Great places on the World Wide Web

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Here are some good websites to explore... Just click on the name to go there.

Kids Web

- American, but lots of links that children will find fascinating

Yahooligans

This is a junior version of the search engine `Yahoo', specially designed for children. But it isn't just a search engine; it offers all kinds of fun resources and educational materials for children.

`Each week, Barbara Feldman scours the net looking for the best sites on a particular topic, such as Leonardo da Vinci, stock market simulations, the Berlin Wall, ghost stories, venomous snakes, riddles, ballet--just about anything you can imagine. This web site is an archive of her well-researched reviews of the sites. You can also sign up to receive the free e-mail edition of her newspaper column.'

Interesting Places for Kids

Provides links to a broad range of sites in categories such as Art and Literature, Museums and Other Exhibits, Toys and Games, Movies and TV Shows, and Web Pages Set Up by (or for) Kids.

Berit's Best web sites for children

Categories include Just for fun, holidays, all creatures great and small, kids on the net, serious stuff (in which all educational areas areincluded). An extensive, well-organised collection.

Infant Explorer

Specifically designed for the Literacy Hour at Key Stage 1, this site includes two online Big Books, and the opportunity for children to respond to the books by email. The books can be used by a group for guided reading and help to develop ICT skills alongside literacy.

WONKA

Meet Willie Wonka and the Oompa Loompas in this exciting and colourful site. The interactive games are both fun and educational with varied levels, and can be played online with Shockwave or downloaded. Topics include science, technology and animals. Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils studying Roald Dahl's stories will enjoy this either in the classroom or at home.

Christmas Colouring Book - Doodles

Create images on a blank screen using a variety of colours in either 'draw' or 'fill' mode. Alternatively, colour one of the seasonal images provided. A simple classroom resource, with a festive flavour, for developing ICT skills and mouse control from Key Stage 1 onwards.

The Froggy Page

Hop along to the Froggy Page for an informative, user-friendly and humorous site devoted to frogs containing scientific information, sounds, clip art, etc. There are also instructions for making an origami jumping frog which would be appropriate for Key Stage 1 and 2 design classes.

Kids' Freeware

Here's a wonderful site that offers up Internet freebies - just for kids. Covering everyone from toddlers to schoolkids, Kids Freebies allows youngsters to go online and experience the thrill of selecting a program they want, downloading it, installing it and using it themselves! There are several different types of programs to choose from, including games, fun with learning, computer toolboxes and web page design tools for the younger set. There is also a great Parents section where Mom and Dad can learn more about safe surfing and teaching kids safety online.

Milbernet is our own Internet portal for all school computers, providing teachers and children with instant access to over 200 top links and many useful help files, as soon as they switch on a computer.