Ramapo Catskill Internet Guides http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
Includes Yahooligans, Kidsclick, Ask Jeeves for Kids, Wordsmyth, FirstGov for Kids, Merriam Webster Online Dictionary, Encarta, ThinkQuest Library, The Awesome Library, and Federal Resources for Educational Excellence.

FreeCycle  http://freecycle.org
Spring cleaning?  Did you find something that you don't want to put in a landfill?  Check out Mid-Michigan's "Freecycling" program.

Discovery.Com    http://school.discovery.com/students
This site provides links to a variety of helpful resources from finding general information, learning about a specific topic, looking up words, to researching how to do a science fair project. This is a great resource for children as well as adults.

Catch the Sudoku Craze  http://www.number-logic.com
Caught up in the current Sudoku craze? This site offers a hefty supply of puzzles. Work independently or compete head to head against other registered users. There are four levels of difficulty. The site will time you (although there’s a Pause button) and, if you wish, “validate” your answers and highlight any mistakes. You don’t have to sign in to use the site—unless you want your scores recorded. 

Language Arts and Literature

Wacky Web Tales  http://www.eduplace.com/tales
This is one of the most popular sites on the Web. Students grades 3 and above will love learning grammar using this fun game format.

Wordsmith  http://www.wordsmith.org
An excellent word building site.

Science

How Stuff Works  http://www.howstuffworks.com
Do you want to explore all sorts of interesting subjects to find out how various things "work?"  If the answer is yes, this site is for you.  Topics include cars and automotive technology, computer technology, electronic devices and many other areas too numerous to list here. 

Chem for Kids  http://www.chem4kids.com/
Informaion on Chemistry for students of all levels. There is information on matter, atoms, elements, the periodic table, reactions, and biochemistry.

Solar System  http://www.zoomwhales.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem
Fun math activities

Classification of Plants and Animals  http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/classify/classify.html
Hosted by the Franklin Institute, the site will help you learn to classify plants and animals. This site is especially helpful for our seventh graders studying taxonomy and classification and for the fourth graders studying vertebrates and invertebrates.

Math

Dr. Mike's Math Games for Kids http://dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/
Anyone who appreciates puzzles and thinking games will enjoy this site. Check it out today!

Plane Math http://ww.planemath.com/
Fun math activities from NASA aligned to the curriculum standards.

Kidsbookshelf  http://www.kidsbookshelf.com/mathsites.asp
This site has links to brainteasers, math games and puzzles, flash cards, and lessons.

Math Stories  http://mathstories.com
A great site for story problems in mathematics aligned with state standards.

Figure This  http://www.figurethis.org
Students can find math challenges that they are encouraged to solve with their families (recommended for middle school students).

Allmath.com  http://allmath.com
Recommended by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and includes flash cards, games and reference pages.

Max's Math Adventures  http://teacher.scholastic.com/max
Students in grades K-2 meet Max, a dog who leads them in several different skill areas, with three different levels of difficulty.

Cool Math 4Kids.com    http://coolmath4kids.com
An interactive site that provides games, puzzles, online calculators, and more for everyone's learning adventure.

Triple A Math  http://aaamath.com
AAA Math provides interactive mathematics exercises, challenging games and mathematical explanations for students in grades K-8.

Create A Graph    http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/
A neat site with templates for creating area, bar, and line graphs.

Visual Math Learning    http://www.visualmathlearning.com/pre_algebra/lessons.html
Visual images help represent and explain key math concepts. Pre-algebra and basic algebra lessons, excercises and games use Flash to illustrate each concept. Try the Counting Beads, Five-Tile Jigsaw, Fraction Rings, Scrambler Puzzle or the Factorgram.

Road Sign Math   http://roadsignmath.com
This is a really fun site for the math whizzes out there. People find road signs with numbers and create mathematical equations with them. 

Biography Maker  http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm
Visit this site to learn how to effectively write a biography report.

Noodle Tools    http://www.noodletools.com
Use the "Quick Cite" tool to generate correct citations for bibliographies.

Social Studies

Today's Front Pages  http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp?page=2
There are 383 front pages from newspapers in forty-two countries.  Read the latest news on the Front Page.

National Geographic    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Looking for a challenging and fun site for kids to explore and learn?  Visit this site.

Geobee Quiz
Prepare for the Geography Bee. Take the Geobee Quiz at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee

Michigan Women's Historical Center and Hall of Fame http://www.michiganwomenshalloffame.org
If you can't make it to downtown Lansing any time soon, you can visit the Hall of Fame online. This site contains biographies and photos of each of the historical and contemporary Hall of Fame honorees- almost 200 women.  There are also teachers' lesson plans online for subjects ranging from women's studies and history to English and current events.

50 States and Capitals  http://www.50states.com/
This site provides a complete list of states and state facts including  bird, coastline, water, maps, motto, highest & lowest points, newspapers, population, state song, and parks.

Michigan Facts (Michigan)  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/michigan
Enchanted Learning site contains facts about Michigan, pictures that can be printed and printouts and quizzes of a map of Michigan, outline map of Michigan, a Label-Me map of Michigan and a Flag Print-out.

Time Cap   http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/
This is a neat day-in-history site.  Enter a date, and find out who shares a birthday with you, news headlines, top movies, songs and toys. You can create an information page about your special day!

Historical Maps  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html
Calling all U.S. history buffs:  To locate some awesome historical maps of the United States, visit this site.

Blackline Maps  http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps
Sometimes students need an outline of a map that they can color or label for a unit of study.  Blackline maps are available for downloading and printing at this site.

Women in the World History http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/
This site is a gateway to digitized women's history materials.  Great material for Women's History Month.

Famous People  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/
This site is designed for grades K-2. There is information on Columbus, Pocahontas, Florence Nightingale and more. Easy to read biographical information and quizzes that use both words and pictures in the assessment is included, as well.

Languages

Foreign Languages for Travelers http://travlang.com/languages/
There are over 80 languages covered on this site.  There are translating and speaking dictionaries available.

Spanish Language Exercises  http://www.trentu.ca/spanish/masarriba
Mas Arriba is a full-color, interactive workbook of introductory Spanish language exercises, based on the pictorial contextualization of basic vocabulary and language points. There is instant feedback and vocabulary help.

Music

Name that Tune! http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm
Are you a sing-along or karoke fan? this web site has the music and lyrics to hundreds of kids' songs, and there's also a fun "name that tune" game.

Chico Instrument Encyclopedia http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/
Beginning with more than 140 artifacts from the Stearns collection at the University of Michigan, this resource features musical instruments from around the world.

New York Philharmonic Kidzone! http://www.nyphilkids.org
Visit this exciting site which includes a composer's gallery, instrument lab, composition workshop and more!

Creating Music!  http://creatingmusic.com
This is an online creative music environment for children of all ages.  Visit this site to compose music, play along with musical performances, play musical games and music puzzles.  Come discover fun and easy ways to make music!

Dallas Symphony Orchestra for Kids  http://dsokids.com
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra's magical doorway to a world of musical fun and learning for students, parents and teachers.

WorldGuitar Tuner   http://worldguitar.com/tuner.html
Are you having trouble tuning your guitar?  Click on each string with your mouse to hear the correct pitch!