Reference
This is a very cool atlas of North America that allows the user to add all types of layers to the map being viewed, as well as including maps to download, print and interact with.

Science (General)
This is a great science site that makes science fun and interesting as well as providing support materials (chose to "change player settings" to choose your local media player and Internet speed)

Science (Space)
Whether you home school, or just have a kid who is wild about space, go to the people who know. NASA offers lessons, photos, and kid activities. They will even e-mail you a weekly lesson! Some are pretty good, and some are not. A great site!

Reference
Should you ever want to know anything at all about any country in the world, the CIA has the information. How many sweet potatoes are grown, who the mayor is of a particular city, how long is the coastline — here it is!

Reference
Answers.com bills itself as the world's greatest 'encylodictionalmanacapedia' — in other words, the place to go to find out anything. And it does have access to literally hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, and other reference works. I like the links to news stories, the Spelling Bee corner, and the quirky little facts sprinkled liberally throughout.

Reference
This is Wikipedia, the free on-line encyclopedia. Big advantage: it's free and pretty comprehensive. Big disadvantage: anyone can edit it, which makes me wonder how accurate it is. However, my kids' teachers accept it as a resource on class projects, so go figure!

Class Ideas
A source for teaching primary and junior high Bible classes. I've found it useful at times, but incomplete — it has some stories of the Bible, but not all.

Puzzles And Games
This is the State of Georgia's school teacher resource center. I use it to make puzzles and games for Bible class, such as word searches, Bingo, and crosswords. Handy.

Class Ideas
I go here for ideas for Bible classes, and because they have good articles on teaching and on how to involve children in helping others.

Clip Art
This is a pretty large directory of absolutely free clip art. You can use it for either personal or commercial use. The pictures are a bit cartoon-y, but, hey, it's free! And if you are Artistically Challenged like me (can't draw a stick figure), this is the site for you. I haven't looked at all the pictures, but so far I haven't seen any objectionable material.

Puzzles and Games
All right, so Discover School is trying to sell you their software for making puzzles. You can still make puzzles for free on-line, which is handy for Bible classes.

Clip Art
This is a Bible clip art site. You can buy large versions of the art, or the smaller images are free.

Our wonderful store! Shop here for T-shirts, mugs, sweatshirts, infant and toddler wear, and more -- all with encouraging scripture or sayings.

OK, I admit it. I am what is known as Artistically Challenged. In other words, I cannot draw, decorate a room, or even arrange flowers without disastrous results. Avonlea Creations is the place to go when you need help! They can do personalized cards, invitations, and stationery. They can do electronic scrapbooks. They can arrange flowers. Plus which, they are very nice ladies. If they would only come clean my kitchen floor, they would be perfect.

They advertise themselves as the world's biggest collection of kid birthday party ideas, and I believe them! This has everything, broken down by ages and interests.

Well, if you are cheap like me (ahem! I mean, frugal!), then this is the place to go for money-saving ideas!

OK, so you want to know the scoop on that computer game your kid wants to buy? Here's the place to go for reviews, ratings, and general information on all types of electronic games, from MOGS to Playstation to Nintendo DS to whatever. They give the scoop on games ranging from very family friendly through games you wouldn't touch with the proverbial ten-foot pole.

Don't make the mistake of thinking this is just for little kids (although there are games for Barney and Clifford fans). The Cyberchase math games are awesome for elementary age kids, and the Zoom site is worth checking out. Totally, totally safe for kids.

Please go here before you forward that e-mail about man-eating alligators in Florida toilets to 500 of your closest friends. Yes, every Nigerian bank offer and plea for postcards for dying children has been reviewed at Snopes, and they can tell you if it really is true that Bigfoot is really a very hairy Elvis in disguise.

So, a dear friend or loved one has just been diagnosed with cancer, and you have no idea what to say or do. This PDF gives you "tips for being that supportive person that we often strive to be." I don't know about you, but I sure need this!

OK, this site is cool. You plug in the area code, and you find out not only what region of the world the area code is from, but what time it is there, and even the main cities in the area code region. This is really handy when someone you don't recognize leaves you a phone number and a message to call.

This fascinating site features thousands of ceramic figurines (ca. 800 BC - 200 AD) from Acambaro, Mexico. Hundreds of these figurines are of dinosaurs showing men and dinosaurs living at the same time. The text is a bit strident, but the pictures are fascinating.

Ask a question on any topic at all, and a real live person will answer it. Or, you can answer someone else's question! Ain't the internet grand? Warning: just because someone said it's so doesn't make it correct!

Remember Plain Talk? The Gospel Guardian? The Bible Banner? Here are bulletins and periodicals from the early 40's through the 70's, plus archived audio of sermons from those old gospel preachers of the past.

Cute pictures of animals. Lots and lots and lots of cute pictures of animals.

If you or someone you know suffers from food allergies, this is the place to go! This site has everything: recipes, food alerts, how to cope with school and unknowing relatives — there are even activities for children and teens!

This is a reliable source for health information. sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. It features a medical encyclopedia, dictionary, current health news, and a pretty comprehensive listing of health topics.

So, your kitchen floor makes little crunch, crunch noises when you walk, you grab a shovel to clean the living room, and you file your papers the geologic method (oldest on bottom). You need to become a flylady! This site tells you how to organize your life, one baby step at a time, using fifteen minute chunks of time and lots of encouragement and humor. If you saw my house, you'd know how desperately I need it!

This site lists gas prices by state, county, and city. I plugged in my zip code and up popped the address of several stations and their prices. It's incomplete (showing mainly major names such as Texaco, Exxon and Shell but not the small station right down the street from my house), but I could see this being very handy when planning a road trip.