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The following links are resources that may be useful to children and their adults as they complete homework for school. For a list of organizations in Allen County that provide homework help and tutoring services, please see our Local Learning and Literacy Resources page.

Art & Music

Essentials of Music
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/
Metropolitan Museum of Art - Explore and Learn
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/index.asp
Pics 4 Learning Copyright-free Images for Students and Teachers
http://www.pics4learning.com
Renaissance Connection
http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/

Language Arts

Check out our list of Poetry Resources!
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/children/poetry.html
ReadWriteThink Links to Student Resources
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp/
Theoi Project:Greek Mythology -- a site exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art
http://www.theoi.com/
Word Central
http://www.wordcentral.com/

Mathematics

Ask Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/dr-math.html
Math is Fun - Homework Help
http://www.mathisfun.com/

Reference

Atlapedia
http://www.atlapedia.com/
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
http://www.bjpinchbeck.com/
Dewey Browse
http://www.deweybrowse.org/index.html
Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com
Homeworkspot.com
http://homeworkspot.com/elementary/
Hyper History
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
This Day in History
http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp

Science

Discovery Channel School
http://school.discovery.com/
eNature
http://www.enature.com/
How Products Are Made
http://www.madehow.com/index.html
Ontario Science Center
http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/
Our Universe
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/children/space.html
Ranger Rick Homework Help
http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=3&departmentId=107
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History - Student Resources
http://www.mnh.si.edu/education/classroom_resources/studentactivities/index.html
What Tree Is That?
http://www.arborday.org/trees/whattree/
Why Files
http://whyfiles.org/

Social Studies

50states.com
http://www.50states.com/
African-American History
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/children/blackhistory.html
American Jouneys: Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement
http://www.americanjourneys.org/index.asp
Best of History Web Sites
http://www.besthistorysites.net/
By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/odmdhtml/preshome.html
Ellis Island
http://www.ellisisland.org/
How Far Is It?
http://www.indo.com/distance/
"I Have a Dream" speech text
http://www.holidays.net/mlk/speech.htm
MapQuest
http://www.mapquest.com/
Maps and Country Information
http://future.state.gov/where/maps.html
My Wonderful World -- For Kids and Teens
http://mywonderfulworld.org/kids_explore.html
NationalAtlas
http://nationalatlas.gov/
Stately Knowledge
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/
U. S. Census Bureau: Kids Korner
Provides students with information, quizzes, and games about the 50 States.
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/kids.html
U.S. Government Sites for Kids
http://www.kids.gov/

This page is maintained by Becky White, Children's Services. Comments and suggestions can be sent to Becky White at bwhite@acpl.lib.in.us, or to Mary R. Voors, Manager, Children's Services at mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us.