian Kids Links
- by Net Ministries
Dunkle
Unkins for Kids - Wonderful stories and fantastic songs. This
site is highly recommended. (Jan. 2000)
Emily and
Tess's Story Page - Children are welcome to participate in this
ongoing story. (Jul. 2000)
Farmhouse
Fables - Charming, well-written animal fables.
(Apr. 2000)
Kids Portal for Parents
- Here are interesting illustrated stories that teach morals. Included
are well-written mythological stories from India, folktales and poetry.
This site also has games, coloring pages and other links for children
and teachers. (Jun. 2001)
Light Up Your Brain -
Nice selection of audio stories. This site also has fun games and
music. (Sep. 2001)
The Miners
Seven - A book by Brett Barney. Wonderful story for young
adults. Includes historical photographs. (Jul. 1999)
Sheldon Oberman
- Writing and storytelling. Commercial book site but also has free
plays, audio, and more. Unusual and interesting. (Apr. 2000)
Tiger Aki
- These simple stories about a tiger cub are colorfully illustrated and
have sound, animation and interactivity. While targeted for young
children, they are so delightful and cleverly done that even older
children and adults will be amused. Requires Macromedia Flash Plug-In
(version 4 or later). (Jun. 2001)
Walks with Red Dog
- Stories by Jim Conrad. A site for young adults. Well-written
experiences of a man's relationship with his dog. For older children
and adults who like simplicity and wisdom. (Jun. 2001)
Wired for Books - Well
done dramatic audio production of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by
Lewis Carroll free online. (Jun. 2001)
Xlibris
- The Littlest Knight - Commercial. If your child has enjoyed
the story online, consider buying it in paperback. This is a lovely
quality book produced by Xlibris. The illustrations are three times the
detail possible on the web and must be seen to be appreciated.
(Mar. 2003)
Oobistories.com/
- Great stories that make the ordinary magical. Has lots of creative
and entertaining touches including sound effects. (Sep. 2001)
Books with Pictures/Audio
BBCi
- Cute animated stories for young children. (Mar. 2003)
The Brave & Bold
Little Squirrel - Selection of stories including "The Brave and
Bold Little Squirrel," a story with beautifully drawn black and white
pictures and accompanying audio. (Mar. 2003)
School
Storybook Sites
Room 108 -
Fun stories with animation and music, some by students. Reading,
picture books, singing, math activities,
Popular Sites
AT&T
Labs-Research - Multi-Lingual Text-To-Speech (TTS). Type some
words and hear them spoken! (Mar. 2003)
TheButterflySite.com/
- Visitors can explore the exciting world of butterflies by visiting
The Butterfly Site's dozen butterfly topics, tons of butterfly links,
contests, and awards. (Jun. 2001)
Communication
with Parrots - Parrots are smarter than we think!
HandSpeak.com
- Learn about American sign language online. (Mar. 2003)
Here
Be Dragons - Imaginative site all about dragons by Jennifer
Walker. Includes exquisite artwork.
Oh.. I'm So Happy
- Frog in Love - with music. (Mar. 2003)
On-Line Sailor Moon
Encyclopedia - Huge site for fans of the animated Sailor Moon
series.
Stories from
the Web - This site encourages children's participation with
their own stories, reviews and Web club. Cute site with lots to
do. (Jun. 2001)
Young Writers' Clubhouse
- Advice, inspiration and contests for kids 10 and older. Features live
chat, bulletin board and stories about young writers
(Mar. 2003)
Zelo
- A
large selection of nursery rhymes. (Mar. 2003)
Games, Cartoons, etc.
Apple
Corps - Paste on facial parts to make your own apple head
TheCase.com
for Kids - Mysteries to solve, scary stories, magic tricks and
contests (Jul. 2000)
Coolmath4kids.com,
by Karen - Math games, jigsaw puzzles and fun things to do for
young children. (Mar. 2003)
Cyke,
Cyber Knowledge and Emotion - This site has fun interactive
games for young children as well as animated stories. They accept story
submittals from adults and children at: Submissions
(Jul. 2001)
FunBrain.com - Fun
games with educational value.
FunSchool
- Excellent games -- many are educational. This site has pop-up
banners. (Jan. 2000)
Game Goo -
Adorable colorful games with audio for young children. Has animation,
imagination and is educational. (Mar. 2003)
Gameaquarium.com
- Cute site. Learn keyboard typing online. Child friendly -- beginner
to advanced levels. (Mar. 2003)
gigglepoetry.com
- Accepts original poetry from children. (Jul. 2000)
The
Kentucky Academy of Technology Education - Excellent and
unusual links for games, activities and educational fun. Check it
out! (Mar. 2003)
kid-e.tv
- Has fun animation to entertain young children. Highly
recommended. (Jun. 2001)
Mathematics Lessons
- Learn math with fun games. (Mar. 2003)
Mr. Edible StarchyTuber
Head
The Rainy Day
Resource Page - Lots of fun things to do. (Mar. 2003)
Seussville -
Play games and order Dr. Seuss merchandise
Splash,
The Ultimate Kids Site! - Cute site for young children. Has
drag and drop alphabet and arthmetic as well as coloring pages.
(Jun. 2001)
Toon Center
- A children's playground of original games, puzzles, stories, music
and cartoons.
Up-to-10
Internet for Kids - Excellent animated games that are
educational as well as entertaining. French and Spanish versions
also. (Jul. 2000)
YukYuk.Com
- Creative and fun animated/interactive cartoons by Chad Frick. Need
Shockwave to play.
X - Learning
Games Links - A nice selection of commercial links offering
puzzles and learning games. (Mar. 2003)
Coloring Books
ABC
Teach - Print out pictures to color. (Mar. 2003)
Berenstain Bear
Country - Print out bear pictures to color.
(Mar. 2003)
Broccoli.com
- Nicely illustrated dinosaurs to print and color.
(Mar. 2003)
Coloring.com
- Color pictures online with your mouse. (Mar. 2003)
Draw
and Color with Uncle Fred - Unique and wonderful site. Fred
Lasswell, famous cartoonist of the "Barney Google and Snuffy Smith"
cartoon strip, teaches children how to draw simple cartoons that they
can color. (Mar. 2003)
National
Geographic - Print 'N' Go Coloring Book (Mar. 2003)
PBS
- Dragon Tales coloring book to print and color. (Mar. 2003)
Sesame Street
- Print and color pages with numbers, letters and Sesame Street
characters (Mar. 2003)
WBShop.com
- Print and color these Wizard of Oz coloring pages.
(Mar. 2003)
all mixed up -
paint - Color online with your mouse. (Mar. 2003)
Educational and Help with
Homework
A+ Math
- Flash cards online. (Mar. 2003)
Academy
of Achievement - Huge collection of illustrated information
about leaders, discoverers and creators who shape the world.
(Mar. 2003)
Dr. Labush's Links to Learning
- Many excellent links for students, teachers and parents.
(Jun. 2001)
EZSchool
- Lots of great links. (Jul. 2000)
Fact
Monster - Learning Network's kid's almanac, dictionary and
encyclopedia and much more! (Jul. 1999)
Homework Central -
HomeworkCentral is bigchalk's directory of learning and teaching Web
sites. Choose from the Internet's biggest study collections.
(Jul. 1999)
Honey Bee
Research at the University of Arizona - All about bees.
Interesting free information plus you can pay for lesson plans (grades
K-12). (Mar. 2003)
KidsAstronomy.com
- This site has a lot of fun games and interesting facts about
astronomy. (Jun. 2001)
Learning
How to Draw - Detailed online instructions for teaching how to
draw. Excellent! (Jun. 2001)
LearningPlanet.com
- Cute site for young children. Click a letter of the alphabet to hear
its name and see a picture. (Mar. 2003)
Lycos
Zone - Type in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms,
definitions, and more. (Mar. 2003)
Merriam-Webster's
Word Central - Look up words (fast) in the Student
Dictionary. (Mar. 2003)
Spartacus Educational
- Historical pictures and articles. (Jul. 2000)
The Nine Planets
- Beautiful. A multimedia tour of the solar system for older
children/young adults. (Mar. 2003)
Valdosta State
University - Mulitply your skills in math with flash cards and
games. (Mar. 2003)
Teacher Resources
All
About Words - Grammar, Phonics, Spelling (Mar. 2003)
Of Bees, Beekeepers, and Food
- This website is all about bees. Entertaining and informative.
(Mar. 2003)
Curriculum
Related Sites - Selection of links for language arts, math,
social studies, and science. Courtesy of Walnut Grove Elementary
School. (Mar. 2003)
EduLinksUK
- Vast amount of links about art or subjects related to art. From
simple to sophisticated. (Mar. 2003)
Enchanted Learning -
Fabulous for teachers. Includes science pages, Mother Goose rhymes,
great music pages, activities, and printouts - Asks for $20 (or
donation) as a voluntary membership fee to support the site.
(Mar. 2003)
Department of
Education, Himachal Pradesh - Unique and useful links. Check
them out! (Mar. 2003)
McGraw
Hill - Education. Teaching Methods, web resources
(Mar. 2003)
On-Line
Stories and More - Great links for children learning to read.
Lots of alphabet help. (Mar. 2003)
Punctuation
Rules - Excellent quick guide. (Mar. 2003)
Reading Links
- Nice selection. (Mar. 2003)
School
Grants - K-12 grant opportunities. (Jul. 2000)
TampaReads.com
- Hundreds of free reading worksheets covering phonics and vocabulary
building are available here for teachers and parents.
(Jun. 2001)
Teacher Stuff -
Resources for education, teacher lesson plans, teacher resources, home
schooling and much more! (Jan. 2000)
The
Teacher's Guide - Free lesson plans and lots more.
(Mar. 2003)
Kid Source
Online - Lots of articles and links for education and about
learning. (Mar. 2004)
X - Teacher
Resources Links - A nice selection of commercial links offering
teacher resources. (Mar. 2003)
Phonics
edsanders.com
- Phonics. Important site for information and links about phonics. Free
info. (Jan. 2000)
Hooked
on Phonics - Save $30 on Hooked on Phonics today!
(Mar. 2003)
The
Literacy Volunteer Connection - Offers free articles about
"Word Families," which can help students "crack the code" of our
inconsistent language by providing some predictable patterns within
words. (Mar. 2003)
Misunderstood
Minds - Excellent article about difficulties with
reading. (Mar. 2003)
PamPetty.com -
Assistant Professor Pam Petty's links for phonics and reading
help. (Mar. 2003)
The Phonics Room
- Resource guide for teachers with poems, songs, literature and
activites listed for every letter of the alphabet (Jan. 2000)
Rayment's Learn to Read Method
- Interesting article about a method for teaching reading that is
simple, easy to do and free. (Mar. 2003)
X - Phonics Links
- A nice selection of commercial links offering phonics.
(Mar. 2003)
Talking eBooks
from Children's
Storybooks Online - Commercial. These are our own audio ebooks
created specifically to help the beginning reader or ESL student
learning English. We offer the same stories that are free on our site,
but besides narration, each and every word is clickable to hear. There
is every level here, from very short stories for young children to much
longer stories that even adults learning to read would enjoy.
(Mar. 2003)
Homeschooling
ABC
Home Preschool - Commercial. A
resourceful site for parents teaching their children preschool at home.
It is the site of the original "use and reuse" wipe-off ABC Home
Preschool Workbooks - 9 month curriculum. What better way to promote
self-esteem in your children than to have them learn in a fun
way! (Mar. 2004)
Homeschool Oasis! - Lots
of links and information. (Mar. 2003)
Homeschool
is Cool! - More homeschool links selected by a
homeschooler. (Mar. 2003)
Home
School Legal Defense Association - Find information on laws and
support groups, listed by state. (Mar. 2003)
X - Homeschooling
Links - A nice selection of commercial links for home
schoolers. (Mar. 2003)
Children's Links Sites
Berit's
Best Sites for Children - Lots of fun and links.
Bishop John Neumann
School - "Wonderful Websites" Another unique selection of
websites for kids. (Mar. 2003)
Children's
Books Central - Has internet resources related to books for
children and young adults. A meta site for the writers, readers,
collectors, illustrators, librarians, teachers, parents, publishers,
printers, storytellers and kids. (Nov. 1998)
Super Sites for Kids
- Links for teens, parents, preschool, elementary. Links to over 100
online games (Mar. 2003)
Yahooligans,
the Web Guide for Kids (Mar. 2003)
Librarian Resources
Curriculum
and Instruction Resource Centre - For Librarians.
(Mar. 2003)
Miscellaneous
Safety
Alerts.com - Toy Alerts & Recalls. (Jan. 2000)
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