Helpful Homework Websites

Helpful Homework Websites

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General homework- related resources Homework Spot A homework information portal that features the very best K-12 homework-related sites together with engaging editorial in one high-utility, educational spot.

Fact Monster 2nd grade and up. Online dictionary, encyclopedia, and homework help. Find information for all your school subjects and more at this site.

Homework Helper 3rd grade and up. If you can’t find it here, then you just can’t find it.

Yahoo Kids Homework Help 4th grade and up. You can find information about science, animals, and countries on this site. It also includes a dictionary, encyclopedia, and a place to ask homework questions.

Great Websites for Kids Tons and tons of great websites about lots of different topics

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus 4th grade and up. Why go to an inferior reference source when this one is right here.

Yahoo Kids Encyclopedia Use this site to search the Columbia Encyclopedia and find lots of information on a variety of topics Enyclopedia.com Search 100+ encyclopedias and dictionaries from this one site!

Picture Dictionary Dictionary for younger kids, with a short definition and picture for each word

Science and Math Math Who likes math? Well, not all of us, but we all have to know some of it. Get hints and tips at these sites.

Math League Help Topics Grades 4-8. Math is tough, but this site can help.

Math Forum at Drexel K-12, College, & Advanced Math Math is Fun Explanations, examples and help on a variety of math topics.

Science Fair Helpful sites for your science fair project here.

All Science Fair Projects Science Fair Projects with Complete Instructions Scifair.org The Ultimate Science Fair Resource Your Science Fair Project Resource Guide 3rd grade and up. Presents information and links for making a great science fair project.

Space Planets, moons, suns - find out about these things here.

Astronomy for Kids 3rd grade and up. Presents information about all the planets, stars, and other details about the solar system.

Asronomy Magazine for Kids Information about constellations, the sun, moon, all nine planets, craters, and much much more NASA Kids Club Learn about NASA’s expeditions, meet the astronauts, see some cool pictures taken from space and play some fun games.

Human Body Why do we sneeze? Where is my femur? Answer those questions at these sites.

Come to Your Senses Everything you’ve wanted to know about your senses and more!

Yuck The yuckiest site on the web. Find out all about how our bodies work.

Kids’ Health Lots of information about your body, staying healthy, going to the doctor, and more!

Dinosaurs Everyone likes dinosaurs, find out about your favorites.

Zoom Dinosaurs 2nd grade and up. Good general information about all dinosaurs, and specific information about a number of dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs for Kids Games and information to help you learn about each one of the dinosaurs.

Biology (Plants and Animals) Animals and plants are fascinating, you’ll find out more when you go here.

Animal Diversity Web 4th grade and up. Access classification and specific information about mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, sharks, fish, mollusks, arthropods, and echinoderms.

Animal Classification 6th grade and up. Leads you to specific classification groups of the animal world.

eNature.com 4th grade and up. Find out about animals in that live in the U.S.

Social Studies Countries and Cultures Find out about customs and history of countries around the world.

Yahoo Kids - Around the World 4th grade and up. Click on a country to find helpful website links.

Flags of the World 4th grade and up. Scroll down the country list to find an image, description, and history of world country flags.

The Food Timeline Ever wonder what foods the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas Jefferson made his ice cream? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip…and why?

Fashion-Era Contains 270 content rich, illustrated pages of fashion history, history, clothing, fashions and social history.

State There are 50 states and they all are unique, find out more about them here.

Yahoo Kids - US States

4th grade and up. Provides links to websites useful in state research.

Facts, Maps and State Symbols Provides basic information for each of the 50 states State Facts for Students Information about the population of each state and information such as state symbols.

US Government Learn about the three branches of the United States government.

The American Presidency Information about presidents, the presidency, and presidential political campaigns.

Congress for Kids Access to interactive, fun-filled experiences designed to help you learn about the foundation of our federal government and how its actions affect you.

Kids.Gov U.S. government interagency Kids’ Portal.

Kids in the House Learn about the legislative process.

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids Kindergarten through 12th grade. Choose your grade level to view information related to government.

History (US and World) From ancient Egypt to the present, interesting things have happened all over the world, find out more here.

American Journeys Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement: A Digital Library and Learning Center.

America’s Story from America’s Library 3rd grade and up. Brief information about each state, including its name’s origin.

US Historical Documents 5th grade and up. View the text of important historical documents such as the Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution.

Today in History 4th grade and up. Find out what happened on any day in history from the Library of Congress.

This Day in History 4th grade and up. What happened on the day you were born? What happened thirty years ago today? Find it out here.

Language Arts Reading Starfall Has a variety of fun games to play that will help improve your reading skills.

Book Adventure Win prizes by taking quizzes about books you’ve read Reading Planet A variety of games, activities, and information related to reading

Writing Vocabulary and Spelling City Need help studying for your vocabulary or spelling test? Type in your words and you can play games or take quizzes with them.

Time for Kids Writing Help Offers lots of tips on writing, as well as help specific to book reports, research papers, and other assignments Writing Fun Has guides to help you write a variety of different things such as letters, reports, news, articles and much more. You can either use the guides and type on this website or save/print a blank guide.

Homework Hub Writing Help on a variety of writing topics such as what is plagarism, grammar, vocabulary, and more.

There are even some fun games to practice what you’ve learned.

Kids’ Place: Grades K-5 or Grades 6-8 Lots of different tools to help you improve your writing, including an evaluation station that helps you decide if your written assignment is good or if you could change it to make it better.

Other Languages From sign language to those spoken around the world, you’ll find links to many sites here.

A Basic Dictionary of American Sign Language Terms 4th grade and up. Provides description and animation of each sign.

Say Hello to the World Learn to say basic phrases (such as hello and my name is) in more than 30 languages Foriegn Language Learning for Kids On this site you can learn English, Spanish, French, German and Italian. You’ll learn the alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes, animals, and much much more!

Famous People (Biographies) Biography.com 4th grade and up. Search over 25,000 biographies of people past and present.

Biographical Dictionary 4th grade and up. Covers notable men and women from ancient times to the present.

Congressional Biographical Directory 4th grade and up. Find out about the congressmen in your area and through out the states.

African- Americans Martin Luther King Jr. 4th grade and up. Timeline, pictures, speeches, and a wealth of other information about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy Black History Month Biographies Biographies of 60+ famous African-Americans, such as Muhammed Ali, W.E.B. DuBois, Zora Neale Hurston and Harriet Tubman Online Encylopedia of African-Americans Biographies of hundreds of famous African-Americans; each encylopedia article includes a picture of the person and links to more information.