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Baby Center
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Links to all kinds of baby related internet resources.
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Baby Zone
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Internet resources for parents from preconception to preschool.
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Baby's Brain
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Shows how a baby's visual system develops in infancy.
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BadgerLink Databases
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BadgerLink is a program funded by the state of Wisconsin to bring library resources to all state residents. Included in this program are: newspapers, magazines and journals through EBSCOhost leading to full articles you can read on your computer screen. If you have difficulty accessing BadgerLink remotely, check the BadgerLink FAQ or call BadgerLink's support line for remote use at 1-888-542-5543.
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Beyond Black History Month
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The African-American Studies Teacher Toolkit for Grades K-12 includes recommended Web sites in various areas of African-American culture as well as links to other resources such as subscription databases, DVDs, reference material, professional development resources, posters, and books.
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Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School Edition
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Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School Edition is an EBSCO database for school and public libraries. It contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for 1,290 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on animals, weather, holidays, adventure, sports, Native Americans, the United States, Canada, biographies, nature, civics and more. Award winning titles are an integral part of this database and Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School Edition features 300 books that have received highly acclaimed reviews from School Library Journal, BookList, or Publishers Weekly. Search the database by entering a topic you want to learn more about. It is particularly useful for assignments when a whole class must find material on similar topics. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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Campfire Song Book
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A database of lyrics to popular children's songs-from "Alice the Camel" to "You Can't Get to Heaven on Roller Skates".
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Cooperative Children's Book Center
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You will find many useful booklists at this virtual library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin, as well as reviews of new childrens books each week.
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Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
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This database was designed for teachers and librarians to search and create customized lists of award-winning children's literature. Searchable by age of reader, historical period, format, genre, and setting.
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Daycare Provider's Home Page
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This practical site has ideas for circle times, craft projects and activities. It provides many links to products and services for daycare providers at home or in a center.
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DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids
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Features a variety of children's crafts, greeting cards, coloring pages and projects for holidays and educational themes, all which can be printed out on a color or b/w printer.
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Dr. Toy's Guide on the Internet
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Information on hundreds of recommended toys and products for children.
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Family Education
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Parenting advice for "your little kids," "your kids," and "your teens." Topics inlucde discipline, school readiness, bullies and safety, homework help, dating, communication and college prep.
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Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
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This government site links to hundreds of education resources supported by agencies of the U.S. government. This is an excellent site for teachers in developing lesson plans as well as for homeschoolers!
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Gayle's Preschool Rainbow
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Preschool education activities and early childhood education lesson plans. Ideas for pre-k and kindergarten teachers that enrich classroom curriculum are arranged by theme. Plus homeschooling games and activities.
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GeoParent: Parenting Resources
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Includes places to discuss and research universal parenting issues and concerns as well as a "just for mom" section where you can take a break and focus on YOU.
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Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics
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Helping kids learn mathematics with various activities for children from preschool through age 5.
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Homeschooler's Curriculum Swap
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A site where parents can buy, sell, and trade educational books and materials.
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Kids Search
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Need some homework help? Are you looking for videos or articles to use for a report? Kids Search from EBSCO can help! Kids Search makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc. Popular magazines such as Scholastic and Time for Kids can be found here. The presentation of topics arranged by middle school subjects help students find just what they need for assignments. Lexile reading levels appear for most articles. Teachers have a special section on the site, too, with links to curriculum standards and the education department websites for each of the 50 states. Results can be printed, e-mailed or saved to either your personal folder on the website or your computer. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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KidsHealth.org.
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Articles on many aspects of child health for parents, kids, and health professionals from the Nemours Foundation.
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LD Online
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The leading Web site on learning disabilities for parents, teachers and other professionals.
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MilwaukeeMoms.com
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A vital community of resources of open playgroups, parks information, realistic recipes for busy moms, drive-through and delivery services, reviews of area businesses, great "date night" spots, and a place to show off your cute kids!
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National Info. Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
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The national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Supported in part by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Netsmartz
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Games, activities and information to help kids, teens and parents stay safe on the Internet.
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NoveList K-8
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A subset of the full NoveList database, NoveList K-8 is specially designed for children and teen readers. Produced by EBSCO, this database includes author biographies, recommended titles, books in series, and book cover art images. Teachers & parents can subscribe to two special newsletters found here: NoveList School News and NoveList RA News. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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One More Story
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Hear a book! See a book! Read a book! One More Story is an online library of children's classic and contemporary literature. The guide is a bookworm and music accents the charming presentation - kids will want to come to the library for their personal storytime to read these books over and over again!
Library subscription.
Only available for use within City of Milwaukee
libraries.
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ParentCenter
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Personalize this site to receive news, tips, activities, and features geared toward your child's age. Includes information on family outings, free stuff and health issues.
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Searchasaurus
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EBSCO's Searchasaurus makes it easy for the youngest students to search by keyword or by topic to find what they need for reports and other assignments. Designed for elementary school children, pictures guide even early readers by broad topic to articles, encyclopedia facts, photos and drawings. An area featuring top searches gives kids ideas for their own reports. The website also includes a dictionary (The American Heritage Children's Dictionary) and encyclopedia (The Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia) to help students get their homework done more easily. Teachers have a special section on the site, too, with links to curriculum standards and the education department websites for each of the 50 states. Lexile reading levels appear for most articles. Findings can be printed or e-mailed and some .pdf results may be saved. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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Something About the Author Online
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Learn more about favorite authors and illustrators of the best books for children and young adults. From Cengage/Gale, Something About the Author Online is a complete archive that preserves the full experience of the print reference series. It provides a backfile of searchable pages digitized directly from the print volumes, from 1971 to current volumes as they are released, more than 230 volumes and over 19,000 entries. Search on an author's name and the screen will display the writer's biographical profile in Something About the Author's familiar format: personal data, addresses, career, awards and honors, writings, sidelights (essay on the author's life and works), adaptations, additional sources and more. For more information on authors and their writings, check out Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online and Literature Criticism Online. Search results may be printed or e-mailed.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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Student Research Center
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Designed for high school students, the Student Research Center from EBSCO is rich with all kinds of features such as primary source documents, newspaper & magazine articles, film & videos, radio & TV transcripts, books & encyclopedia articles, biographies and country fact capsules. Brief citations to articles are included, but results may be limited to just those that lead to full text resources. Teachers have a special section on the site, too, with links to curriculum standards and the education department websites for each of the 50 states. Results can be printed, e-mailed or saved to either your personal folder on the website or your computer. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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TeachingBooks
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TeachingBooks is a multimedia resource center that generates enthusiasm for books and reading by providing easy access to authors, illustrators and other book resources all in one place. Included are original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators, book guides with activities for the library and classroom, audio excerpts of book readings for grades PreK-12, pronunciation of author names by the authors themselves and links to author websites. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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Zero to Three
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Lots of information on infants and toddlers for both parents and professionals.
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