Homework is inevitable for all kids, and time is limited for all parents, teachers, and support givers. There are many websites designed to offer homework help to students, however, as parents we struggle with which sties to let our children browse or use independently. These homework help sites for kids have been reviewed for content and reliability in the home. Sites were also chosen based on the variety of subject matter they covered, even if their main focus is specific to a subject, the amount of information covered on the sites is amazing.
Math
Math Forum is a great organizational site that offers tips and hints from Dr. Math.Dr. Math helps kids work on specific math problems, relating to their specific grade level. The website is easy to navigate, search, and has options to even email Dr. Math for specific questions. If waiting for an answer to a problem is an issue, students can even connect directly to tutors through the site. The site covers basic math, through college level math, covering the full spectrum of math topics. The site is run through Drexler University, which has additional information for teaching math and courses available for teachers and parents, if necessary.
Discovery School, through Discovery Education offers a variety of tools for students working with mathematics. Once at the site, locate their homework help homepage.There are videos that help show students in a cartoon style way how to add, subtract, multiply and divide, with a number of other criteria. These videos are short to watch and fun for kids that need more exposure to the concepts. The site provides great visual reference for students to then apply on their own.
Social Studies/History
Kids.gov offers students inside information to government and problems directly affecting youth. The site is broken down into grade specific categories, from K-5, 6-8, as well as a section specifically for educators. Regularly the site is updated with new topics and information that will expose children to different topics relating to youth and how it is affected by government, from climate, to money, to fire safety, and the census.
Multi-Subject
Fact Monster has a huge array of information on a variety of subjects that will allow kids help with their homework. The site covers math, science, games, literature, history, the United States, people and biography and has a special homework center. The site has a great variety of resources for kids and provides games for almost every topic to help them practice skills and focus on academic material.
Carnegie Library offers a homework site for kids of all ages, with multiple subjects from math, language arts, science, and art. The site offers a live connection to tutors sponsored by tutor.com between the hours of 3p.m and 10p.m. for students in grades fourth and up. The site also sponsors a “Little Kids” site with resources the help kids in the same subject areas. Once on the site, locate the Big Kids Homework section.
Chatter Bees Homework is great for kids as it has a variety of subjects, including health, reference, math, science, etc. and guides students through a ‘honeycomb’ in search of helping you out. It asks you questions about what information you’re looking for, and helps guide you through sites that are pre-organized for kids navigating the web on their own, helping them locate information, definitions, pictures, and reference information.
Also Brighthub has many articles and topics for parents, teachers and kids on almost every subject imaginable. Just search for the subject area and skill that you are seeking to find articles that fit your needs.
I hope you enjoy visiting these homework help sites for kids and that your kids can get a great deal out of exploring the information that is available.
