Step 1 :: Getting Started
Use the links provided below to begin a search to find quality sites for 4Kids.

Search Engines
Site Indexes
Daily Featured Educational Sites
Weekly Features
Monthly Features
Museums
Educational/Exploration

Search Engines

American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/
Hundreds of links to various topics and resources

Ask Jeeves for Kids
http://www.ajkids.com/
Study resource with a Q&A format in addition to games and activities. Directs viewer to educational links.

Yahooligans, Web Guide for Kids
http://www.yahooligans.com/
Educational and entertainment resource with a directory of links.

Yahooligans, Sites for Kids
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Cultures_and_Groups/Children/Sites_for_Kids
Site listing with the following categories Just for Fun, Holidays & Seasons, Creatures Great and Small, Serious Stuff, Kids on the Net, and Safe Surfing

Site Indexes

Linkasaurus
http://www.linkasaurus.com/
Hundreds of official sites with the categories Discovery, Fun Stuff, and Entertainment.

Global Access to Educational Sources-Middle School Cybary
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/6617/
Provides search sources and links to all school subjects

Thinkquest
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/index.html
Library of sites by kids for kids.

KidSites
http://www.kidsites.com/
Feature site, new sites, fun and activities, and educational sites

Kid’s Information Index
http://kids.digitex.net/
Alphabetically listed various topics

Daily Featured Educational Sites

TechLearning Site of the Day
http://www.techlearning.com/webpicks/
Features a daily educational site as well as an archive and database of past features

Macromedia Site of the Day
http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/showcase/
Daily feature with archive

Yahoo Picks!
http://picks.yahoo.com/
Daily feature site with directory

Yahoo New Additions
http://dir.yahoo.com/new/
Directory of what’s new in Yahoo directory daily. Also suggests sites that correspond with the feature.

Weekly Features

Yahooligans Cool Page
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/cool/
New stuff added or featured in Yahooligans; Weekly features, In the Spotlight, Buzz Index

Great Sites for Kids!
http://www.greatsitesforkids.com/
Weekly column aimed to provide resources and homework help

Monthly Features

Blue Web’n
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/updates.cfm
Various educational sites in all categories, includes archive  

Exploratorium Science Sites
http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/sciencesites.html
Can browse subject index archive and ten cool sites

Museums

Smithsonian Institute
http://www.si.edu/
Myriad of subjects such as art and design, history and culture, and science and technology. Links to international exhibits, museums, galleries, and the National zoo. Albert Einstein Planetarium, Smithsonian Music, Publications, and Images http://www.si.edu/kids/
Smithsonian for kids. Has highlights, fun and games, museum resources, and research and study center resources http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online.htm
Link to a featured online Asian exhibit along with archive features and menu for future exhibits. http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/
An easier page for students to navigate by topic. They can get all kinds of facts about presidents at Mr. President and search Smithsonian sites at Web sites A-Z. Other highlights include Idea Labs, Secrets of the Smithsonian, and sending free e-cards to friends.

Franklin Institute
http://www.fi.edu/
Learn, Visit, and Explore science topics. There are online exhibits and there is a Weather Center.

Philadelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/webprojects.shtml
Descriptions of special exhibitions, past exhibitions, installations, past installations, or a video gallery. Solely provides information on the specific featured topics.

The Field Museum
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/
Online exhibits with some activities for kids. Exhibits include dinosaurs, women in science, adventures in the field, Africa, and Bug camp. There are descriptions of current and past exhibits and a link to their online butterfly collection.

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/education/online_learn.htm
Online learning educational resource: Expeditions@Fieldmuseum, virtual tour at Underground Adventure, Sue Files provides information about Sue the paleontologist, Project E.R. is an interactive rescue expedition about biodiversity, take a tour through This Old Habitat, participate in online scientific research, online exhibits where students can examine artifacts and specimens, and archive of exhibits.

The Virtual Museum of Canada
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/
Exhibits, Cyber boutique, Museums and Events, Image Gallery, Community Memories, with a login name you can create My Personal Museum, and Fun and Games.

Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/kids/games.htm
Games and activities for different age groups, and Museum Port.

Minneapolis Institute of Arts
http://www.artsmia.org/interactive-media/
Interactive media; Restoration Online, World Religions in Art, and Artists toolkit. General interest search and Kids World where kids can color, play games, and create virtual embroidery.

Kids World-Museums Around the World
http://www.northvalley.net/kids/museums.shtml
Links to museums in the United States, Europe, and around the world.

Educational/Exploration

PBS
http://www.pbs.org/
Programs A-Z
http://pbskids.org/
Games, stories, music, and coloring
http://pbskids.org/go/
For older kids

National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html|
Homework help and resources

4th and 5th Grade Student Research Resources
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/
Virtual library for school topics and links to other educational sites provided