San Mateo County Library

General Resources:

Connect live with an expert tutor for homework help. Available for K – Adult Learners in English, seven days a week from 1 PM – 12 AM, and in Spanish from 1 PM – 10 PM.

Kids InfoBits - Homework help resources for beginning elementary school; also includes 75 popular kids magazines like Highlights and Sports Illustrated for Kids.

Internet Public Library Kidspace

List of Tutors and Homework Assistance sources from the Community Information Project (PDF file)

Specific Topics:

Language Arts: Grammar; Read a Book; Vocabulary

Reference: Dictionaries; Encyclopedias; Thesaurus

Science: Animals; Astronomy; Geology; General Science; Math

Social Studies: San Mateo County; California History; Current Events; Geography Other Countries People States

The Arts: Art; Dance; Music

Language Arts
	Grammar:	Grammar Blast Fun Brain Word Games Grammar Gorillas
	Read a Book:	Childrens Books Online Kids Reads Reading Scene Benboszoo Alphabet San Mateo Couty Library's We Recommend pages
	Vocabulary:	Vocabulary University Word-A-Day
Reference
	Dictionaries:	Fact Monster Dictionary Word Central
	Encyclopedias:	Fact Monster Internet Public Library Kidspace Knowledge Adventure Encyclopedia (Requires registration) Google Kids Directory
	Thesaurus:	Roget's Thesaurus
Science & Math
	Animals:	Creature Feature from National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia Kids Go Wild!
	Astronomy:	Astronomy for Kids Nine Planets… a Tour of the Solar System Astro for Kids
	Geology:	US Geological Survey for Kids Neill's Geology for Kids Volcano World Savage Planet The Mineral Gallery Earthquakes for Kids
	General Science:	You Can… Beakman's Science Stuff How Stuff Works - Science Channel Kinetic City (Requires creating an account)
	Math:	K - 6:	Math Glossary A Plus Math
		All:	Math.com The Math Forum with Ask Dr. Math
Social Studies
	California History:	California Native Americans The First Americans - California California Indians California Missions California Missions eBooks PLS Librarian Links for California Missions Mission Photo Tour Gold Rush California's Untold Stories Photos of the Gold Rush
	Current Events:	Kids Newsroom
	Geography:	National Geographic Homework Help National Geographic for Kids National Geographic GeoBee Quiz
	Other Countries:	Country Reports Countries of the World Say 'Hello' to the World Country at a Glance from the UN
	People:	Author Guides TIME 100 My Hero
	States:	States and Capitals Class Brain State Reports Name that State Quiz
The Arts
	Art:	Art Safari from the Museum of Modern Art The Art Detective Inside Art
	Dance:	dance-kids.org/ The Electric Ballerina
	Music:	San Francisco Symphony Kids Site The Music Room Music from DataDragon KidzSing Garden of Songs

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