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For students:
If you need help with homework, need a dictionary, or just have a question, go to Homework help/resources or Ask for kids
Think.com is a collaborative site that includes a library of student produced websites on many educational subjects. These are published as a result of an annual competition for students around the world. Enrollment on the site is free. FunBrain is a site for educational games in different subjects. Fun facts on a variety of subjects and free printable activities at Kidzone. Kidspace is an online library for kids. You can even ask the librarians at the Internet Public Library a question. |
For parents:
Wondering if your student is ahead or behind in math? Have you covered everything you should have in social studies and science this year? Find out what they should know when.
Best on the Web for Teachers is a web portal for educators-lots of lesson plans and printables; some links have interactives. Order great books through Scholastic and help CHSA earn free books and materials. Our username is chsa and password is bookorder UnitedStreaming, by Discovery Education, is a digital video-on-demand and online teaching service abcteach offers more than 5000 free printable pages and worksheets. For an annual fee, access is given for more than 15,000. EnchantedLearning is a site with many links and printables. (While many pages are available free, every page contains a large banner ad reminder that subscription to the site will give you access to the entire site, and you won't have to look at the ad.) |
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SCIENCE Check here for activities for your K-6 California science textbook. Explore the natural world, engineering, space, military technology, physics and even supernatural phenomena at How Stuff Works. At the U.S. Geological Survey site, you can learn about past, present and future predictions for earthquake activity. Includes neat facts about quakes, science fair project ideas and answers to frequently asked questions about earthquakes. Not for the faint of heart, here's a page of links for online dissections. Take a tour through the Virtual Body at this great site. For all the latest news about the space station, space shuttle or information about human space flight, go to NASA's Human SpaceFlight site.
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ENGLISH and LANGUAGE ARTS Visit The Stacks for information about new books, author bios, videos and games. Scholastic for Parents offers reading ideas, book lists, crafts and more for parents of students of grades pre-school through middle school, while Scholastic for Teachers includes lesson plans, printables, teaching strategies as well as information about books and authors.
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SOCIAL STUDIES For links to information about countries around the world, click here to go the the Boston Public Library Social Studies page. Find links to government and other kids sites at Kids.gov
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MATH An amusement park of math and more -- especially designed for kids. Online Kids Math Games and Lessons This website was designed by two fourth graders for fourth graders who want to sharpen their math problem-solving skills. An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 600 common mathematical terms in simple language. Aplusmath is a site to help students improve their math skills through interactive games and flashcards. Also includes free printables.
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VISUAL and PERFORMING ARTS HomeSchoolArts.com is a free visual arts lesson site offering lessons in Pen & Ink, Pencil/Graphite, Color Pencil, Perspective, Watercolor, Pastel, and more. |
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HEALTH and FITNESS KidsHealth is a great site devoted to getting and staying healthy and fit. Includes recipes, games, and answers to lots of questions about why your body does what it does! |
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