Fun Websites!
Below are some good educational websites for kids. Contact Foothill's Librarian with questions: jonathan.warshaw@bvsd.org.
Foothill Library Catalog - This site allows students to see which books are checked out and to view materials currently available in the library.
Tumblebooks - This is a great site for viewing books on-line, which have fun learning activities associated with them.
User ID: foothill
Password: books
Pebblego - This is a wonderful, easy-to-use database for students to learn about animals, including fun learning games. This site is geared toward Kindergarten through second grade students.
User ID: foothill
Password: animals
Renaissance Home Connect - This site is available to students in grades 2-5. Students and parents can view Accelerated Reader goals and view their bookshelf.
User Name: Student’s AR password
Password: ABC
www.educationcity.com - This site allows students to choose games by grade level and subject. To access this site from home students need to use their individual log-in and password. Please check with your child's teacher if you do not have the log-in information.
www.starfall.com - This free website is geared to younger students, pre-k through 1st grade, and focuses on early reading skills such as phonics and simple comprehension strategies. The amazing aspect of this site is how user friendly it is, even for the youngest students. With just a few instructions, they'll be able to navigate the site by themselves.
Investigations - This site has fun on-line games involving numbers, data, and space.
Additional Websites by Category
The Arts
Art History Sites, Dance, Music, Renaissance Art, Theatre, The Smithsonian
Boys and Literacy
Books for Boys, Book Source, Guys Read, Kid’s Reads
Colorado
City of Boulder, Colorado for Kids, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center, State Capitol Virtual Tour
Crafts
Arts and Crafts, Craft Recipes, Creative Building Project Links, Paper Folding of Architectural Marvels, Puppetry
Games
Awesome Library’s Game List, Beasts Playground, Brain Teasers, Funbrain
Geography
Country Links, Map Library, UN Cyberschoolbus, World Atlas, World Geography
Literacy
Grammar, Phonemic Awareness Exercises, Starfall, Quia Phonemic Games
Math
AAA Math, Abacus, Coolmath4kids, Create Your Own Math Drills, Investigations, Count Me In Too, IXL, KidsKount, Math by Grade, Math.com, Math Worksheet Creator, National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Research
Biographies of Authors and Illustrators, Boulder Public Library, Fact Monster, Reference and Periodicals
Science
Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Environment, Earth Sciences, Kathi Mitchell’s Science Topics, National Geographic Kids, NASA Kids Club, Science by Topics, Quia Science Games, Science Fair Projects, Science Links by Topic, Weather
Skills
Languages – Colorado for Kids, Languages - Awesome Library, Public Speaking, Typing, Vegetarian Cooking, Writing – Wacky Web Tales
Social Studies
Conflict Prevention and Mediation, Historic Maps, Kathi Mitchell’s American History and More, Quia Social Studies Games, UN Cyberschoolbus
Suggested Reading
Kathi Mitchell’s Suggested Summer Reading List, Quia’s Suggested Reading Page
Teachers and Parents
Funbrain for Teachers, Education World, Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics, Internet4classrooms, Educator Resources at CU Boulder, Math Page for Teachers, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, PBS Bookfinder, PBS Teachers, Sites for Teachers