Links

St. Christopher School * 13305 Proctor Road, Philadelphia, PA 19116 * 215-673-5787

Recommended websites

Parents	Primary Grades	All grades
Search Engines	Science	ILA
Religion	Math	Social Studies
Famous People	Art and Music	Textbook series
Philadelphia Museums and other resources

Parents Information

A Sharing Between Catholic Educators and Parents
http://www.ncea.org/departments/elementary/link-cent/link/link-0103.htm

Resources for parents including some rules for children using the Internet http://www.harcourtschool.com/parent_resources/trophies/index.html

Good ideas for entertainment, etc. http://fun.familyeducation.com/entertainment/33551.html

Site for Parents and your children of all ages http://www.funbrain.com/parents/index.html

Family Fun Magazine: This is a magazine for families with children of all ages with great articles on family activities and wonderful craft ideas .http://familyfun.go.com/

The Mailbox: This is a great idea magazine with many seasonal activities geared toward younger children. http://www.themailbox.com

No Child Left Behind legislation and resources http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml

Awesome Library- Over 14,000 sites have been classified into a directory, specifically organized for teachers, students and parents. Information can be found by browsing or searching. http://www.awesomelibrary.org/

Primary grades

A great site for just about everything- puzzles,holidays,...http://www.kaboose.com/index.html

Fun Activities for young children enchantedlearning.com

Learning Activities for Kindergarten http://www.harcourtschool.com

This web site is sponsored by the Houghton-Mifflin Company, the company that publishes our math book. It's called K-8 Kid's Place. It has fun games and activities for math, language arts, social studies, and science. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/

Seussville- "oh the stuff you will learn, the most wonderful stuff!" http://www.seussville.com

Arthur- great for rainy or snowy days http://www.pbskids.org/arthur/games

All Grades- general sites

For the older students: On this day . . . ; Word of the Day . . .http://nytimes.com/learning/

Smithsonian magazine for children ages 8 to 16 http://www.kidscastle.si.edu

Try some of these brainteasers. http://www.funbrain.com

BrainPOP The more you know, the more you know!® http://www.Brainpop.com

Scholastic -a resource for family, parents and kids http://www.scholastic.com

Smithsonian-check it out!!!! http://www.smithsonian.org/kids/

Rand McNally Kid's Corner: Visit this site and keep your mind sharp with brain teasers! http://www.k12online.com

DiscoverySchool.com is dedicated to making teaching and learning an exciting, rewarding adventure for students, teachers, and parents. http://school.discovery.com/

Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/

Kids' Search Engines

ask -questions answered for kids http://www.askforkids.com/

Yahooligans http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/

KidsClick! http://www.kidsclick.org/

TekMom's Search Tools for Students http://www.tekmom.com/search/

Science

Make Your Own Shark ! http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/prehistoricsharks/makeshark.html

NASA for Kids http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

Language Arts

http://www.seussville.com

Online support, pre-tests, and activities for the new Literature series. http://www.phschool.com

A wealth of information on authors and their poetry http://www.poets.org

Edgar Allan Poe site http://www.allpoe.com

The Poets' Corner http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/

Religion

Religion Web Page for additional ideas and activities http://www.WEBELIEVEweb.com

Math

Ask Dr. Math.This is a math forum for students. http://mathforum.org/students/

Math text online help, information, and games. http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/mac/mathnet/

Here's a math site. http://www.coolmath4kids.com

Another math site. http://www.aplusmath.com

This site will give you ways to have fun with math while learning. http://www.allmath.com

Social Studies

USA TODAY online...read current events right from your computer:) http://www.usatoday.com/educate/home.htm?Loc=vanity

The Franklin Institute Online http://sln.fi.edu

Famous Folks

In the First Person- index to letters, diaries, oral histories, and other personal narratives http://www.inthefirstperson.com

Leonardo Da Vinci http://www.Sanford-artedventures.com/play/leonardo/index.html

Francis Scott Key http://www.bcpl.net/~etowner/quiz.html

Michelangelo's Advanced Word Search http://www.michelangelo.com/buonarroti.html

Martin Luther King http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/martinlutherking.html

Lewis and Clark http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/

Holocaust survivors - stories http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/survivors.shtml

Female leaders http://womenshistory.about.com/od/rulers20th/a/women_heads.htm

Edgar Allan Poe site http://www.enotes.com/edgar-allan-poe-masters

Art and Music

Michelangelo's Advanced Word Search http://www.michelangelo.com/buonarroti.html

Leonardo Da Vinci http://www.Sanford-artedventures.com/play/leonardo/index.html

Georgia O'Keeffe http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/okeeffe_georgia.html#imagegalleries

This is the website of the Metropolitan Opera Company.Use this site to find opera plot summaries (grade 8) along with other interesting things! http://www.metopera.org

This is a website about musical theater.There's a lot of good information here including plot summaries of musicals (grade 5).http://www.musicals.net

This is the education site of the Philadelphia Orchestra.Learn about instruments and the orchestra!Also, you can find information about special concerts and presentations for young people and families. http://www.philorch.org/styles/poa02e/www/imaginations/index.htm