This website has articles written by kids as well as adult authors. It is a great kid's news website. The articles are written in a way that kids can understand. They can search for articles or catch up on the latest news in the nation or world. However, it may be overwhelming for kids to navigate this site. I think there would need to be a lot of teaching to help kids find their way around the site.
This site searches for kid-friendly websites based on the subject. This website will bring up a variety of subjects that kids can research, such as science, language arts, reading, and social studies. Once the student has selected a subject, they will be redirected a a page that has several different websites that the students can explore. I could see using this in my classroom for a variety of things. Kids need to have a safe place to explore different topics and websites. I feel this is a great site for that. The drawback is, I feel some kids would use only the game sites and not explore the other options.
This website was designed by librarians for students to search for books for specific topics. I have used this website in my own classroom. The students use this site to search for a famous person to do a research project on. As with the some of the other sites, I feel this is not an especially easy website for kids to use independently at the younger levels. You would need to walk through how to use the website carefully. It is easy to get lost in it.
Kids can use this website to do research for papers or projects. It has a dictionary link, a homework link for help on homework, games and quizzes, and more. This would be a good tool for kids to do research on a specific topic to write a paper. I can see using it the classroom for kids to find extra information and help. The drawback is there are advertisements on the side. They are distracting and often not very kid-friendly.
Designed with kids in mind, this site allows kids to explore articles, games, and fun facts about things from animals, world, and nature. It allows kids to search for key words, from there it will bring up articles, games, and even coloring pages. It gives you the option of "joining". However, even without joining you can search many things. It is free to join, and once you do, you are able to save things to find later. It is a great tool for teachers and kids alike.
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