Families with Children from China
Long Island Chapter

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INTERNET SAFETY and PARENT CHILD AGREEMENTS

Stay Safe http://www.= staysafe.org/

Kid’s Health.org – Internet Safety http:= //kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html

McAfee’s Parent & Child Inter= net Agreement http://us.mcafee.com/virusi= nfo/vil/parents/article_pcinternet.pdf#search=3D'Parent%20Child%20Internet%= 20Agreement'

Safe Surf http= ://www.safesurf.com/

KIDS.gov<= span style=3D'font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> http://www.kids= .gov/

This site has been divided into educational subjects that you might have in your school. Within each subject, we have also divided the sites into these categories: Government, Organizations, Education, and Commercial. The Government sites could be Federal, State, or Military sites. Government sit= es generally do not sell anything. They are simply sharing information with visitors. Organization sites are developed by groups that have an interest = in a special topic and they want to share their information. Sometimes these sit= es do sell products. Education sites are developed by schools. They can be developed by colleges/universities or high, middle, or elementary schools. These sites usually do not have products to sell. Commercial sites are developed by businesses. Commercial sites share information, but they also = have products to sell. Topics cove= red include

Arts, Careers, Computers, Fighting Crime, Fun Stuff, Geography, Global Village, Government, Health, History, Homework, Money, Music, P= lants and Animals, Recreation, Safety, Science and Math, Space, State Sites, Transportation

SCIENCE & NATURE

The Bug Club http://www.ex.ac.uk/bugclu= b/

The Bug Club is an introduction to entomology (b= ug science) for children and bug lovers of all ages. The Club is provided by a small group of dedicated students in the biology department at the Universi= ty of Exeter, England. The Bug Club Web page promotes this non-profit organization by providing information about annual memberships, issues of its quarterly newsletter (complete with articles, pictures, puzzl= es, and members' letters relating to bugs) and links to a few other sites relat= ed to bugs.

San Diego Zoo - Kids Territory http://www.sandiegozoo.org/kids/index.html

Woodland Park Zoo – SeattLE, WA http://www.zoo.org/

Singapore Zoo - http://www.zoo.com.sg/

National Parks Dept. – WebRangers http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/<= /p>

US Geological Survey www.usgs.gov

Kennedy Space Center - htt= p://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/home/index.html

Feline Conservation Center http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/

The Feline Conservation Center<= /st1:PlaceType>, a part of the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound, is located in Rosamond, California. If you can get there, you'll find over 50 different cats of 14 different species, ranging from seven to 700 pounds. A visit to their Web site offers= a chance to meet the feline residents through photos and even hear them throu= gh sound clips.

American Kennel Club – Juniors = http://www.akc.org/kids_juniors/index.cfm?nav_area=3Dkids_juniors<= /o:p>

The National Wildlife Federation http://www.nwf.org/

Welcome to the Planet= s http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets &= nbsp;

Celestial wonders are the topic of this Web page, courtesy of the California Institute of Technology and NASA. The site prese= nts a pictorial tour of the solar system, including information and images of a= ll the planets, including Earth. See if you can spot the halo craters on Mercu= ry, the volcanoes on Venus, or the cloud streaks on Nept= une. And how about that ring around Saturn? Just what= is that thing anyway? You'll also find images of the space program's major explorers such as the Hubble telescope and the Galileo spacecraft.

Long Island Science Center <= /span>http://www.lisciencecenter.org/<= /o:p>

National Geographic – Kids http://nationalgeographic.com/kids/

Volcano World http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html<= o:p>

The name pretty much says it all. Everything you ever wanted to know about volcanos, including up-to-date information about volcanic activity around the globe. The site includes "near real time" information drawn from remote sensing devices - so you can know in an instant what's blowing, where.

ARTS & CRAFTS & HOBBIES

Aunt Annie's Craft Page&nbs= p; http://www.auntannie.com

Aunt Annie's Craft Page has new and fun things f= or kids to do every day. The activities include how to make homemade stamps. E= ach entry gives children complete instructions from gathering materials to a st= ep by step guide for assembling the final product. All entries are in an easy-to-read hypertext format

DLTK Kids Craft Page http://www.dltk-kids.com/=

Kids Domain – Crafts http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/=

Origami – USA www.origami-usa.org

Crayola – Crafts http://www.crayola.com= /ideas/index.cfm?mt=3Dartcrafts

PBS Kid’s Sprouts - Craft Site http://www.sproutletsgrow.com/crafts/inde= x.html

COLORING PAGES

Coloring.com http://www.coloring.com/

Free Coloring Pages http://www.coloring.ws/coloring.html<= o:p>

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Jan Brett Coloring Pages&n= bsp; http://www.janbrett.co= m/activities_pages_artwork.htm

CRAYOLA – Coloring Pages http://www.crayola.com= /activitybook/index.cfm?mt=3Dcoloractivities

MUSEUMS

Virtual Library of Museum Pages http://ico= m.museum/vlmp/ = Click on any country to get an alphabetical listing of museums onli= ne world wide.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York http://www.metmuseum.o= rg/

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is one of the world's great m= useums and it has a lush site on the Web. The Met has over 2 million works in its holdings, which span 5,000 years of human history from prehistoric times to= the present. This Web site lets you go on a virtual tour of the museum that is extensive and easy to navigate.

Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum www.nycwax.com

The Carnegie Museum of Natural History http://www.carnegiemnh= .org/

The Museum of Science – Boston www.mos.org

Smithsonian Institute www.si.edu

SeaWorld www.seaworld.com

RESEARCH, HISTORY & GOVERNMENT

White House for Kids http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/ho= me.html

Visit the White House from your very own family room! What's the President of the United States up to these day= s? Why should you care? Visit the White House and learn all about the U.S. Governm= ent and about the President.

Internet Public Library: Youth http://ipl.sils.umich.edu/youth/=

The Internet Public Library offers many familiar services for children, especially features such as "Story Hour." = The youth section is hosted by J.J. the Librarian and his sidekick, Bookie the = Bookworm. Contests are a big attraction for kids, and here they have a chance to win prizes such as hats and t-shirts, and learn at the same time. An exciting a= nd innovative feature at this site is the Ask the Author area, where kids can submit questions to their favorite authors and illustrators, and the library tries to get the answer. A handful of popular authors such as Robert Cormier and Charlotte Zolotow are listed in this sectio= n. Each author page here has a biography and photograph, as well as the questi= ons they have already received through this program, and of course, the answers= .

The Time Capsule http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/<= /p>

Find out what happened on any date in history.

On This Day http://www.nytimes.com= /learning/general/onthisday/

The NY Times link to “Today’s Highli= ghts in History”

This Day in History – The History C= hannel http://www.history.com/tdih.do

Library of Congress Online Exhibits http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/<= /p>

These exhibits aren't written for kids, but they contain lots of interesting information if you are willing to read. This is= a great place to find in-depth information for school rep= orts, or for ideas on interesting people, places, and events to learn and write about.

Long Island Children’s Museum http://www.licm.com/

FUN & GAMES

Yahooligans! http://www.yahooligans.com/

Yahooligans! is the k= id's version of the popular Yahoo! search engine. What's a search engine? It's a program that lets you find stuff on the Internet. Yahooligans! is loaded with links to great kid's sites on the Inter= net.

SCHOLASTIC.com http://www.scholastic.com/kids/<= /o:p>

Seussville http://www.seussville.= com/

DiscoveryKids http://kids.discovery.= com

Disney – Games http://disney.go.com/g= ames/today/index.html

Play Music ht= tp://www.playmusic.org/

SwitcherooZOO= http://www.switchzoo.com/=

Fisher Price Little People Clubhouse= = http://www.fisher-price.com/us/littlepeople/clubhouse/default.asp<= /o:p>

World Almanac for Kids = http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/index.aspx Millions of = kids read The World Almanac For Kids every year. Now the bestselling book has a companion Web Site -- The Wor= ld Almanac For Kids Online. So dive in and explore.= You might even get smarter.

Where is That? – FunBrain http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/where/

MAH = JONG

The American Mah-Jongg Associat= ion http://www.amja.net/

The American Mah-Jongg Association was formed in 1999 to promote, foster, expand, and increase the popularity of the game of Mah-Jongg. We feel we= are unique in the fact that we represent all forms of the game, including those played on computer and over the Internet.

Mah Jong Museum http://www.mahjongmuse= um.com/

National Moh Jongg League &#= 8211; Kids http://www.nationalmahjonggleague.org/

COOLMATH – Mah Jongg P= age http://www.coolmath-games.com/mahjongg/

SPORTS

WNBA http://www.wnba.com/

MLB http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/= mlb/index.jsp

PBA http://www.pba.com/

PGA http://www.pga.com/home/

FIFA WORLD CUP http://fifaworldc= up.yahoo.com/06/en/

NASCAR http://www.nascar.com/

2008 OLYMPIC GAMES – BEIJING http://en.beijing2008.com/ <= span class=3DGramE>The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic G= ames - Games of the XXIX Olympiad

NHL http://www.nhl.com/

NFL http://www.nfl.com/

NEW YORK YANKEES http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/kids/index.jsp?c_id= =3Dnyy

NEW YO= RK METS http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/kids/index.jsp?c_id=3Dnym=

NEW YORK RANGERS http://www.newyorkrange= rs.com/

NEW YORK ISLANDERS http://www.newyorkisl= anders.com/

NEW YORK JETS http://www.newyorkjets.com= /

NEW YORK GIANTS http://www.giants.com/

Sports Illustrated for Kids http://www.sikids.com/index.html=