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Math websites

Aunty Math: Monthly math challenges for K-5 learners, offered in 3 levels.
Problem of the Week: Links to many math sites at 4 levels.
Math Word: Computation problems from Jim Cornish.
New Zealand Maths: Measurement, statistics, algebra, problem solving, geometry, "bright sparks" problems, and a section for math games for families to play.
Roz's Math-o-rama: Math games organized by kindergarten through grade 6 and published by Houghton Mifflin.
Count Us In Games: Counting and measuring games for K-1.
Shape and Space in Geometry: Challenging math puzzles.
Number Patterns: Challenging puzzles involving patterns with numbers, words, and logic.
Math Playground: 600 math story problems with and without pictures. Math games and logic games are also available.
KidsKount: Math games for ages 5 to 12.
Learning Math the Fun Way: Number cruncher, automaths and Base 10 count.
MathStories: A commercial, yet super set of over 15,000 NCTM compliant math story problems available for $24.00/year.
AAA Math: Kindergarten through grade 8 basic math skills with explanations and examples and challenge games.
Virginia State Standards of Learning Practice Tests: Grades 2 through 8 practice tests plus algebra and geometry practice problems.
Bitesize Revision: Maths; numbers; shape, space and measures; and handling data (with British spellings and money)
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives: Pre-kindergarten to grade 12 math: numbers and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis and probability.
Elemntary Math: K-5 activities with numbers, data analysis, patterns, algebra, geometry, measurement and logic.
Cool Math 4 Kids: An amusement park of math.
Cyberchase: Activities from PBS.
Math Cats: Creative, open-ended math explorations.
Math Problem Solving: Short story problems for grades 3, 4, and 5.

About authors and books

Arthur's Webpage: Find games and activities.
Author information: Click on the first letter of the author's last name to find information about your favorite author. Includes interviews and writing tips.
Authors and Illustrators on the Web: Find authors' personal websites and websites maintained by fans, scholars, and readers.
Between the Lions: Find stories, games and songs related to the television program.
Captain Underpants Website: Find jokes, click-o-ramas, how to draw, author information and boring teacher stuff.
Clifford the big red dog: Find games, activities and stories.
Dinotopia Webpage: Find author, book, and character information along with lots of trivia.
Harry Potter Webpage: Find information about the author and books, bookmarks, and the wizard's challenge.
I Spy Website: Play I Spy online and make your own "I Spy" page.
Jan Brett's Webpage: See how-to-draw pages, holiday cards, author information, etc.
Junie B. Jones' Webpage: Find a note from Junie, activities, author information, a trivia quiz, etc.
Kid's page from HarperCollins: Find games about Amelia Bedelia, Wemberly, Lilly, Ramona and others all published by HarperCollins.
Lemony Snicket Webpage: Find games and information about the author and illustrator.
Little House Website: Look at a timeline, map, and recipes. Play a trivia game and test your pioneer smarts.
The Magic School Bus Website: Find games simple science and guided tours..
Patricia Polacco's Website: Find art work, puzzles, video clips, and author information.
Peter Rabbit's Website: Play games, have stories read to you, learn about the author and the characters.
Redwall Website: Find Redwall crossword puzzles, a picture gallery, and interviews with Brian Jacques.
Seussville: Play concentration, matching and pop the balloon games or learn about Dr. Seuss.

Sites for publishing students' original writing.

Children Writing and Publishing: See a list of websites that are for publishing students' work on hte web. This site is by Kay Vandergrift.
Writing Workshop: Publishing Children's Writing: Find a list of print periodicals that publish children's writing.
Aaron Shepard's Young Author's Page on Writing and Publishing as a Kid: Find tips for young authors, What makes a good story, and a young author's bookshelf.

Other interesting sites

American Memory - Library of Congress: Find photos, letters, notes relating to American history and culture.
Ask Asia: Find photos, maps, games and information gathered by the Asia Society.
BBC for Kids: Find jokes and games with music, art, sports, etc. prepared by the British Broadcasting Company.
Breakfast and Lunch menus: Find out what's for breakfast and lunch in Madison schools.
DiscoverySchool's Puzzlemaker: Create word searches, crossword puzzles, magic squares, mazes, etc.
Nasa's Planetary Photojournal: See photos from space, including photos of weather and the geography of the earth.
National Geographic Kids: Enjoy trivia quizzes, tongue twisters, jokes, mystery pictures, the geobee challenge, parts of pictures to identify, and seasonal puzzles in the "Fun and Games" section.
Scholastic Kids: Find dinosaur, caterpillar and food web games along with games based on Scholastic books.
Sesame Street:Games: Find hidden letters, numbers, and shapes or play notes, read stories, or learn about safety.
Starfall: Find fun reading games, from ABCs, beginning reading, and games for older readers, too. Excellent site.
Totally Tessellated: Learn about the fundamental tessellations as well as how to modify and create new tessellations.
Underground Railroad: Make choices about your future as a slave. The game is created by National Geographic.

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Updated July 5, 2006
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