Homework Help

General Help

Dictionary - What does that word mean? Look it up!

Thesaurus - Need help finding words that mean the same thing? Check out the thesaurus!

World Book Encyclopedia - A great encyclopedia for reports.

Homework Spot - This site has help for elementary, middle, and high school students, with a reference section and resources for parents and teachers.

Reverse Dictionary - This dictionary will help you find the right word for a phrase you describe. Cool!

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Phonics/Learning-to-Read/Spelling

Dolch Kit - Find here lists of common "sight" words for pre-readers through second grade.

Everyday Spelling - Here are spelling lists divided by grade. Also check here and here for more word lists.

Gus and Inky - A great phonics game that is entertaining for kids.

Reading

International Children's Digital Library - This site is a public library for children, featuring over 900 titles in 34 languages!

BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - Find novel summaries, online encyclopedia, poetry and mythology links here.

Cliffs notes online - There's no substistute for reading the book, but these famous guides will help you see if you've missed anything!

English/Writing/Grammar

English Help - Learn parts of speech, types of sentences, and how to read to succeed.

Landmarks Citation Machine - This site will help you correctly cite sources.

History

African American History - This is a link to another page with some of the wonderful resources on famous African Americans.

Anne Frank Web Site - This website contains all kinds of information about Anne Frank and the Second World War. You can use it to help you do a project or give a talk. It can give you ideas for a topic, and you can collect relevant information and images.

Civics/Government

White House for Kids - Presidental profiles, photos, and more.

FirstGov for Kids - This site, maintained by the federal government, offers links to find out about different parts of the federal government, and some fun facts.

Britain for Kids - Britain at your fingertips with things to do, geography, history, sports and more.

Mexican Government for Kids - Facts about the government of Mexico.

Mathematics/Counting

AAA Math - Hundreds of pages of Basic Math Skills, with an explanation of the math topic on each page. Math problems are randomly created.

Create a Graph Classic - Need to do a chart or graph for homework? This site makes it easy!

Science

Science Fair - Find project ideas here!

Human Anatomy Online - Find out the names of all of your bones, muscles, organs, and more!

Neroscience for Kids - A site created for students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system.h

The Nine Planets - Don't worry--they know Pluto isn't a planet anymore!formativil Rights Movemen

Foreign Language

Spanish-English Dictionary

French-English Dictonary

German-English Dictionary

Italian-English Dictionary