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A+ Click

More than 1000 challenging math problems and illustrations for grades 1-12.

Abcya

A wide variety of word games, number games, skill games, and more for children in grades K to 5.

Amusement Park Physics

Design your own roller coaster and learn more about how amusement park rides work using the principles of physics.

AR BookFinder

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

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

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4-14 years learn about our government, how laws are made and elections work, Ben Franklin's life, and the importance of historical documents.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

Have an assignment that involves writing about a person? Browse our catalog for biographies.

Britannica - Public Library

Page-length encyclopedia articles. Great for general research.

Requires library card

Catch the Science Bug

Solve science puzzles, do your own scientific investigations, or learn more about what scientists do on the job.

Choose My Plate: Kids

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

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

Sharpen your basic math skills, play math-related games, and explore new math concepts.

Engineer Girl

Learn about the exciting opportunities in engineering for girls and women.

Explora: Elementary Search

Newspaper and magazine articles, essays, and primary source documents. For elementary school students.

Requires library card

Explora: Middle School Search

Newspaper and magazine articles, essays, and primary source documents. For students in grades 6-8.

Requires library card

Exploratorium

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Accurate, up-to-date information about growth, food & fitness, childhood infections, immunizations, lab tests, medical and surgical conditions, and the latest treatments.

LearningExpress

Build skills in reading, writing, math, and science.

Requires library card

Lexile Find A Book

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

Make your own comics online with this online comic generator from author Bill Zimmerman.

Mango

Learn a language online from your computer, tablet, or smartphone!

Requires library card

Math Game Time

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

Examples are given for how to do basic math using text and diagrams.

Mo Willems

Play games, print coloring pages, learn more about pigeon's pals, and find more books by author Mo Willems.

Moo Milk

An adventure, including the science, in the dairy industry, with mooing cows! Excellent information on milk.

National Geographic Kids

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.

Scholastic BookFlix

Animated stories paired with nonfiction books for grades Pre-K through 3.

Requires library card

Scholastic Story Starters

Spin the wheel to choose a writing challenge. Once you have the right challenge, start writing your story.

Scratch

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

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

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

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