Student Resources

Educational Sites

Language Arts

• Alphabet Superhighway Challenge Chaser
  • Includes links to games, puzzles, homework help, and search engines, as well as a Teachers' Lounge and Parents' Place
• Elementary Language Arts
  • Language Arts topics, web resources, and games
• Jan Brett's Home Page
  • Author web site
• Harry Potter Resources
  • Harry Potter fan club and web resources
• Kid's Space
  • An educational learning site devoted to bringing out the creativity in Kids of all ages around the world
• The Neverending Tale
  • Story adventure. You choose what happens  

Math

• Alphabet Superhighway Challenge Chaser
  • Includes links to games, puzzles, homework help, and search engines, as well as a Teachers' Lounge and Parents' Place
• AAA Math
  • Math skills by grade level
• A Plus
  • Flashcards activities, games and homework help
• Ask Dr. Math
  • Submit math questions to Dr. Math and see what others have asked listed by content
• Brain Binders
  • Paper puzzles with a finished picture. The goal is to fold the puzzle into a shape with a solid color on each side. This site also contains links to other puzzles on the Internet.
• Cool Math For Kids
  • Math games, puzzles etc.
• Dr. Math Puzzle collection
  • Fun puzzles
• Figure This!
  • Math Challenges for Families
• Harcourt Math Activities
  • By grade level
• Math Forum
  • Math problem of the week, math hunt, ask Dr. Math  
• Online Math Applications
  • This site teaches kids of all ages a simple and interesting approach to math that applies to real world situations. It also includes a simulated stock market game.
• Practical Money Skills
  • Covers allowances, spending plans, money responsibility, saving and investing, and making money

Science

• Brain Pop
  • Animated Science learning videos and pop quizzes
• Cool Science for Curious Kids
  • The Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids to explore biology on screen, off screen, and in between
• Exploratorium
  • Online science exhibits
• Hubble Space Telescope
  • Get images from the NASA probe
• Make Your Own Kite
  • Have ever wanted to build a kite? Well, here is a simple kite you can make your self
• PBS A Science Odyssey
  • Learn about scientists and discoveries
• Science of Baseball
  • Explore how baseball works scientifically
• Science of Cycling
• Skateboard Science
  • How skateboarding works scientifically
• Thinking Fountain
  • Learn about mold and grow your own

Social Studies

• America's Story
  • History from the Library of Congress
• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
  • These resources  teach how our government works
• National Geographic
  • Maps, exhibits, a kid's page and more
• National Geographic
  • Kid's page
• New Bedford Whaling Museum
  • Web site with whaling links and exhibit information
• Postcards From
  • Follow the journey to historic sites in all 50 states
• Presidents of the US
  • Learn about the presidents
• This Day in History
  • The History Channel

Miscellaneous

• Fun Brain
  • Over 30 educational games that kids love to play. Each game combines educational content (math,science, grammar, etc.)  

Homework Sites

Multi-Discipline Help

• Ask Jeeves for Kids
  • A safe search tool for kids with lots of interesting information and answers to kid's questions.
• Fact Monster
  • Almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia and help by subject area
• DiscoverySchool.com
  • Offers kid's homework help from BJ Pinchbeck. You can find help with homework from DiscoverySchool.com
• Homework Spot
  • Lots of information in all subjects
• Safe Internet Search sites for kids
  • These sites will not return inappropriate web sites
•  Study Web Jr.
  • Covers all subject areas for K-8 (There is a fee for this!)

Lannguage Arts

•  One Look Dictionary

  • Online dictionary
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus OnLine

Math

•  A Plus Math
  • Developed to help students improve their math skills interactively.
• Middle School Math Forum
  • Includes math problem of the week (POW), math help & much more
• Algebra Help
  • For students and parents, offers lessons, tutorials, resources, and both proportion and equation calculators
• Ask Dr. Math
• Math All Experts
  • Volunteer experts answer all your math questions for free!
• Mega Converter
  • Convert from English to metric measurements and more

Science

• Ask a Scientist
  • An easy way to get answers to your biology questions. Just click on the question mark and follow the instructions.
• NASA Kids
  • Learn about the space program and play science games
• Thinking Fountain
  • From the Science Museum of Minnesota

Social Studies

• History Channel
  • History help listed by era
•  State Capitals Game
  • Test your stately knowledge of the state capitals.
• Time for Kids
  • Current events for kids