Recommended Websites!

 Websites for Children
PBS Kids
PBS Kids offers videos, games, and printable coloring sheets based on their favorite PBS shows and characters.  PBS Kids is recognized for their curriculum-based entertainment.
Starfall
Free website that teaches children to read through an interactive phonics-based approach.
Word Central
Kid-friendly dictionary from Merriam-Webster, which also includes word games.
Girlshealth.gov
Be Healthy.  Be Happy.  Be You.  Beautiful. 
Created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Women’s Health to help girls (ages 10 to 16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they face.  Site promotes healthy and positive behaviors in girls, giving them reliable and useful health information in a fun, easy-to-understand way.
Scholastic.com
Home to many of children’s favorite properties, such as Harry Potter, Clifford, Magic School Bus, and Captain Underpants, Scholastic is a content heavy site with plenty of activities for kids and resources for parents.
Database of Award-Winning 
​Children's Literature
A database of award-winning children’s literature with extensive and detailed search features.
Discovery MINDBLOWN
Because being smart is cool!
NASA Kids' Club
Space-related games and information for children.
Cern - Atlas Particle Physics for kids
Visit Cernland and learn about the Physicists at CERN who are seeking answers about the origin of the Earth.
DK Find Out!
Free online encyclopedia.  Easy to use and visually appealing.
More for 3-6th Grade 
  1. Keyboarding  - Brown Bear
  2. Touch Typing - Typing Club
  3. OPS Geography practice  go down to WIN the Geobee
  4. National GeoBee Quiz and rules
  5. Word Art
  6. ABCya  - animation
  7. Donate to FreeRice -  Improve your spelling or multiplication
  8. Visit a National Park or 61 of them
  9. Make a movie with iMovie * Tutorial
  10. Try the Scripps test *6 year-old winner
Websites for Teens
Sparticl:
​The Best Science on the Web
This is a free site; however, you must register.A collection of the very best the web has to offer in science, technology, engineering, and math or STEM. Sparticl includes answers to science questions, images, videos, games, and hands-on activities, all curated by a team of experts. But it's also a place where teens play a critical part – ranking content, sharing it, and recommending new content, all the while earning points and badges.
Websites for Parents
Safe Kids
This is a helpful guide for teaching your 
child safety on the Internet.
New Jersey Parent Link
The early childhood, parenting and professional resource center.
ColorinColorado!
 A bilingual site for parents and teachers.
Getting Ready to Read
Helping your child become a confident reader and writer starting from birth.
New Mouth
Pediatric dentistry
Common Sense Media
​Review what your kids want to watch before they watch it.
​OPS Counselor's Corner
Please know that even though schools are closed, I am still available to help! 
Music  & Games
​Enjoy playing and practicing musical concepts!
Music Learning Community
Comparing Melody Game - Same or Different?
Music Games
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Games
San Francisco Symphony Kids
New York Philharmonic KidZone
Going Off to College?
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Tuition Funding Sources is a private website designed to help students find scholarships, colleges and career information. TFS offers students a large scholarship database with over $41 Billion in scholarship awards along with a career personality test and detailed college and career information.