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Kindergarten Learning Zone

Weekly Brain Teasers- Choose your grade level for weekly challenges; solutions are posted the following week, with archives of past puzzles. Students can submit answers directly.
Elementary Math Problem of the Week- Printable problems for elementary math classes; you can submit your class answers online or wait for the solutions.
Math Magic Challenges- Archives of Math Magic Challenges by grade level.
Interactive Math Website- Impressive content and features are well organized and useful for both teachers and students.
FunBrain Games-Test your skills at different levels. A great mind exercise.
Math Mania- Clink on a book to see student-generated questions and book summaries!
Mathematics Lessons that are Fun! Fun! Fun!- Advanced activities for Grades 3 -5.

Primary Links for Kids!!- MCPS Early Childhood Technology Literacy Project.
Little Explorers Alphabet Learn the alphabet by exploring the web.
Enchanted Learning- Picture Dictionary with Links
Online Children's Stories-Stories available on the Internet to read.
Children's Literature Authors and Illustrators- Web sites links to authors and illustrators.
700+ Great Sites- Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Web Sites for Kids.
Cool Sites for Kids- READING AND WRITING, FACTS AND LEARNING, and JUST FOR FUN!

Living Things
Myself and Others
Tubes and Spheres: Science Museum of Minnesota - This web site shows children engaged in an activity with tubing and a marble that correlates well with the lesson on building a complex system from Balls and Ramps. Be sure to click on "Watch a coaster" for a fun movie of this activity.
Learning Unit: Balls and Ramps - Children explore the physical properties of balls. Through exploration, the science process skills of observing, collecting data, recording, and comparing data are used. Students focus on the relationship between various balls and ramps. The unit was developed by Education Development Center, Inc., with funding from the National Science Foundation.

Plants: This web site gives further activities to explore the needs of plants. Don't miss Activity 5 on the effects of light on plants.
Learning Unit: Living Things - Children observe, explore, and discover plants and animals in the area around and near school. They compare living things, identifying likenesses and differences. Needs of plants and animals are explored. The students plant terraria and investigate the interdependence of plants and animals in the terraria, discuss observations, and record data. The unit was developed by Education Development Center, Inc., with funding from the National Science Foundation.

Learning Unit: Myself and Others - Children are involved in learning experiences where they look at themselves and their classmates and gather information about characteristics such as height, eye color, skin color, and hand size. As they explore similarities and differences, they use a variety of science thinking and process skills. The unit was developed by Education Development Center, Inc., with funding from the National Science Foundation.

Learning Unit: All About Me - Come to Your Senses: A guide to the five senses starring Mr Potato Head.
Learning Unit: About Schools
Learning Unit: About Families
Learning Unit: Multicultural Activities
- The Multicultural Holiday Calendar KidLink site organizes holidays by months, country, and name.
  - Hispanic-American History Month Websites
    
    MCPS Thanksgiving Websites
    
    MCPS Winter Holiday Websites
    
    Martin Luther King Holiday/Black History Month Websites
    
    President's Day Websites
    
    Earth Day Bookmarks