Homework Helpers

Excellent Fun and Study Sites

Children under 12 years old should ALWAYS be SUPERVISED when using the Internet!!!

FUN

Crayola - ideas on creating cards, vote for your favorite color, and tour the factory

PBSkids - find out about all the book characters on Channel 13 including read aloud stories

FunBrain - games for kids with a beginner level and an advanced level

Scholastic - information about books published by Scholastic

Kids Clip Art - site created by a teenager with original images

Brain Pop Jr. - video learning site for a variety of subjects!

http://abcteach.com/directory/childhood/ - PreK learning site.

http://www.growley.com/cmas - Fun kids Christmas Web Site used in Ms. Molder's class!

BOOKS AND RESEARCH

KidsClick - web search for kids by librarians

The Book Shelf - children's books recommendations from Zula B. Wylie Library in Cedar Hill

Animals - links to real and fictional animal sites

Ask Jeeves for Kids - type in a specific question for homework help

Yahooligans - type in a specific question for homework help

http://www.myroots.com/KidsSearch.html - interviewing techniques for creating family trees

SCIENCE

Funology - information on how to make things, explore the world, and discover new skills

Mineral Gallery - rock identification assignments

Science Projects - ideas on projects and how to display them

Science - site provides a wizard to guide you toward a science fair topic that interests you

Kids Space - science, fun, games and learning activities for children

Matter - investigations regarding matter

Science and Weather - explore the world of science

Simple Machines - explore the concepts of simple machines

More Simple Machines - six simple machines

Zoom Zone - http://pbskids.org/zoom/printables/activities/

Strange Matter Exhibit - www.strangematterexhibit.com/

The Exploratorium - http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math & Science Educ. - www.enc.org

TryScience - www.tryscience.org

SPACE

Planets - the nine planets

Astronomy - pictures of monthly constellations

Universe - all about our galaxy and the universe

Cosmic - space stations

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Press Kit - NASA media and press information

SOCIAL STUDIES

Black History - Encyclopedia Britannica’s Guide to Black History contains a timeline, different eras in black history, articles, and related links.

Government - U.S. Government for kids.

50 States - site with information and links on the fifty states for grades 5 and up

States and Capital - online multiple choice drill

Indian houses - ideas for American Indian project

United States Map Puzzle - timed quiz matching state names to state shapes on the map

Geneology- interviewing family members for family tree project

More Geneology - interviews - more interviewing questions

MATH

aplusmath.com - website developed to help students improve their math skills interactively

aaamath.com - hundreds of pages of basic math skills

coolmath4kids.com - an amusement park of math and more

Money Counting - excellent drill and practice on counting money

Time - super online drill for reading a clock

Time Comparison - drill to determine which time is < or > on the clock

Addition, subtraction, mult, div, money - drill and practice

VOCABULARY AND PHONICS

Vocabulary words - online multiple choice drill for vocabulary words

1st grade word coding - Saxon phonics and word coding

Saxon Phonics help - word coding for PARENTS

PUNCTUATION GAMES

Gamequarium - Grammar and punctuation games for 1st - 5th grade

HEALTH

MyPyramid.gov - Learn about the food groups

HANDWRITING

Handwriting animation - Great site to learn CURSIVE!

CAREERS

Bureau of Labor Statistics for Kids

Careers for Kids - Lots of great career links!

Career Exploration Guides