Homework Resources

General

Fact Monster https://www.factmonster.com/ For elementary and middle school students, lots of information in all subject areas: quizzes, flash cards and games

How Stuff Works https://www.howstuffworks.com/

Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/ For students of all ages and subjects: lessons and practice questions

National Geographic Kids Homework Help https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/homework-help/ Resource guides, videos, quizzes, etc.

PBS Wisconsin Education https://pbswisconsineducation.org/ Learning media, Wisconsin history, geography, government, etc. (K-12)

PBS – At Home :Learning https://pbswisconsin.org/at-home-learning/

PBS – Learning Media https://wisconsin.pbslearningmedia.org/

Encyclopedias

Brittanica School (Badgerlink)

Elementary School https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/resource/britannica-school-elementary
Middle School https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/resource/britannica-school-middle
High School https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/resource/britannica-school-high

Explora (Badgerlink)

Elementary School https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/resource/explora-elementary-schools
Middle and High Schools https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/resource/explora-middle-high-schools

English/Reading Skills

BibMe https://www.bibme.org/

Hippocampus https://www.hippocampus.org

Reading Rockets https://www.readingrockets.org For kids learning to read and support for struggling readers and their parents

Sparknotes https://www.sparknotes.com

Starfall https://www.starfall.com

Geography

Brittanica School Atlas (Badgerlink)

The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

History & Government

African American History http://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/people-african-american -history/

Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government https://bensguide.gpo.gov/

Biographies (High School) https://www.biography.com

History Reference Center (Badgerlink)

College level and adult resources https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/resource/history-reference-center

This Day in History (History Channel) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

Math

Common Core Works https://www.cgcs.org/domain/131

Cool Math 4 Kids https://www.coolmath4kids.com

Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/ For students of all ages and subjects: lessons and practice questions

PBS Learning Media Math – https://wisconsin.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/mathematics/k-8-mathematics/

Coding

Code.org https://code.org/

Native Americans

Native Americans in Wisconsin https://theways.org

Research

Middle Search Plus (Badgerlink) – Magazine and primary sources for middle schoolers

https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/resource/middle-search-plus

Primary Search (Badgerlink) – Magazines for elementary school students

https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/resource/primary-search

Science

Animal Diversity Web https://animaldiversity.org

NASA STEM @ home (K-4) https://www.nasa.gov/stem-at-home-for-students-k-4.html

Science Reference Center (Badgerlink) – Periodicals, images, and reference books for students and adults

https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/resource/science-reference-center

PBS – SciGirls – https://wisconsin.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/scigirls/

Test Prep

Learning Express Library (Badgerlink) – Test prep and other skills for kids – adults. Includes ACT, SAT, AP tests, and more.

https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/resource/learningexpress-library

Help for parents:

Parent Toolkit (Family Institute) https://pgcpsfamily.org/parent-toolkit/

Scholastic Parents https://www.scholastic.com/parents/home.html