Kids Links

TrueFlix

TrueFlix is a resource for factual information on everything from Native Americans to Oceans. Based on the True Books series from Scholastic you may read a book on your subject, have the book read to you, watch a video or find a project or two related to your subject.

9/11 Resources

• America Responds Episodes of relevant TV programs, first-person accounts, resources for parents and lesson plans for teachers. Created by PBS.
• Newseum: "9/11: How it Changed Us" videos on the impact of 9/11 by Newseum visitors and journalists.
• September 11: Bearing Witness to History Artifacts and stories collected by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
• Talking to Your Children About 9/11 Created by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Bullying and School Safety

• Out on a Limb - A Guide to Getting Along created by The University of Illinois Extension
• School Safety created by The National Crime Prevention Council
• Stop Bullying Now! created by U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration

Climate Change and Global Warming

• Climate Change-Kids Site created by The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• What's Up With the Weather? created by WGBH, Boston, MA
• Global Climate Change created by The Exploratorium, San Fransisco, CA
• Global Warming created by The National Geographic Society
• Ology - Climate Change created by The American Museum of Natural History

Earthquakes

• Earthquake Hazards Program created by The U.S. Geological Survey
  
• Earthquakes created by The Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Earthquakes for Kids created by The U.S. Geological Survey
• Faultline created by The Exploratorium, San Fransisco, CA

The Gulf Oil Spill

• Educational Resources - Gulf of Mexico created by U.S. Minerals Management Service
• Energy Kids - Oil (Petroleum) created by U.S. Department of Energy
  
• Office of Response and Restoration created by The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  Science Videos created by The National Geographic Society

Additional Sites

• Kids Click!
• Illinois Clicks for Kids
• Math Playground
• 50 States
• Astronomy for Kids
• U.S. Government for Kids
• Fact Monster
• Maps of the World
• National Geographic Maps
• Indians of the Midwest

Preschool

• Bonnie McBeth Learning Center

Academy

• Plainfield Academy

Elementary

• Central
• Charles Reed
• Creekside
• Crystal Lawns
• Eagle Pointe
• Elizabeth Eichelberger
• Freedom
• Grand Prairie
• Lakewood Falls
• Liberty
• Lincoln
• Meadow View
• Ridge
• River View
• Thomas Jefferson
• Walker's Grove
• Wesmere

Middle

• Drauden Point

• PBS Kids
• Barbie Games
• Big Fish Family Games
• Bob the Builder
• Cool Math 4 Kids
• Crayola Coloring Site
• Discovery Kids Online
• Disney's Club Penguin
• Great Group Games for youth party games and icebreakers
• Jogo Games
• Learning About Government
• Math Games
• Mixing in Math

• Lego
• Noggin Games
• Nickelodeon Games
• Sesame Street
• Starfall (phonics)
• Star Wars games
• Superhero Squad
• Up to Ten.com
• Webkinz
• Word World
• Yahoo Kids Games

• The John Newbery Medal - given by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year.
• The Caldecott Medal - given to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
• 100 Best Books for Kids
  
• ALA: Recommended Reading for Children & their Families
  

• A Book and a Hug
• The Book Hive
  
• Children’s Book Council: Recommended Reading List
  
• Read Kiddo Read
• DogEared created by The National Geographic Society, is a book blog

• Great Reads for Young Readers
• Get Ready for Kindergarten
• Mighty Book, Jr. Autism Speaks Homepage
• PBS Kids Resources for Parents
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• First Palette combines art and literacy

• Giggle Poetry
• Building Big created by PBS, explores the engineering behind the world's greatest buildings
• Disney Family Site (crafts, news, advice)
• Internet Safety
• Online Safety Quiz for Kids