Top Picks - Web sites
If you're looking for some great media suggestions for your kids--look no further than our Top Picks! We have a variety of lists in all of our media categories with some wonderful suggestions for kids of all ages. Whether you're looking for great fantasy books for your 8-14 year old or some classic holiday movies, you're sure to find something that your kids will enjoy.
Check back here often since we're continually adding new lists every week! If you have any suggestions for a new list or for a title that should be added to one of our existing lists, please let us know.
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Popular Songs in American History Terrific and informative site that features American history through popular music. For example, check the "Drinking Gourd" from Civil War times. It contains coded instructions for escaping slaves. "The Drinking Gourd" referred to the northern constellation also known as The Big Dipper. Slaves used it to make sure they were traveling towards the North, and freedom.
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You Be the Historian Examine artifacts and documents from the late 1700s and see what you can learn about a real Connecticut family from the past.
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Harvest of History: The Farmers' Museum Explore the Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, NY collecting video clips and objects to use in an online video movie that you create and edit. Save your creation for later use.
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Science Odyssey: Try it at Home Technology Slide back in time to find out how home technology has changed since 1900.
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America's Library The Library of Congress offers some fun interactive games, including Super Sleuth, a song archive, and much more.
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Sign the Declaration of Independence How can you pass this one by? Choose a virtual quill and add your own name.
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Guide for Interviewing Family Members Collect your own family history-- it's a fun activity for the holidays! Get a video camera or a cassette recorder and have the kids ask the eldest family members these questions.
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Web site Lists
- Safe Social Networking for Tweens
- Social Networking for Younger Kids (7 and under)
- Stellar Sports Sites
- Harry Potter Web Sites
- Geography Web Sites
- Gardening Web Sites
- Safe Search Sites for Kids
- Farm Animal Web Sites
- Art Web Sites
- Dinosaur Web Sites
- Homework Help Web Sites
- History Web Sites
- Astronomy Web Sites
- KIDS.US Web Sites
- Reading Web Sites
- Color Web Sites for Young Kids
- Signs of Spring on the Internet
- Princess for a Day Sites
- Earth Day Web Sites
- News Web Sites for Tweens
- Winter Web Sites
- Black History Month Web Sites
- Trains, Trucks, and Robots Web Sites
- Chinese New Year Web Sites
- Educational Game Web Sites
- Math Web Sites
- Volcano Web Sites for Kids
- Hawaii Web Sites
- President's Day Websites
- Travel Web Sites
- New Year's Web Sites
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Web Sites
- Tooth Fairy Web Sites
- Kite Web Sites
- Coral Reef Web Sites
- Natural Disaster Web Sites
- Planet Mars Web Sites
- Easter Web Sites
- Passover Web Sites
- Horse Web Sites
- Money Web Sites
- Presidents Day Web Sites
- Poetry Web Sites
- Soccer Web Sites
- Hurricane Web Sites
- History of the United States Web Sites
- Time Web Sites
- Alien/UFO Web Sites
- Beach Web Sites
- Fantasy Book Web Sites
- Arts and Crafts Web Sites
- Middle Ages Web Sites
- Folk Tale Web Sites
- Music Web Sites
- Halloween Web Sites
- Animal Web Sites
- Elephant Web Sites
- Cow Web Sites
- Robot Web Sites
- Worm Web Sites
- Frog Web Sites
- Whale Web Sites
