Student Resources:

Yahooligans: A child friendly version of Yahoo.  Set up in much the same way as the parent site, kids can search by keyword or category.

KidsClick:  Much like Yahooligans, this site is also child friendly.  You can search by key word or category.  Search results also include the approximate reading level of text found in the site.

NASA KIDS:  A well designed, interactive site, by the people who brought us freeze-dried ice cream and the space shuttle.

Metropolitan Museum of Art -- Explore & Learn:  Tour this virtual museum, study the art work, learn about artists and participate in the activities.  You may even run into Claudia and Jamie.

KidsHealth.org - My Body : "How do different parts of our bodies work? Click on one here and enter a world of information especially for kids."

American Memory:  An online exhibit of digitized documents and images from the Library of Congress.  This site offers of variety of historical exhibits.

BrainBashers:  Although this is not a site where you bang your head against a wall, you may want to after attempting some of the more difficult brain teasers, riddles, logic, language and math puzzles. 

Web Gallery of Art: "The Web Gallery of Art contains over 6,500 digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1750." The site also includes numerous biographies.

SandlotScience.com: This site " features visual oddities and optical illusions. Includes interactive experiments, projects, games, puzzles and more!"

CNNFYI:  A great online news source for students and parents alike. 

Awsome Library :  It is a Library and it is Awesome!

Parent Resources:

FamilyFun: "The online feature of this magazine includes crafts and activities, a handy calendar, hundreds of recipes, travel information organized by region, e-mail addresses for editors and bulletin boards."

ParentsTalk: "This site features stories and tips from parents plus parenting advice from experts, online safety tips and recipe and travel ideas."

Education Research and Teacher's Resources:

Project Zero:   Project Zero's mission is to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines, at the individual and institutional levels.

Harvard's Active Learning Practices for Schools: Teaching for Understanding:  All I can say is "Check out this site!!".  Make sure you take advantage of the Beta testing and register for free.

Gateway to 21st Century Skills :  Instant access to more than 140 websites.  This site allows you to retrieve lessons, instructional units and information sorted by topic and grade level. An excellent starting point for planning integrated units.  

A to Z Teacher Stuff:  "A searchable database of lesson plans and ideas organized by grade level."

Math Forum:  If you are looking for lesson ideas, projects, or anything to do with  math concepts, this is your first stop on the WWW.  

AskERIC Lesson Plans: You asked Bob, you asked Mary...they didn't have any good lesson plans...Ask ERIC.

Cartoons for the Classroom: Hosted by The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC), this exceptional site provides lesson plans for using editorial cartoons in the classroom.