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School Age Kids (6-13 years old)
Read news daily, and read news together
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| http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews "A safe, interactive news site designed for students in grades 3 through 8.. Our writers don't just report the facts; they pay careful attention to the educational needs and interests of their young readers." http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/news/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/ |
http://news.yahoo.com/ |
| Academic Resources | Homework Help (pending) |
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| http://www.freedictionary.com http://www.wikipedia.org for encyclopedias http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/ |
http://www.aplusmath.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ www.puzzlemaker.com (Make Number Blocks, Word Search, and Criss-Cross Puzzles by self) Math, Reading, Writing, Science, Social study (pending) |
Curriculum Based Workbooks
(pending for more information)
| Spectrum Math (Grades K-8) Reading (Grades K-6) Spelling (Grades K-6) Vocabulary (Grades 3-6) Illinois Test Prep |
McGraw Hill Children's Publishing You can find the books at Barnes & Noble Bookstores http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ 312-329-1881 (in Chicago) |
www.MHKids.com www.MHteachers.com www.MHstandards.com 1-800-417-3261 |
| Primary Mathematics Intensive Practice U.S. Edition Textbook U.S. Edition Challenging Word Problems U.S. Edition . |
SingaporeMath.com Inc From pre-K to 12th Grade |
www.singaporeMath.com |
| The Complete Book of Reading Math Science Presidents & States |
School Specialty Children's Publishing | www.ChildrensSpecialty.com |
School Extracurricular Activities
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Book Fair |
Science Fair |
Sports |
Olympiads: math, Science, physics… (go Google.com search for more information) Student council, academic decathlon, School newspaper or yearbook committee |
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My Hobbies - Extracurricular Learning Activities
Drawing
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| yrs Maryland | 6 yrs Maryland | 5th Grade Chicago | 5th Grade Chicago | 5th Grade Chicago |
Art & Crafts
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| 8yrs Maryland | 6yrs Chicago | 4th Grade Chicago | 5th Grade Chicago | 5th Grade Chicago |
Writing
| poems, reports, stories, journals, fiction novels, essays, family newspapers, school newspapers. | |
| Please Don’t Eat Me on Thanksgiving Day Please don't eat me on Thanksgiving. We have so much
fat. We will clog up your blood vessels. We also walk and roll in
dirt and mud, and carry mad turkey disease. I have three children
and a husband. Please spare me! I taste as bad as spinach or eggplant!
If you forget to pluck my feathers out, you'll choke! If you try to
eat me, I have a sharp beak and strong feet for kicking, and I'm not
afraid to use them! I have tons of friends just trained to fight you
off! If you try to eat me, I will fight! Please don't eat me on Thanksgiving! 4th Grade Student, Hinsdale, IL 2005 |
September 9th, 1765. Dear John, We landed today in a new land called America. I am a bit tired from the trip (we all are) and I missed England, but I already made a friend with a boy called Anthony. Anthony had shown me his secret place! Together we played hide and seek, swang on vines, and swam in the river ,and caught a trout !! We also saw a native Indian who waved and we waved back. Oh, I got to go now, I think I heard my mom calling me for dinner, she's serving my favorite spaghetti and meatballs, Yum...! Your friend, 3rd Grade Student, Flossmoor, IL 2006 |
Music
| Bass | Clarinet | Cello | Drum | Flute | French horn |
| Guitar | Harmonica | Keyboard | Piano | Saxophone | Trumpet |
| Violin | Band | Orchestra | Drama Club | ||
| Listen to music | Singing | Songwriting | Church/Choir | Chorus |
| Do not need instruments |
Sport and Fitness
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| Archery | Camping | Cheerleading | Dancing/Ballet | Field/ice hockey | Fishing |
| Gymnastics | Golf | Badminton | Horseback riding | Hunting | Ice Hockey |
| Ice Skating | Karate | Lacrosse | Rock climbing | Skateboarding | Skiing |
| Swimming | Tennis | Track and Field | Water sports | Kickball | Ping Pong |
| Baseball | Basketball | Footballs | Soccer | Softball | Volleyball |
| Physical activities you can do at home or around your neighborhood! | |||||
| Jump rope | Jump on one foot | Swinging | Running | Kicking balls | Rolling big balls |
| Playing "Go" | Hide and seek | Handstand | Walking | Playing in leaves | Playing in snow |
| Bike Riding | Sprints | Throwing/catch | Hiking | Hulla | Shooting hoops |
| Hopscotch | Keeps a soccer ball in the air using only your feet, knees, and head. | ||||
Other
| Reading | Computers | Coloring | Puzzles | Sketching Painting |
Gardening |
| Collecting Cards, Rocks, Dolls | Web Search Google Search |
Math |
Origami | Clubs | Chess |
| Taking care of Animals | Making Home Videos | Quiz Bowl | Video games Computer Games |
Politics World Events |
Making String Bracelets |
| Photography | View new movies | Playing Legos | Drama | Making Scrapbooks | Shopping |
| Cooking | Typing | Learning about Animals | Decorating | Stargazing | Acting |
| Debate Club | Community Service | spelling | Play with Pets | Stamping and Embossing | Cultural Activities |
| Volunteering | Doing Hair |
Science Fiction |
My Favorite Toys, Books, Music, Songs, Websites, and .
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| A Child Called It Astronomy A Series of Unfortunate Ella Back in Time: The Edison Mystery Beauty and the Beast Belle Teal Boxes Bud Not Buddy, by Charlotte's web Charlie and the Chocolate Christopher Paul Curtis Clarice Bean Dark and Scary Night Dragon Keeper |
Enchanted Events Eldest** Eragon Factory Fever 1793 Flush Harry Potter series** Holes** Jacob Have I Loved Journey of Hope Judy Blume Katherine Paterson Keeper Lirael |
Lowry Magic Tree House One The Giver Qwerty Stevens Sharon Creech The Giver The Goblet of Fire The Hobbit The Lion The Outsiders The School Story The Secret of the Spirit The Witch Time for Andrew Wardrobe |
Animal Art series Chicken Soup series Chronicles of Narnia series Dear Dumb Diary series James Bond series Pen dragon series 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea |
The Borders: located at the corner of 53rd and lake shore. Most of book at a bargain price $2.99 to 5.99
Garage sale: $25c to $1.00 per book
Book parties for birthdays, Christmas, and other celebrations.
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| Arabic music Beatles Beethoven Broadway music Christmas songs Classical Country music Drums |
Ethnic musics Gospel Kids pop Hip-hop Jazz Mozart Oldies |
Pop-rock Punk Rap Reggae Rhythm & Blues Rock |
Rock (Green Day and Bowling
for Soup) Queen and The Beatles Beatles (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) Dixie Chicks, Sugarland, and Tim McGraw Hilary Duff and Jesse McCartney Linkin Park, Avril Lavigne, Simple Plan, Finding Nemo, Batman, Jungle Jungle Bruce Springsteen, Ralph's World, Barbie Girl Destiny's Children |
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| Beauty shop Cinderella, Charlotte's web Finding Nemo, Madagascar Monster Ink |
Mulan Pony Series, Star Wars The wiggles Toy Story |
Batman Clifford Discovery channel for kids Magic school bus Sesame street Scooby Doo That's So Raven |
Cartoons |
Favorite toys - We like hands-on
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| 6 years old girl | 10 years old girl | 10 years old boy | 8 years old girl |
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| 8 years old girl | 9 years old girl | 10 years old boy | 7 years old girl | 8 yrs old grl |
| Bunny Barbie dolls Cards Clifford |
Darth Vader Doll house Dora dolls Engine |
Farm animals Rescue heroes Road and cars |
Spider man Stones Things can be built. Wrestling |
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| http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews | |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/learning | |
| www.funbrain.com | |
| www.funschool.com | Introduced by school teachers |
| http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/ | |
| www.ology.amnh.org | |
| http://www.pbskids.org | |
| www.quizhub.com | |
| www.aplusmath.com | |
| http://school.discovery.com/ | |
| http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/ | |
| http://www.disney.go.com | |
| http://www.enchantedlearning.com | |
| http://www.pilkey.com | Free games, music, puzzles, books, and videos... |
| http://sports.yahoo.com | |
| www.nfl.com | News for football |
Websites for parents- Education
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| http://www.parent.com/ | Parenting articles, local resources, family games |
| http://www.toysrus.com | Toysrus |
| http://www.leapfrog.com | Leapfrog |
| http://www.pixar.com/featurefilms/nemo/ | Finding Nemo |
| http://www.thewiggles.com.au/index2.html | Books, toys, CDs, and DVD. sales |
| http://www.booktrust.org.uk/ | |
| http://www.brighteducation.com/ | Sale for state-specific practice test books |
| http://www.bookstart.co.uk/bookstart/schemes/about.php4 | |
| http://www.neopets.com | |
Children's Activity Center
Athena Patrianakos, MD, pediatric resident physician May 20, 2004Yingshan Shi, MD, General Pediatrics, The University of Chicago 05/2004, 07/2004, 12/2005, 1/2006
Find the local recreational activity, music, and fitness centers
www.google.comSearch yahoo yellow pages http://yp.yahoo.com/
http://www.radiantmother.com/childactivities.htm Entertainment and Play in Chicago
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/home.do City of Chicago
http://www.chicagotraveler.com/ Chicago Traveler
Chicago's Museums
(Search www.google.com or http://yp.yahoo.com/ for more detail information)| Children's Museum: Navy Pier (free on Thursday) | 700 E Grand Ave # 127, Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 527-1000, (312) 527-9080 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL (312) 443-3600 |
| Field Museum | 1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL (312) 922-9410 |
| Shedd Aquarium | 1200 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago,
IL (312) 939-2438 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL (312) 280-2660 |
| Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum | 1300 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL (312) 922-7827 |
| Museum of Science & Industry | 5700 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL (773) 684-9844 |
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Music, art centers
| Music Together: long established, relatively affordable, highly recommended by parents of kids from 2 weeks old to school age. | http://www.musictogether.com/ 66 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ 08542 (800)728-2692 |
| Sherwood Conservatory of Music -Founded 1895 Bring music to life |
http://www.sherwoodmusic.org 1312 S. Michigan Ave. (312) 427-6267 |
| Gymboree Play and Music Center -Age-appropriate parent/child interactive play groups for ages birth-4yo |
http://www.gymboree.com 3158 N. Lincoln Ave. (773) 296-4550 |
| Fitgerald's Martial Arts -Self-defense and youth fitness |
1742 E. 55th St. (773) 643-5648 |
| Bubble Academy: Imagination, art, yoga, creative movement, language, music for kids from infant to 12 years old. | http://www.bubblesacademy.com/
1504 N. Fremont Phone: 312.944.7677 |
| Hyde Park School of Ballet -For ages 3 and up |
5650 S. Woodlawn Ave. (773) 493-8498 |
| Kindermusik -A joyful, creative music curriculum for newborn to 7 years | www.kindermusik.org (773) 325-7262 (773) 637-9936 (312) 266-9587 |
Recreational Centers
| Chicago park district | http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/ |
| Children's Health and Executive Club -Fitness center for 6-13 yo |
10928 S. Western Ave. (773) 233-4500 |
| Harris Recreational Center -Pool, gym, and gymnastics; Will open fall of 2004 |
6200 S. Drexel (312) 747-7661 |
| Hyde Park Jewish Community Center -Recreation, sports gym, outdoor playground, open gyms |
5200 S. Hyde Park Blvd. (773) 753-3080 |
| Hyde Park Neighborhood Club -Before and after school program for children 5-12yo; tot lot for toddlers |
5480 S. Kenwood Ave. (773) 643-4062 http://www.hpnclub.org |
Organized Play and Fitness Center Groups
| My Gym Children's Fitness Center -Age-appropriate classes for ages 3mo-9yo that incorporate sports, gymnastics, games, relays, rides, dance, and music |
1880 W. Fullerton Ave. (773) 645-9600 http://www.my-gym.com |
| The Little Gym -Classes in gymnastics, karate, sports skills and more for 3 to 12 yo | (773) 525-5750 www.thelittlegym.com |
| YMCA -Outdoor team sports, swimming, gym space, tots and child life facility $ 50.00 for sign-up fee. $ 22.00 membership fee per month |
http://www.ymca.net/index.jsp Stony Island (773) 947-0700 Multiple sites |
| Lucky Strike Hyde Park -Bowling lanes for all ages; lanes $15/h, shoe rental $2 |
1055 E. 55th St. (773) 340-2695 |
| Midway Plaisance Park -Outdoor ice skating (weather dependent) |
1130 E. Midway (312) 745-2470 |
Local Libraries (pending)
Our website will be updated every 2-4 weeks. http://www.funandeducation.org
Any more information or ideas for fun and educational books, websites, toys, T.V. series, book stores, libraries, fitness centers, your art work, drawing, and writing,... please email to funeducationabc@yahoo.com