For Kids

Homework Help

Select a homework topic below:

• Animals
  • Animal Bytes - Scientific classification and fun facts about many animals
  • Animal Myths and Legends - Animal legends, crossword puzzles and coloring books
  • eNature.com - A complete guide to North American plants and animals
  • Insects on the Web - More information on bugs then you will probably ever need to know
• Astronomy
  • Astronomy For Kids - Sky maps, info about planets, constellation info and a beginners section
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day - Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer
  • Astronomy Today - An online journal about astronomy. All kinds of maps, pictures and other info
  • Kids Astronomy.com - All kinds of fun info about outer space
  • Our Solar System - Learn many facts about our solar system
  • Sky and Telescope - Online site for the magazine Sky and Telescope with articles, pictures and more
  • Jets Observing the Skys - Many great astronomy resources
• Biographies
  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • Christopher Columbus
  • United States Presidents
  • Thomas Edison
  • Wright Brothers
• Castles
  • Castles of Britain - All about castles located in Britain
  • Castles of the United States - All about castles in the United States
  • Castles of the World - Lots of info on castles, palaces and monasteries
  • Castles of Tuscany - All about castles located in Tuscany, Italy
  • Castles on the Web - Castle pictures, info and tons more
  • Hearst Castle - A must see Web site for Hearst Castle in California
• Dictionary
• Dinosaurs
  • Dinosaurs at BBC - The story of the dinosaurs, fact files, dinosaur worlds and more
  • Discovering Dinosaurs - Learn all about dinosaurs
  • Zoom Dinosaurs
• History/Social Studies
  • Ancient Greece - Learn about Greek traditions, recipes, weapons and history
  • Ancient Rome - Learn about the accomplishments of the Romans and more
  • Ben's Guide To U.S. Government - Learn about our Government's history
  • Inca Mummies - Not all mummies come from Egypt. This site tells us about the mummies from South America
  • Kids.gov - Loads of history and government site links
  • National Geographic Kids - Homework help for geography and history
  • Social Studies For Kids - Fun facts and a glossary
  • Thanksgiving History - Learn about the history of Thanksgiving
• Math
  • A Math Dictionary For Kids - math dictionary for kids with easy exercises applying concepts
  • All Math.com - allmath.com has flash cards and other math information on it for older kids, but is a good tool for adding and subtracting
  • Cool Math.com - Cool Math has fun games to help with everything from adding and subtracting to probabilities and algebra!
  • Fun Brain.com - games for kids - also has teacher and parent resources!
  • Teach R Kids Math - good for elementary math
• Music
  • Cool Composers - Learn about composers, hear clips of their works, and play musical games
  • How Instruments Work - Learn about and listen to the different families and different types of instruments - strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
  • kidsgov music - Learn about the history of music and other things about music
  • Music Notes - Learn music history, theory, styles, professions, and instruments. And play some fun music games.
• Rivers
  • Niagara Falls - Interesting facts about Niagara Falls with some amazing pictures
  • Planet Ocean - Learn about the ocean, how it works, and some amazing animals that live there
  • The Water Cycle - Follow a drop of water on its journey around the world as you learn about the water cycle
• Science
  • Caves - Take a virtual walk through all of the different types of caves we find here on earth
  • Discovery Channel for Kids - Homework help, virtual science fair, puzzle maker and more!
  • Periodic Table of Elements - Table of Elements and related information
  • Super Science Fair Projects - Information and help with science fair projects
  • Volcanoes - Learn about volcanoes, plate tectonics, and play some fun games
  • Creating a Science Fair Project - A guide to easily make a winning science fair project for any level science class
• States and Maps
  • 50 States.com - Need facts about the states? You will find them here
• Titanic
  • Encyclopedia Titanica - Passenger and crew biographies, research articles and discussions about the Titanic
  • Titanic Exhibit - Info and artifacts from the ship
• Weather
  • USA Today Weather and Climate Resources - A list of resources compiled by USA Today about weather and climate change
  • Weather Channel Web site - Current weather reports, facts, records and averages

Interesting Links

• Arthur - Arthur and Buster Newsletter, Muffy's Wardrobe, Sign Design and other activities with Arthur and the gang.
• Bill Nye - Home demos, question of the week, episode guide and interesting facts
• Clifford the Big Red Dog - Lots of fun games and activities to explore with Clifford
• Coloring - Pick a fun picture to color
• Crayola - Coloring and activities, card creator and arts and crafts
• Discovery Kids - Fun and games show information and videos
• Fun Brain - Math games and arcade games
• Goodnight Stories Kids Site - Games, stories, facts and fill in the blank stories
• Kids Island at Disney Online - games, activities, music, radio Disney, Disney Toon Town and more
• Kids Konnect - Links to hundreds of fun Web sites for Kids
• Kids Place - Features power proofreading, a fun game
• Kids Zone - National Wildlife Federation - Activity calendar, art gallery, books and reviews, coloring pages and games.
• Learning Games - Math, alphabet, vocabulary, and memory games
• Nick.com - The Web site for everyone's favorite channel, Nickelodeon!
• PBS Kids - games, stories, music and coloring plus other fun activities
• Scholastic Kids - Games, news and and other fun things
• Sesame Street - Choose a Sesame Street character for an activity
• Sports Illustrated for Kids - news, games, sports scores, fantasy sports, video and tips from the pros
• The Kids Page - Kids clip art and assorted games
• The Science of Flight: Paper Airplanes - fun, hands-on way for kids to learn the history of paper planes and their aerodynamics, how flight really works, and resources for making your own planes!
• The White House initiative -- Let’s Move! - America’s move to raise a healthier generation of kids!
• The World of Beverly Cleary - games and other fun things based on the book series
• Time for Kids - Has all kinds of interactive learning games