For parents and educators
Homework Help
- Atlapedia Online
- Full-color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics about countries of the world.
- The Amazing Picture Machine
- A good homework-related picture search engine. Kids must understand what a keyword is and how to set up keyword searches. Searchable images are selected for their educational value. The "Lesson Ideas" link is where teachers and homeschoolers can find sample lessons.There's also a link to explain search techniques.
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
- A variety of information about basic aspects of the United States and its government.
- Bigchalk
- Good site for students, teachers and parents. Learning activities and games plus homework subject help.
- Biography
- Search a database of biographies of over 20,000 notable people.
- BJPinchbeck's Homework Helper
- Compiled by a middle school student who understands the reference needs of his fellow students.
- Britannica
- Search today's current topics or click on selected topics on the side menu.
- Castles of the World
- A great introduction to castles and castle life.
- DiscoverySchool
- For students, teachers and parents. Fresh ideas to enhance learning. Clip art for enhancing students homework.
- Education 4 Kids
- Once upon a time there was a dream that there would be a set of resources on the net that would exist solely for kids to use as an educational "center". A place where they could come and play drill games to better their skills and to learn. This is the place.
- Educational Web Adventures
- Sites for the subjects: Art & Art History, Science & Nature, History & Geography.
- Explorers
- This is part of a large site from Eduscape that provides topical link pages. Included are annotated lists of explores of the Americas and web sites by kids, broad sites that put exploration in context, and a list of ten explorer-related web quests.
- Fact Monster
- Searchable site includes an on-line dictionary and encyclopedia and lots of homework help for science, math, social studies, history, English and sports. From Information Please.
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
- Access to many historical documents, scientific experiments, mathematical challenges and famous paintings.
- 50 States
- Information about each state. Included are facts as the state bird, flag, flower, etc.
- The Gateway to Educational Materials
- This is a resource for K-12 educational materials. Users can search for lessons and other resources by topic and grade level from over 140 Websites, and browse by subject and keyword.
- Information Please
- Type in what you want to know or pick a subject.
- Internet Public Library
- Many links for reference needs and questions.
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators-Home Page
- Popular site for teachers. Compiled by a school librarian who has also created a collection for students. Categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth.
- Kid Info/School Subjects
- Student-created site arranged by subject area and linked to many of the best educational sites online.
- KidsConnect
- Educational site maintained by educators. Headings on subjects covering animals, holidays, science, games, trivia and many more including "Reference Desk."
- KidsClick!
- A directory of websites developed and organized for kids by librarians. KidsClick! contains over 1800 links.
- Multnomah County Library Homework Center
- Many wonderful website resources for K-12 assignments.
- Notable Women Adventurers
- This site from the Learning Network highlights 22 women adventurers of the past and present. The biographies are very brief, at one paragraph long, but provide interesting insights into the history that women created and the key roles they played.
- Research It!
- Locate facts about a famous person, find a quote, conjugate a verb, or spell a word. Thirty quick reference tools in one easy-to-use site.
- Scholastic Online Activities Center
- This site offers lots of great homework helpers - from language arts to math, social studies, science and many more interesting projects.
- Schoolwork
- Browse through 27 categories from math to maps and government to grammar. Even hard to find subjects like Latin and entomology. Grades 5-12.
- Teach R Kids Math
- This web site is designed by children and adults to help elementary school kids understand and address their math difficulties. The combination of online web-based and offline worksheets aims at achieving excellence and a thorough understanding of math fundamentals.
- YourCongress
- Write and submit letters to your local congressperson. Includes reviews for movies and television shows about Congress.
- Zoom School
- Zoom School is an on-line elementary
school classroom with lessons in geography, biology, language arts, and early
childhood activities.
Last Updated: 12/26/06