Supplemental+Websites

Cool websites that I think will enhance student learning and maybe make you have to yell at your child to get off the computer:

www.freerice.com -WARNING parents: you may start to compete for time on this site with your child. I love that you can change to a myriad of subjects & simultaneously donate rice . National Geographic for Kids

www.Dictionary.com (okay, your child maybe won't spend hours on this site like I do, but it's great for writing & has a cool thesaurus/encyclopedia tab component)

www.historyforkids.org excellent place for 6th grade related social studies information

[|BBC- History for Kids] - we won our independence from them, but across the pond the Brits are still making fun ways for kids to learn about history; I would search for BBC math/science as well

[|PBS History Detectives]- love how students have to check out a scene & clues to solve a mystery. This reminds me of "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" (am I dating myself again?)- Oh my gosh- did you know that Carmen Sandiego now has a Twitter account?!? Seriously?!?

World History for Kids supplemental information also related to 6th grade social studies curriculum