Learning Games [Home Page]

	New words are fun. See how many you know and how many you can learn. Learn new words in Spanish and English http://www.quia.com/
	Veggie Tales on the computer; fun and games http://www.bigideafun.com
	Do you want to be a millionaire? Answer all the questions and you can go on the t.v. show. http://www.funbrain.com/
	Sing alongs, jokes, science facts, coloring and more kids fun http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm

Fun Tours [back to top]

	The Cave of Lascaux http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/ A Webby Award 2000 Winner (the Oscars of the Web), this site from the Ministry of Culture in France lets you take a virtual tour of the Palaeolithic wall paintings of Lascaux. Students of all ages can explore the caves, learn more about the images in the paintings, and discover the materials used by the artists 15,000 years ago.
	Go on a safari with a famous painter http://artsafari.moma.org/ Write a story about your trip and what you see Draw a picture that tells about your fun
	Take a trip with Ophelia Owl and Parsifal Penquin to many different countries in the world and learn about the different people and their lives. http://www.ipl.org/youth/cquest
	Listen to the fairy tale story about a 3 year old piano player http://www.stringsinthemountains.org/m2m/1once.htm Hear all of his music Learn his real name
	Explore the web using the New York Times Web Explorer www.nytimes.com/learning/students/explorer/index.html
	Click around and find out about your brain http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html Totally awesome stuff your brain can do Learn why drugs are not good for the brain What animal has the biggest brain And other amazing facts

Become a member of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/into/index.html

            You meet Sacagewea and her husband
            You battle the Grisley bears and Mosquitoes
            You find the Pacific Ocean

Resources [back to top]

Look up any word for its definition, or play fun word games each day
http:// www.merriam-webster.com

	Stay up to date with current events! Take a quiz Do the crossword Find out what is happening in the world today http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
	Have you ever been "bamboozled" or told to "get out of dodge"? Check out what really was said at Word Spy or Word Detective. http://wordspy.com or http://word-detective.com

Check out the Internet Public Library
         Newspapers from around the world
        Online books and magazines
        Lots of good stuff
http://www.ipl.org

Parents [back to top]

The games and tours are for any age, however the resources might only be of interest to the older child. All sites have been previewed by the webmaster.