Online Homework Help
Q. What
are some websites that provide homework help online, when parents can't be at
home to help their children themselves?
See #7 in the "Homework" category of www.ShowandTellforParents.com,
which lists several good websites. And here are several more good ones:
www.scholastic.com/families/index.asp
K-8 grade-specific information; help for struggling readers;
good study habits; subject information; educational games, puzzles and kid
news; from the ed publishing giant, Scholastic Inc.
www.kids.gov/k_homework.htm
Strong on social studies and history; includes Encyclopedia
Smithsonian, Kids in the House (legislative process), and the Library of
Congress' Today in History; government-produced site (CHECK)
www.mathforum.org/dr.math
Math Q&As for K-12 and parents, with a searchable
archive accessible by level and topic, and a good FAQ section, from Drexel
University in Philadelphia
www.infoplease.com
Almanacs, dictionary, encyclopedia; HotWords is a fun
feature
www.parents.infoplease.com/homework/index.html
The Family Education Network prepared this general helper
with a good search feature, good maps, and a good biography database
www.edhelper.com
By teachers, for teachers, with more than 1,600 word and
critical thinking problems, plus exams, puzzles, and loads of links
www.howstuffworks.com
Fascinating and mind-expanding
www.britannica.com
Large article bank, interesting history features on
Britannica's Heritage
www.dailygrammar.com
Free email service provides grammar lessons five days a
week; archives have complete set of grammar lessons
Homework: Here's an excellent online parents'
guide to homework from the U.S. Department of Education:
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/homework/index.html