Homework
New Jersey history sources
Endangered species
The 21 counties of NJ
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World Atlas (L = log in with 13 numbers on library card)
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Curriculum Resource Center (log in)
L: Science Online (log in)
Keyboard practice webs
Lenni Lenape--learn about the people who lived here first
Could you run NJ?!--how our government works
Tips for parents, from NJEA (with Learning Style Inventory )
Teachers and Parents (Natl Assn of School Psychologists)
...& everything else
About Authors: book reviews & biographies
Ask Dr. Math, from Drexel
The Food Timeline--food origins and historic recipes
KidsClick!--homework help AND fun stuff to do
Internet Public Library--excellent collection of links for young learners.
Great stuff on the US Presidents
Carmen Cents, lessons in money from at the FDIC Learning Bank
Maps from National Geographic--be sure to click on Printable Map before you print
Historic events and birthdates
Great Sites...sponsored by the American Library Association
Library databases--magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias & more!
Reading Lists
MCL Greek print & media collection
Reading is Fundamental (RIF)
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Summer Reading and Learning for Children
All ALSC lists
NoveList--find fiction by author, series, plot, and reading level
Send us your mailing address if you'd like a packet of our Great Reads lists
See also School & Learning, from scholastic.com
& study tips/worksheets from NJ Ed Assn | Fun & games
Animal Cams!: from the National Zoo
Chess: Play Chess
Come Home to Little House (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
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Crayola Games Page
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Disney fun & games
FEMA Ready Fun & Games">Fun & Games
Guys Read Jon Scieszka suggests books for boys
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Little Explorers which letter of the alphabet will lead to what words and pictures?
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PBS Kids all the television shows with games and coloring
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Paper Flower Garden grow flowers on the computer! Print and color when you are grown.
My Pyramid the food education game
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Rubik's cubes--fun & puzzles
Space Weather When is the next meteor shower? can you see sun spots?
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Thomas the Tank Engine Stories, games, and fun
World's Largest Roadside Attraction "largest" things...largest cow, catsup bottle, cuckoo clock ...
Sounds to hear
Audiobooks, from Aesop to ...
Travel & language--learn a new word, in many different languages! every day
Classics for Kids: a media guide
Greetings in 55 languages were shot into space!
Say Hello to the World!--Listen to "hello" in over 30 languages.
Whale song
Activities & museums
You can borrow passes to 4 local museums, from the library:
Craftsman Farms, Early Trades and Crafts, Macculloch Hall and Morris Museum Ayres Knuth Farm, Denville
County Parks activities calendar
(Baby & Me hikes, ice skating camp, etc.)
Planetarium @CCM
Mennen Arena (ice skating)
Morris Museum
Early Trades & Crafts Museum, Madison
Mommy & Me
West Morris YMCA
Madison Area YMCA
Aviation Hall of Fame & Musuem
Lakota Wolf Preserve, Warren County
The genius of Thomas Edison--papers, inventions & more
Liberty Science Center--scout troops can sleep here overnight!
NJ Nature Conservancy (Chester)--hikes and outdoor programs
Franklin Institute--Philly, well worth the day trip
American Museum of Natural History--NYC, a classic
The Exploratorium--San Francisco, excellent online exhibits
How Stuff Works--everything from pop rocks to microwaves |
Children's