SUBJECTS:

Arts & Crafts | Chess | Cooking | Gardening | Geography | Government | Staying Healthy | Literature | Math | News | Poetry | Science

Arts & Crafts

Art Safari

Join the art safari from the Museum of Modern Art located in New York City.

The Artist's Toolkit

Explore the tools that artists use to build works of art from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

National Gallery of Art - For Kids

See what’s new for kids at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

A Lifetime of Color

Explore the world of art and artists through various activities.

Crafts for Kids from EnchantedLearning.com

Craft projects that can be made using materials found around the house.

Kids' Crafts from CraftBits.com

Get crafty with these ideas.

Hands On Crafts for Kids

Download-A-Dinosaur

Make a paper dinosaur.

Crafts & Fun from Kaboose.com

Fun and simple craft ideas.

Elmer's Kids

Find out what’s new on the Elmer’s Kids craft project scene.


Chess

Chess is fun

A basic introduction to the pieces, moves, and some strategy, as well as replays of some of the greatest games.

Chess For Kids

This award winning ThinkQuest Jr. Site was created in 1999 by two homeschooled brothers (both Oregon state chess champions). The site includes something for every level, from a ‘How to Play’ section and ‘Basic Strategies’ to ‘Advanced Tactics’, ‘Chess Puzzles’ and tournament etiquette.

Chess Kids Academy

Learn to play chess in this free virtual chess club that features interactive chess lessons, quizzes and more.

FICS Free Internet Chess Server (FICS)

Play chess over the internet for free, whether looking for the occasional game, another player, a challenge against a computer or different chess game variants.

FIDE World Chess Federation

FIDE, the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (World Chess Federation, pronounced FEE-day), is the governing body of chess and its championships at global and continental levels. Along with other titles, it awards the international chess titles of Grandmaster and International Master.

Learn2 Play Chess

Learn2 has an organized introduction to chess. In just eight steps, the tutorial takes you form setting up the board to checkmate. Learn2 hosts hundreds of other tutorials as well.

United States Chess Federation- USCF

The official governing body for chess in the United States, the USCF web site has membership information, tournament listings, weekly news columns and information on the publications, Chess Life and Schoolmates.

Cooking

Chef Mom

This site features recipes from “ChefMom’s” recipe box for cooking with kids.

Cooking With Kids

Choose among six featured seasonal recipes, or click on many other links.

Cooking With Kids Online Cookbook

This online version of a cookbook by Kate Heyhoe has a featured recipe on its home page and links to recipes for many kid-pleasing foods.

Healthy Kids Snacks

This site offers an A to Z listing of recipes and snacks for kids and busy families.

KidsKitchen

Nutrition, riddles, activities and recipes from the National Dairy Council.

KidsKuisine - recipes for kids to eat and enjoy

This website features recipes designed for children to make and enjoy.

Science of Cooking

Discover what happens chemically during the cooking process.


Gardening

My First Garden

Get ready to start gardening by learning about soil, tools of gardening and more! en español - My Primer Jardín

Gardening With Children

Get gardening with indoor and outdoor projects, a "Pestwatch game," coloring sheets and more.

The Great Plant Escape

Help Detective LaPlant and partners, Bud and Sprout, solve cases about plants. en español - El Gran Escape de la Planta


Geography

Fifty States

Information on the 50 states.


Government

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

Provides a guide to government information by grade level.

Congress For Kids

The federal government and how its actions affect you.

Kids.Gov

Provides links to government-related kid-friendly sites along with some of the best sites from other organizations. From the U.S. Federal Citizen Information Center.

ThisNation.com

Pictures of presidents and monuments.

White House for Kids

A virtual tour of the White House.


Staying Healthy

Kids' Stuff from the American Dental Hygienists Association

Visit the American Dental Hygienists Association to learn about healthy teeth.

Dole Five a Day Fruits and Vegetables

Find out how fruits and vegetables help your body in the encyclopedia and nutrition center, and don't forget to look at the fun games at this site too.

Healthy Teeth

Find the answers to all your questions about teeth, visiting the dentist, braces and what causes a cavity.

KidsHealth

Information about dealing with feelings, staying healthy, growing up, your body, health problems of kids and grown-ups and more.


Literature


Math

Ask Dr. Math

Question and answer service for grades K-12.

CoolMath.com

Interactive site to sharpen your basic math skills, play math-related games and explore new math concepts.

BrainPop

Awesome animated learning site with lots of different topics.


News

CNN Student News

News for kids.

FEMA For Kids

How to be prepared for emergencies and disasters and the facts behind them. Stories, cartoons, games and Web sites about disasters for homework projects. Official site of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Time Magazine for kids.

News articles, polls and games.


Poetry

Magnetic Poetry for Kids

Allows you to play online with the famous magnetic poetry kits.

Giggle Poetry

Packed with humorous poetry, plenty of riddles, poetry contests and poetry plays to perform with friends.


Science

BrainPop

Awesome animated learning site with lots of different topics.

Discovery Channel

Discovery channel listings, program information, a kid’s section and more.

Exploratorium: The museum of science, art and human perception.

An Interactive Web site featuring the Mars Rover, sports, the science of music, DNA, astrobiology and more.

National Geographic for Kids

Games, coloring books, experiments, articles and the popular “Creature Feature.”

Science Views.com

Various science topics including animals, parks, herbs, nature, space, Native Americans and more. Includes downloadable images.

Views of the Solar System

The latest scientific information on space missions, images of planets, the solar system and more. Includes pictures, text, graphics and videos.

WeatherBug

Local and national weather, maps and activities.