Student Resources

Note: If you have difficulty accessing any of these websites, copy and paste the URL into your browser window. As with all resources, please review these websites before allowing your child to access them. This way, you will know what your child is learning, and you can make sure that it meets with your approval.

General Information:

http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsiteskids.htm

700+ Great Sites selected by the American Library Association covers websites for parents, caregivers, teachers and others who care about kids. These have been compiled by the Children and Technology Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

You can also access the American Library Association/Association for Library Service to Children: Great Web Sites for Kids Selection Criteria at: www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsitesforkids/greatwebsites.htm.

Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention

www.freevibe.com

Be a drug-free kid. Get the skinny on taking drugs. What are the facts? What's just hype? How can I say no?  For teens 14 and up.

www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tips4youth.htm

Get the facts about tobacco. Take the Tobacco Quiz and discover the real deal about tobacco.

www.nida.nih.gov/mom/momindex.html

Mind Over Matter is designed to encourage you to learn about the effects of drug abuse on your body and your brain. This series is produced by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse for kids 10 and up.

www.thecoolspot.gov

Animated website where you can get the facts about alcohol and when drinking becomes a disease, as well information on resisting peer pressure.  Designed for middle school students ages 11-13 years old.

General Health

www.asthmabusters.org

Online club for kids with asthma.  Designed for kids 7 - 14.

www.kidshealth.org/kid

Calling all kids! Visit this Web site for awesome articles, fun features, and interactive activities.

www.fema.gov/kids

Meet Herman, spokescrab for the Federal Emergency Management Agency website. You can learn how to be prepared for disasters and how you can prevent disaster damage. You can also play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid.  Geared to elementary and early middle schoolers.

www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm

Learn about the connections between your health and the environment on the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences website.  Good site for upper elementary-age students into middle school.

www.healthfinder.gov/scripts/kids_games.asp

Help put out fires in the forest, find your way out of a pyramid with nutrition facts or take a tube ride down a toxic waste river. There are 86 links to games, quizzes, mazes and other fun activities.

www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection

Infection - Detection - Protection. This Web site will help you unravel the mystery!  Great site for upper elementary students.

http://www.scrubclub.org

A fun, interactive website that teaches you the proper way to wash your hands. Downloadable activity materials that are designed for children 3 to 8 years of age.

http://www.epa.gov/kids

A clean environment can help you stay healthy and strong.  Here you can test your knowledge about the environment.  You will also find exciting games that can teach you more about the environment.

Injury Prevention

www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids

Meet Vince and Larry, the National Highway Safety Administration’s crash test dummies. They will be your guides as you tour Safety City with them. 

www.sparky.org

Sparky, the official mascot of the nonprofit National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), hosts this interactive website designed to teach you and your family about safety.

www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/index.htm

The Unites States Fire Administration (USFA) want everyone to be safe from fire, including you! This website is full of tips that can help you and your family be safe from fire.  For grades 3 - 4 and above.

http://www.kiddesafety.com/youthpag.html

Learn all about home safety with Captain Kidde.  He has special sections for you based on your age: 5, 6 & 7 – 8 & 9 – 10 & 11 – 12 & 13.

http://www.chp.edu/besafe/kids/kidsintro.php

Learn how to have fun and be safe with Emily and her friends. This Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh website is filled with cartoons, quizzes, coloring and activity pages.

www.talk-helps.com

Interactive, role-playing activities from the point of view of the bully, bully partner, bystander, victim, or intervener; from Family Service Canada.

www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict/index.html

Learn to manage conflicts peacefully while also having a lot of fun with Maria and her friends.

www.sass.ca/kmenu.htm

Have fun playing games, going on a scavenger hunt or in the clubhouse while learning about making good choices to stay safe. Designed for children 7-10 years old.

http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/index.html

Kidd Safety and his pals will teach you some valuable safety lessons, while enjoying games and brainbusters.

Interactive Nutrition Sites

Grades 4 – 8

www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/main.asp

Explore the world of nutrition with activities, contests, recipes and a Kids Panel.

www.exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/default.html

Drop in to the Nutrition Café, and play games that make learning about nutrition fun!

www.kidnetic.com

Try out these interactive games about fitness and healthy eating habits for kids 9-12 years of age. Talk to other kids on the message board, or get fun and delicious healthy recipes.

www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/bodywise/nutrition/index.htm

This great site has information about nutrition and healthy eating for middle school girls with lots of fun and interactive activities.

http://www.fankids.org

Do you have allergies? Fankids provides information about food allergies and how to deal with them. It also includes interactive activities like word finds, madlibs and coloring sections.

www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/index2.html

Find cool info on how to be a powerful girl and take care of your bones. This website features interactive games and quizzes, recipes for tasty foods with calcium and ideas to help you get plenty of weight-bearing physical activity.

www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy

Food, fitness, and fun! Find mouth-watering recipes, learn how to be good to your body and read all about exercise.  (Appropriate for 3rd - 6th graders.)

www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/kidsteens.cfm

The games and activities on this page will help you to learn more about calcium, and why it’s important for strong bones and healthy teeth. See if you are on the path to having strong and healthy bones with this great website. (Appropriate for 3rd - 8th graders.)

www.moomilk.com

A fun and educational website about cows and milk with facts, contests, games and recipes.

http://www.foodsafeschools.org/students.php

Find all kinds of food safety information and tips.

www.ncagr.com/cyber/kidswrld/nutrition/index.htm

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services hopes you enjoy your journey through the many games, quizzes and informational worlds that they have created for your exploration on Kids World.

www.5aday.com/html/kids/kids_home.php

Have fun fueling your body every day with colorful fruits and vegetables. Website contains coloring book pages, activities, fun and colorful fruits and vegetables links and recipe tips. (Appropriate for 3rd - 8th graders.)

www.cspinet.org/smartmouth/index1.html

Fun, interactive site. Includes many activities including a database to calculate fat and calories for popular take-out and fast foods, games, recipes and tips about healthy eating.

www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm

Take the food safety quiz, inspect a warehouse with Mac and Molly, learn all about vaccines and meet Yorick, the FDA’s favorite skeleton!

www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/thermy/forkids.htm

You can work food safety puzzles and play games with Thermy, the food thermometer developed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

www.fightbac.org/kids.cfm

The Food Detectives need your help to fight an enemy...Bacteria! Play the games, listen to the songs and solve the cases to become a Food Detective!

www.dole5aday.com/Kids/K_Home.jsp

Have fun learning about how you can get your 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day!

www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/main.asp

Learn about nutrition and choosing the best foods to eat to grow big and strong. Play one of the games, or try one of the recipes.

www.welltown.gov.uk

Learn about food, nutrition, physical activity, and other healthy habits with these fun games and activities.

www.idd-inc.com/pyramidtracker/index.html

You can enter the foods you ate for the day and see how it stacks up against the Food Guide Pyramid.  (Requires a password that you can set up.)

www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/uptoyou

Help Tony make the football squad with Rosie's Healthy Eating project. "It's up to you!" introduces you to the importance of food and exercise. Designed for 7-9 year olds, but can also be utilized by ages 4-11 and 11-16.

Physical Activity

http://www.bam.gov/sub_physicalactivity/index.html

How fit are you? Check out this website for great tips on fitness. (Appropriate for 4th  - 8th graders.)