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Build a roller coaster online
Via Casual Keystrokes, I found this cool site for all you future engineers where you can experiment with roller coaster building online.
It is your mission to design the coaster so that you can achieve maximum thrills and chills without crashing or flying off the track (unless that’s how you like your coaster to work!).
You [...]
Free games, activities and fun at American Girl
For all of you out there who love American Girl dolls, the American Girl web site is full of games and activities that are educational as well as fun!
You can visit the world of the historical dolls like Felicity and Molly, send an e-card to a special friend, whip up some “super snacks”, and even [...]
Free site that teaches about insects
Do you have a little one who is interested in bugs? Check out the InsectLore site where they can play and learn at the same time. On the site, there are insect related games and activities that will keep them busy as little bees!
Earth Day Word Search and Earth Day History
I know that many of you who visit here are also regular visitors at Printables 4 Kids, so you may have already seen this new Earth Day Word Search. But, if you haven’t- stop on over and check it out!
Curious about how Earth Day got started? You can read about it at the US EPA [...]
Another online ABC game for preschoolers
I recently wrote about the ABC game at the Fisher Price site. That game is perfect for toddlers (and preschoolers), and I found another ABC teaching site that is great as they move into the preschool years at Starfall.com. It has different areas for each letter with animation and great sounds. It includes both uppercase [...]
Learn to tell time printable worksheet
Here’s a free printable worksheet that has the clocks set in 5 minute intervals that will help the little ones practice telling and writing the time. I found it at a nice site called Time for Time that has some good teaching resources for teachers and parents, including this page that has some games [...]
Veggie Tales games from Qubo
It used to be that you could only watch Veggie Tales on your VCR/DVD player, but now you can see them on Qubo on NBC Saturday mornings. Here’s a link to a fun Veggie Tales game that I think you’ll like. You shoot the little guy out of the catapult into a bucket of slime! [...]
Learn to draw
Have you ever wanted to learn to draw animals? There are several really good tutorials on the BillyBear4Kids web site. You can learn to draw a penguin, a cat, a frog, faces and hands, etc. in simple step by step lessons. There are lots of other neat drawing activities on the page too!
Printable alphabet tracing sheets for preschoolers
Like the number tracing sheets I posted several days ago, these alphabet sheets are designed for preschoolers to learn to write their letters. The letters are nice and big- perfect for tracing with a crayon. There are three sheets:
Letters A-L | Letters M-U | Letters V-Z
Special area for kids at the White House site
At the White House web site, there is a dedicated area for kids stuff that has lots of entertaining and educational games, quizzes and historical information that kids will enjoy. There are activities for all ages – you can even learn about the White House pets!
