Web Sites To Discover For Kids
Ask Jeeves for Kids
Unlike other search engines, users type in a question in plain English and then Ask Jeeves for Kids presents a list of matched questions (usually just a few) from several Search Engine sites. After the user selects the closest match, Ask Jeeves for Kids takes them directly to a site.
Awesome Library for Kids Education Search Engine
The grid offers links to School Subjects as well as Fun and More sites for kids to explore. for Kids.
Canada's Schoolnet
Access over 7000 of the best Internet educational resources for kids, teachers, and parents.
Google Kids and Teens Page
The Google Search Engine's Kids and Teens Page.
Ithaki 4 KIDs
This search engine "helps you to find the best sites just for kids via searching in real time several search engines for kids like DmozKids, Yahooligans, FactMonster, ArtKIDSRule, AolKIDS, AwesomeLibrary & KidsClick!. It is a powerful and innovative metasearch engine that focuses in finding accurate results in the web via searching a carefully hand-picked selection of databases and search tools". Created entirely by the molecular biologist Carla Tironi Farinati. For kids 10-12 years old, they recommend you try Ithaki Metasearch.
Ivy's Search Engine Resources for Kids
This seach engine site is a wonderful gateway for students. It includes Internet search engine links, web guides, and specialized searches, such as web cams for kids. Put your query into the boxes and check out the results.
Kid's Search Tools
Super site that organizes the web into two sections with links to several search engines designed for children. The first section titled DATABASES OF SELECTED SITES lists such sites as Education World, KidsClick, StudyWeb, Yahooligans. The second section titled DATABASES OF SCREENED SITES includes sites such as Ask Jeeves for Kids and Searchopolis.
KidsClick! Web Search
An excellent site created by Children's Librarians in the U.S., there are over 5600 cataloged sites for Children that can be searched by subject or by enter a word or by Dewey Decimal Number.
KidClick's World of Web Searching
KidClicks created this site for children with lots of lessons and activities to help you learn searching skills on the Internet.
Kids.net.au
From Australia this is a terrific search engine site designed for kids, children, educators and teachers with links to encyclopedias, thesaurus, dictionary, kids categories and more.
SearchAbility: Guides to Search Engines for Children
Created by librarian, Paula Dragutsky to help people use search engines to do research on the web. The guides outlined here are ones that children and teenagers can use to find relating to their interests and school subjects.
WiseNut
This search engine automatically sorts information on certain topics into categories instead of just giving you links. The grouping helps you narrow your search.
Yahooligans Web Search Guide for Kids
The YAHOO page for Kids, specifically designed for children to help search the Internet.
VPL's Search Engine Page
Vancouver Public Library's Search Engine Page that includes a selection of search engines from Alta Vista to Yahoo.
FamilyFirst.com
FamilyFirst, a family-friendly website "has reviewed hundreds of sites over the years, featuring a new site each and every day."
Great Web Sites for Kids
A list of great websites organized by subject from the American Library Association (ALA).
Kid's Stuff
The Community Learning Network (CLN), Open School, Open Learning Agency For Kids Only page with lots of links to activities, games, publishing your work, colouring books, jokes & puzzles, stories and songs and their own Post Office links.
The Kids on the Web
An on-going list of sites that offer information for and about kids. Among other things, it includes a lot of stuff for them to play with, information for adults, and info about schools and education.
