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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News Web Sites for Tweens
Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition This site is a hidden gem! It offers teens high-interest articles on such things as censorship in the media, online music, and of course, business trends as they affect teens.
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It's quite a trick to write news stories for kids. The articles need to be engaging and informative, yet not "dumbed-down" to the point of being worthless. TIME succeeds on all fronts. One way they do this is by using "kid reporters" -- aged ten to early teen -- whenever possible
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Click on "News" to bring up a daily dose of SIKids Radio, which will open in another window and provide timely sports commentary as you explore the site. Kids can send in questions for the host to answer on future shows. This section also holds all the latest sports score results, as well as an opportunity to draft your own fantasy sports team and compete in tournaments against others.
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New York Times Learning Network This site is aimed at teachers, parents, and students in grades 3-12. You’ll find age-appropriate current news stories, feature stories, quizzes, lesson plans, and lots more. As you’re reading a story, you can turn on some helper applications. Highlighted words are linked to a dictionary and pronunciation guide. Countries and states are linked to a world atlas. There’s even a crossword puzzle!
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Scholastic News Read today's top story plus feature articles on topical news. Interactives include games and printables.
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KidsNewsRoom.org Check out "good news" features on topics such as the discovery of a new sea creature or a history lesson like "Remembering the Tuskegee Airmen." You can also find out how to operate a lemonade stand for charity. There's also a current events quiz and other games. Click on the site map to see all the options.
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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
