The Top 100 Educational Websites of 2012

The Top Five Sites for 2011

1. www.exploratorium.edu
2. www.pbs.org
3. www.brainpop.com
4. www.sheppardsoftware.com
5. www.donnayoung.org

REFERENCE and NEWS

• New York Times Learning Network

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/

• PBS

http://www.pbs.org

• NPR

www.npr.org

• Reference Desk

www.refdesk.com/kids.html

• Britannica

www.britannica.com

• Thesaurus

www.thesaurus.com

• Fact Monster

www.factmonster.com

MULTIPLE SUBJECTS

• Time4Learning

http://www.time4learning.com/

• BrainPOP

http://www.brainpop.com

• School Express

http://www.schoolexpress.com/

• Discovery Education

http://school.discovery.com

• Enchanted Learning

www.EnchantedLearning.com

• Annenberg Foundation

http://www.learner.org/

• BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/

• Lesson Plan Central

http://www.lessonplancentral.com/

• Ed Helper

http://www.edhelper.com

• Kids Portal

http://www.kids.gov/

• Click Schooling

www.clickschooling.com

• Teacher Vision

http://www.teachervision.fen.com

• Scholastic - Student Activities

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/learn.jsp


MISCELLANEOUS

• Educational Library

http://leaguecity.com/

• Teach With Movies

http://www.teachwithmovies.com

• Study Stack

http://www.studystack.com

• How Stuff Works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

• Songs for Teaching

http://www.songsforteaching.com/

• Sheppard Software

www.sheppardsoftware.com

• Education Creations

http://www.educationcreations.com/freestuff.htm

• Planet Pals

www.planetpals.com

• Color Matters

www.colormatters.com

• Donna Young

www.donnayoung.org

• ABC Teach

http://www.abcteach.com


MATH

• The Math Worksheet Site

http://www.TheMathWorksheetSite.com

• Math Goodies

http://www.mathgoodies.com

• Math Playground

http://www.mathplayground.com

• Math Drills

http://www.math-drills.com/

• Algebra Help

http://www.algebrahelp.com

• Hands-On Equations

www.borenson.com

• Web Math

http://www.webmath.com

• Cool Math Games

http://www.coolmath-games.com

• Living Math

http://www.livingmath.net

• Math Tutor DVDs

www.mathtutordvd.com

• Khan Academy

www.khanacademy.org

• Home School Math

http://www.homeschoolmath.net

• IXL

http://www.ixl.com/

• Math is Fun

www.mathisfun.com

• Cool Math 4 Kids

www.coolmath4kids.com

• Xtra Math

www.xtramath.org

• Mathletics

www.mathletics.com

SCIENCE

• Chem 4 Kids

http://www.chem4kids.com

• Exploratorium

http://www.exploratorium.edu

• NASA for Students

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html

• Astronomy for Kids

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=127

• Star Child

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov

• Cool Science

www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/

• The MAD Scientist Network

http://www.madsci.org

• The Jason Project

http://www.jasonproject.org

• Extreme Science

www.extremescience.com

• Super Charged Science

www.superchargedscience.com

READING

• Starfall

http://www.starfall.com

• Project Gutenberg

http://www.gutenberg.net

• Reading Games

http://www.tickettoread.com

WRITING

• The Write Site

http://www.writesite.org

• Spelling City

http://ww.spellingcity.com/

HISTORY and GOVERNMENT

• The American Civil War Homepage

http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war

• The Civil War Homepage

http://www.civil-war.net

• The Oregon Trail

http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html

• White House for Kids

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white-house-101/

• Lewis and Clark

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark

• Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html

• History - Many subjects

http://www.history.com

GEOGRAPHY and VIRTUAL TRAVEL

• Virtual Field Trips

http://www.field-guides.com

• Teacher's Guide Virtual Field Trips

http://www.theteachersguide.com/virtualtours.html

• Bridge the Geography Gap

www.mywonderfulworld.org

• Xpeditions @ National Geographic

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions

• K-12 Africa Guide

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/AFR_GIDE.html

• States and Capitals

http://www.50states.com

HIGH SCHOOL

• Colleges Rankings and Reviews

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college

• Bright Storm

http://www.brightstorm.com/#

• The HomeScholar

http://www.thehomescholar.com/

MUSIC

• Creating Music

http://creatingmusic.com

• Play Music

http://www.playmusic.org

EDUCATIONAL GAMES and PRINTABLES

• Fun Brain

http://www.funbrain.com

• Sesame Street

http://www.sesamestreet.org/games

• File Folder Fun

www.filefolderfun.com

• Tools for Educators

http://www.toolsforeducators.com

• Kids Learning Station

http://www.kidslearningstation.com

ARTS & CRAFTS

• Incredible Art

www.incredibleart.org

• Kinder Art

http://www.kinderart.com

• Crayola

http://www.crayola.com

• Deep Space Sparkle

http://www.deepspacesparkle.com

• Kids Art

http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/kidsart.htm

• All Crafts

www.allcrafts.net

HOMESCHOOLING

• Homeschool.com

http://www.homeschool.com

• Homeschool Reviews

http://www.homeschoolreviews.com

• Homeschool Buyers Co-Op

http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org

• Homeschool Freebie of the Day

http://www.homeschoolfreebieoftheday.com

• The Well Trained Mind

http://www.welltrainedmind.com

• The Homeschool Mom

www.thehomeschoolmom.com

• Homeschool Helper Online

http://homeschoolhelperonline.com

• The Old Schoolhouse

http://thehomeschoolmagazine.com

• A to Z Home's Cool

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com