YMCA Lake Heights Family YMCA
(returning this summer to Newport Heights Elementary)
(405)644-8417
YMCA Adventure Guides
A special program organized around small neighborhood groups made-up of
pairs of parents/children. Monthly gatherings resulting in friendship
and a better understanding between parents and children to last a lifetime.
Space is still available - Register Now!
4Kids.org
http://4kids.org/
This on-line component to the weekly newspaper feature includes games, a
"scavenger hunt" quiz, and links to "cool spots" for kids to use for
homework, information or fun. Created by a team focusing on
techKNOWLEDGEy.
A Game A Day
http://www.agameaday.com
This site offers puzzles, games, and related materials designed to
stimulate learning, problem solving, and creative thinking.
Chateau Meddybemps
http://www.meddybemps.com/index.html
All kinds of fun for families with younger kids.
Chess Kids
http://www.chesskids.com
Learn to play chess with interactive lessons, quizzes, games, and
puzzles.
Comic Zone
http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/
Your very own newspaper comics section! Includes Dilbert, For Better or
For Worse, Peanuts, Rose is Rose, and a lot more.
Crazy Bone
http://www.crazybone.com
Have fun with dozens of on-line games, jokes, magic tricks, recipes,
tongue twisters and coloring sheets.
Cybrary http://www.cybrary.org
Lots of links to sites selected by a school librarian for
kids in grades three through eight. You can find sites that
help with your homework, and you can find sites just for
fun.
Daily Sudoku
http://www.dailysudoku.com/sudoku/index.shtml
Fans of this popular game will enjoy a new puzzle challenge daily.
Different levels and patterns such as “squiggly” allow for many ages to
enjoy the site.
Dictionaries Online http://www.yourdictionary.com Provides an easy-to-use search engine for words and the
results are quite detailed. Also offers 400 different
language dictionaries.
Deaf Planet
http://www.deafplanet.com
An expansive resource for Deaf and hearing children to learn together
online, in English, French, American Sign Language, and Langue des
Signes Québécoise.
Discovery School's
Puzzlemaker
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com
Puzzlemaker is a fun and easy puzzle generation tool for all ages that
allows users to create and print customized word search, crossword and
math puzzles using your own word lists.
EdSITEment http://edsitement.neh.gov
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities,
provides web access to some of the world's great museums,
libraries, cultural institutions, and universities. Lesson
plans are also available for educators.
Fact Monster.com http://www.factmonster.com
Find information about a variety of subjects ranging from
weather facts to homework help to quizzes and games.
First Government for Kids http://www.kids.gov/ Provides links to Federal agency kids' sites along with some
of the best kids' sites from other organizations grouped by
subject.
Fun Brain.com
http://www.funbrain.com
Who ever thought learning math could be so much fun? Test your math
skills with these fun and interesting games. Inlcudes some teacher and
parenting resources.
Garfield Online
http://www.garfield.com/
Heard the latest? Garfield’s the greatest! Check out what’s happenin’
with everyone’s favorite fat cat! Jim Davis’s official fat-cat site!
Get Ready to Read http://www.getreadytoread.org This site, sponsored by the National Center for Learning
Disabilities offers early literacy activities for children.
Included are also many resources for adults working with
children such as checklists and links to information
GirlTech
Game Cafe
http://www.girltech.com/index.cfm?event=ShowGameCafe
A Web page just for girls. You can create stories or work in science and
math games.
Highlightskids.com
http://www.HighlightsKids.com
Similar to the Highlights magazine, this site offers fun stories,
“Hidden Pictures” “Games and Giggles” science articles, and jokes. In
addition, there is a daily update on “what happened in history on this
date.” Viewers can e-mail editors. Includes a privacy policy and “Safe
surfing tips”
MazeWorks
http://mazeworks.com/
Offers java based games and puzzles. Some of the puzzles include Tower
of Hanoi, chess problems and a maze generator.
Merriam-Webster Online http://www.m-w.com/
Aside from the wonderful access to the dictionary, this site
offers words games and a word for the day.
Nickelodeon
http://www.nick.com
Like to watch Nick? Here’s where to click!
Official Disney
Web Site
http://www.disney.go.com/home/today/index.html
Movies, animation—everything Disney!
OwlKids Online
http://www.owlkids.com
This is a site based on the magazine for children in Canada. Nicely
constructed site. The age breaks are helpful.
PBS for Kids
http://www.pbskids.org
Games and activities connected to your favorite PBS programs, including
Arthur, Between the Lions and Sesame Street. Also provides information
for grownups on using the site.
PBS KIDS GO!
http://pbskids.org/go/
Design your own comic strip or see if you’d like to be president for a
day. Or maybe you’d like to get your Web License by learning to surf
safely or visit the media literacy lab called Get Media Smart. Here is a
world of activities to entertain and enlighten. Other game topics
include animals, travel, history, and pop culture.
Prongo.com
http://www.prongo.com
Locate free online games, e-cards, quizzes, jokes, brainteasers,
wallpaper, screensavers, and more.
Puzzle
Choice.com
http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc/Puzzle_Choicex.html
Choose from crosswords, word searches, word play games, logic and number
puzzles and more.
Quiz Hub
http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm
Geared to elementary and middle students as a fun learning center that
features free online interactive lessons, educational games, puzzles and
quizzes. Includes parent and teacher resources.
RIF Reading Planet
http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/
Write and illustrate your own stories, play reading games, express
yourself through poetry – this site is a wonderful resource for younger
children to explore reading and writing.
Snoopy.com
http://www.snoopy.com
Visit with a favorite character. Personality profiles of the characters
and Schulz’s thoughts on why they behave the way they do!
Squigly's Playhouse
http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com
Look here for games, crafts, jokes, brainteasers and more.
Spelling Test http://www.sentex.net/~mmcadams/spelling.html Test yourself and learn some techniques to improve your
spelling.
Teenspace@ the
Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/
This is the teen area of the Internet Public Library is a
place for teens to express themselves and find information
relevant to them. With features such as a poetry wiki,
information about graphic novels, and links to related sites
about teen concerns, this is a good place to begin looking
for information.
Tiger Aki
http://www.asiabigtime.com/storybooks/aki_menu.html
Animated storybooks and games feature Tiger Aki. Games include mazes,
interactive puzzles, nap, coloring and more.
U.S. Chess Online!
http://www.uschess.org/
This is the Chess Federation site and does include beginning lessons in
chess. Given the importance of chess in learning theory, this is a must!
World’s Largest Roadside Attractions
http://www.wlra.us
Seeing these “largest” attractions, including the largest cow, catsup
bottle, and cuckoo clock, will make you smile.
Yahooligans! http://www.yahooligans.com
Yahooligans! is a browsable, searchable directory of
Internet sites for kids. Each site has been carefully
checked by an experienced educator to ensure the content and
links are appropriate for kids aged 7-12. In addition to our
directory, we also have a number of fun features, including
Yahooligans! Games, Sports and News pages, Movies, Animals,
Science and Dinosaurs, a Reference section, Parents' and
Teachers' Guides, a Cool page, and lots more.
