ALA Resources for Parents & Kids

A fantastic site which includes the Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents & Kids; Teen Hoopla, an Internet guide for teens; 700+ Amazing Sites for Kids and Adults who Care About Them; and KidsConnect@the Library ; Tips for Parents

Children's Literature Web Guide

Internet resources are given related to books for children and young adults; author and illustrator web sites, award winning and recommended books and resources for parents.

Exploratorium

The online version of the San Francisco museum of science, art, & human perception which allows anyone to visit electronic versions of hands-on exhibits.

Family Education Network

Created "to help parents help their children succeed," Family Education. Network provides parents with resources to help them activiely participate in the learning process. The site includes articles about child development, learning disabilities, national education trends, local community news, and more. Articles, advice, and discussion forums are sorted by age group.

Kid's Domain

You'll find shareware and freeware for the Mac and PC, commercial demos, reviews of children's software, and other fun activities for kids. Fun for Grownups too!

Parent Information and Resource Centers

A hotlist of parent resource sites.

Summer Home Learning Recipes

Activities you can do at home with your children.

Tennessee Electronic Library

Access to the following databases:-

•Expanded Academic ASAP (2,000 periodicals, 50% full text)

•General Reference Gold (1,100 periodicals, 64% full text,plus selected reference books and full-text access to 40,000 newspaper articles)

•National Newspaper Index (indexes only to Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times)

•Health Reference Center-Academic (227 health and medical periodicals, 180 ull text, plus health related articles from over 1,500 general interest periodicals)

•Business and Company ProFile ASAP (1,335 business journals, 60% full text)

•°Informe! (58 most popular magazines in Spanish, 69% full ext)

•InfoTrac Kids (K-6) Edition (35 periodicals, all full text, plus selected newspapers and reference books)

•InfoTrac Junior (Junior High and Middle School) Edition (60 periodicals, 83% full text, plus selected newspapers and reference books)

•InfoTrac Student (High School) Edition (230 periodicals, 80% full text, plus selected reference books and maps)

•DISCovering Authors (biographical and critical information on 392 of the most studied authors in North American curricula)

•What Do I Read Next? (lists 78,566 recommended titles,39,254 of which have narrative summaries)

Thematic Units and Lesson Plans

Activities for Teachers, Parents, & Kids

A collection of about 3000 thematic units, lesson plans, and internet activities for teachers at no cost. Also has a kids & parents section.