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NASA Kids’ Club – Blast off into learning with this galactic page where wee astronauts can do puzzles and games and learn all about the famous space program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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ACADEMIC SKILL BUILDER – Fun and free online multi-player educational math games and language arts games for students and teachers!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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SHEPPARD SOFTWARE – Learn about world continents, countries and oceans at this fun website. Free web games also include vocabulary, United States geography, chemistry and trivia. Fun, educational games for all levels!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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ABCya – Kids will love the many games in the language arts, math, and more. Parents will love the fact that there are no downloads, plus the fact that no personal information is required for game play. The games also sharpen a child\u2019s computer skills with typing games.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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SWITCH ZOO – Kids will delight in making their own animal, building the right habitats, and a great deal more. There are also educational resources that parents may want to tap into to help their child learn even more.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation\u2019s children\u2019s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams imaginatively produced videos featuring celebrated actors. Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, and educators worldwide. For each book, supplemental curriculum developed by a literacy specialist is provided, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners worldwide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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SCIENCE BOB – Let your kids geek out on this informative site. It\u2019s the go-to spot for all things science, with experiments to try, research tips and a Q&A section.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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NASA\u2019s Mars Exploration Program is a science-driven, technology-enabled study of Mars as a planetary system in order to understand:
the formation and early evolution of Mars as a planet
the history of geological and climate processes that have shaped Mars through time
the potential for Mars to have hosted life (its \u201cbiological potential\u201d)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Kids aged 4-14 years and up can learn about our government, how laws are made and elections work, Ben Franklin’s life, and the importance of historical documents; and play related games.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sphinx Kids is an extension of the Sphinx Organization’s Classical Connections program, which brings classical music into under served schools nationwide. The creation of the site was sponsored by an SBC Excelerator Grant. Sphinx Kids contains interactive games and videos from the Sphinx Classical Connections CD-Rom as well as from the New York Philharmonic’s KidZone website.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A radio adventure series for the whole family.Eleanor, a world famous radio reporter travels the world chasing stories, battling villians, and exposing evil plans in this audio series from WHYY Public Media. Click on Season 1 and start listening – you’ll be hooked!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Science is squishy, yucky and noisy. Includes a kids chat room, online science games, and a station guide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Educational games and videos from Curious George, Wild Kratts and other PBS KIDS shows!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Play educational games, watch videos, and create art with Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, and more of your favorite muppets!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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FunBrain is the #1 site for online educational games for kids of all ages. (math, grammar, science, spelling, history)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Explore Recycle City to see how its people reduce waste, use less energy, and save money by doing simple things at home, at work, and in the community. Recycle city was created by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Free site to teach the basics of reading. Features interactive books and phonics games. Items in gray are only available to paid members – no advertisements.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

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This is Math Playground. It has everything math for grades 1 to 6 and no advertisements. You do not have to subscribe but to play most full games you have to subscribe. Click here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This website is devoted to helping Nebraskans and visitors identify and learn about the over 400 species of birds which can be found in our state.  Are you trying to identify a bird you saw?  Try \u201csearch by characteristics\u201d, where you can search by size, color, range, and habitat. Or, you can search or browse the full Nebraska bird list by common name, scientific name, or bird group (e.g. ducks). Please Click here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This site is created by author and comic book writer Bill Zimmerman. If you love to make comics then this is a great place to start. Create an account so that you can save and edit your comix any time. Please click here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spot introduces children to new experiences through friendship and play – Great for preschoolers. Please click here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Free online zoom craft classes for kids 3 and up. Click here<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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