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Literatura

أدب | literature | literatura | littérature | literatura


Content Lang(s)
Translation Dictionary for Children many
Contains many books in full-text en
[portal] Kennesaw resources for learning Spanish en->es
Charlotte and Mecklenberg countries children's library en, es
BBC's Introduction to Languages: from English to French & Spanish en->fr,
en->es
Story Place (US local Gov.) en, es
القاموس. Arabic to English (and English to Arabic dictionary) ar->en, en->ar

Música

موسيقى | music | música | musique | música

Warning: Most of these resources are protected by intellectual property laws, those that are not have been so flagged

Content Lang(s)
Argentina's National Anthem lyrics es
Brazil's National Anthem en, es, pt
Libya's National Anthem en
Nigeria's National Anthem (.mp3) .mp3
Rwanda's National Anthem en
Thailand's National Anthem (.mp3) .mp3
Uruguay's National Anthem en
World music (in mp3) en
Classical Music (in Midi) en
National Geographic World Music en
[.br] Bossanova Guitar en+pt
[.br] Samba Carnaval en
[.br] Brazilian Midis pt
[.ng] Nigeria-arts.net, a participatory site for Nigerian artists to share their music digitally en
[.ar] Argentine Tango Site with clips en
[.ar] Jose Gonzalez and Juana Molina in Concert from NPR en
[.ly] Libyanet.com Music Page (in Arabic) ar
[.ly] Libyana Organization - Cultural Music en
[.uy] Ritmos de Candombe es
[.th] eThaiMusic - Learning Thai through music en+th

Matemáticas

الرياضيات | mathematics | matemáticas | mathématiques | matemática
Content Lang(s)
Some simple math exercises geared toward parents trying to informally teach their youngish children (K-3). en
Some simple math exercises geared toward parents trying to informally teach their youngish children K-5. en
An online graphing tool. (US Gov) en
Math teaser problems, fun for kids.(US Gov) en
NSA Collected learning units. Aside from some mention of U.S. currency, thoroughly appropriate lessons in mathematics en
Football/Soccer related math activities for kids en

Salud

الصحة | health | salud | santé | saúde
Content Lang(s)
The milk matters campaign plus others! (Some decent kids materials, re: calcium, brushing teeth.) en
NiH Curriculum Supplements (Elementary, Middle & High school sections). Needs to be parsed extensively, there are some amazing interactive activities. Deserves more examination. en
National Institute of Environmental Health Science (US Gov) en, es
Smallstep Nutrition (US Gov) (Kids, Teens, Adult & Teacher sections) en, es
US Food and Drug Administration for kids (US Gov) en
Kids' Health en
MyPyramid.gov food pyramid (US Gov) en
BAM! Body and Mind. Lessons on disease, nutrition and fitness (US Gov) en
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (US Gov) en, es
kidshealth.org en, es

Buenas imágenes

صور جيدة | great images | buenas imágenes | bonnes images | imagens boas
Content Lang(s)
A UNESCO Photobank, Fotobanco, Photobanque en, es, fr
National geographic photos en
Corbis - Royalty free images apparently, the site claims you can use them "any way you want." en, es, fr, pt, others
Tech4Learning images en
More royalty free images (from images.com) en
Collection of schooler images es
Central American and Mexican Video archive
(es - needs to be checked by a Spanish speaker)
en, es

Otros

آخرون | other | otros | autres | outros
Content Lang(s)
New Zealand Digital Library en
Digital Librarian, massive compendium of "librarian's choice" links en
UNESCO ar, en, es, fr

Recursos varios

متفرقات الموارد | misc resources | recursos varios | ressources diverses | recursos variados
Content Lang(s)
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. Primarily a portal to free educational resources, often to US Gov't sites en
The helping your child series, from the US Dept. of Ed. Its good stuff, though directed to adults instead of kids. Still, easy enough to understand, and fun enough to include? en, es
Almost certainly free, electronic classrooms from Los Angeles Country Dept. of Ed. Good stuff. Direct link to the classrooms. K-8 + teachers en
Open Directory, Educational activities en, es, fr, pt
Brazilian Public Domain (Dominio Publico) Search pt
Brazilian External Relations Ministry (with texts and images from Brazil) en, es, pt
UNESCO portal ar, en, es, fr
Open Directory School activities en, es, fr, pt
A CD titled "Activities with Free Software" (Actividades con Software Libre) with subjects ranging mathematics, language, drawing and transportation/road-sign codes es
A Chilean publisher with text subjects in math, science, language, and social science es
Great site in Spanish with lesson plans, articles, and forums for teachers es
Collection of several CD's published by educ.ar K-12 es
Arabic Kids Sites (US local) K-12 portal ar
More Arabic Kids Sites ar, en
Open Directory - Educational Institutions ar, en, es, fr, pt
Open Directory - Languages ar, en, es, fr, pt
UNESCO ar, en, es, fr

Para alumnos

الطلاب | for students | para alumnos | pour des étudiants | para estudantes
Content Lang(s)
Syvum - K-12 Education portal en, es, fr, pt
Eduplace.com international en
PBS Kids + teachers & parents en
Getty Foundation for kids K-12+ (includes whyville and other games) en
UMich Internet public lib kidspace en
Syvum Learning, comprehensive educational site, resources K-12 and beyond en, es, fr, pt
Syvum Education Portal K-12+ en, es, fr, pt

Para docentes

المعلمين | for teachers | para docentes | pour des professeurs | para professores
Content Lang(s)
Scholastic (not free) K-12 + teacher, however we're in talks to receive some of their content en
K-6 Teaching Ideas. Decent site, lots of (primarily lesson plans) with what appear to be an excellent collection of activities en
Open Directory - Lesson plans ar, en

Geografía

جغرافيا | geography | geografía | géographie | geografia
Content Lang(s)
Huge collection of maps, nearly 15,000 from numerous historical periods en
Geography from the Smithsonian institution en
World Flags en
National Geographic Map Machine en
UN Maps en, fr
Perry-Castaneda maps (UTexas) en

Ciencias

العلم | science | ciencias | science | ciência
Content Lang(s)
Interactive solar system exploration. Has a low bandwidth version (US Gov) en, es
National Science Digital Library collections by topic (primarily National Science foundation) en
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cool Science (mostly Biology) en
Smithsonian for students (Science and Nature) en
US Geo. Survey - biology (US Gov) en
Whyfiles - Science behind the news en
UNESCO Exploratorium - Children's digital museum en, es, fr
Brazilian birds (Brazilian govt) en, fr, pt
Mi primer jardin en, es
NASA Interactive solar system exploration (US Gov) es

Arte

فن | art | arte | l'art | arte
Content Lang(s)
Open Directory Showcase for Kids Art en
Kids art site en
International Child Art foundation resources 8-12y en
Metropolitan museum of art teaching resources en
Classical archives - 7300 classical midis en
Open Directory, Art links ar, en, es, fr, pt

Historia

التاريخ | history | historia | histoire | história
Content Lang(s)
Social Studies portal for Kids - History links en
UNESCO World Heritage Sites List en, fr

General links

Kidsclick - links for kids by librarians

Language names

languages
english | المجلس | inglés | anglais | inglês
portuguese | البرتغالي | portugés | portugais | português
spanish | الاسبانيه | castellano/español | l'espagnol | espanhol
arabic | árabe | arabe | árabe | اللغة العربية