Websites for Troops and their Leaders
Compiled by Girl Scouts Patriots Trail Council CLC Staff
Girl Scouts - Official Sites
Girl Scouts Patriots Trail Council
http://www.ptgirlscouts.org/
Girl Scouts USA
http://www.girlscouts.org/
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
http://www.wagggsworld.org/en/home
Girl Scouts USA - Go Girls Only
http://www.gogirlsonly.org/
Girl Scouts USA - Girls Go Tech
http://www.girlsgotech.org/
Girl Scouts USA - Studio 2B
http://www.studio2b.org/
Unofficial Sites
Clip Art Collection and Cyberscouts chat board
http://www.azmetro.com/gsclipart.html
Making Friends (has special Scouting sections)
http://www.makingfriends.com/
Badge in a Bag (commercial)
http://www.badgeinabag.com/
ABC Bakers
http://www.girlscoutcookiesabc.com/
Scouting Web
http://www.scoutingweb.com/
Scouting Links
http://www.scoutinglinks.com/
Science
Kids Domain
http://Kidsdomain.com/games/science.html
NASA
http://Spaceplace.nasa.gov
Leader workshop
NASA Kids
http://Nasakids.com
National Geographic
http://Nationalgeographic.com/kids
PBS
http://Pbs.org
Other
About.com
http://about.com
General Alpha List
A Girl's World
http://www.agirlsworld.com/
A world created especially for girls. Site includes a clubhouse where girls meet their hosts Amy, Rachel, Geri, and Tessa. Girls can click the picture of each girl and learn more about their new
Aunt Annies Crafts
http://www.auntannie.com/
New craft projects every week for kids and adults. Focuses on learning and creativity.
The Childrens Literature Web Guide
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Site provides online children's stories ranging from folklore to classics. There is also an area devoted to stories written by children. Dozens of links to children's books, and links for parents, teachers, storytellers, and writers.
Childrens Music Web
http://www.childrensmusic.org/
A nonprofit organization which provides links to anything musical from music reviews to online songbooks. There is a children's concert calendar and a section for music teachers.
Coloring.Com
http://www.coloring.com/
A coloring site for younger kids. Kids choose a picture to color. Pictures may include an apple, a birthday wish, and other selections.
Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
“the museum of science, art and human perception”
Hotlist: Kids Did This!
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/kids.html
A "hotlist" of sites produced by kids for kids. There are seven topics to choose from, such as science, art, and school newspapers. Kids select a topic which will connect them to the "hotlist" of their choice.
The Internet Public Library -
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
Jean Armour Polly's Top 100 list of kidfriendly websites.
http://www.NetMom.com
In addition to her popular book, The Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages, now in its third edition, Polly maintains her own Top 100 list of kidfriendly websites at NetMom.com. Some of her favourites include Ask Jeeves for Kids at http://www.ajkids.com/ , a search engine for children; Billy Bear's Playground at http://www.billybear4kids.com/ ; and Headbone Zone at http://www.headbone.com/
Kidland
http://www.kidland.com/
Kids can leap with Webbie, an animated frog, from site to site. Contains an index of kids' sites, activities, books, cartoons, educational information, games, and other topics related to children.
KidPub
http://www.kidpub.org/kidpub/
Educational and entertaining site includes over 7,000 stories written by children from all over the world. Also includes a chat area and a message center. The site provides information on how kids can publish their own stories and a story form is provided.
Kids on the Web
http://www.zen.org/~brendan/kids.html
Contains valuable information for children and their parents to read before youngsters cruise the Web. Also features links to educational sites, games, and children's books.
Kids' Space Connection
http://www.ks-connection.com/
Guide Bear leads you through the Bulletin Board, where you can post your name on the list and ask questions. Check out the Penpal box and read letters from other children-even post your own letter and become a penpal.
Kid's Web
http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/
A World Wide Web Digital Library for school children. Contains information in the categories of art, science, social studies, miscellaneous, and other digital libraries. Within each heading, features several specific subcategories to ease searching.
KidsHealth.org
http://kidshealth.org/
Site contains interactive articles about children's health care, medicine, surgery, and parenting. There are fun games, kids vote health polls, and Nemours media guide.
Link-4-Kids
http://www.bltg.com/link4kid.html
Site contains many children's links and descriptions to assist the young "surfer." Also features areas for parents that addresses Web safety and offers links to the top Internet security software.
Neopets
http://www.neopets.com
Offers a variety of virtual pets to care for, as well as games, contests,
The NoodleHead Network
http://www.noodlehead.com/
A network devoted to videos made by kids. There is a news page that changes monthly and links to other cool sites. The site is committed to creativity.
Silly Billy's World
http://www.sillybilly.com/
This site is one of the Top 100 Kids' Sites on the Web. There is a reading series in the site, learning links, stories for kids, and a creative writing area. There is also a section for teachers dedicated to children's reading.
Stone Soup
http://www.stonesoup.com/
Magazine written and illustrated by writers and artists age 8 to 13. Children can send in their own manuscripts for possible publication. It inspires young writers and contains beautiful stories written by young people.
VolcanoWorld
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/
An educational place for kids to learn all about volcanoes. There are experiments, images, and data, all pertaining to volcanoes and an area where kids can learn where the latest volcanic
The White House for Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/
Kids tour the White House
World Village Kidz
http://www.worldvillage.com/kidz/
Online activities for kids 3 to 13. There are pages for preteens and teenagers and pages for preschool and elementary students. The playground has areas for games, comics, e-pals, puzzles,
Xplore Kids
http://www.xplore.com/xplore500/medium/kids.html
Web site designed for children to help them learn about animals, find a pen pal, publish art and stories, work on projects for school, or play games and have fun.
Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/
Yahooligans serves as a kind of junior version of the main Yahoo! search engine, with thousands of links to sites on the Web. The difference is that all the sites in the Yahooligans database have been selected after review by Yahooligans producers to ensure that the sites are appropriate for children ages 7 to 12.
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