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A+ Click
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More than 1000 challenging math problems and illustrations for grades 1-12.
Abcya
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A wide variety of word games, number games, skill games, and more for children in grades K to 5.
Amusement Park Physics
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Design your own roller coaster and learn more about how amusement park rides work using the principles of physics.
AR BookFinder
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Look up a book to find its Accelerated Reader level and see how many AR points it's worth, or find books by AR level.
Bedtime Math
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A blog that offers daily math problems instead of stories. Math problems are offered in 3 levels: preschool, K-1st/2nd grade, and 2nd grade and up.
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government
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Kids aged 4-14 years learn about our government, how laws are made and elections work, Ben Franklin's life, and the importance of historical documents.
Biographies
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Have an assignment that involves writing about a person? Browse our catalog for biographies.
Britannica - Public Library
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Page-length encyclopedia articles. Great for general research.
Requires library card
Catch the Science Bug
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Solve science puzzles, do your own scientific investigations, or learn more about what scientists do on the job.
Choose My Plate: Kids
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Full of games and activities to help kids learn about how to choose foods that will help them feel good and be healthy! Sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Climate Kids
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Learn how global climate change relates to weather, air, oceans, fresh water, carbon, energy, plants, animals, and technology. Includes educational games, activities, crafts, videos, and facts about green careers.
CoolMath
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Sharpen your basic math skills, play math-related games, and explore new math concepts.
Engineer Girl
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Learn about the exciting opportunities in engineering for girls and women.
Explora: Elementary Search
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Newspaper and magazine articles, essays, and primary source documents. For elementary school students.
Requires library card
Explora: Middle School Search
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Newspaper and magazine articles, essays, and primary source documents. For students in grades 6-8.
Requires library card
Exploratorium
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Hundreds of videos, apps, and activities on everything from what happens to meat when you cook it to why your voice sounds so good in the shower.
Funbrain
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A wide variety of learning games for 1st to 8th graders in the Math Arcade, including Math Baseball and Tic Tac Squares. Also includes reading activities, a video zone, and more.
Global Trek
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Travel the world without leaving the classroom. Read about a country's people and culture. Correspond with people in their native language with the help of instant translation.
Hour of Code
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Try a one-hour tutorial designed for all ages in over 45 languages. Join millions of students and teachers in over 180 countries starting with an Hour of Code.
The Imagination Factory
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Art activities with recycled materials. Ideas and clear directions can be found for painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, fiber arts, and crafts from recycled media.
The Kid Should See This
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Search from and enjoy hundreds of smart & super-cool, "not-made-for-kids, but perfect for them" videos in the classroom or together at home. Click play and start a conversation.
KidLit TV
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KidLit TV utilizes technologies such as videos and podcasts to promote children's literature and to inspire kids to read, write, and draw.
Kids in the House
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Learn about the legislative process. With sections for young learners, elementary school, middle school, and high school, information is broken down in a way everyone can understand.
KidsHealth.org
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Accurate, up-to-date information about growth, food & fitness, childhood infections, immunizations, lab tests, medical and surgical conditions, and the latest treatments.
LearningExpress
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Build skills in reading, writing, math, and science.
Requires library card
Lexile Find A Book
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Find the right book for you based on your lexile score. Don't know your lexile score? You can estimate that with this resource.
Make Beliefs Comix.com
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Make your own comics online with this online comic generator from author Bill Zimmerman.
Mango
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Learn a language online from your computer, tablet, or smartphone!
Requires library card
Math Game Time
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Fun, educational games for students from Pre-K through 7th grade. Students quickly engage with games that are on-target for their grade and the Common Core Standards.
Math Is Fun
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Examples are given for how to do basic math using text and diagrams.
Mo Willems
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Play games, print coloring pages, learn more about pigeon's pals, and find more books by author Mo Willems.
Moo Milk
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An adventure, including the science, in the dairy industry, with mooing cows! Excellent information on milk.
National Geographic Kids
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Learn about the world, its people, and its wildlife. Not only can you read the newest edition of this magazine online, you can check out the contests, polls, games and even virtual adventures.
Nourish Interactive
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Learn why cabbage and beans are better than burgers and pizza. Find fun nutrition games and lots of interactive nutrition tools like the Food Pyramid Adventure which help teach about the value of the right food.
Scholastic BookFlix
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Animated stories paired with nonfiction books for grades Pre-K through 3.
Requires library card
Scholastic Story Starters
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Spin the wheel to choose a writing challenge. Once you have the right challenge, start writing your story.
Scratch
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Create stories, games, and animations with Scratch, the program designed for ages 8-18. After completing your creation, you can share it with the online community.
This Day in History
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Select a date in history and learn what happened in that day's headlines. You can narrow your focus to topics such as the Civil War or World War II.
Tynker: Coding for Kids
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A computing platform that allows children to develop programming skills through fun, creative courses. Join the millions of kids from around the country learning to code with Tynker!
USA.gov for Kids
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A kids' portal to the U.S. government, this provides links to federal kids sites along with kids sites from other organizations, all grouped by subject.
Women's History Month
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Learn about the generations of women who have made an impact in history. Sponsored by the Library of Congress.
World Almanac for Kids
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Up-to-date articles, videos, interactive games, science projects, and more. For middle grades.
Requires library card
World Almanac for Kids Elementary
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Illustrated articles, videos, interactives, Fun Facts, and more for elementary school students.
Requires library card
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