Our Favorite Links

Internet Safety

Search Engines

  • Yahooligans...a search engine that's great for kids!
  • Yahoo...categorized searches...great for family browsing
  • Ask Jeeves for Kids...a great search engine for kids. Simply put, Ask Jeeves makes it easy to find answers on the Internet. Enter your question in plain English into the text box on the homepage, then click on the "Ask" button.
  • Marco Polo...The MarcoPolo program provides no-cost, standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, developed by the nation's content experts. Online resources include panel-reviewed links to top sites in many disciplines, professionally developed lesson plans, classroom activities, materials to help with daily classroom planning, and powerful search engines.
  • EBSCOHost Research Databases...Collection of research resources. Ask your teacher or our librarian for login information.

Family Fun

  • FamilyEducation Network...an Internet-based network of families, schools and communities dedicated to helping parents prepare their children to learn. An ASCD partner!
  • Family Circle...On-line magazine with fun ideas and great articles
  • Family.com...a Disney produced site geared for families. Great family information
  • Parents.com...On-line magazine with great idea and links
  • Children's Television Workshop...great site for families with young children. Links to age-appropriate activities and information
  • Public Broadcasting Station...Check out what's coming up on PBS
  • ZooWeb...THE place to go when you want to know about Zoos! (and zoo animals!)

Our Neighbors

  • Hawaii's Schools...Loaded with links to various school web pages in Hawaii
  • Ahuimanu Elementary School...Ahuimanu Elementary School is located on the windward side of the island of Oahu. It is in the ahupua'a of Ahuimanu.
  • Benjamin Parker Elementary School...On August 26, 1925, Henry H. Parker donated approximately 5.543 acres of land to be used as the site for a public school and playground to be known as Benjamin Parker School and Harris-Parker Playground. Originally a high school, today, it is the oldest elementary school in Kaneohe.
  • Castle High School...Home of the Knights. Public high school in the Kaneohe area.
  • He'eia Elementary School...First opened in 1959, He'eia Elementary School is located on the fringes of Kane`ohe's growing business community and is set against the magnificent Ko`olau Mountains.
  • Kaneohe Elementary School...Home of the Menehunes
  • King Intermediate School...named after Samuel Wilder King, the 11th Governor of the State of Hawai`i, is a public intermediate School.
  • Waiahole Elementary School...Website still under construction!

News

Other Local Favorites

  • Bishop Museum...Check out the exhibits and news at the Bishop Museum
  • Waikiki Aquarium...The third oldest aquarium in America
  • City and County of Honolulu...the Official Web Site of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii! The City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii is bringing City Services to the Internet. Aloha and visit us again soon, as we add more information, for you!
  • Honolulu Zoo...Located between the slopes of Diamond Head and Waikiki. It is the largest zoo within a radius of 2,300 miles and is unique in that it is the only zoo in the United States originating from a King's grant of royal lands to the people.
  • Honolulu Academy of Arts...Hawaii's general fine arts museum
  • Honolulu Police Department...Aloha! Welcome to the official Web Site of the Honolulu Police Department.
  • Honolulu Symphony...100 years of beautiful music in Hawaii
  • Pearl Harbor Remembered...Explore Pearl Harbor
  • Hawaii Volcanoes National Park...established in 1916, displays the results of 70 million years of volcanism, migration, and evolution.
  • Ellison Onizuka Space Center...The Center is dedicated to reaching out to children and adults to further their understanding of Science and Space through interactive displays and experiences.
  • Hawaii State Parks...the Division of State Parks Home Page
  • Hawaii Home Page...Welcome to Hawaii's World Wide Web Home Page
  • Hawaii State Government...Hawaii State Government Homepage...tons of links!
  • Hawaii Information for School Reports...Great genteral information about the 50th state for school reports. Posted by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
  • Hawai'i: The Islands of Aloha...Official site of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
  • Hawaiian Calendar of Events...Links to many special events held in Hawaii
  • USS Arizona Memorial Home Page...the Memorial straddles the hull of the battleship USS Arizona and commemorates the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Dedicated in 1962 and has been a National Park Service area since 1980.

Other Resources...

Math Links...

  • KidsNumbers.com...a free math resource designed by teachers, specifically for students and children of all ages. A place where students can practice all aspects of math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, in a fun and pressure free way.
  • Math is Fun...aimed at basic math skills. Created by a math teacher from the South West of England to encourage an interest in mathematics. The idea behind this site is to offer mathematics as well as some fun bits, and to combine the two wherever possible.
  • Math Fact Cafe...The fact sheet factory. Allows visitors access to hundreds of pre-generated math sheets ore create custom sheets to meet a child's (grades K-5) specific needs.

Reading Links...

  • Learn To Read: Welcome to Starfall.com, a family friendly website where your child can have fun while learning to read!

Keyboarding Links...

  • TYPO!...Typing game found on the Honolulu Advertiser website.
  • Typing Terrror...Fun and exciting game to practice typing skills.

Teacher Resources...(these will change periodically, so check them out and bookmark the ones you like before it's too late!)...

  • Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)...A Guide to free educational Web sites created by federal government agencies.
  • Guardian's Egypt...Articles, pictures, essays, songs, games, and facts and figures about just about everything Egyptian. Particularly worth visiting is the Kids' Section. Be sure to also check out the Little Horus Web site, designed for children to explore Egypt at the request of Egypt's First Lady.
  • Homework Central..."The easiest online research tool available." You can take advantage of their prepared lists of interesting facts and you can also sign up to receive their weekly mailing of the top eight online research sites
  • Classroom Connect...a great resource for teachers. Many of the links in this section come from them.
  • Kinderart...Instructions for creating African drums, plaster face masks, and over 160 other sensational art projects. Contains easy-to-follow lesson plans, new and unusual ideas, seasonal units, recycling projects, curricular art and multi-cultural art. Also pre-school activities to stimulate the youngest learners.
  • School Library Services (SLS)... is part of the Systems Branch within the Division of Learner, Teacher, and School Support and exists to support Hawaii's public school librarians in their instructional, networking, management and resource development roles.
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