Fun Educational Websites for Kids

My kids are a bit on the older side, seventeen and thirteen, but they still like to have fun just like I do. I enjoy video games and even got a job reviewing them, but when it comes to our kids education, we need to make sure they enjoy what they are learning in order for them to want to learn. So in this same vein I offer these websites as a way for your kids to have fun and get the benefit of some education as well.

Brain Pop http://www.brainpop.com/  

My kids came home a few years ago with a note about this site and a password to get in, since then this is the first site they go to when they have a question about their school work, after first coming to their old man, of course.

They have an animated learning section on the major parts of school work and have free areas that you can visit. This site is not free, they charge a hefty sum for a school or district, but so many schools are using it that many are getting passwords for their students, so ask your school about it. They may have the codes to get in and you can learn about science, social studies, math, English, health and technology there.

Discovery http://www.discovery.com/

If you need a particular subject in the area of science or nature, Discovery is the place for fun and informative learning. My kids go ape, not literally over nature and all kinds of things related to it. Discovery has all kinds of fun and interesting things to do regarding our world and the things we do in it. They have all kinds of links to networks that have so many different things to learn and do that it could give your kids a few weeks of things to find out about and, pause, discover. Animal Planet, Science Channel and Military Channel are some of their networks that cover the world of anything on TV and they have all kinds of stuff on their sites.

National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/