Mrs. Kooiman's Classroom Website

***Warning: The following sites on this page will take you away from my kid friendly site.

Bible

www.biblegateway.com Helpful with Bible memory verses

www.bible.com Good place for Bible answers

www.spreadinglight.com/games Fun Bible games

www.biblewordgames.com Fun Bible games

www.tagnet.org/grandforks/flashgames.htm Fun Bible games

www.christiananswers.net/kids/menu-ans Bible Science

www.godtube.com Bible videos online (like YouTube)

http://storynory.com/category/bible-stories/ Bible Stories Read Aloud

www.seanmcdowell.org Helpful articles for teens about having a Godly worldview

English

www.rhymezone.com Grammar help

www.freerice.com Define words and help world hunger Ü

http://www.dictionary.com/ Help with defining vocabulary

http://funschool.kaboose.com/arcade/language/index.html  Language Arts Game

www.askkids.com A search engine safe for kids

http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=487&engine=2 Parts of Speech

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/ A great website that can translate text into other languages.

Spelling

http://www.spellcheck.net/ Spell checker

www.thesaurus.reference.com Thesaurus

www.spelling.hemscott.net Spelling it Right

www.spellingcity.com Spelling games & audio for your spelling words

 www.askkids.com A search engine safe for kids

Reading

www.funbrain.com Madlibs and interactive reading books

www.askkids.com A search engine safe for kids

www.scholastic.com/titles/index.htm Scholastic's Book Central

http://kids.aol.com/KOL/1/HomeworkHelp Homework help for all subjects

www.kidsbookshelf.com Kid's Bookshelf

www.americaslibrary.gov Online book access for kids from the Library of Congress

www.aesopfables.com Aesop's Fables Online & some with audio

http://www.toonuniversity.com/quiz.asp?quizzes_key=260 Reading Comprehension Story

Math

http://www.brainbashers.com/ Critical thinking puzzles

www.funbrain.com Math Arcade

www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SpeedGrid/Multiplication/urikamultires.html  Speed Grid Challenge

www.factmonster.com A fun interactive site for many subjects 

www.kokogiak.com/megapenny Learn powers through the penny project

www.askkids.com A search engine safe for kids

http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=503&engine=15 Place Value Game

http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=198&engine Comparing Fractions & Decimals

Science

www.christiananswers.net/kids/menu-ans Bible Science

www.jpl.nasa.gov Jet Propulsion Laboratory

http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Space Place

http://www.nyelabs.com/ Bill Nye the Science Guy

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html   NASA Kids Club

http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/index.htm  The Magic School Bus

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ National Geographic

www.coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu Cool Cosmos - See items in infrared

www.askkids.com A search engine safe for kids

www.chem4kids.com Chemistry for kids

Social Studies

www.worldatlas.com A great resource for maps and atlases

www.ipl.org/div/kidspace The Internet Public Library

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html  Full of timelines, lifelines, and maps.

www.flashearth.com Space photos of Earth with zoom capability - truly an amazing feat.

www.egyptarchive.co.uk The Egypt Archive

www.hubblesite.org Pictures from the Hubble Telescope

www.theus50.com Information on the 50 states

http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm A new famous American speech every day - helpful for ACSI speech meet

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/slavery/  Understanding Slavery 

www.askkids.com A search engine safe for kids

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ Benjamin Franklin's Guide to U.S. Government 

http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=59&engine=5 Famous Americans

http://www.radford.edu/~sbisset/civilwar.htm The Civil War for 5th Graders

 Just For Fun 

 www.fallingsand.com Sand Art

www.ssiworld.com Watch various items get shredded

www.panoramas.dk View amazing places using a 360 degree lens

www.zefrank.com/scribbler Doodle and see the computer sketch your drawing

www.gapingmaws.com/index.html Gaping mouths of animals

www.brainbashers.com/dustball The art of making rhythms with the body

kids.discovery.com/games/games.html Discovery Games

www.josh.org Josh McDowell's website

www.seanmcdowell.org Sean McDowell's website 

www.leestrobel.com Lee Strobel's website

www.readingrockets.org/helping Learn to help your child with their reading homework

www.ed.gov/parents/read/resources/edpicks.jhtml           U.S. Department of Education has helpful tips for reading and helpful resources

                  http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/                          Spelling help for Parents & Students

www.ftc.gov/kidzprivacy/ Internet safety information for kids, & parents.

http://school.familyeducation.com/educational-issues/parents-and-school/34360.html?detoured=1          Skill Builders & Printables for home in all subjects

www.commonsensemedia.org Ways to protect your child from the media & get parent reviews

www.bookadventure.org/pa/content/whos_homework.asp  Who's homework is it anyway? By Sylvan Learning Center

www.christianrock.net Listen to Christian Rock-N-Roll

www.familywatchdog.us Be aware of offenders in your area

www.air1.com Listen to comtemporary Christian music

www.kwve.org Listen to K-Wave of Living Water Radio

http://www.coolmath.com/parents/ Help your child with math

My Aunt's Classroom Website - my inspiration!

 Sanctuary - my amazing church!

Here are the links to the various sites where I get my graphics. Some graphics are not displayed on this site, however I do use them on some of my documents.