Website Recommendations

Read-Write-Think Calendar- http://www.readwritethink.org/calendar/index.asp -This site contains lots of calendar activities related to important events in literary history, authors' birthdays, and a variety of holidays. Each has related activities and resources that make them more relevant to students. You can view them by day, by week, or by month.
PBS Kids- http://pbskids.org/- This site contains educational games and activities for children related to popular PBS children's television shows.
Storyline Online- http://www.storylineonline.net - This site allows the listener to hear and see celebrities read their favorite children's books as well as look at the pictures in the books.
Scholastic- www.scholastic.com - This site contains information regarding Scholastic and its' educational products and services. It also contains links for parents as well as for children to explore.
Seussville- www.seussville.com - This is an entire website of games, activities, and more devoted to Dr. Seuss and his famous stories and characters.
Fact Monster- http://www.factmonster.com - This site contains links to information about lots of different subjects as well as a Homework Center.
Free Kids Coloring- www.freekidscoloring.com - This site contains free coloring sheets that your child can print off and color.
On-Lion for Kids- http://kids.nypl.org/ - This site is maintained by the New York Public Library. It contains lots of useful links for both kids and parents.
Starfall- http://www.starfall.com/ - This site contains lots of fun links and activities that make learning to read fun for children.
Math Maven - http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/ - This site allows children to become detectives and crack math cases. It also contains special features such as audio support and printables for each mystery.
Word Wizard - http://teacher.scholastic.com/dictionary/index.htm - This site contains an online dictionary that enables children to learn more about the words they see on the website. It also contains word games that children can play.
Story Starters - http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm - This site contains a Story Starter Machine that makes it easy for students to be creative. Students can spin the writing prompt wheels and do various other activities to practice their writing skills.
All About Authors - http://teacher.scholastic.com/read/all-about-authors.htm - This site is a great video resource about authors. Students can watch author interviews, read biographies, and browse book lists.
Scholastic Booktalks Videos - http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/video.jsp - This site contains informative video clips on best loved new books. The videos are a child-friendly way to get children excited about reading.
Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) - http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/tel_k_mvps - This site contains a searchable database of informational articles related to lots of different subjects. The password is elvis.
EBSCO- http://support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/POV/pov.html -This site is provided by the Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL). This is an online tutorial for TEL's EBSCO Points of View Reference Center.