Seattle Schools Online Resources | Animals | Art | Families | Games | Keyboarding | Math | Programming | Reading | Science | Writing |
Seattle Schools Online Resources
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Seattle Schools Online Resources | Access several databases and online services for free. Username: studentsps Password: access |
Animals
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National Geographic | Stunning photographs adventures |
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Woodland Park Zoo | Visit our furry, scaly, and feathered neighbors |
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Smithsonian Wild | Features an A-Z index of wild animals |
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San Diego Zoo | A virtual stroll through San Diego Zoo |
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Enchanted Learning | An online picture dictionary for animals. Learn cool facts and print out diagrams |
Art
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Draw a Stickman | Choose and draw an adventure |
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Haring Kids | Art, puzzles, and activities |
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Chuck Vanderchuck’s Explosion (PBS Kids) | Music, games, and videos |
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Super Comic Creator (TVO Kids) | Create a comic masterpiece |
Families
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Common Sense Media | Sound advice and tools for safe media use |
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PBS Parents | Addresses parenting issues and tips |
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Book Wizard | Find books by level and similar themes |
Games
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Pigeon Presents (little kids) |
Fans of Mo Willems must see this interactive site! |
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PBS Kids (little kids) |
Reading games galore |
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Learning Planet | Games for pre-school through 7th grade |
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Up To Ten (little kids) |
Games and activities |
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Brain Games (pre-school through elementary) |
Logic, strategy, word games, and more! |
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Smarty Games (big kids) |
A variety of free educational and fun games |
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Funbrain (K through middle school) |
A popular site featuring many games |
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Learning Games (big kids) |
Educational games, videos, and lessons |
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Center for Game Science | Games focused on STEM and scientific discovery, created at the University of Washington! |
Keyboarding
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Computer Skills – Keyboarding Skills | Reinforces comprehensive keyboarding and mousing skills |
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Typing Test | Typing tests and goal setting |
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Keyboard Climber (TVO Kids) | Help the monkey get to the top using both hands on keyboard |
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Ense-Lang Keyboarding Tutor | Keyboard tutorial and typing test |
Math
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Calculation Nation | Math games to challenge yourself or challenge other players |
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Math Blaster | Save the galaxy! |
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Math-Play | Free online math games by grade level |
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Math Playground | Math games and learning activities |
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XtraMath | Practice and master basic math facts |
Programming
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Gidget | Learn computer programming concepts through debugging puzzles |
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Scratch | Program interactive stories, games, and animations |
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Code Studio | The “Hour of Code” for all ages |
Reading
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Storyline | Well-known actors read children’s stories |
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Storynory | Free audio stories |
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Poetry4kids | A “poetry playground” |
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BiblioNasium | An online community for intermediate students and their families to share favorite reads |
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Raz Kids | Practice reading anytime, anywhere! Requires Bryant-issued login. |
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International Children’s Digital Library | Access many digital books in different languages. Use Advanced Search to select different languages. |
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Bookopolis | Join a community of young readers. |
Science
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Ology | American Museum of Natural History’s site for kids |
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NASA’s Space Place | Explore Earth and the Solar System |
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Kids Biology | Cool biology games and facts |
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Science Bob | Experiments and science fair ideas |
Writing
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Imagination Soup | Cool writing activities and resources |
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Diamante Poems (Read, Write, Think) | Compose diamond-shaped poems, diamantes! |
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Wordle | Generate word clouds for a piece of writing you have created |
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Word Central | Word games for “Robo-Bees” and “Bigbots” |
