Online Homework Help Resources
Get free help with your homework
in the Children's Dept. Homework Center.
Help is available for children in grades K-6, Monday through Thursday, 4:00-7:30 p.m. and Sunday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Teen Services provides free Math
Homework Help to middle school and high school students. Visit Teens - Homework Help for details.
MCPL Librarians recommend the following online resources to help children in grades K-6 (and their teachers)
find information. Tools labeled with a 
can be accessed from inside the library or at home with a library card number.
Tools labeled with a 
can only be accessed from inside the library.
Tools labeled with a 
can be accessed from anywhere without a library card. For additional resources, go to MCPL's
Research Tools page.
Grolier Online Encyclopedia
Grolier Online helps you find information fast and connect you with recommended websites, magazine articles, images and maps. You can search all the resources at once, or choose the resource that you think best meets your needs.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - General encyclopedia for children in grades 3 and up, with focus on older elementary school-age children.
New Book of Knowledge - General encyclopedia geared to younger elementary school-age children.
Lands and Peoples - Encyclopedia of countries and cultures geared
to elementary and middle school.
America the Beautiful - State-by-State history and current events geared to children in elementary and middle school.
INSPIRE for Magazine and Newspaper Articles
A database of newspaper, magazine and journal articles, many of them full-text.
Access the
Kids Search (geared to children in grades K-6)
and the
Student Research Center (targeted to middle and
high school students) through INSPIRE.
Recommended Websites for Common Homework Topics:
Indiana -
States -
Presidents -
Countries of the World -
Flags -
Math -
Reading
See Also ...
Indiana
States
- Connect to Grolier Online, go to the America the Beautiful database and search for the state you are researching.
- Stately
Knowledge
(http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/)
Find basic facts of any state, including Washington, D.C., as well as a picture of the state flag.
Presidents
Countries of the World
- Connect to Grolier Online, go to the Lands and Peoples database and search for the country you are researching.
- The
World FactBook
(https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/)
Look here for current factual information on oceans and countries from
around the
world. Provides a picture of the country's flag, along with information on
its geography, people, government and more.
Flags
- Connect to Grolier Online, go to the Lands and Peoples database and search for the country you are researching.
- CIA World Factbook : Flags of the World
(https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/flagsoftheworld.html/)
Images of flags from around the world, listed in alphabetical order by country, with a description of the flag and a link to country information.
Math
- WebMath (http://www.webmath.com/index.html)
Provided by Discovery Education, this site generates answers to math problems and explains how to solve them.
- NCTM Homework Help (http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=2147483782)
Provides tips for parents and links to resources recommended by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Reading
- Game Goo (http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/)
Try out games that help practice letter sounds, spelling, and other reading skills.
- Need More Reading Help?
See our separate pages suggesting fun ways to Practice Your Reading Skills online and ideas to Help Your Child with Reading - online resources for Parents and Teachers.
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