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Please note that this site, Snickerdoodleforkids.com, owned by Small Wonders Enterprises, has no affiliation with and does not endorse other companies, products, or services that have the word “Snickerdoodle” in their names. The list of links here is intended as a suggested guide to other creative sites for families to explore.
And if you liked our website content here at Snickerdoodleforkids.com, you will probably like these sites as well:
www.guardiansofthecity.com
A collaborative street art project created by schoolchildren in New York City. Kids design and draw fictional superheroes (guardians) that use their powers to protect areas of the city that need help.
www.randomactsofkindness.org
Browse ideas and projects kids can do individually or as school or group projects (organized by grade levels); lesson plans; share your ideas and stories.
www.kidscare.org
Volunteer service projects for kids’ groups and school classes.
www.myhero.com/myhero
Features
stories in the news about heroes (kids included!); invites kids’ submissions
of hero stories and helps them create a webpage for their heroes.
www.heartofamerica.org
A national nonprofit organization promoting character education,
community service. Providing opportunities for kids’ submissions,
recognition, and scholarship awards.
www.charactercounts.org
Character education site offering awards, free resources for teachers,
training seminars, and more.
www.storiestogrowby.com
More
kids’ stories, with games, teacher resources, and storytelling
guide.
www.childrenslit.com
Comprehensive
database (of over 1 million) best children’s
books. Helpful resource for libraries’ acquisitions, school
library media specialists, as well as teachers and parents.
www.crayola.com
Over 500 creative arts/crafts activities for kids and lesson plans
for teachers.
www.bigidea.com
Parents and
kids who love “Veggie Tales®” will find
everything they need here.
www.kididdles.com
Kids’ music
site, inviting kids to submit songs, stories, jokes.
www.kidzmusic.com
The best
in kids’ music, family entertainment reviewed by
John Wood. Links to storytellers and more.
www.abrakadoodle.com
Partnered
with Crayola®, this art education program for K-6
also provides tips for parents and an online coloring page for kids.
www.surfnetkids.com
Syndicated
newspaper columnist/parent Barbara Feldman’s amazing
comprehensive site for kids, parents, and teachers to explore virtually
every topic they are interested in, with links to other educational,
entertainment, and kids’ activities sites.
www.storynet.org
Official site of the National Storytelling Network. Everything you
need to know about becoming a professional storyteller or where to
find one to perform at your school or community group.
www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown
This
is the Children’s Literature Web Guide site, with comprehensive
database, links to best children’s books; resources for parents,
teachers, storytellers; discussion groups on children’s literature,
and more.
www.fen.com
The Family Education
Network offers rersources for homeschoolers, lesson plans for teachers,
parents’ newsletter, and “cool
stuff” and educational games online for kids.
www.firstbook.org
A national literacy organization with publishing partners that donates
new books to low-income families with young children. Involves schools,
parents, and kids in community outreach book projects.
www.operationrespect.org
A character education project developed by Operation Respect, a nonprofit
organization founded by Peter Yarrow of the folk group Peter, Paul,
and Mary. This project provides resources for schools such as CDs and
lesson plans to teach nonviolent conflict resolution and to prevent
bullying, school violence, and susceptibility to gang influence.
Directory Kids.com
A support directory for parents, with
list of kids' sites for activities, games, and education.
www.momschoiceawards.com
Entrepreneurial stay-at-home moms can find inspiration and networking
opportunities for creative projects and resources/activities for
their kids, too.
www.greatdad.com
Resources for dads (and often BY dads) on parenting, baby
and child care, and toys & books for kids.
www.mattieonline.com
An
inspiring personal website of the late poet-peacemaker-young hero Mattie Stepanek
www.kidsbookshelf.com
Online educational games, reading activities for kids; invites online submissions
of kids' original stories, poems.
www.heroes4us.com
A book/author site, noting "50 American Heroes Every Child Should Know."
www.kidsforpeaceusa.org
Kids helping kids around the world.
www.peacegames.org
Supports kids as peacemakers through innovative team games to create peaceful schools and communities.
www.littleredwagonfoundation.com
www.kidsforpeaceglobal.org
Great ideas for kids' participation in organization dedicated to peace-building
through community service, art, and environmental projects, as well as kids-to-kids sharing resources multiculturally, globally.
http://www.certstaff.com/computers-for-kids.html
Includes list of family-friendly, kid-friendly sites for learning about safe and creative computer use.
www.reachandteach.com
A unique publisher and bookstore with resources to promote peacemaking and social justice. Their mission is to "transform the world through teachable moments." Big ideas for teachers, parents, kids. Favorite idea quoted by founder: "The difference between an enemy and a friend is a story."
Here are some great sites for helping kids, parents, and teachers deal with bullying issues:
pbskids.org/itsmylife/friends/bullies
www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org/#/share
A complete archive of fun kids' songs to sing in the car or anywhere.
oldjunkcar.com/fun-songs-sing-car/
qualityansweringservice.com/resources/call-stop-bullying (This commercial site has comprehensive list of links to other excellent resources and sites on stopping bullying, including www.stopbullying.gov)
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