Family Websites & Activities   

  Ten Great Read Alouds--This page has ten great read alouds for each grade K through 12th.

Exploratorium--This site offers a fascinating window into the world of science.  You'll find a series of attractions

                         including a step-by-step disection of a cow's eye.  This contains photographic detail, along with narration by a real-life student on the procedure of the disection.

Internet Library--The Awesome Library organizes your exploration of the World Wide Web with 12,000 carefully

                                       reviewed resources.  It includes a directory, a search engine, and an index.  This awesome library is designed for you as you select who you are--a teacher, student, parent.

   Sumo Painter--This creative site lets you share your creativity and imagination. It is similar to the painter program

                               but is web based. Check out this great site for creating works of arts, practicing measurement and

                                         geometry with drawing, as well as letting your imagination run wild.

   Factmonster--Factmonster is a free reference site for students, teachers, and parents.  Get homework help and find

                            facts on thousands of subjects.  

   Infoplease--Information please is the world's largest free reference site.  Here you can find facts on thousands of

                        subjects including sports, entertainment, and technology.  Includes information from almanac,

                                      dictionary, biographies, atlas, and more.

   Dictionary--Dictionary.com is a free online dictionary with a search option, translator, word of the day, crossword

                       puzzles, and word games, and vocabulary learning resources for many languages.  Also includes links

                                to Thesaurus.com and Encyclopedia.com

   Encyclopedia Britannica--Encycopedia Britannica Online features the complete Encyclopedia Britannica and

                                                Merriam-Websters Dictionary.