Kids InfoBits meets the needs of those in kindergarten through grade two and the more research-savvy students in grades three through five with simple, quick access to  information on current events, arts, sciences, health, people, government, sports, history and more.

 

Bookflix pairs fictional animated storybooks with a corresponding nonfiction book from Scholastic. For Kindergarten through grade three. Click here to access Bookflix from home.

 

TrueFlix is an online resource that brings books to life! It features electronic versions of Scholastic’s award-winning True Books series paired with topical viedos, project ideas, age-appropriate web links, and interactive educational games.

Click here to access TrueFlix from home.

The Discovering Collection provides quick access to accurate information via an intuitive interface that takes the guesswork out of research. It is most appropriate for grades three and up.

 

Designed for middle school students, InfoTrac Junior Edition provides access to 300 full text general interest magazines, thousands of newspaper articles, more than 300 maps and reference books. Users can also search by Lexile reading levels.

 

Designed for high school students, InfoTrac Student Edition offers access to variety of magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

 

Learn A Test can help you improve! Tests for Elementary through High School in Math, Reading and Writing. Also includes Computer Skills Tutorials and Writing Improvement Programs (with instant essay scoring and analysis for SAT Writing, Writing for High School, Middle School, Elementary School).

 

Daily Life Through History features the day-to-day lives of average people and places, past and present. Covers food and cooking, holidays and festivals, clothing, housing, religion, music, family life, women’s history. Also includes information on the 50 states. Browse by time period, region or subject. For middle school and older.

 

World Folklore and Folklife covers myths, proverbs, music, urgan legends, comparative religion, folk and fairytales, literature. For middle school and older.

 

Whether you’re searching for historical information on slavery or want to know about Will Smith, African American Experience is your source! With WPA slave narratives, music, articles, photos, maps and other documents, the black experience from African origins to the present is brought to life. For middle school and older.

 

The Latino American Experience is a full-text, multimedia database with both English and Spanish content focusing on individuals of Hispanic origins living in the Americas from pre-Columbian times until the present day. The database contains books, images, primary documents, and links to select Web sites. For middle school and older.

 

The American Indian Experience offers access to an online library featuring more than 150 volumes of reference content, hundreds of primary documents and thousands of images, including treaties, speeches, traditional tales, and a wealth of maps and photographs. For middle school and older.

 

CultureGrams Kids Edition features a colorful collection of 106 country reports perfect for school projects and homework assignments; States Edition offers kid-friendly reports on all 50 states. Switch between editions with a simple click.

 

 

 

From earth science and life science, to space, technology, mathematics and science history and biography, Science in Context is designed to boost achievement for students. Includes experiments. For middle school and older.

 

U.S. History in Context provides a complete overview of U. S. history with articles, photos, videos and lots of primary source material. Appropriate for middle and high school students.

 

World U.S. History in Context provides a complete overview of U. S. history with articles, photos, videos and lots of primary source material. Appropriate for middle and high school students.

 

Biography in Context delivers outstanding research support with nearly a million biographical entries spanning history and geography.

 

Learn A Test can help you improve! Tests for Elementary through High School in Math.

 

 

 

Funbrain Math–This website has math games for kids in elementary school.

WebMath–Web Math has help for students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.

Cool Math 4 Kids–A math site specially designed for what kids ages three to twelve like and how they learn! Check out the companion site for ages thirteen and up.

Math Slice–Play online math games like Math Wheel (math terms), Jeopardy (addition), and Finding Nemo (direction) or generate custom math worksheets on topics such as telling time, fractions, money, and many more! Appropriate for Kindergarten through high school.

From earth science and life science, to space, technology, mathematics and science history and biography, Science in Context is designed to boost achievement for students. Includes experiments. For middle school and older.

 

Science Kids–This website has information and games for everything from animals to space, health to technology and lots of other science topics in between. For grade two and up.

Science Fair Project Resource Guide–If you’ve never done a science fair project before, DON’T PANIC! The IPL’s Science Fair Project Resource Guide will help you through the whole project by guiding you to a variety of excellent web resources. For grade three and up.

Starchild–Sponsored by NASA, this site is a learning lab for up and coming astronomers grades three to five.

NOAA for Kids–This website has information about oceans, weather, sea animals and fun facts about oceans for elementary and middle schoolers.

Learn A Test can help you improve! Tests for Elementary through High School in Reading and Writing. Also includes Writing Improvement Programs (with instant essay scoring and analysis for SAT Writing, Writing for High School, Middle School, Elementary School).

 

Bookflix pairs fictional animated storybooks with a corresponding nonfiction book from Scholastic. For Kindergarten through grade three. Click here to access Bookflix from home.

 

Merriam Webster Word Central–Features a dictionary, thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, daily buzzword, games and build your own dictionary.

ABC Fast Phonics–This tutorial site makes use of cartoons, audio narration, sounds, and clickable words to teach phonics. Phonics rules and practice pages are included. Appropriate for Kindergarten through second grade.

International Children’s Digital Library–This website has picture and chapter books in many different languages that can be read online. Good for kids in elementary and middle school.

Foreign Languages for Kids–A free foreign language learning site for children. Simple games, activities, and resources for learning vocabulary in French, Spanish, German, Italian and more.

Daily Life Through History features the day-to-day lives of average people and places, past and present. Covers food and cooking, holidays and festivals, clothing, housing, religion, music, family life, women’s history. Also includes information on the 50 states. Browse by time period, region or subject. For middle school and older.

 

Whether you’re searching for historical information on slavery or want to know about Will Smith, African American Experience is your source! With WPA slave narratives, music, articles, photos, maps and other documents, the black experience from African origins to the present is brought to life. For middle school and older.

 

The Latino American Experience is a full-text database with both English and Spanish content focusing on people of Hispanic origins living in the Americas from pre-Columbian times until the present day. The database contains books, images, primary sources, and links to select Web sites. For middle school and older.

 

The American Indian Experience offers access to an online library featuring more than 150 volumes of reference content, hundreds of primary documents and thousands of images, including treaties, speeches, traditional tales, and a wealth of maps and photographs. For middle school and older.

 

World Folklore and Folklife covers myths, proverbs, music, urgan legends, comparative religion, folk and fairytales, literature. For middle school and older.

 

U.S. History in Context provides a complete overview of U. S. history with articles, photos, videos and lots of primary source material. Appropriate for middle and high school students.

 

World History in Context provides a complete overview of world history with articles, photos, videos and lots of primary source material. Appropriate for middle and high school students.

 

Biography in Context delivers outstanding research support with nearly a million biographical entries spanning history and geography.

 

 

CultureGrams Kids Edition features a colorful collection of 106 country reports perfect for school projects and homework assignments; States Edition offers kid-friendly reports on all 50 states. Switch between editions with a simple click.

 

 

Dial-A-Teacher is a homework help hotline that operates Mondays through Thursdays, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Certified New Haven teachers are on hand to answer your homework questions, in both Spanish and English. Call the hotline at 946.6580.

 

New Haven Reads provides free tutoring after school and on Saturdays.