Homework Links

Encyclopedias, Almanacs, News for Teens/Kids

CultureGrams- Kids (Click here to search from outside a library.)
 The Kids Edition contains 66 country reports including a timeline, images, fun facts etc. Suitable for upper elementary students.

CultureGrams - States
  The States Edition has maps, flags, symbols, timelines, etc. for each state. Suitable for upper elementary students.
 

Galenet 
Biography Info Center, Gale Business Resources, Gale's Ready Reference Shelf, and Literature Resource Center. (Click here to search from outside a library.)

High School Ace
High School Ace is a free resource center for teens. It features academic subject guides, reference tools, news, puzzles, quizzes, and college information.

World Book Student Resource Center
The Student Resource Center contains World Book resources to help students with their schoolwork. It also offers educational games and activities that help make learning fun.

Search Engines for Kids

Ask for Kids

KidsClick- websearch for kids, by librarians
 

History
America's Library
Infoplease
For information about the year you were born.
World History

Math
Ask Dr. Math

Destination Math and Destination Reading (from Riverdeep)
These interactive learning tools are geared for elementary school age children, and are ideal for home schoolers or for reinforcing school assignments with a fun and engaging learning program.Speak to a librarian or call Telephone Reference at 479-4636 for the login and password.

Destination Math is a complete supplemental mathematics program that teaches basic skills, math reasoning, conceptual understanding, and problem solving. The program is broken into three courses (K-1, Grades 2-3, Grades 4-6) and gives sequenced step-by-step instruction in math skills (Examples include: whole numbers, addition, subtraction, fractions, and decimals.)

Biographies
Biography

Reading
Search AR (Accelerated Reader Book Lists) for Lee County Schools 

Destination Math and Destination Reading (from Riverdeep)
These interactive learning tools are geared for elementary school age children, and are ideal for home schoolers or for reinforcing school assignments with a fun and engaging learning program.Speak to a librarian or call Telephone Reference at 479-4636 for the login and password. 

Destination Reading balances phonics instruction and reading-for-meaning activities. The program is broken into two courses (K-1, Grades 2-3). Coursework includes ABCs, short and long vowels, consonants, compound words and much more.

Social Studies
Christmas around the World

Holidays on the Net

Testing
FCAT Explorer 
This Web site, produced by the Florida Department of Education, provides information about the FCAT.  It also provides skills practice for both reading and math, and passage and question topics from Social Studies, Science, and the Arts.  A school-provided sign-in name and password are required to access the student materials.  Ask your child's teacher for this information.  There are materials in the Parent and Family Guide section that do not require a sign-in name and password.  If you are in a Lee County Library branch and do not have a sign-in name and password, check with the reference desk.

Electronic Teaching Assistance Program
Electronic SAT prep in math.  Other subjects soon to follow.

DEBATE/Journalism

• Facts on File Issues and Controversies
  Search this resource for the pros and cons of approximately 600 controversial topics in the news. Chronologies, illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies and contact information provide balanced and accurate coverage of current and historical issues.
  
  
  Career
• Occupational Outlook Handbook