Cool Links!

To ensure that you and your children have a rewarding online experience, we have made every effort to include safe and educational sites. However, Internet sites are always changing and site links cannot be guaranteed to always be appropriate for children.

We have broken our links into the following categories:

Reader's Corner

New York Times Best Sellers Childrens Books List - This is a complete listing of the best selling books each week. See how many weeks a title has been on the list, as well as getting a short synopsis of what the book is all about and how much it is to purchase. Includes Picture Books, Chapter Books, Paper Backs, and Series Books.

L.A. Times Kids Reading Room. Book reviews, learning links, story gallery and more.

Oprah's Kids Reading List - Yes, Oprah has a reading list for kids! Actually, she has a list for each of the following age groups: (1) Infant-2 Years; (2) 3-5 Years;  (3) 6-9 Years;  (4) 9-12 Years; (5) 12 Years & Older; and (6) Oprah's Favourites.

Houghton Mifflin Reading at the Kids Place Special stuff for grades 1-6, weekly reader articles, authors & illustrators, and book adventures.

Starfall Learn to Read Four categories for growing reading skills. From learning the alphabet to full-fledged reading. A great site.

Kids' Lab Reading Workout - Materials designed to help parents work with their children to develop reading strategies and skills. Designed for Kindergarten to grade 3.

101 Out-of-This-World Books for Kids Ages 8-13 One hundred and one great books for kids, arranged by category. Something for everyone!

Berenstain Bears Official Website Play games, check out the books, e-mail the Berenstain Bears and more!

EagerReaders.com: Good Books Kids Love to Read Helping parents find good children's books! (Arranged by category)

J.K. Rowling's Official Site Find out everything you want to know about Harry Potter and his friends and see what his creator is up to now that this incredible series has come to an end.

Harry Potter Find out all about the upcoming Harry Potter movies, play games, see the trailers and more at the official Harry Potter Warner Bros. site.

Internet Public Library - Reading Zone Find information all over the Internet in a variety of categories!

Kids Reads Recommended books for children, with feedback from people who have read them!

Tippity Witchet's Most Amazing Book List Child-preferred books by subject (Families, counting, winter, etc.)

Reading Rockets Teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle.

Kaboose Reading Games Develop your reading skills in a fun and interactive manner. Games are appropriate for kids ages 6 and up. Click here for games for kids aged 3-6.

Reading Rainbow. Books, games, contests, TV listings and even stuff for parents and teachers. If you enjoy the show, check out the website.

RIF Reading Planet Reading is fundamental. Join the Reading Planet club and check out the Activity Lab, Book Zone, Game Station and more. Optional membership is free and offers little bonuses, like sneak peeks and the ability to track your reading.

Kids' Search Engines

Ask Jeeves for Kids Just ask your question in plain English, and let Jeeves go to work!

Cybersleuth Kids Safe websites for kids in grades K-12!

GenieFind A human-edited dictionary!

Kids Click Web search for kids by librarians!

Yahooligans! A web guide for kids!

New Tecumseth and Surrounding Area Schools

Adjala Central Public School (Loretto, Ontario)

Alliston Community Christian School (Alliston, Ontario)

Alliston Union Public School (Alliston, Ontario)

Banting Memorial High School (Alliston, Ontario)

Ernest Cumberland Elementary School (Alliston, Ontario)

Father F.X. O'Reilly Catholic School (Tottenham, Ontario)

Holy Family School (Alliston, Ontario)

St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Tottenham, Ontario)

Tecumseth Beeton Public School (Beeton, Ontario)

Tecumseth South Public School (Tottenham, Ontario)

Tecumseth North Public School (Cookstown, Ontario)

Tosorontio Central Public School (Everett, Ontario)

Tottenham Central Public School (Tottenham, Ontario)

Fun & Games

Alfy Learn about everything and anything with this amazing interactive site for kids!

Bonus.com Many quick-loading, excellent games can be found here. The games are a little more advanced than some, and are not meant for especially young children!

Canadian Kids' Pages Explore this site by age group: from preschool to college/university, or teachers and parents!

CBC 4 Kids The CBC website for children. With games, music, stories, poetry and science fun!

FunBrain Great educational games!

FunSchool Educational games for kids from preschool to grade six!

Games for Kids More than 500 games for kids aged 6 to 10!

Games Kids Play Great games for in the car, on the playground or in the basement. From jump-rope rhymes to Ghost in the Graveyard!

Kids' Corner (from I-Craft Online) Lots of great crafts for kids can be found here! Difficulty is somewhat advanced, and children will probably require some adult assistance!

Kids Domain Hundreds of crafts that kids can make, using recycled materials, beads, veggies and much more: it's fun for all ages!

Kids Domain Online Games Tons of online games for children!

Nickelodeon Online Shockwave Player is required to play these games, which are all based on TV shows that play on Nickelodeon!

OWL Kids Online From the creators of OWL, ChickaDEE and Chirp magazines - lots of fun for kids age 6 to 9 at ChickaDEE Net, and kids 8 and up at Wired Owl!

PBS Kids Jokes, games, colouring, music and fun facts!

Ranger Rick's Kids Zone From the National Wildlife Federation, learn about the outdoors, play games and have fun!

Scrabble All about the well-loved game, with tips on how to improve your game!

Spike's Game Zone Spike's contains dozens of games; some educational, some just for fun!

TheKidzPage.com With games, colouring, clipart and freeware, this is a great website for children!

WWW Games Tic Tac Toe, Pegs, Hunt the Wumpus, etc.

Yuckiest Site on the Internet The name speaks for itself!

Kidspace@The Internet Public Library Fun Stuff, Sports & Recreation, Arts & Music, Math & Science, Reading Zone, Health & Nutrition, Computers/Internet, The World, Reference, Teachers & Parents...

Homework Resources

Arts & Music

Group of Seven Art Includes a gallery, short artist biographies, and more about the famous Canadian painters!

Mama Lisa's World Children's songs and rhymes from all over the world!

Famous People

Famous Canadians Links to websites about Canadian artists, celebrities, scientists, etc.!

National Inventors Hall of Fame A catalogue of inventors and inventions from around the world!

Foreign Languages

Foreign Languages (French) Help with -er, -ir and -re verbs!

General Homework Help

Subject Areas (Homework) A directory of websites with help for all major school subjects, divided into grade levels, from kindergarten to adult!

History & Geography

About Canada A great website with information about all aspects of Canadian culture, geography, economy, and more!

CIA-The World Factbook A useful guide to the countries of the world. Information on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for each country!

HyperHistory Online 3000 years of history online - people, history, events and maps!

Journey Through the Middle Ages A fun, interactive site for kids who want to learn about the Middle Ages!

The Middle Ages What was it really like to live in the Middle Ages? Find out here!

NetSERF Hundreds of links to every kind of Middle Ages website. Everything you need, in one place!

NativeWeb Resources Links to webpages on all aspects of native culture, in categories such as History, Language & Linguistics and Religion & Spirituality!

Odyssey Online Explore the ancient cultures of Greece, Egypt, Rome and more!

Zoom Explorers Find any famous explorer: sorted alphabetically, or by time period or location! More information is available for those who are better known!

Library & Archives Canada:The Kids Site of Canadian Settlement Find out the history, daily life, culture and craft of various settlement groups in Canada, including Acadians, Chinese, Scottish, French, Metis, & Mi'kmaq.

Math

A+ Math Flashcards, homework helper, worksheets and more!

Reference

Fact Monster Dictionaries, encyclopedia and homework help!

IPL Youth Division: Dewey Decimal Collection Internet sites by subject, just like the library!

Science

All About Snow Everything you ever wanted to know about snow, and maybe a little bit more!

EARTHFORCE Learn about the natural forces that move the earth--volcanoes and earthquakes!

EndangeredSpecie.com The rarest info around: causes of endangerment, ways you can help, pictures and more!

Hinterland's Who's Who Available in English and French, this database contains information and pictures of Canadian birds and mammals!

How Stuff Works Learn how all kinds of thinks work, from Stun Guns to Venus Fly Traps!

KidsHealth All about your body--how it works, your feelings, illness, and more!

Mad Science's Edible/Inedible Experiments Archive Find lots of fun science experiments, many of which are edible, sorted by subject and grade level!

National Geographic for Kids The kids' section of the National Geographic website. Fun facts about animals!

Nine Planets A fantastic website all about our solar system, with pictures of the planets and their moons!

Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab A lot of great science experiments for kids, with an Easy, Intermediate or Advanced coding for each one!

Rockhound Learn about rocks and minerals with Rocky the Rockhound!

Science is Fun! Lots of science experiments for kids to do at home, from 'Attack of the Straws' to 'Moldy Oldies'!

Species at Risk in Canada Available in both English and French, this website contains information on endangered species in Canada!

StarChild The children's branch of the NASA website, with information about the solar system, the planets, space travel and more!

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