They're also great for help on homework!

Time for Kids Homework Helper Kid recommended sites to help with language arts homework.  Great reference tool!

Open Court Resources Here you can find research links to various stories and lessons found in each unit of our 4th grade Open Court Reading program.

Dictionary.com Easy to use online dictionary.

Thesaurus.com Easy to use online thesaurus.  Good for use on Vocabulary Map Homework. 

Multiplication.com - Fun games for practicing times tables!

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives A great site with interactive math manipulatives, designed to teach and reinforce math concepts. 

A+ Math   This site contains games, interactive flash cards, flashcard creator, worksheets

Education Place Brainteasers – logic based word problems – great practice for problem solving journal

Cool Math.com   - try some fun online math games.  There is a great Math dictionary. To go straight to the dictionary, click here : Cool Math Dictionary.

National Geographic Kids – Great interactive website from a reliable source, National Geographic.

Time For Kids - Website from the magazine of the same name.  This is a fun way to learn about current events around the world. 

FOSSweb: GO TO THIS WEBSITE – This is the website for our science program, including information from our current unit, called "Earth Materials."  Here you will find some fun activities and other great tie-ins with what we are learning in class right now.  There is a great vocabulary section that can be used to help study, as well.   

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Great website from Bill Nye.  Features fun home experiments and science facts

EXTREME Science - The science behind some of the world’s most extreme wonders.

National Geographic Kids – Great interactive website from a reliable source, National Geographic.

LAUSD Digital Library – List of websites and various other reference sources for all subjects.  Great source for reliable websites!

Dictionary.com – Easy to use online dictionary

Thesaurus.com – Easy to use online thesaurus.  Good for use on Vocabulary Map Homework. 

Merriam-Webster's Kids' Dictionary – Kids dictionary site from Merriam Webster.

World Book Atlas – Free atlas from a reliable source.

Time For Kids Homework Helper – Great resources to help with homework in all subjects. 

(for our third Open Court Unit: From Mystery to Medicine)

Kidshealth.org - Kid’s Health homepage.  Here you can do a search for information about illnesses and other health concerns.

Yahoo Kids! Encyclopedia - Kid-friendly, free encyclopedia. 

Encyclopedia.com - Free Online Encyclopedia

Medterms.com - Medical Dictionary.  Use this to help clear up any medical terms that you do not yet know or understand.

WebMD  - Medical information for adults.  Check this site only after you have looked at the sites above.

Kids.gov – Website featuring fun activities and links to other good websites

Kidsites.org  Wealth of websites for kids.  It is still recommended that you preview all sites before allowing your children to use them.  You can never be too safe when allowing children to surf the net.