Children's Services

Homework Helpers 

  WEB SAFETY TIPS FOR KIDS

For your child's safety, we recommend that you review web safety tips with your child.    

        Climate Change  

  Ask Jeeves for Kids - An easy  way to find answers to  questions on homework subjects.

  Bill Nye the Science Guy - Offers information on Bill Nye, a collection of his lessons, video and audio clips

  BLS Career Information - Created by the Bureau of Labor Statistics just for kids.

CELLS alive! - Learn about animal & plant cells through interactive diagrams.

  CIA World Factbook - The first place to look for information about countries.

 Country Profiles -  BBC News

  Coolmath4kids -  Math for Preschool to Age 100+

  Dearborn Public Library  Online Databases for Children.  Access to magazine articles.

  Discovery Education - Useful and enjoyable resources for students.

   E-Learning for Kids free courses for children globally.  Free courses in math science, reading, health and computers for children ages 5 - 12.

  Fact Monster - Reference materials, fun facts and features, and individualized homework help.

50states.com - Fast facts and useful information on the fifty United States.

  Google Image Search - More than 250 million pictures.

GOOGLE OneKey Kid Safe Search Engine

  Internet Public Library KidSpace

        POTUS: Presidents of the United States

        Science Fair Project Resource Guide

  KidsClick! - Web search for kids by librarians

  Kids Guide to Higher Education - Everything you need to know about gearing up for college - whether it's a month or a decade away!

 MEAP EXAM HELP :

 Dearborn MEAP study guide site:  State Testing at Study Island: State Assessment Tests, No Child Left Behind  This site is available to children attending Dearborn Public Schools.

     Previous examples of MEAP tests for all grades  See how your district performed on MEAPs

     Brainchild FREE online Skills Assessment (Grades 3 - 8)    Learn a Test  Skills Improvement (Elementary, Middle, High School)

    

 

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary/Thesaurus   Includes Merriam-Webster for kids.

 

Native American Resources

The ThinkQuest Library provides innovative learning resources for students of all ages on a wide range of educational topics. Featuring over 6,000 websites, the library is created by students from around the world as part of the competition.
ThinkQuest site on: United States: Regions  ..info. on climate, landforms, industry, natural resources, people.

  Free online books library for students, teachers and the classic enthusiast. Contains famous classic essays, fiction, non-fiction, plays, short stories and poetry.  For instance, if you need to read a play by Shakespeare or H.G. Well's Invisible Man and it's not at the library, it will be here for you to read.

  Shmoop Entertain your brain while studying books, plays, short stories, poems, and US History.  Grades 5 - 12

  Starfall   A free website to teach children to read with phonics. (audio)

Storynory  Free audio stories for middle elementary readers

  Wordcentral.com 

  Yahooligans - Links to homework resources, recreation, entertainment, and more.

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