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Jackson Avenue Library

Student Resources

Homework Help and Reading Games

Try these sites for research, reading games or homework help.

  • ATLAPEDIA :Great place to start for basic information about a country, including full-color maps.

  • BEN'S GUIDE TO U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR KIDS:This site is divided by level for K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 and Parents and Teachers. Each level offers age-appropriate, in-depth information about many areas of our government.

  • BEST OF THE WEB :The American Library Association has this great web site for kids. It is organized by subjects such as animals, languages, math, history and biography. There's also a special section with sites of interest to parents, caregivers and teachers, as well as an area devoted to sites in Spanish.

  • FACT MONSTER :This one-stop reference site includes an almanac, an atlas, a dictionary and an encyclopedia. The site also features a daily famous birthday and event in history, quizzes, interesting topics in the spotlight, games and a homework help center.

  • HOMEWORK CENTER :Check this out to see a rich and practical collection of common education subjects such as animals, American history, biographies, maps,states' information and more. Also, just a click away at the top of the home page is Tareas Escolares - the entire web site in Spanish!

  • HOW STUFF WORKS :Using clear diagrams to supplement the text, this web site explains both natural phenomena and human inventions.

  • INFO PLEASE HOMEWORK CENTER :Need fast homework help? InfoPlease's homework center searches almanacs, a dictionary, year by year history and Greek and Roman mythology.
     
  • LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRESENTS AMERICA'S STORY :The story is put back in history through images of primary source documents, prints, photographs, maps, recordings and other materials from the past.

  • READING GAMES: Do you like to play games? Do you want to improve your reading? If you go to this Web site, you can select games at your "Just Right" level to help you practice your reading skills.

 

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Math Links

  • AAA MATH  Sorted by grade, this Web site will provide unlimited interactive math practice.

  • A PLUS MATH Test math skills with flashcards. Try Planet Blaster under Games!

  • EVERYDAY MATH RESOURCES :Interactive Manipulatives relating to Everyday Math.

  • K-5 MATH TEACHING RESOURCES - This site provides a range of math teaching resources, math games, and hands-on math activities for K-5 teachers.

  • MATH Large selection of Math Web sites covering fractions, multiplication, addition, subtraction, time, etc. Don't miss this one!

  • MATH CATS  Fun interactive math projects, math art and crafts, math writing contests, math story problems, even a magic chalkboard.

  • MATH PLAYGROUND  Math games, word problems, logic puzzles.

  • MULTIPLICATION MADNESS Here is a fun way to master the multiplication tables

 

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NWEA Practice Sites

 

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