Do you know that you can use databases for free at the library? Try World Book Online for kids! Also be sure to check out my Homework Help Binder full of websites found at the Children's desk.
Homework Help
Do you know that you can use databases for free at the library? Try World Book Online for kids! Also be sure to check out my Homework Help Binder full of websites found at the Children's desk.
DMOZ-Countless resources about famous people separated by subject. They have a wide range of sources for younger kids and teens.
Biographies from the Internet Public Library- websites guiding students such as the African American History and 100 greatest female athletes.
From Revolution to Reconstruction and what happened afterwards- American history biographies.
The White House for kids- lists biographies on all 43 presidents.
2006 top 100 in Times Magazine- from artists, to builders, to leaders. Time magazine gives biographies on their top 100.
American Library Association Great Websites for Kids- includes website of the month, history, social science and animal links to name a few
Awesome Library- carefully reviewed resources for kids. Great for any age. You can search by grade.
Kidsclick!- web searching for kids
Yahooligans- the kids version of Yahoo!
Infomine- a great search engine for scholarly articles for older kids.
Librarians Internet Index- a great site for research. All these sites are librarian approved.
Surfnet kids-includes top websites for kids for each holiday/theme
Google scholar- a better place to start than regular Google for articles.
Dictionary-a great place to verify definitions, find synonyms and antonyms
Bartleby's - a great place for quotations in literary works. Also find out history behind words. It has lists of gazetteers, dictionaries and thesauruses.
Kidspace- hosted by the internet public library. It includes online stories, reference help and other categories like sports, arts and crafts, math, ect.
Google earth- ever wonder what your house looks like from above? or Niagara Falls? Look up your favorite historical site. It has great pictures for posters.
Kidspiration- includes a 30 day free trial. You can make graphic organizers for book reports. Great for preschoolers- gr 3.
World fact book-great for statistics about cities or countries.
Firstgov- learn all about the US government!
Infoplease-includes access to online reference materials such as dictionaries, almanacs, and encyclopedias.
Fact Monster- research information on various topics for ages 6 and up
Count on Us- great games for beginning learners about addition, subtraction,ect.
Math Cats- great for older children. It includes word problem games and geometry quizzes.
Dragonfly-makes science fun for kids by incorporating theories in nature, sports, animals, ect.
Mad Scientist- answers many common science questions, ideas for science projects, and their own search engine.
Molecularium- It takes a while to load but it has great graphics. Activities to learn about the microscopic world.
Cool Science for Curious Kids- exploring biology through investigations in dust, the plants we eat, and other animal topics.
Great Plant Escape-help a detective LePlant through clues about plant life.
National Geographic Kids- a thorough website to accompany the magazine.
Starfall- phonics website (sound required) for early readers
Book Adventure- free site designed by Sylvian Learning Center to help students learn to read
ALA most notable books- suggested reading from the American Library association
Literature Awards Information- What are the Newbery? Caledcott? Who decides?
Chinese New Year History and Symbols
Thunk- learn the art of secret coding and send messages to your friends.
Switchzoo- make your own animals and send postcards.
Kids Chef- recipes for kids and adults!
Magnetic Poetry- an easy place to make poetry and share with friends.
And just in case I missed anything....
Cybrarian- a good site with homework help links for kids grade 3-8
