Learning Websites

ABCya focuses heavily on building math, reading, and writing skills, but it also covers some additional topics as well as holiday themes. All of the games and apps were approved by certified teachers.

Games, quizzes and fact sheets take kids on a journey through time. Kids can set off on a learning adventure when they walk through ancient history, world history and histories of specific countries on the BBC History for Kids website.

Learn and play chess online with the computer or with other kids!

Math games, lessons, quizzes, manipulatives, brain-teasers and more.

This site combines reference materials, facts, and trivia quizzes for kids on all subjects. Parents, educators, and kids can get homework help and access almanacs, an encyclopedia, a dictionary, and an atlas.

It's learning with a twist. The Old Farmer's Almanac for Kids features riddles, puzzles, a question of the day, a timeline of interesting history facts, sky events and weather conditions to track at home with your children.

Math, reading, online books and learning games are just some of the site's many treats. Fun Brain caters to preschoolers through 8th graders.

Grammaropolis is a fun, interactive site that helps students learn about the parts of speech.

The Magic Tree House website. Students climb up the tree and enter the tree house to find some great puzzles, fun games and quizzes on any of the 45+ MTH books.

This site is filled with videos that cover a variety of subjects, such as physics for kids, photosynthesis, the nervous system, solar system, and electricity. All of the videos are kid-friendly. The English and science videos are sorted by grade level. There is even a “Cool Facts” and “Jokes for Kids” section.

Watch animal cameras, learn interesting tidbits about animals, see and share photos of nature, learn about different countries and try science experiments.

Each of the educational shows your children watch on PBS has its own learning section through PBSKids.org. Try sing-a-long songs, sorting and counting games, watch videos, and more.

The Sheppard Software website is a library of educational information and activities. It is broken out into nine broad categories that are fun, interactive, and, best of all, free. You and your family can enjoy hours of engaging learner-based content in a safe online environment.

Kid friendly cooking website with recipes and cooking instructions.

Story Jumper is a wonderful site that allows children to create their very own books. You can create cover pages, add text, upload drawings or photos to illustrate your story, and you can use the Story Jumper clipart gallery, too.

Online coloring pages and activities.

Hundreds of free kids games, puzzles, activities, coloring pages, clip art & more. New educational and fun games, activities and printables added on a regular basis for kids, schools and family fun.

This site has kid-friendly news articles geared toward third and fourth graders. TIME for Kids is uniquely positioned to teach kids to recognize and value authentic and trustworthy journalism.