Great sites to explore and use!

Homework Help Sites

Brain Pop
Friday Harbor Elementary School login required to use this educational website. Different subjects covered K-6th Grades.

Duolingo
Free language learning site and app. Multiple languages and learning levels offered.

Exploratorium
Online museum of science, art, and human perception. Activities for children, parents, and educators.

Fact Monster
All types of facts at your fingertips. Also includes digital almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, and thesaurus.

Khan Academy
A nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

Multnomah County Library homework links page
A list of homework helpers on a wide range of topics from history and mythology to astronomy and mathematics.

National Geographic Kids
Exploration website for children. Parents Choice winner 2008.

Poetry Foundation
A comprehensive website specializing in the promotion of poetry as a tool for learning and self expression.  Features poems for children and teens.

Scholastic
Comprehensive website featuring information on books, authors. Interactive learning activities and teacher toolbox.

SciStarter
Citizen science database for finding projects that match your interests and tracking your contributions.

 

Online Games

Bob the Builder

Interactive games, puzzles, and activities for younger children.

Cartoon Network

Features a variety of games, including Ben 10, Lego, and Star Wars.

Disney Junior

Activities and games that appeal to younger children and preschoolers.

Fun Brain

A variety of educational games and interactive activities. Sudoku, Math Arcade, Tic Tac Toe, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Fun Ranch

Features arcade and sport games for kids.

Math Playground

Learn math and numbers through fun, interactive game playing. Pre-K to 8th grades.

Miniclip

A variety of more than 300 games. Racing, multi-player, sports, adventure, top-rated.

Nick Junior

All types of games featuring Nickelodeon characters. Dora, Diego, Bubble Guppies, Blue’s Clues, and more. Pre-K.

PBS Kids

Games inspired by favorite children’s television shows. Pre-K and up.

Primary Games

Language arts, science, math, social studies. K-6th Grades.

Prongo

Arcade and memory games for kids. Sorted by age level.

RIF Reading Planet

Games and activities for emerging wordsmiths and storytellers.

Scrabble Word Finder

Playing Scabble with your kids? Stuck on a word? This fast and easy Scrabble word finder will find words up to 20 characters, to help you win the game.

Seussville

Website featuring Dr. Seuss characters and stories. Includes games, activities, videos, and printables. All ages.

Online Reading Sites

Starfall was founded by Dr. Stephen Schutz, who had difficulty learning to read as a child due to dyslexia. He was motivated to create a learning platform with untimed, multisensory interactive games that allow children to see, hear, and touch as they learn.
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Storynory is an online treasure-trove of free audio stories, offering a mixture of original stories, fairytales, and specially adapted myths and histories, as well as a sprinkling of poems and verse.
Explore reviews of great children’s books from James Patterson.