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Clip Art and Sounds | Magazines | Games and Puzzles | Activities | Virtual Museums |Typing
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Clip Art and Sounds
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Clip Art
Pictures
DK Curriculum-Related Clipart ..a super collection of curriculum-related clipart photos from the Dorling Kindersley books that students may use in projects
http://www.cln.org/themes/pictures.html is a page of links to web sites that have their own searchable collections of pictures, offer a search engine for finding pictures, or provide a list of links to photographs of a particular type.
Sounds
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Online Magazines
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Muse (The magazine of life, the universe, and pie throwing) for ages 9+
Wayback - PBS History Magazine for Kids
Weekly Reader Galaxy complements each Weekly Reader magazine with news updates, polls, contests, games, and more.
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Games and Puzzles
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Alfy.com is a safe place for young children to explore, listen to books, play games, and try different instruments
ActionQuiz - A quiz/game where you play against computer opponents in categories such as movies, science, literature, geography, computers, classical and pop music.
Brain Games from Sheppard Software has a great selection of games to play
Dimdima Kids from India, this is a great site for kids with lots to keep them busy: connect the dots, brain teasers, quizzes on recent events, and a science lab section.
Fun School has lots of games and puzzles arranged by grade level as well as type
Games Kids Play - Remember all those games you played as kid out in the backyard? Where did the those rules come from? No "official" rule book, just knowledge passed down from older kids to younger kids. Well here they are. Some good ideas for teachers that have to create indoor activities when it's raining outside.
At JigZone, you can solve jigsaw puzzles with as few as 6 pieces up to 247 triangular shaped pieces
Primary Games has games in lots of different subjects for you to try
Puzzlemaker will allow you to make your own hidden word searches and criss cross puzzles as well as solve puzzles and mazes online
Seussville - The Cat in the Hat, Sam-I-Am, Horton and the Whos, and the rest of the Seuss characters welcome you to Seussville, Dr. Seuss's playground in cyberspace. You can play games, chat with the Cat in the Hat, win prizes, find out about new Dr. Seuss books and CD-ROMs, and much more.
School Express has lots of games to choose from, both educational and just plain fun
Toy Theater A play area with games, puzzles, and interactive toys. Be creative with the doodle pad, play a tune with the piano puppet, or laugh at some monster jokes.
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Activities
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Kids.gov has safe places to explore, play and learn
Alex's Paper Airplanes - Want to learn how to make more that one or two versions of a paper airplane? This site has twenty different types that you can make.
Aunt Annie's Craft Page - Each project includes a variety of designs to choose from, patterns to print, and easy to follow instructions. Every project provides hours of enjoyment for both children and adults.
PaperToys - Paper Cut Outs and Models Pick out some models or cut outs to work on. There are a wide variety of projects to choose from including important buildings such as the Empire State Building or the White House, various types of vehicles such as the Space Shuttle or an old Volkswagen, and Party Things. There is even one for Mount Rushmore.
String Figures- This page has lots of links to sites with directions and pictures. What can you make?
This+That - Animated instructions on performing string figures, The PEZ Page, Learn to Juggle
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Virtual Museums
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Even if you don't live near a museum you can still enjoy them online!
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Typing Practice
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Type Me - Whether you're after a preschool game to learn the alphabet or a typing ... Kids rescue falling letters and words by typing them correctly on the keyboard. ... has a variety of levels and speeds.
Dance Mat Typing - from the BBC will introduce kids to basic keyboarding skills. Some of the characters speak with strong accents some youngsters may be challenged by the British spelling on certain words.
Typing practice -Type the colored letter for a length of time that you get to choose. The computer will tell you how many you got correct. You must correct your errors before moving on to the next letter
and finally, at Free Typing Games typing games, lessons, and tests. FREE. No downloads, installations or registration required.
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