Children

Current Events

Fun Brain
Test your current events knowledge in the Brain Bowl, a weekly current events game.

National Geographic News for Kids
National Geographic provides interesting news articles from around the world.

Time for Kids
It’s a magazine, it’s a website, it’s more.

Arts and Crafts

PBS Kids
Simple and fun crafts to do with the kids.

Crayola
Daily activity sheets and coloring pages by the makers of Crayola crayons!

Cyberkids
Explore the creative world of Cyberkids.

Web Museum
An index of artists.

Familiar Faces: Characters from Books and TV                                                                                                    

The Disney Homepage
Everything Disney – games, stories, Disney theme parks, movie clips, etc.

Scholastic for Kids
Check out all your favorite characters and play games.

Seussville
Dr. Seuss’s playground in cyberspace

Star Wars
The official site

Reading and Writing Online

Bookflix – In Library Use
Bookflix – At Home Use (Requires MCPL Library card)
Scholastic Bookflix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Western Woods with related non-fiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. This engaging resource will help early readers develop and practice essential reading skills.

Storyline Online
Select picture books read by well-known personalities. 

Reading Fluency and Literacy in School: Enhancing Comprehension at K – 12 and Beyond
Learn how to improve reading fluency and comprehension in children grades K – 12.

Beanstack                                                    
Discover great kids’ books and achieve reading rewards.

Health                                                                                                              

KidsHealth
Presents information about health in a fun manner.