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$10 Haircuts at Tangles for Kids
May 21, 2013 (All Day)

Parent & Tot Playtime at Mike Shelito Indoor Pool
May 21, 2013 (10:00 am - 11:30 am)

StoryTime Station at the Learning Express, Rocky Ridge
May 21, 2013 (10:00 am - 10:30 am)

Free Train Rides at the Fountains, Roseville
May 21, 2013 (11:00 am - 6:00 pm)

Story Time at Pottery Barn Kids - Galleria
May 21, 2013 (11:00 am - 11:30 am)

Younger Child play at EPIC Skatepark
May 21, 2013 (12:00 - noon - 2:00 pm)

$1 Scoop Tuesdays at Baskin Robbins
May 21, 2013 (3:00 pm - 10:00 pm)

Healthy Happy Hour at Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline
May 21, 2013 (3:00 pm - 6:00 pm)

Skate Lesson at Roller King
May 21, 2013 (4:00 pm - 6:30 pm)

BMX Sessions at Epic Indoor Skatepark
May 21, 2013 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)



Wee Wednesday at the Crocker Art Museum
May 22, 2013 (11:00 am - 11:45 am)

Younger Child play at EPIC Skatepark
May 22, 2013 (12:00 - noon - 2:00 pm)

Current Events
"Prek & Play" at BounceU
May 17, 2013 (2:00 pm - 5:00 pm)

Roller King FAMILY SKATE NIGHT
May 17, 2013 (7:00 pm - 10:00 pm)

Maidu Campfire
May 17, 2013 (7:30 pm - 8:30 pm)

Jumpapalooza at Skyzone Rocklin
May 17, 2013 (8:00 pm - 10:00 pm)


Lowes Build and Grow Free Clinics
May 18, 2013 (10:00 am - 11:00 am)

Free Crafts for kids at Lakeshore Learning Store
May 18, 2013 (11:00 am - 3:00 pm)

Open Gym At Extreme Gymnastics
May 18, 2013 (12:00 - noon - 2:00 pm)

Discovery Weekends at The Discovery Museum
May 18, 2013 (12:30 - noon - 4:00 pm)

Night Out at the Maidu Museum
May 18, 2013 (6:30 pm - 8:30 pm)

Saturday Night SkyJam at Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park
May 18, 2013(10:00 pm) - May 19, 2013 (0:00 - midnight)


Parent & Tot Playtime at Mike Shelito Indoor Pool
May 19, 2013 (11:30 am - 1:00 pm)

Discovery Weekends at The Discovery Museum
May 19, 2013 (12:30 - noon - 4:00 pm)


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Educational Websites

MightyBook.com:  Art & Music.  Learning to read with stories, songs, jokes, games and more!

 

Classical Chops.  Online classical music community for young musicians!

 

Childrens University of Manchester - Word Classes.  Activities and games to learn grammar and parts of speech.

 

RadTown USA.  A virtual community showing a wide variety of radiation sources and uses as you may encounter them in everyday life.

 

Energy Kids.  Basic information about Nuclear Energy.

 

Arcade Diner.  Test your puzzle solving skills and challenge your mind with the largest website for free brain games!

 

LadybugLady.com.  Your #1 site for Ladybug info. online.

 

Bizarre Stuff.  This site is a museum of classic home science projects.

 

Escape from Knab.  This is an educational simulation which takes participants through a series of financial decision - making experiences.

 

Invention at Play.  This site allows you to virtually explore, tinker, puzzle play, problem solve, social play, collaborate, make believe and virtual thinking.

 

Kids Web Japan This site has everything you want to know about Japan, from basic facts to descriptions of Japanese lifestyle, culture, and traditions.

 

Teaching about Japan.  This site has tools to introduce students to the Japanese geography.

 

Physics Central.  Color Me Physics is a series of books created with the goal of introducing children to physics in a fun exciting way.

 

khanacademy.org.  Online school, high school, college, free high school diploma, math games and math tutor.


The Squirrel Place.  This site has games, activities  and a lot of information about squirrels.

 

Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden SectionThis is a multimedia web site on the Fibonacci numbers, the Golden section and then Golden string.

 

The Joy of Pi.  Pi pages on the web.

 

Tom's of Maine.  This site offers a virtual tour of a toothpaste factory.


Savage Seas.  This site allows you to explore Power of Waves, Freak Waves, Tsunamis and Winds of Trade


Tsunami for Kids

 

Earthquakes for Kids

 

Earthquake Hazards Program.  This site offers activities such as puzzles, games, latest quakes, today in earthquake history, earthquake facts, pictures and the science of earthquakes.

 

Merck.  Periodic Table of the Elements

 

Paper Models of Polyhedra.  Polyhedra are beautiful 3-D geometrical figures that have fascinated philosophers, mathematicians and artists for millennia.  On this site are a few hundred paper models available for free.

 

CoolMath4Kids.com.  This site is an amusement park of math and more - especially designed for fun, fun, Fun!

 

Spanish Proficiency Exercises.  A compilation of brief video clips in which native speakers of Spanish from various locations throughout Latin America and Spain demonstrate various language tasks.

 

MysteryNet's Kids Mysteries.  Kids mysteries to solve, scary stories and magic tricks.

 

SmART Kids.  On this site kids can develop a photo, tell a story through art, explore a sculpture, watch an oil painting and pottery demo.


Science & Technology of WWII.  This site has information, lessons, and activities about the science and technology of WWII.

 

My Wonderful World.  Geography is active.  Geography is creative.  You can take part in "real-Life" geography-related activities outside - in your community or at school - or virtual ones on the Web.

 

BioKIDS: Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species addresses both inquiry and life science content standards through exploration of local biodiversity, collection of animal species, and the investigation of individual animals and how animals interact with one another.

National Geographic Education.  Teaching resources, activities & projects, reference & news, mapping, multimedia and education programs.

 

Worksheetlab.com.  Worksheetlab.com is a database of free printable activities for pre-school and kindergarten children.


The Electric Ben Franklin.  A quick biography of Benjamin Franklin

 

Leonardo da Vinci.  This site provides history of the construction of the largest equine statue ever built.

 

Amazing Egg Experiments. Squeeze an egg as hard as you can without breaking it. Learn how to tell a raw egg from a hardboiled egg without cracking the shell. Perform the amazing floating egg trick. It's Egg Olympics in your very own kitchen!

 

Science Junction.  Home experiments

 

4-H Virtual Farm.  Visit 4-H Farm and discover why farming is part of your life even if you have never lived on a farm, never seen crops grow in a field or never touched a cow.

 

AAA Math.  AAA Math features a comprehensive set of interactive arithmetic lessons.

 

ScienceNews for Kids. Science News for Kids is a web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14.

 

Books Should Be Free.  Free Audio Books!  Download a free audio book in mp3, iPod, or iTunes format today.

 

100+ Goo Recipes.  This site contains recipes for Dough's, Clay, Goo & other Compounds, Papier mache, etc., Paints, Dyes and Crayons, Bubbles, Chalk, Stamps, Make-up, Art, Activities, & Gifts

 

StoryNory.  Free Audio Stories for Kids!

 

Writing for Kids.com.  Professor Pen will help kids improve their writing.

 

StarChild.com.  A Learning Center for Young Astronomers

 

Kokogiak Media.  The MegaPenny Project.  This site helps with visualizing hug numbers.

 

Weird Science Kids.  Offers children educational, entertaining, and unique hands on science learning experiences through our large selection of science toys, science fair kits and supplies.

Johnnie's Story Page.  Links to Interactive Stories and Reading Activities for Kids and Teachers.

 

NASA Science.  Exploring near and far for the benefit of all.

 

The Dance of Chance.  An exhibit of a collaboration between the Center for Polymer Studies and the Boston Museum of Science.

 

Patterns in Nature.  We have developed a number of hands-on activities, laboratory experiments, and interactive visualization programs.

 

Schooltimegames.com.  Social Studies, Logic, Language Arts. Sports, Mathematics, Arcade, Science, Puzzles

 

Campsite24.ca.  This website is for both students and teachers, and brings Ontario's parks and protected areas to your home, classroom or library.

 

Taking America's Measure.  Fun Activities for Kids!


Interactives.  This site provides educators and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students' skills in a variety of curricular areas.

 

Celebrating Language.  Celebrating the diversity of languages and cultures

 

SaveNature.org.  Learning guides to help kids understand insects.

 

GCF LearnFree.org.  Various learning tools featuring videos and games.

 

Computer Science Unplugged.  CS Unplugged is collection of free learning activities that teach Computer Science through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lot of running around.

 

A Journey Through The Renaissance.  Return to the Renaissance and see it as it was...

 

Lil Fingers.  You Tube Zoo is a selection of over 100 animal videos.

 

Children's Books Online.  The Largest collection of illustrated antique books on line.

 

BBC Science:  Human Body & Mind.  Interactive games that help kids learn about human anatomy.

 

Computer History Museum.  This site gives the history of the computer.


Windows to the Universe.  This site is a wealth of information to learn about the Earth and Space sciences and related topics in the humanities including mythology, art, poetry and more.


Yay Math.org.  Math video lessons, filmed in a LIVE classroom!

 

Math libs.org.  Kids have fun while reviewing Math for the state tests.

 

The Vega Science Trust Videos.  An Independent Broadcaster of Informed Scientific Visual and Audio Media.

 

Gardenofpraise.com.  Grammar songs that teach parts of speech.

 

LitCharts.com.  Free literature guides to help students analyze novels and plays.

 

MisterGuch.  Free Chemistry Resources

 

Nursery Rhymes - Lyrics, Origins & History

 

Science with Me!

 

Frog Fables and Parables.  Fables in which frogs are characters.


LearningScience.org.  A free and open learning community for sharing newer and emerging tools to teach science.

 

Hoadworks.com. Games for Active Readers and Perennially Curious

AngloGold Ashanti Virtual Mine Tour

 

AmbleWeb.  A selection of challenging interactive educational and fun activities.

 

TheStoryHome.com.  Children's audio stories to delight and inspire!

 

Sciencemadesimple.com.  Science fair projects:  Ideas, topics, methods & examples

 

SheppardSoftware.com.  Hundreds of educational games, activities, quizzes, articles and more, for kids and everyone to use online - and free!

 

Mr Nussbaum.com  A thousand sites in one.

 

Science for Kids.com.  Fun Science & technology for kids!

 

COSI.org.  Center of Science and Industry

 

HistoryBuff.com.  Collections of original newspapers that recount the stories that created American history.

 

AzarGrammar.com.  Teachers helping teachers.  Fun with Grammar.

 

Top Documentary Films.com

 

Literature Learning Ladders.com

 

Georgia Stories:  The Candy Cane FactoryLearn about the history of candy canes and see how they're made.

 

Ideafinder.com.  Celebrating the Spirit of Innovation.

 

Sciencewithme.com.  Help your children learn science the easy, hands-on way.

 

EarlyAmerica.com.  Famous moments in early American history.

 

NASA Science News.  The latest and greatest scientific discoveries and events in space.

 

Craftideas.info.  Free crafts, patterns and tutorials for all seasons.

 

Math - Play.com.  Free online math games.

 

Online Free Spanish.com.  A fun way to learn Spanish.

 

Nature detectives.org.  Outdoor learning with free worksheets and activity ideas.

 

Classics for Kids.com.  Live recordings , worksheets and interactive games.

 

50 Birds.com.  Free resources, information and activities about birds, bats, and endangered or extinct wildlife.

 

Mothmatic.com  Math games to help students practice basic math equations.






 





 














 




 




 



 








 




 











 





 





 






 




 


 
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