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A great collection of keyboarding games for kids

Are your kids inquiring young scientists who are always curious about the world around them? If so, the following websites are just what you need. They contain some of the best science games for kids online. Each of them are fun to explore and play with, but they also have a sound educational base.

Check out what Jeff Jackson and his kids did to complete the transparency challenge.

LearnEnglish Kids is for children who are learning English. Find games, songs, stories and lots of activities - and learn English too.

Eco kids has great science games and activites for learning about earth science

When it comes to keeping your family safe from harm, you want to do everything in your power. Dealing with electricity can be a dangerous thing if you don't do it correctly. Teaching your family how to properly approach electrical problems can make a world of difference in their safety. Here are our top 10 electrical safety tips to help keep your family safe from harm. 1.) Avoid Overloading An Electrical Outlet And Power Strips Being in the technology age, it can sometimes be difficult to charge all of our mobile items. From your phone to your iPod, to your computer, you need to have a clear outlet space to do so. Many think the best solution is to simply add more temporary outlets to their existing hardwired outlets. This can be done with power strips and multi-outlet plugins. While these may seem convenient at first, they actually can cause major electrical problems. Overloading outlets can cause burnt plugs, and in more severe cases, full-on house fires. You should avoid using multi-outlet plugins as much as possible to reduce your family's risk of danger. 2.) Don't Yank On Electrical Cords It may seem tempting from time to time to pull on a power cord to get it out of the wall. Just because it saves you that short trip back down the hallway to unplug the sweeper, it's actually costing you more in the long run because of the wear it takes. Realize that by yanking power cords, you can damage the cord, the plug, and the actual wall outlet. In the event that your wall outlet has become loose due to being yanked on, we suggest calling a qualified electrician to fix the issue. 3.) Avoid Keeping Power Cords Near Water If you've ever noticed that the outlets in your kitchen and bathroom are shaped differently than the rest, you've seen a GFCI outlet. These are specially made to help decrease the likelihood of electrical shock in the event that water seeps into the outlet. You can do yourself a favor and protect you and your family from electrical shock b

A variety of elementary mathematic interactive websites.

Animated Educational Site for Kids - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology

Interactive, animated maths dictionary for kids with over 600 common math terms explained in simple language. Math glossary with math definitions, examples, math practice interactives, mathematics activities and math calculators. © Jenny Eather 2007.

Flash-based games. Great for IWB

Hundreds of free online educational games, activities, quizzes, articles and more, for kids to use online

EBSCO has created a search interface designed specifically for elementary/middle school students according to their needs and search abilities. The Kids Search interface combines a state-of-the-art search engine (powered by EBSCOhost®) with a child-friendly, graphically-rich design that is both powerful and fun to use.

Sustainability resource for kids providing fun and entertaining ways to learn how to reduce, reuse, recycle and rethink in the areas of waste, water, energy, air and biodiversity. Ollie's World showcases examples of sustainable practices, developed in homes, schools and businesses from around the world.

Free educational games and songs games for kids

The Daily Mile is a health-related concept that is created for the kids to practice at school. According to this concept, the kids have to spare their 15 minutes of studying and go for a jog or run. The Daily Mile helps to prepare our kids both on a mental and physical basis. Visit this article to read the brief guide on The Subject of Daily Mile.

Great for Preschool through 2nd grade with an interactive whiteboard.

using logo language to draw little things ... wel easy to use for kids too... (who can read ... ;))

some ways ... to see programmers directly with the logo language ... command the turtle

Engineering Interact is a fantastic resource created by the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering