Here are some web sites to help with homework or do research.
Parents: Although these sites are kid-friendly or educational, it is still always a good idea to search the Web with your children.
Click on a square to go to the area you want to explore.
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Enchanted Learning @ http://www.enchantedlearning.com
Lessons and activities for a variety of subjects.
Time For Kids -- Homework @ http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/rr
Helps students complete their homework by providing them with tips, tools, and other helps.
GRAMMAR
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HISTORY
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LITERATURE
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MATH
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PRESCHOOL
- Literacy Center Education Network @ http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm
Interactive practice for preschoolers to learn how to recognize and write their letters and number. Also includes practice on recognizing their shapes, colors, and sight words; as well as keyboarding.
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RESEARCH
- Atlases
- National Atlas Home Page @ http://www.nationalatlas.gov
Online maps, interactive and downloadable, published by the US Department of the Interior.
- Biographical Dictionaries
- Dictionaries
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000 @ http://www.bartleby.com/61/
The online version of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
- AskOxford: The Free Online Dictionary Resource from OUP @ http://www.askoxford.com
The online version of some of Oxford University Press's dictionaries.
- Merriam-Webster Online @ http://www.m-w.com
The online version of some of Merriam-Webster's dictionaries.
- Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition, 1995 @ http://www.bartleby.com/62/
The online version of Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition.
- YourDictionary.com: Comprehensive and Authoritative Language Portal @ http://www.yourdictionary.com
An online resource to all kinds of dictionaries.
- Encyclopedias
- Handbooks
- Background Notes @ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/gbn
Information about all of the countries of the world. This is the online version of the publication Background Notes published by the US Department of State.
- Internet Research
- Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus @ http://www.infoplease.com
Includes a variety of free online reference sources.
- Internet Public Library @ http://www.ipl.org
A public library that is housed online. Find the same things that you would in a local library -- books, reference materials, magazines (blogs), etc.
- Searching the Internet: Kid Safe Search Sites @ http://www.sldirectory.com/searchf/kidsafe.html#top
A kid safe site that includes links to subject indexes, search engines, fun and educational sites. Includes information for parents about child safety on the Internet
- Yahooligans! Reference – Reference @ http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/reference/index.html
A kid safe site that includes links to several on-line reference sources.
- Periodicals
- Research Process
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SCIENCE
- Astronomy
- Astronomy for Kids @ http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/
An astronomy site for kids. Contains information on the planets, constellations, and other sky wonders; as well as sky maps of interesting astronomy sightings for the month.
- NASA Education @ http://education.nasa.gov/home/index.html
Learn about NASA, astronomy, and space exploration through this site.
- Biology
- Field Guides
- Science Projects
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SPELLING
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Angela A. Mills, Librarian
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