700+ Great Web Sites for Kids and the Adults Who Care About Them
Over 700 fun, educational, and informational sites collected by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

A to Z Home's Cool: Homeschooling Web Site
An award winning site with "over 700 pages of the best...and most useful sites and articles about home education...." Links to and information about laws, support groups, special needs children, and more.

DuPage County Regional Office of Education
The DuPage County Regional Office of Education (ROE) provides a range of services, including: professional development, teacher certification, technology training, school improvement, student support, assessment, health, life safety and other related services to the 43 public school districts and 161,000 students of DuPage County.

Education World
Designed to help educators in lesson planning and classroom projects as well as in their own continuing education and professional development. The site features the Internet's largest education specific search engine with links to over 100,000 sites.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
Hundreds of federally supported education resources from 30 federal agencies for teaching and learning.

Get Net Wise
"A resource for families and caregivers to help kids have safe, educational and entertaining online experiences."

Home School Hub
Features free online interactive learning quizzes and spelling lessons for homeschooling families. It also includes links to some of the best free learning resources online.

H.O.U.S.E. (Home Oriented Unique Schooling Experience)
An Illinois-wide network of nonsectarian homeschooling groups. Information about H.O.U.S.E. and its services as well as field trips, homeschooling resources, and links to useful sites are included.

The Internet Public Library Youth Division - Teacher's Corner
Tons of homework help and ideas on all subjects with resources for both teachers and parents. Some special features include a connection to teach Internet and computer use and "Science Net" offering resources for incorporating science into both home and classroom activities.

Lexile Framework for Reading
Provides a scientific approach to reading measurement that matches readers to text.

The Link: The Nation's Homeschool Newspaper
Online access to the bimonthly newspaper "The Link," articles, calendar of events, etc. Resources for homeschoolers including state-by-state listings of groups and organizations, plus homeschooling conference information.

National Geographic Society
Links to topics in ecology, natural resources, and wildlife - fun activities for the whole family.

National Science Teachers Association/Parents Page

The New York Public Library: For Parents and Teachers

NickJr
Visit Kipper, Little Bear, Franklin, and Maisy. Help your preschoolers play games with Blue and his friends. Plus information for grownups.

PBS the Public Broadcasting Station
Connect to all of your little one's favorites; Mister Roger's Neighborhood, Barney, Teletubbies and more, plus helpful information for mom and dad too.

SafeKids
The Microsoft/Naperville(IL) Police Department/Illinois State Attorney General's Office Web site on the fundamentals of Internet safety for children. This site contains a teacher-training guide and a PowerPoint presentation for youth.

Safekids.Com
Designed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, this site provides information on the "benefits" and "risks" of Internet use.

Smithsonian Institution
Tour the Smithsonian museums and explore different exhibits.