Educational Field Trip Information
Museum of Science and Industry             Field Museum
Art Institute of Chicago                           Adler Planetarium               Shedd Aquarium      Lincoln Park Zoo    Brookfield Zoo
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art - Elmhurst
Kohl Children's Museum - Glenview
Lake County Discovery Museum - Wauconda
Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe
The Notebaert Nature Museum - Chicago
Chicago Children's Museum  
Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago 

Health Issues
www.healthyschoolscampaign.org - Illinois Healthy Schools campaign
The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective 
- Offers lessons on healthy eating and exercise to 9 and 10 year olds. 
Grownups can find more information on raising healthier kids too.
What's Considered a Junk Food in School?  
- Online quiz hosted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest

History
100+ Historic Films - Access more than 100 historic film on Google Video at no charge.  Includes newsreels from the WWII era, NASA documentaries and more.

Homework Help
Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online 
www.kidsclick.org - Lists more than 6,400 librarian-picked sites
  Use the search function for easy reference
KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library - Hundreds of links under
  categories such as Reference, Our World, Art & Music, Reading Zone,
  Math & Science and more!
Palatine Public Library Kids Page - Live homework help
Answers.com
  An encyclopedia, dictionary and almanac in one!
Scholastic News Online - Homework hub shows kids how to
  write, research, practice, organize and prepare.
National Geographic Homework Help
www.eduplace.com - Sections for students and families.  Help for our
  math textbooks and links to other subjects.

Internet Safety                               
www.wiredsafety.org            www.isafe.org
www.wiredkids.org              www.safekids.org
www.netfamilynews.org      www.netsmartzkids.org

Literature
Interactive & fun Shakespeare games - Test your child's brain with the SAT - Shakespeare Aptitude Test or Hamlet's duel.  Make learning literature fun.

Math Homework Help
Math.com - Sections for Homework Help and the Math.com library
  Which provides formulas, dictionaries, biographies, math tables & more.
Ask Dr. Math - Browse the archives for FAQ, formulas, elementary and
  middle school help and more.
www.classzone.com - Online support for the 6th, 7th and 8th grade
  math textbooks
www.funbrain.com/math
Algebra vs. the Cockroaches - online game

Music and Art
SFS Kids' Radio - www.sfskids.org
  Interactive site produced by the San Francisco Symphony, teaches
  music fundamentals within entertaining learning experiences.
Creating Music - www.creatingmusic.com
  Online creative music environment where children can compose their
  own music, as well as play music games and work with music puzzles.
Getty Museum's Getty Games  - Engages students in learning about art

Parenting Advice
www.kids-in-mind.com  - Movie ratings that actually work
www.commonsensemedia.org - Your trusted source for family reviews
www.positiveparenting.com
Teachers and Families Working Together  - Provides links to hundreds of parenting resources for PreK through high school students.

Preparing for the World of Work
The Fun  Works - a Web site that links interests and hobbies to future careers in science, technology, engineering and math. 

Reading
Beyond the Classroom - Explore reading and writing all summer long with these fun activities for your children - listed by grade level.
www.bookadventure.com - Contains short multiple answer questions
  for thousands of books.  Good for AR practice.
PALS Storyline - online series of streaming videos where youth of all ages can find and appreciate wonderful stories.
100 Best Books for Kids - Grouped by age level

Science
Discovery Communications' The Yuckiest Site on the Internet - learn about "gross" body parts, explore the "dirty" world of worms and take a "slimy" quiz.
Way to Go, Einstein - a fun introduction to the thinking of a man who influenced all modern scientists.
Dino dig interactive game - Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Encyclopedia of Life -  This "free" Web site compiles data on Earth's 1.8million known species 
Envirofacts - Learn more about environmental activities in our area from this section of the  EPA Web site. 

Social Studies
www.whitehousehistory.org/index.html - Check out the White
  House Bird Watching Expedition - the award winning animated tour
  of the White House
The Pledge of Allegiance  -  A firsthand story told by the late
  Red Skelton
Sign the Declaration of Independence - Your child can add their
  signature and print out the signed document
www.kidsandhistory.net - Do you have a fifth grader learning about
  the midnight ride of Paul Revere?  Visit his Virtual Museum here.

     
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