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Great Web Sites for Kids - <h5>Fun for Younger Children</h5>

Fun for Younger Children

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  • Appropriate for PreK aged youth
  • Appropriate for Elementary aged youth
  • Appropriate for Middle School aged youth
  • For Parents/Teachers/Caregivers
  • Between the Lions.
    http://pbskids.org/lions/
    This early literacy site, for children ages 4-7, is a tie-in for the award-winning television program. Appealing characters, terrific songs and fun games combine to offer great on-line experiences.

  • Click Magazine for Kids
    http://www.clickmagkids.com
    An interactive, online magazine for preschool and early elementary students developed to enhance the award winning Click print magazine. The site includes monthly themes, booklists, games, and printable projects to complete offline.

  • Color with Leo
    http://www.colorwithleo.com/
    Explore the world of art through interactive games, hands-on activities, and lessons with a young Leonardo da Vinci.

  • Download-a-Dinosaur.
    http://www.rain.org/~philfear/download-a-dinosaur.html
    Looking for a quick kids’ craft activity (try saying that five times fast)? Look no further.

  • First Palette
    http://www.firstpalette.com/
    First Palette is an art site with ideas for educators and parents who share an enthusiasm for art, who recognize the value of doing meaningful and fun activities together with kids, and who have a passion for nurturing creativity and the love for learning.

  • Fun with Spot.
    http://www.funwithspot.com
    Fans of Eric Hill's Spot books will enjoy playing these games and reading the animated versions of some of these books. Shock wave plugin required.

  • Goodnight Stories.
    http://www.goodnightstories.com/
    This is the place to come if you want to curl up with a good cyber book or just play a game.

  • Little Explorers.
    http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html
    Click on a letter of the alphabet and connect to, not one, but many, many pictures of works with that letter and hot links to Web sites about that word.

  • Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.
    http://pbs.org/rogers/
    Includes activities for kids as well as show-related information for kids and parents.

  • My Kids Corner
    http://www.my-kids-corner.com
    Originating from the United Kingdom and filled with a variety of activities for kids, this site will provide hours of fun. Included are stories, rhymes, games, puzzles, and more. There is also a special section of interactive stories that allow kids to enter their own names to become part of the story.

  • Nickelodeon Jr.
    http://www.nickjr.com
    From the people who bring you the Nickelodeon Channel, this site is created for younger children and has a variety of games, activities and fun.

  • Pauly's Playhouse.
    http://www.paulysplayhouse.com
    Games, sounds, and a gallery of cartoons mostly for very young Web- surfers with a high-speed Web connection. The site also includes links to shopping and travel sites for parents.

  • Play Kids Games.
    http://www.playkidsgames.com
    Check out math, alphabet and logic games designed for younger children and their parents.

  • Playhouse Disney.
    http://disney.go.com/playhouse/today/index.html
    Games, songs and activities feature characters from the Disney network.

  • Sesame Street Central.
    http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/
    The kids’ activities page with your friends from Sesame Street. Play games with Prairie Dawn, Elmo, and the Cookie Monster.

  • Teletubbies.
    http://pbskids.org/teletubbies/teletubbyland.html
    This site, featuring the four babies from the PBS series, includes videos, nursery rhymes and magical events.

  • The Crayola Home Page.
    http://www.crayola.com/index.cfm
    Everything you always wanted to know about crayons.

  • The World of Victor
    http://www.theworldofvictor.net
    Have fun with Victor, a toddler on the move. There are lots of games and sounds to play with, including puzzles, music, coloring, and mixed-up animals. Available in English, Japanese, Spanish, and French.

  • Thomas the Tank Engine Page.
    http://www.hitentertainment.com/thomasandfriends/official_thomas_the_tank_engine_website.htm
    Calling all Thomas the Tank Engine fans! Stories, games, and fun.

  • Tiny Planets.
    http://www.tinyplanets.com
    Bing and Bong, aliens from the Tiny Planets, offer games related to technology, nature, light and color.

  • Ziggity Zoom
    http://www.ziggityzoom.com
    This site offers a variety that will appeal to preschool and younger elementary age children. Online and printable activities are available. In development is an area of “virtual worlds” where children can interact with their favorite characters like pirates and princesses.

  • Appropriate for PreK aged youth.
  • Appropriate for Elementary aged youth.
  • Appropriate for Middle School aged youth.
  • For Parents/Teachers/Caregivers

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