EARLY LEARNING

• Syvum Technologies Online Educational Activities
  Math and Language Arts skills can be honed using the online games and activities on this site. When a child completes a quiz or activity, an e-mail can be sent to a parent or teachers spreading the good news.

• KidPrivacy
  Are you aware of the new law, 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), created to protect the privacy of children under 13 who use the Internet? If you are, do you understand it? Find out all about COPPA and other good tips for children using the Internet, brought to you by the Federal Trade Commission.

• Muppet World
  Visit Fozzie's Cyberama, Animal's Bandstand or the Muppet Studios among other exciting adventures.

• Rhode Island Parent Information Network
  RIPIN provides a one-stop resource for information regarding services and supports available for ALLchildren and families in Rhode Island.

• familyeducation.com
  FamilyEducation Network has at its core one of the most valuable missions in society:The success of our next generation. We use technology -- specifically the Internet -- to bring together a caring community of parents, teachers, school administrators, and professionals whose expertise involves children.

• abcteach.com
  This is a great site for teachers of young children with many ideas for classroom use. March is National Reading month, so the site includes a reading chart that encourages students to read different types of books as well as signs, cereal boxes, and a variety of different types of material. For creating books, there are shapes that can be printed, copied, and cut out for shape books where students can write a story. Printable research cards are available for students to use when they are learning basic research skills.

• Puzzlemaker
  Teachers, parents, and students can create and print customized word search, crossword, and math puzzles using your word lists. Build your own maze or print our specialty hand-drawn mazes created around holidays and classroom topics.

• Bry-Back Manor
  Fun stuff (games for a Macintosh) activity pages to print & color, garden fun, holiday fun, newsletter, icons (clipart), and miscellaneous items for young children or children with special needs.

• Boeing Kids Page:"Lets Fly!"
  Here's a web site from Boeing just for kids. It's full of airplanes, helicopters, and space vehicles as well as coloring pages, mazes, and word games.

• Funology.com: The Science of Having Fun
  This colorful site is full of activities for young kids to learn how to make things, explore the world, and discover new skills.

• FunBrain.com
  FunBrain.com produces kids learning games for K-8 kids and teachers, although games are sorted by age. The focus is on providing teachers, parents, and kids with the tools they need to succeed.

• Tigers Talk Back
  Younger students will learn interesting facts about tigers, conservation measures, and have adventures and fun related to tigers at this site. Simple tiger questions are answered interactively on this attractive site for young children. The tiger will even growl for those with audio on their computers.

• WONKA
  Meet Willie Wonka and the Oompa Loompas in this exciting and colorful site. The interactive games are both fun and educational with varied levels, and that can be played online with Shockwave or downloaded. Topics include science, technology and animals. Visit the 'Teacher's Office' in the 'Wonka School' for lesson plans.

• The Teletubbies Website
  This site has been designed by BBC Education to entertain and develop the learning potential of pre-school children. Combining games with the skills of painting, music and general coordination, this site is an ideal way for children to start learning. There is also an instruction section for parents. The graphics are bright, the layout is simple and, of course, the Teletubbies are on hand to provide extra interest and fun.

• Internet Educational Workbook
  The INEW site is great for practicing basic math. It is worthwhile spending time getting to know the site as it has a good deal to offer K- 6 students. A hardcopy version and an interactive version are available.

• Electronic Coloring Book
  This catalog of simple pictures to download, print, and color includes numerous examples of animals, birds, fish, and insects. There are puzzles, mazes, dot-to-dot, and wordsearches too. It also provides images for seasonal events.

• KidsBank.Com
  This is a great way for students to learn about banking. A cast of colorful characters takes them through the workings of ATM machines, compound interest, checks, and savings accounts. Students can test their acquired knowledge with a quiz at the end of each section.

• The Realm of Books & Dreams
  This site consists of stories, nursery rhymes, fables, fairytales, and poetry. Also has links to coloring and activity pages.

• Web Corner
  This site has resources geared towards early childhood. It includes family activity center, a list of early childhood links, holiday ideas, and more.

• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
  This site includes activities for kids as well as show-related information for kids and parents.

• Berenstain Bear Country
  The official Berenstain Bears site includes activities and lists of books.

• International Kids Space
  Displays of children's art, music, and stories. Contains audio and a chat area. Language may be switched to Japanese.

• Learning Planet
  Learning Planet provides interactive games to enhance learning for kids pre-school to sixth grade. Kids will enjoy these counting, alphabet, and math games.

• earlychildhood.com
  Links to articles and resources pertaining to the education of young children.

• KinderGarden
  This site includes school garden themes, things to consider before you create a garden, a step-by-step guide, curriculum ideas, and more.

• Crayola
  You'll find craft ideas, stories, games, and pictures to print and color.

• Helping Your Child Learn to Read
  This U.S. Department of Education online resource provides tips and activities to promote reading for children from infancy through age 10.

• Arthur
  Check out Arthur and his friends. Write him a letter, ask a question, or visit the other character's home pages.

• Welcome to Seussville
  Games, activities, Dr. Seuss stories and more when you enter Seussville.

• Welcome to funschool.com!
  Interactive activities for children from preschool through sixth grades.

• Eggy's World
  Eggy's site has more than 100 links to fun games for kids. Links are sorted by catagory.

• Theodore Tugboat
  Canadian TV series about Theodore Tugboat. The series centers around the adventures of 5 tugboats who learn about the world through interactions with neighbors and friends.

• Ask Jeeves for Kids
  Enter your question, then click on "Ask".

• KinderArt
  Features art lesson plans, art trivia, teacher exchange and art recipes, and much more.

• KidBytes
  KidBytes offers a safe starting point for children searching for information on the Internet. The link supplements a weekly KidBytes chat room by providing information about safe surfing, filtering software and a list of Web sites that have been reviewed and consider appropriate for children.

• Build-A-Monster
  An old block-style game where children interchange heads, middles, and bottoms to make funny looking creatures and pictures.

• 700+ Great Sites
  Links for parents, caregivers, teachers, and others who care abouts kids. Complied by the Childen and Technology Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

• Sesame Street
  Children's Television Workshop, the Official On-line Home of Sesame Street.

• StarChild
  StarChild is a learning center for young astronomers. This link is provided by NASA and covers four areas and two levels of participation for the young astronomer.

• Carlo's Coloring Book
  A fun site, especially for younger kids. By pointing and clicking you choose virtual crayons and color in any one of several pictures.

• Kids' Space
  This site has developed into three main sections including creative activities, communication pages, and sections for learning basic computer skills.

• Berit's Best Sites For Children
  Just for Fun, Creatures Great & Small, Serious Stuff, Holidays, and Kids on the Net are just some of the places kids can access. Each sites has been carefully selected, reviewed, and given a rating out of 5.

• World Village Kids
  Find comics, puzzles, stuff just for girls, stuff just for boys, Kidz Club membership information, and help in building a home page for your family or classroom.

• Our Online Coloring Book
  You have two ways to color pictures: downloading the pictures or coloring the pictures online.

• Preschool - Learning and Education "Kidsource"
  A critcal learning period for all children is the time from birth until they enter kindergarten. This educational resource provides many activities, suggestions and background information to assist you in helping children learn during the preschool years.

• Pre-Schoolers' Publications
  A Listing of electronic versions of publications for parents including pamplets and brochures designed to address parents' concerns about their children's education.

• Ready to Learn
  Ready to Learn is public broadcasting's on-going contribution to the fulfillment of the first national education goal: that all American children will begin school ready to learn.