Homework Help

Textbooks

Look for most Plainfield Community Schools textbooks for grades 1-5 in the help desk in the Children's Room. They are for in-house use only, but you can do the work here or make a photocopy of the pages. 6th grade & up textbooks are at the main reference desk in the Adult/YA Department.

Resources

Quick Takes

Internet Public Library - Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Atlas, & Almanac - Do You Want to Do Better in School? - Consider Careers! - Food Timeline - Mythweb - Online Dictionaries of many kinds - Funbrain - Dictionaries including languages - InfoPlease - CyberSleuth K-12 Homework Helper - Children's Museum of Indianapolis - Internet Detectives: Kid-Recommended Web Sites - Distinguished Women - Brarydog: Your Homework and Web Companion

The American Library Association

Great Sites: 700+ Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Colorful Web Sites Now searchable!

Character Education

Absolutely Whootie - Plainfield Town Values Booklists - Aesop's Fables Original & New Versions - Character Critters - Crossroads of Character - Character Education Links from UEN

Reading and English

Word Fake Out! - LitFinder – Find Literature and Poetry(Available in the library only) - Children's Literature Web Guide - National Award-Winning Books Like the Newbery and Caldecott Awards - Young Hoosier Book Award - "Do We" Really Know Dewey? - Authors

Math, Science and Technology

Ancient Egypt - How Stuff Works - Sports Science - Math Goodies - A+ Math Games - Design a Roller Coaster - Ultimate Science Fair Resource - Curious Science for Curious Kids - Math Dictionary (click "C" to find the online calculator) - Biomes of the World & Biomes with Printables - NASA Home Page - Endangered Species - US EPA Global Warming Page - Science Fair How-To - Free KidDomain Clipart

Music and Art

Thumb Piano Tunes - Hop Pop Musical Town - ThinkQuest: Music - Inside Art - Study, Create and Play with Art - Metropolitan Museum of Art

Social Studies, History & Current Events

History in Your Pocket Change - Planet Orange Money Site - The White House for Kids - PBS Africa for Kids - Ancient Romans - Mythica - National Geographic for Kids - Time for Kids - Project Vote Smart - Native American Home Pages - Today in History - States and Capitals - Stately Knowledge - Ancient Inventions - Inventors - Yahoo for Kids News - Indiana State Symbols - America's Library - Archeology Through Games