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Kids, we'd like to
introduce you to someone special, named Kirby Kangaroo. Kirby helps
kids, like you, learn about money and how to save; all while having
fun and good times too!
Marathon County
Employees Credit Union is happy and proud to introduce our very own
"Kirby Kangaroo Club". The Kirby Kangaroo Club is for kids
age zero to twelve.
As a Member of The
Kirby Kangaroo Club you will:
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Receive
a special club membership card.
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Receive
a Kirby savings passbook to help you watch your money grow.
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Earn
interest after $5 is deposited into your club account. All
interest is accrued daily on your club account.
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Have
complete control of your funds, without withdrawal penalties
--- you may take out money as often as you wish, whenever you
want.
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A
free Kirby surprise gift when you open your club account.
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Exclusive
Mailings and invitations for club events and activities.
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Special Note to
Parents:
There is no charge or
fee for your child to become a member of the Kirby Kangaroo Club.
Your child will immediately receive a Kirby Kangaroo membership
card, a savings passbook and a quarter saver as our gift, when they
join the club. Our goal is help show children in a positive way how
important saving is. We also want to provide children with a place
to save money that they enjoy coming to.
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Hi Kids!
Hey Kids . .
. I would like to invite you to encourage your friends to join our
Kirby Kangaroo Club. Then they can experience all of the same
benefits you do as a Club member! Make sure you check out my
Homework Helper page for lots of useful information and fun!
Your friend,
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Kirby Kangaroo®
Marathon County Employees Credit Union
Welcome to Kirby's Homework
Helper. Kirby is an
experienced Internet traveler. He can help you find information on
the Internet to help you complete your homework assignments. He
loves adventure, so she's glad to be your guide in finding
information on the Internet.
Kirby' s Homework Helper -- To help you, Kirby has organized
the information by topic. Just mouse-click the topic. More detailed
information will appear. Keep clicking until you find what you need.
Just look at all the subjects you can explore!
The Arts - Everything you'd like to
know about music and art.
Health and Safety - How the body
works and how to keep it safe.
History - Information on history.
Language - Information on English,
other languages and literature.
Library - A set of reference links
to help answer the toughest of questions.
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Mathematics - Everything from addition
and subtraction to algebra and geometry.
Music - Composers, instruments and more.
Physical Education - Sports for the Olympics and
sports for you.
Science - Physics, chemistry, biology ... you name it,
it's here.
Social Science - Information
on government, politics, human affairs, etc.
Free Time - Kid style. Cartoons, sports, games, and
other fun stuff is in this section.
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Art History
Art Museums and Galleries:
Artists:
- Artist Index
from World Wide Arts; click on letter of artist to search
Crafts:
Dance :Yahooligans
Dance includes African Music and Dance, Pow Wow Dancing, and
WWW Virtual Library of Dance
Drama: Yahooligans!
Drama includes National Youth Music Theatre, Theatre Central,
Welcome to Sprouts Theatre for Children and more
Visual Arts:
Development:
Other:
Kid's Web Resources, Virtual Library , or Yahooligans!
Authors and Illustrators
Biography:
Books
and Literature
Foreign
Languages: twiddle your thumbs while you wait, but this
links you to 19 different language selections
References
Sign
Language and Braille
Stories/Storytelling: Search under Tales from Other
Cultures, Familiar Folk Tales or Collections of Tales for lots of
fun tales
Words:
Writing:
- Electric
Postcard: Select a card you like, write your message and
send it off!
- KidLit:
Go to art and literature galleries to see how to submit your
artwork, poetry, review of a book, or a short story
International Kid's Space.
Resources for Young
Writers: Guidelines, contests, and tips for aspiring writers
- Hotlist:
Links to educational sites by the Franklin Institute
- Internet Public
Library: has Ask the Author, Story Hour, The World of
Reading, Doctor Internet and a writing contest
- The
KidsWeb: A World Wide Web Digital Library for Schoolkids
- Magazines:
A source for links to magazines on the Web
- The Virtual Smithsonian:
Take a virtual guided tour of all the museums
- Yahooligans!:
The Web Guide for Kids sponsored by Yahoo
PHYSICAL EDUCATION (GYM):
Olympics:
SPORTS
AND GAMES
Animal Kingdom
- Animal Omnibus -
a good search directory to find pages on any type of animal
you need information about.
- Hotlist's Animals
links to animals with vertebrates and background information
and facts; Sea World and Busch Garden's Animal
Resources - choose from the page or click on "Animal
Bytes" for more choices; Yahoo's
Animals, Insects, and Pets for everything from animal
rights to zoology
- Amphibians: Froggy
Page - contains links to froggy things from various
places-ribbit!
- Birds - gives a few
exhibits, Nature:
Extraordinary Birds from PBS is a great place to learn
about unusual birds, Kaytee
Discovery Zone - a wealth of info about bird anatomy &
habitats, endangered birds and more!
- Fish
Faqs-answers to questions about fish; Fish
Information Service - an archive of information about
freshwater and marine aquariums; Fish
Cam -- view the fish.
- Insects - Butterflies,
More
Butterflies, Entomology
for Beginners (the basics of insect study); Hotlist's
Insects - links to lots of creepy crawlies; Wonderful
World of Insects - lots of information from smallest to
largest and the fastest flyer, Yahooligans!
Insects - more links
- Mammals: Bats, Yahooligans
Mammals pages
- Of the Sea: Penguins,
Seals, Sharks, and Whales - find out how these animals
survive in the sea
- Zoos - the National
Zoological Park's Home Page with photos, highlights and even a
questionnaire; Electronic
Zoo - full of animal resources
Ask Dr. Science
-Today's question or a list of past questions
Astronomy and Space
Earth Sciences- Yahooligans!-links
- Earthquakes:
Images of most recent earthquakes and active volcanoes; Earthquake
Information: information from the US Geological Survey, Earthquake
of the Day: see where the latest earthquake occurred and
what it's magnitude was
- Meteorology (Weather and Atmosphere): Northern
Lights: learn more about them, Snow
and Ice: Glaciers, Blizzards, Snow and a Kids' Snow Page; Sunrise,
Sunset Computation: enter a city name, a state abbreviation
and the 4 digit date and you can see when the sun will rise and
set; The "Weather
Dude": a weather page especially for kids; Franklin's
Forecast: Build your own weather station, learn about
today's sophisticated weather technologies, and check the
weather right now, Weather
Underground: quickly providing latest weather conditions for
US cities; Yahooligans!
Weather or Weather:
in case you want more links
- Oceanography
(Ocean Planet Exhibition from the Smithsonian): Ocean
Life: The Safari Touch Tank (click on images to find out
what they are); Yahooligans!Oceanography
for more resources
- Rocks:
Check out the link to Grollier Online Rockhounds Page or the
University of Wisconsin's Online Class, visit the Wonderful
World of Minerals to learn about minerals, rocks & gems
- Site of the
Week in Earth Sciences: gives sites on the Web that promote
earth science
- Volcanoes:
link to "Worldwide Volcanic Reference Map" and other
volcanic activity.
Volcanoes Online
is a website designed to educate students about volcanoes; more
specifically, what a volcano is, how they are formed, and how
eruptions effect us all.
Environment: Yahooligans!
Environment or Environment
- Plastic Bags: Start
with "Test Your Environmental IQ," then on to other
resources; uncover a hidden picture by answering questions about
recycling
- Sierra Club:
links to other environmental and science education spots
- Children of the
Earth United - learn ways you & kids around the world
can help the environment
- Earth Dog -
read about the adventures of Earth Dog & learn interesting
facts about the environment
Countries of the World
Resources: each of these are "libraries" of
local and regional information
Government and Politics
Reference:Yahooligans!
Social Studies Page
Transportation: Airplanes;
the Transcontinental
Railroad and the building of the American West,
information on bicycles
and cycling and details on cars,
trucks and other motor vehicles
Adventure:
Fun Games: Games
Link; Yahooligans!
Games
Museums
Teachers
- Microsoft
has Creative Writer & Fine Artist Classroom Creativity
Lessons
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Explorations
Zoos &
Museums
Parks
Pages
just for fun
Learning
Resources
Zoos & Museums
The Field Museum
of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois,
American National History Museum -
in New York City
National Museum of the American
Indian
Heard Museum - this Phoenix,
Arizona, museum has a whole bunch of Native American and Southwest
material.
Museum of Afro-American
History
The Smithsonian - the largest
museum in America. In Washington, DC.
National Air and
Space Museum - learn about astronauts, planes and our space
program!
The National
Zoo
Minnesota
Zoo - visit their kids corner
San Diego Zoo & Wild Animal
Park - a great zoo with a safari-like animal park too!
SeaWorld - information on
whales, dolphins and all other sea life
National Parks &
Amusement Parks
The National Park
Service - a listing of national parks like Yosemite and
Yellowstone
National Forest
Directory - learn about our national forests like the great
Redwood Forest
Noah's
Ark - America's Largest Waterpark
Knott's Camp Snoopy - At
Mall of America
Disney
Theme Parks - DisneyWorld, Disneyland, & Epcott Center
Busch Gardens Theme parks -
Water Country, Adventure Island, and Sesame Place
Knott's Berry Farm in
California
Six Flags - a chain of
amusement parks across America
Universal Studios in Florida
Pages Just for Fun
Ask Jeeves for Kids - get web
site matches to questions you may ask about all sorts of subjects
The Cartoon Factory - the largest archive of animation
information and images
The
Comic Strip - find your favorite Comic-- Snoopy, Dilbert,
Garfield and others....
Lego - build
virtual Lego toys
The
Magic School Bus
Mootown Snackers
Yahooligans
- the Yahoo on-line directory for hundreds of kids links and
resources
Kids
World
The
International Kid's Space
Crayola - the
Crayola Crayon fun page
Learning Resources
Bill Nye, The Science Guy- Visit him
at NyeLab
Discovery
Channel Online - a fabulous resource for learning and
information
NOVA
(tm) OnLine - another great resource for science information and
learning
National
Wildlife Federation - learn about wild animals, endangered
species and how you can help....
The Sierra Club - a national
group working on environmental protection, recycling and wildlife
preservation
The Nature Conservancy -
a great resource to learn about wildlife and nature
Strong Kids - Learn about
earning, saving and investing money
US Treasury Departments Kids
Page - learn about how our government handles money & banks
Games, Toys & Fun
Pokemon
Toys R Us
Pleasant
Company
Trek Bicycles
Rollerblade - in-line
skates
Lego ® - The
official Lego World Wide Web site
Matchbox
® - a turbo-charged webcourse
Hot Wheels - check out the
newest cars or play in Speed City
Virtual Pets
-- a links page to sites about virtual pets like Tamagotchi
Sega Online - Sega of America
Nintendo - Nintendo of
America
Beanie Babies - official Beanie Baby
website
Blockbuster ®
Video Games the latest video games
Acme Pet - learn about
different pets and talk with pet enthusiasts around the world
Nickelodeon - the official
Nickelodeon website: TV, movies, games and other assorted weird
stuff
JT Puffins The Whimsy
Merchant
Big Toe
Sports - Performance Athletic Footwear, Clothing and Equipment
The Disney
Store
FAO Schwarz - the largest
toy store in the world
Galoob Toys Inc. - quality toys
worldwide including Star Wars, Micro Machines and Pound Puppies
Playmobil
Wild Planet Toys - where all
things wild and wonderful, creative and cool, collide to make award
winning toys.
Sea Monkey Central - explore
the wet and wild underwater world of Sea-Monkeys
Mr Potato Head -
the online home of this long time favorite
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