Useful Links
Language Arts links
For Reading, Writing, Spelling, Vocabulary
Book Flix: Jefferson County Public Library has a great new database of e-books that students can read online. It pairs a fiction book with a non-fiction book on the same topic. Sign in with your library card # and PIN.
Clifford the Big Red Dog - Interactive Stories: Scholastic's website with interactive storybooks
International Children's Digital Library: Read over 2500 titles in 14 different languages
NoveList K-8 Plus (you need your public library card #): A great site from the Jefferson County Public Library to find "Title Read-alikes," Author Read-alikes," and "Series Read-alikes."
Spaghetti Book Club: Book reviews by kids for kids!
Spelling City: This site has many games and activities to play with spelling and/or vocabulary words. This link goes to Spelling City but links to Words Their Way, our word work program.
Starfall: A great site for practicing reading strategies, phonics work, and just plain fun with reading!
StoryLine: Stories read by famous people
StoryPlace: A digital library that includes free online books and activities in both English and Spanish.
Tumblebooks: Lots of e-books (picture, graphic novels, non-fiction, and novels).
Word Hippo: An all-in-one reference tool that defines a word, provides a meaning, provides an opposite, pronounces it, provides rhyming words, and much, much more.
Math
Cool Math 4 Kids: An amusement park of math and more -- especially designed for FUN, FUN, FUN!
Math Expressions: for kids (grades K-5)
Math Expressions for parents
Math Words: An interactive math dictionary with enough math words, terms, formulas, pictures, diagrams, tables, and examples to satisfy your inner math geek!
Soft Schools: Click on your grade level (green tool bar at the top) and then click on a fun math game.
Triple A Math: Sorted by subject and/or grade level (from Kindergarten to 8th grade)
Virtual Manipulatives: National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Visual Fractions: This is a great site for a little extra online work with fractions.
Social Studies and Science
America's Story: Meet Amazing Americans; Jump back in time; Explore the States; Join America at Play; See, Hear and Sing.
Kids Health: Get the latest information about different health issues. There is a section for parents, one for kids and one geared for teens.
Library of Congress: A wonderful site with a plethora of information: Print, multimedia, and online resources; Historic maps, photos, documents, audio and video of American History; Presentations of treasures from the many Library of Congress collections, past and present; Multilingual resources on world culture; Legislative information - current and historical. A real history buff's site!
Where in the World... Geography fun from Education World
World Atlas: Maps and more!
World Biomes: Learn about the world's' biomes - the plants, the animals, the climate.
A Little Bit of Everything
These sites are not curriculum specific but have lots of different topics.
ABCYa!: Pick your grade and find an activity - lots of reading, writing, math and more!
Free Rice: Practice math, geography, grammar, and vocabulary while fighting world hunger at the same time!
Help Now!: This site is powered through the Jefferson County Public Library and offers "LIVE" help from 2pm-11pm daily for all of your homework needs. Need to use your JCPL card # and PIN #
Homework Help: Jefferson County Public Library - Homework Help. Here you will find links to databases and websites to help you in just about every area!
Typing/Keyboarding Practice
Typing Club: Online program to assist you with learning and improving your typing speed.
Dance Mat Typing: A fun way to learn touch typing.
