(besides GOOGLE)

Search Sites

• Ask.Com for Kids
• Awesome Library
• Dictionary and Thesaurus
• EBSCO (online magazines and more) - See Mrs. Eley for passwords
• Encyclopedia.com
• FactMonster (Almanac, Atlas, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Homework Help)
• ***GROLIER ONLINE ENCYLOPEDIA*** - Recommended First Place to Look! See Mrs. Eley for passwords.
• KidSpace at the Internet Public Library
• KidsClick!
• Librarians' Internet Index
• Multnomah County Library Homework Help Sites
• Yahooligans!

• American Library Association Great Homework Sites
• Homework Help Sites from the Monroe County Public Library (IN)
• How to Cite your sources
• How to Cite Internet Sources
• MLA Citation Maker

• Biographies from A&E
• LOTS of Biography Links from Multnomah Co. Library
• Grolier Online (see Mrs. Eley for passwords)

• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Look through the A-Z index or search for your favorite career!
• What Interests You? - List of careers and what they're like!

• Amazing Space - take an adventure through space
• Brain Pop! - Science, Social Studies, Health, Math, English (Watch out - NOT all are free!)
• Invention Dimension from MIT - browse topics by Inventor's name or Invention
• NASA Kids - all about space
• National Geographic - news, pictures, games, and NG Kids Magazine!
• Sea and Sky - a large selection of ocean and aquarium sites
• Science Fair Central from Discovery.com
• Science News for Kids

Environment/Biomes

• Biome links - on land and sea - from Multnomah Co. Public Library
• What's it like where you live? - info about different ecosystems
• Habitats and Biomes from thinkquest.org
• Biomes from enchantedlearning.com

• Mrs. Eley's Lenape WebQuest
• National Geographic Homework Help
• TIME Magazine for Kids

Presidents

• American Presidency from Grolier
• Presidents of the U.S. - The White House

States

• State pages for Kids - all 50 states!
• The 50 States
• Facts about the United States

NEW JERSEY

• Weblinks about NJ from eduplace.com

Countries

• Atlapedia Online Countries A-Z - full color maps, facts and more
• CIA World Factbook - country flags, population and more!
• Easy-to-read Country Information
• Flags of All Countries

• Starfall - EXCELLENT Reading Exercises and Activities!
• Sitton Spelling Units - First Grade

• Grammar Bites - lots of grammar exercises
• Guide to Grammar and Spelling
• Paragraph Punch - shows you how to write a paragraph
• Poet's Corner
• Reading Zone - tons of links to stories online, authors and more!
• Vocabulary Quizzes and Activities

Online Stories

• Tumblebooks Online StoryBooks from the NY Public Library
• Children's Storybooks Online - for all ages
• Clifford the Big Red Dog Storybook
• Kids-Space Story Book - for kids, by kids
• Reading Zone - tons of links to stories online, authors and more!
• StoryLine - Listen to a Story read by a professional actor!
• StoryPlace

Great Book Lists

• Book Hive - hear a story, find a book and read adults' and kids' book reviews to help you choose!
• International Reading Association Lists - Children's Choices, Teachers' Choices, and Young Adults' Choices
• Caldecott Medal winners
• Guys Read - cool books for guys. Vote for your favorite!
• Multonomah Public Library Booklists
• Newbery Medal winners
• Young Hoosier Book Awards
• Monroe County (IN) Public Library's Book Lists site
• National Council for Social Studies Notable Tradebooks for Young People

Foreign Language links

• Babelfish - Translate from one language to another
• English Zone - Look for the free activities marked with sunglasses
• Korean Folktales
• Little Explorers' Picture Dictionary in several foreign languages
• Read books online in many languages!
• Storyplace - original online stories in English and Spanish
• Spanish to English Dictionary

• FunBrain - Math Games, Reading and More
• A+ Math - Improve your math skills. Watch video explanations from teachers and use digital flashcards.
• Ask Dr. Math
• Cool Math for Kids
• Everyday Math website - examples of student work, games, and more!
• Math.com - the Homework Help Search Engine is great - enter your grade, and what subject you need help with, and the search engine finds the best sites.
• Math Help - tons of math topics
• Math2.org - lots of helpful math tables
• Professor Freedman's Math Help - Help and Fun Stuff
• Rainforest Maths - Interactive Math Games for Every Grade

Art

• Art Room - ideas for art projects and more
• Art Safari from the NY MOMA - choose a famous painting and write a story about it!
• Crafts for kids
• Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery - search by artist's name to bring up famous American portraits

Music

• 42Explore Links about classical music, composers, etc.
• Classical Music Archives Listen to classical music in MIDI format!
• FreePlay Music - Free instrumental music for classroom projects and other use at schol!
• Mouseum Find your favorite song and listen to it online!
• NY Philharmonic for Kids - wonderful site
• Play Music - Learn about members of the orchestra - FUN!
• San Fran. Symphony for Kids - all about musical terms and instruments
• ZOOM for kids from PBS - arts, science, music, drama, recipes, games, and more!

Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books is a nationwide book trivia contest/student book club. 4th graders at Hillside are invited to participate in this after-school club, which begins in November and ends in April each year.

Hillside 4th graders Kelsea, Caroline, Haley, Chloe and Hannah were on this year's winning team - "The Reading Rainbows!"
Congratulations, girls!

The following titles were used for the 2007-2008 school year:

Finished your homework? Try some of these activities on the net!

• America's Story - Meet amazing Americans, jump back in time, sing American songs
• American sign Language - learn sign language by watching quicktime movies of people performing signs
• Chocolate: The Exhibition from Chicago's Field Museum - learn about chocolate and take the "Chocolate Challenge"
• Garfield.Com
• Hands on Crafts for Kids
• LITE BRITE on the web!
• Peanuts - Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and more
• Weekly Reader - Games, Polls and more