100 Links (Fall 2010/Winter 2011)

Nearly every day we add recommended links to the Hilltown Families bank of on-line resources.  Some of you might find these links well suited for your family, others, maybe not so much.  But it’s a fun and useful list worth perusing!  If you have a link you’d like to share, post it in our comment box below.

Where are these links? You won’t find them on your blog reader nor via email if you subscribe to our newsfeed.  Sometime we share these links on the Hilltown Families Facebook page, with members of our listserv, or even Tweet about a few – but if you visit Hilltown Families on-line and scroll half way down, on the left you will find the column, “Links We Recommend.” There you’ll find our list of the most recent recommended links.

Archived Lists of 100 Links: If you’d like to peruse our list of 100 Links from months past, click HERE and then scroll down.

100 Links (Fall 2010/Winter 2011): If you haven’t been visiting the site regularly to peruse these great resources, not to worry – below is the most recent 100 links we’ve shared: (you will need to use the “back” button to return to this page):

• Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids
• The Museum of Mathematics
• A Sailor’s Life for Me! (Interactive Website from the USS Constitution Museum)
• Massachusetts Destination Imagination
• Ice Skating in Western Massachusetts
• The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods
• Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!
• A Guide to the Business of Babysitting
• Looking Back at 2010: Teaching Ideas
• FireSafety.gov for Kids
• Atlas of the Human Body
• Parenting Teens at Christmas
• America the Beautiful Quarters Program Lesson Plan
• Solstice Lunar Eclipse
• Winter Walk Bingo Cards (pdf)
• Craft Idea: Homemade Citrus Ornaments
• The eyeballing game (geometry)
• Toddler 411 (Recommended Book)
• 2010 Northampton Christmas Bird Count
• Open Culture
• Just for Kids from University of Illinois Extension
• Creative Jewish Mom
• Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award
• Teenage as a Second Language: A Parent’s Guide to Becoming Bilingual (book)
• Franklin County Postpartum Support Group: This is Harder than I Thought
• Massachusetts Family TIES (Special Needs)
• Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2010 (NY Times)
• Hilltown Families as Biocitizens
• Massachusetts Grandparent Support Center For Kinship Care Givers
• Candy Experiments
• History of Vaccines
• Cram Web: Math
• thredUP Used Kids Clothing Exchange
• NaturalState Art
• Hyland’s Teething Tablet Recall
• Museum of Science and Industry: Simple Machines Game
• National Education Campaign on Crib Safety For New and Expectant Parents
• Play Geography Games and Learn About the World with National Geographic Kids
• Weekly Greens (menu plus shopping list)
• Know Your States: An Interactive Geography Puzzle
• Experiences of ADHD-Labeled Kids Who Switch Out of Conventional Schooling

• One Hungry Mama Guide to Halloween
• Daddy Issues: How Can I Keep My Daughter Loving Science? (article)
• Science Experiments You Can Do At Home or School
• Booklists for Teens (Boston Public Library)
• AAASpell.com – Practice Your Spelling
• The wisdom of teenagers (article)
• Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic
• Out in the Berkshires (LGBT Life in the Berkshires)
• Day of the Dead: History, Facts, and Resources
• Fisher-Price Recall
• Maths Teaching Ideas
• Sidekicks: Graphic Novel Reviews for Kids
• HauntedHappenings.org (Halloween in Salem, MA)
• Banking Curriculum
• 101 Things To Do Instead of Yelling or Spanking
• Guide to Virtual Schools
• Best Documentaries on Eating Green
• Kids’ Science Challenge: Fun Educational National Competition!
• Math Game: 100s Grid
• Glow in the Woods (For Babylost Parents)
• My Science Box
• Ashfield Local Goods Catalog
• Johnnie’s Math Page
• RECOMMENDED DVD: Life in the Undergrowth w/ David Attenborough (Nature Science)
• ArtsVivants/ArtsAlive
• Kids Caving
• Online Spelling Course
• Virtual Skies
• Smithsonian Education for Students
• Social Studies Worksheets, Games and Projects
• School Time Games
• Science Activites
• Social Studies Homework Help
• EyeWitness to History
• Games on History (History.com)
• WGBY’s Video Lending Library
• Addictive Internet Use Tied to Depression in Teens (article)
• Girls Showing Signs of Puberty Earlier (article)
• Merriam-Webster Ask the Editor (Audio)
• Grammar Girl (podcast)
• Massachusetts Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired
• Postpartum Support International of Massachusetts
• Flickriver: Hilltown Families Most Interesting Photos
• Educational Activities at Old Sturbridge Village
• Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
• Asian Longhorned Beetle Reporting Form
• Field Trip Earth: Choose a Field Trip
• Khan Academy: Online Learning
• Teen Homeschool Reading: College Without High School
• Teen Homeschool Reading: The Teenage Liberation Handbook
• Best Educational Web Sites
• Sphinx Kids: Classical Music
• Folk Tales (audio/video)
• Science Is Fun: Home Experiments
• A History of the World (BBC)
• Recall: Kellogg Recalls 4 Junk Food Cereals
• Daiso Recalls Children’s Coin Purses and Jewelry Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
• 30 Great Books for Girls!
• Children’s Jewelry Recalled by SmileMakers Due to High Levels of Cadmium