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Booklist: rising 6th Graders |
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Book Hive
Read Kiddo Read
Club Penguin
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Summer Fun Links (for more sites visit Learning Links)
| Beach Kids |
Ty D. Turtle answers questions about beaches in the site from the EPA. You can play arcade games learning how to stay safe at the bech and keep beaches clean. Interactive storybook game, pollutants are a major focus.
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The Popsicle people crafted this delicious site to help add a little cool to the fun of summer. Skip the advertising in Popsicle, Popsicle, Popsicle and head straight for Fun. Crafty kids will love the Stick Art, which includes directions and templates. |
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The Exploratorium in San Francisco provides a site full of awesome online science activities, covering everything from optical illusions to the science of surfing and baseball. Explore offers both interactive activities, such as a Cow's Eye Dissection, and step-by-step instructions for fascinating hands-on activities. |
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Turn summer into an adventure with a visit to this official site, which delivers the goods on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The CIA World Factbook (click Intelligence Book List) -- an example of basic intelligence -- provides information about world geography, history, and population statistics. Even more fascinating, however, are the sections CIA Canine Corps and Aerial Photography Pigeons! |
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Can there be a better way to spend a vacation than with the travel-savvy folks at National Geographic? This fabulous site provides opportunities for kids to haunt a castle, burrow with a prairie dog, prowl with a polar bear -- or stay home and create a tornado in a bottle. A Cartoon Factory and lots of fascinating facts and fun and games also are included. |
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PBS offers kids the opportunity to learn while they enjoy a variety of fun, interactive experiences. At this site, kids can get advice, create an interactive story, learn lots of fascinating facts about a number of topics, or choose from nearly four dozen games featuring characters from PBS shows. |
Kind News Online |
Classroom newspaper emphasizes kindness to animals, good citizenship, peaceful conflict resolution, respect for natural habitats |
| Etch a Sketch |
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| Chess Kids |
Free online chess lessons for kids. Play against the computer w/ resources for parents and teachers. |
| Lego |
Online Lego fun |
| Children's Museum |
Great fun for students of all ages. |
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Summer
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