Biography Maker
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm

This site directs students on what is a biography and how they can write their own on a person of interest to them.

CNN Student News
http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/

This site is great for kids who want to explore today’s news topics.  The issues are written by kids and slanted toward the younger student’s viewpoint.

Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/home.html

This site has activities in art, dinosaurs, English and just about any other topic you can think of for kids.  It really is an enchanted forest of education.

Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/

Fact Monster is a research database for kids.  Student can look up fact from encyclopedias, dictionaries and many other resources that are geared for young learners.  Kids can also express opinion on topics in the news.

National Gallery of Art – Kids
http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm

Has art and activities for kids.  Site is still underdevelopment and is updated on a regular basis. 

Time for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

Time for Kids is another great news source for younger students.  Time takes the daily issues that are important to kids and reports them in a responsible manner.

Virtual Field Trip
http://www.field-guides.com/

 From this portal young explores can take virtual field trips on topics from baking bread to wildfires.  Other field trips include: endangered species, hurricanes, oceans, rainforests, volcanoes and many more.  There are also directions on creating your own field trips.

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