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Kids Zone
Updated August 15, 2012
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Building Block Award
Honors a picture book voted most popular by
preschool children in Missouri's public libraries.
1996-2011 Winners
1996-2011 Nominees
The Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award, administered
by the Youth Services Community of Interest of MLA, is presented
annually to the author and illustrator of the picture book voted most
popular by preschool children in Missouri's public libraries. Designed
to encourage reading aloud to children from birth through kindergarten
age, the award was first given in 1996. Parents and other caregivers are
encouraged to read aloud to children from a list of ten titles selected
annually by a group of Missouri children's librarians. Colorful posters,
bookmarks, activity sheets, and a manual of great ideas add to the fun.
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Show Me Readers Award
Honors a picture book voted most popular by
children grades 1-3 in Missouri's public schools.
1995-2011 Winners
1995-2011 Nominees
The purpose of the Show Me Readers Award is to promote literature, literacy, and reading in Missouri elementary schools for grades one through three and to promote recognition of authors and illustrators of books that are favorites of Missouri children in these grades.
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Mark Twain Award
Annually honors a chapter book voted most popular by
children grades 4-6 in Missouri's public schools.
1972-2010 Winners
1972-2008 Nominees, 2009-2012 Nominees
The purpose of the Mark Twain Award is to provide children of Missouri with a recommended reading list of literature that will enrich their lives.
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Truman Readers Award
Annually honors a chapter book voted most popular by
children grades 6-8 in Missouri's public schools.
2009-2012
Master List of Winners and Nominees
The Truman Readers Award encourages students in the early teen years to express their unique voice through exploring new literary genres, communicating with their peers about young adult literature, and honoring authors writing for young teens.
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Gateway Readers Award
Annually honors three books
voted most popular
by teens
grades 9-12
in missouri's public schools.
2004-2011 Winners
2004-2011 Nominees
Because reading is the gateway to knowledge and lifelong learning, because the teen years are the gateway to adulthood, and because Missouri was the Gateway to the West, the Gateway Readers Award is for authors of books chosen by high school students in Missouri.
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Caldecott Medal
Annually honors a picture book with the most
distinguished
illustrations.
1938-2012 Winners
& Honors
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
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Newbery Medal
Annually honors a chapter book with the most
distinguished
contribution to American literature for children.
1922-2012 Winners
& Honors
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
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Sibert Medal
Annually honors the most distinguished
informational book
for children.
2001-2012 Winners
& Honors
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year. The award is named in honor of Robert F. Sibert, the long-time President of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. of Jacksonville, Illinois. ALSC administers the award.
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Geisel Award
Annually honors the most distinguished American book
for
beginning readers.
2006-2012 Winners
& Honors
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. The winner(s)
are recognized for their literary and artistic achievements that demonstrate creativity and imagination to engage children in reading.The
award is named for the world-renowned children’s author, Theodor Geisel a.k.a. Dr. Seuss. |
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Wilder Medal
Biennially honors an author that has made a
substantial and lasting contribution
over the years to American literature for children.
1954-2011 Winners
& Honors
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Award was first given to its namesake in 1954.
It honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children. Between 1960 and 1980, the Wilder Award was given every five years. From 1980 to 2001, it was awarded every three years. Beginning in 2001, it has been awarded every two years.
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Odyssey Award
Annually honors the best
audiobook
produced for children.
2008-2012 Winners
& Honors
This annual award is given to the producer of the best
audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in
English in the United States. The poems comprising Homer's "The Odyssey"
were originally told and retold in the oral tradition, hence the name
for this award. The Odyssey Award allows us to return to the ancient
roots of storytelling, while living in our modern world.
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Batchelder Award
Annually honors the most outstanding book
for children
Translated into English
from another language.
1968-2012 Winners
& Honors
This award honors Mildred L. Batchelder, a former executive
director of the Association for Library Service to Children, a believer
in the importance of good books for children in translation from all
parts of the world.The Batchelder Award is given to the most outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States. |
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PBS KIDS
http://pbskids.org/
Educational games featuring PBS tv shows such as: Clifford the Big Red Dog, Sid the Science Kid, Daniel the Tiger’s Neighborhood, The Electric Company, Arthur, Dinosaur Train, Sesame Street, Super Why, Curious George, The Cat in the Hat, Martha Speaks, Wild Kratts, Word Girl, Word World, Caillou, etc.
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FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
Educational Games are divided into categories: Most Popular, Number, Word, and Just for Fun. The Games are also divided by grades K-8. In addition to the games kids can read books online such as: Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
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Learning Games for Kids
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/
A wide variety of educational games designed for kids Preschool - 5th Grade. Categories include: Animal, Song & Videos, Health, Art & Music, Math, Vocabulary, Spelling, Word, Literature, Keyboarding, US States, Geography, Social Studies, Science, and Brain. Many of these categories are further divided into grades and more specific topics. |
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National Geographic Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
This website is full of fun interactive activities for kids including: Games, Videos, Photos, and Science Experiments, Recipes, Jokes, Crafts, Contests, interactive cartoons, Creature Features, etc.
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Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigations
http://www.fffbi.com/
This spy themed website uses humor and storytelling to help kids ages 8-13 learn about places and cultures around the world. Especially effective in reaching kids with attention issues. |
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Ker-Poof
http://www.kerpoof.com/
Creative Educational activities for kids K-8 including: Spell a Picture, Make a Movie, Make a Card, Make a Drawing, Make a Picture, Tell a Story, etc.
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Storybird
http://storybird.com/
Storybook templates and a variety of pictures are provided to help children and adults create picture inspired storybooks of their own.
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Crayola
http://www.crayola.com
A wide range of creative activities are available including: Printable Coloring Pages, Crafts, Art techniques, Outdoor Activities, Crayola apps, Games, Art & Craft Lesson Plans, etc. Most activities can be filtered by age or grade.
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Arcademic Skill Builders
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/
A wide range of educational games including: Addition, Subtraction Multiplication, Division, Integers, Decimals, money, fractions & ratios, Time, Algebra, Word Relationships, Geography, Spelling, and Typing. The categories can be filtered by grades 1-6.
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Literacy Center
http://www.literacycenter.net
Uppercase Letters, lowercase Letters, Upper/Lowercase
Letters, Shapes, Writing, Words, numbers, Colors, and Keyboarding.
Designed for Preschool Children. |
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Wonderopolis
http://wonderopolis.org/
Each day a random question (wonder of the day) is explained thoroughly. Explainations include a short video as well as a page full of information |
Resources for Parents
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eThemes, kid-safe online
resources
http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes
A wide variety of topics conveniently alphabetized in list
format. This resource is sponsored by the University of Missouri and
many of the resources are content rich and high quality. However, a few of the links
do not work properly and half the T's and M's are listed after the
Z's for some reason.
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Playful Learning
http://playfullearning.net/learning-experiences/
This website is full of fun and educational experiences that your children can enjoy. These learning experiences are divided into several categories including: Arts and Crafts, Learning spaces, Math, Reading, Science, Seasonal, Social Studies, Well Being, and Writing.
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Art Projects for Kids
http://www.artprojectsforkids.org/
A blog Style website full of ideas and art projects. Each post is labeled so users can search through the posts by grade level or topic.
Each of the labels are listed on the lower right hand side of the page.
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Game Classroom
http://www.gameclassroom.com/
An online resource for educational games, worksheets, sample problems , homework help, lessons, educational videos, etc. Organized by grades k-6 and then by specific topics.
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