Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
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Kid's Links
Math and Reading Help for Kids is a comprehensive directory site including hundreds of original articles and resources dealing with children's education.
Pre-school aged children just learning to use the mouse, can really benefit from playing at www.pbskids.org
A fun page for school age kids is http://kids.discovery.com
The homework help site for elementary age kids is www.factmonster.com
sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!
Compiled by librarians, the KidsClick! search engine looks a lot like Yahoo!, but the topics are kid-friendly and mostly academic.
www.studyweb.com
Lightspan's Study Web is also set up like a search engine; you can do a specific search or browse through academic categories.
www.schoolwork.org
Also known as Schoolwork.ugh!, this site lets you click on one of 26 categories (art, science, biography, religion, math); within each category, you'll find links to sites that offer more specialized information.
www.bigchalk.com
This site allows you to search for specific topics or browse by topic. You can also search for information designed for a specific age group.
www.infoplease.com/homework
The search engine Infoplease.com offers a homework-help search engine and a page full of links to useful information, including a kids' almanac, maps, news and biographies.
www.ipl.org
The Internet Public Library has teen and youth divisions; both offer links to general (and age-appropriate) homework-help sites.
www.kidport.com
Kidport provides links for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade. Select the grade and you'll get age-appropriate links with helpful information.
For math help:
www.math.com
Math.com offers formulas, free mini-lessons in any area, and free limited use of a software program that helps you solve equations.
forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/dr-math.html
Ask Dr. Math is divided by age group (elementary, middle school, high school, college) and offers an extensive archive of previously asked math questions. You can also send in your own question, but the site is so busy, you're not guaranteed an answer.
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