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Databases for Kids
BookFlix
 

BookFlix
An interactive experience for beginning readers to explore fiction and non-fiction. Designed to increase understanding and fluency, increase reading comprehension, and have fun at the same time.

BookFlix Tutorial

Britannica School

Britannica School Nonfiction content geared for K-12 students. Includes over 132,000 encyclopedia articles, 103,000 images, 7,500 multimedia elements, more than 27,000 eBooks, and novels and essays. Tools include translation for 50+ languages and read-aloud functionality. Includes Lexile ranges and alignment with Michigan Department of Education Academic Standards across a variety of subjects. This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

eBook K-8 Collection

eBook K-8 Collection Titles that support K-8 students across all subject areas. Also features a selection of teacher resources to support educators and administrators including Common Core alignment. You may access the full text of these eBooks from your computer, or download titles to most popular portable devices. This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

Explora for Primary Schools

Explora for Primary Schools For elementary school libraries. Content from children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedia entries, and images. Students can learn about animals, musicians, fitness, space exploration, and much more. Pulls content from Middle Search Plus, Primary Search, Newspaper Source Plus, and the eBook K-8 Collection. This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

Khan Academy


Khan Academy is a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education for anyone anywhere. With resources for kids from pre-K to high school (and beyond!), Khan Academy can help everyone absolutely free.

LearningExpress Library School Center

LearningExpress Library School Center
Grades 4 through 12 skills improvement in math, writing and grammar, reading comprehension, social studies, and vocabulary and spelling through tests, eBooks, and tutorials. U.S. Constitution study and review, advanced math, and logic available for high school students. Create a free account to access tools to help you do well in school. This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

LOTE4Kids

LOTE4Kids allows kids to learn a language and connect with books through the magic of storytelling. Provides over 3000+ picture books in 65+ world languages, including English translations, with new digital books and languages released each month. Download the LOTE4Kids App today!


Novelist K–8 Plus

Novelist K–8 Plus A comprehensive reading resource for finding fiction and non-fiction titles for younger readers. This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

PebbleGo

PebbleGo Each database features expertly-leveled text and navigation specifically designed for your beginning researchers. Enriched with spoken-word audio, text highlighting and audio/video media, PebbleGo builds a foundation of research skills for every learner.

Scholastic Teachables

Scholastic Teachables offers worksheets, lesson plans, learning games, and more with printable activities for any subject: math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing, and beyond. Download printable lesson plans, reading passages, games and puzzles, clip art, bulletin board ideas, and skills sheets for kids in any grade.

TrueFlix

TrueFlix
[Accessing within Library] An award-winning resource that helps students hone literacy skills, build knowledge of subject-area content, and cultivate 21st Century skills through the inquiry process.

TrueFlix
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Tutor.com

Tutor.com provides on-demand tutoring, homework help, test preparation and writing assistance for students in grades K-12 in over 40 subjects. No appointment is needed. Tutors are available 4–11 pm. You can also use their practice quizzes and SkillsCenter Resource Library to study 24/7. Login to get help today.

Tutor.com Tutorial


World Book

World Book Early Learning For preschoolers and children in the early elementary grades. Early Learning offers rich resources designed for easy integration into the classroom curriculum, public library programming, or learning at home. This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

World Books Kids With thousands of articles, multimedia content, and a collection of biographies, World Book Kids is designed to encourage the young learner to be curious. This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

World Book Tutorial


Websites for Kids
Arts & Games
Chess Kids
Discover the rules and strategies of chess. Improve your game, memorization skills, patience and sportsmanship with free online games, tournaments and club matches with kids around the world.

Classics for Kids
Learn about some of world's greatest classical composers and listen to amazing music! This site also includes information about the history of music, games, and materials for caregivers and educators, and lots of multimedia content.

Color with Leo
Explore the world of art through interactive games, hands-on activities, and lessons with a young Leonardo da Vinci.

Sesame Street
Games, videos, and art featuring your favorite Sesame Street friends!

Starfall

Books & Authors
Dav Pilkey's Extra Crunchy Website
Meet Dav Pilkey in comic book form! Explore his books, videos, games and book app! Be sure to check out "Fun Stuff" for more activites and silly facts.

World of Jan Brett
You’ll find everything from trolls to armadillos on this author/illustrator’s page. She has created The Mitten, That Hat, Armadillo Rodeo, The Trouble with Trolls, and Berlioz the Bea.

Harry Potter Lexicon
The most complete and amazing reference to the wonderful world of Harry Potter. Including magical spells, potions, maps, lists of wizards and all manner of magical items and devices.

Roald Dahl
This site offers all of the latest news, stories, and views about children’s author Roald Dahl.

Grace Lin
Crafts, lessons, coloring pages and more based on the books of author/illustrator Grace Lin.

Judy Blume on the Web: Kids Page

Official Eric Carle Web Site

General
Mocomi Kids
Activities, games, videos, and stories made with Motion Comics to make learning and building skills fun.

FunBrain
Games, books, comics, and videos that develop skills in math,r eading, problem-solving, and literacy.

Pics4Learning
Looking for images to include in a project? Teachers and students are granted permission to use all of the free images in this collection.

Merriam-Webster Online
Dictionary and Thesaurus access, plus word games & quizzes and more!

DK Find Out!
Fun Facts, quizzes, games, and activities on a wide variety of topics, with the visuals and text boxes we've come to love in DK books.

Smithsonian Tween Tribune
Looking for articles about science, history or current events? This interactive site features content for grades 5-8, with lexile level information. It is also possible for teachers to create accounts & use the site's content in the classroom.

How Stuff Works
Easy to understand explanations for common and not-so-common questions.

Discovery Kids
Learning games, activities, and quizzes from Discovery Channel

History & Geography
GlobalTrek
This site is a way for students to travel the world without having to leave their classroom. The travel itinerary provides links to background information and a chance to read about a country's people and culture. There is even the opportunity to correspond and talk with people in their native language with the help of instant translation.

Michiganology-Defining Michigan
A collection of articles, pictures, and questions for students in Grades 3-5 and 9-12 to explore the Defining Michigan Era from 1787 to 1855. Learn about the steps to statehood, indigenous people of Michigan, the Underground Railroad, and more.

Archiving Early America
A unique array of original newspapers, maps, and writings come to life on your screen just as they appeared to our forebears more than 200 years ago. 

Primary History
A visual site that includes timelines, biographical information, and depiction of historical event for elementary-aged children.

Gallery of Achievers
Short biographies, profiles and interviews of individuals who have shaped the 20th century with their accomplishments.

Odyssey Online
Discover Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and sub-Saharan African cultures with puzzles and interactive games.

Just for Fun
PBS Kids
Educational games and videos based on your favorite PBS Kids shows!

Nick Jr.

Disney Jr.
Games that exercise memory, hand-eye coordination, color matching, and other skills for young learners.

Highlights for Kids
Online games, stories, crafts, and activities from your friends at Highlights.

Literacy
Reading Ready Caregiver Guide
Parents and caregivers can download a free copy at the link above. Reading Ready is an emergent word reading program developed by Dr. Katie Pace Miles, a professor of early literacy at Brooklyn College, CUNY.

Reading Ready Videos


Math
MOEMS
MOEMS has 5 sample Math Olympiad problems and answers for the elementary and middle school divisions. It also provides strategies for how to solve them.

Edugain
Edugain has online practice, online practice tests, and downloadable worksheets for Math Olympiad for each grade. Create a free account to download worksheets.

Math League
Math League has printable sheets of practice Math Olympiad problems and solutions for grades 4 and up.

Science & Technology
San Diego Zoo Kids
Take a virtual trip to the San Diego Zoo! You can find pictures of all the animals at the zoo, or watch videos or live animal cams. There are also games and activities on this site. Most suited for elementary age kids, but younger kids might enjoy the pictures and videos.

Meet the Animals
Find fact sheets, conservation status, and news about the animals living at the zoo.

Walking the Dinosaurs
Created by the BBC, Walking with Dinosaurs features individual pages featuring interesting facts, images and statistics on particular dinosaurs.

Ocean Portal: Find Your Blue
Discover the sea through a fun-filled blog, media gallery video, or current museum happenings. Explore ocean life and amazing ocean photos. Under the Educator's Corner, check-out lessons plans for all grades.

Smokey for Kids
Campfire Safety and Wildfire Prevention

Fruits & Veggies—More Matters
Games, activities, and information for kids and families about the health benefits of adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet.

NASA for Students
News and information about space for students.

Scratch
Program and create you own interactive stories, games and animation and share with others. Includes video and step-by step guides.

Center for Game Science
Games focused on scientific discovery, discovering optimal learning pathways for STEM education, cognitive skill training , and games that explore collective over individual intelligence.

Wonderville
Interactive games, videos, and activities for learning about science, technology, engineering and math. (STEM)

Catch the Science Bug
Solve science puzzles, do your own scientific investigations, or learn more about what scientists do on the job.

Earthquakes for Kids
Learn about past, present and future predictions for earthquake activity. Includes neat facts about quakes, science fair project ideas and answers to frequently asked questions about earthquakes.

EngineerGirl
The EngineerGirl website is designed to bring national attention to the exciting opportunities that engineering represents for girls and women.

Climate Kids: NASA's Eyes on the Earth
Climate Kids offers kids clear answers to questions on global climate change through sections on weather, air, the ocean, fresh water, carbon, energy, plants and animals and technology. Includes educational games, activities, crafts, videos and information on green careers.

Wildscreen ARKive
Ultimate multimedia guide to the world’s endangered species. Includes films and photos by the world’s best filmmakers, photographers, conservationists, and scientists.

Farmer's Almanac for Kids
A children’s version of the Old Farmer’s Almanac. Contains facts about weather, star gazing, history and more.

KidsHealth
KidsHealth has trainloads of accurate, up-to-date information about growth, food & fitness, childhood infections, immunizations, lab tests, medical and surgical conditions, and the latest treatments. You’ll find health games, How The Body Works animations, the KidsVote health poll, and tons of surprises.

National Geographic Kids
National Geographic’s site for young readers is one of the best resources for information on the Net about the world, its people, and its wildlife. Not only can you read the newest edition of this magazine on-line, you can check out the contests, polls, games and even virtual adventures.

Ology
American Museum of Natural History put together this wonderful website to help kids learn about all the cool creatures and natural elements that make up our world.

Code.org
Code.org is a site designed to support the learning and teaching of computer coding. Features Hour of Code, a special program designed to teach beginners how to code. Through well thought out tutorials people of all ages can learn Scratch, Hopscotch and Java programming languages.

Social Studies & Government
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government
Introduction to the historical documents, governmental bodies, and underlying principles that shape the federal government.

The Mint
Learn about money: earning it, saving it, spending it, investing it, tracking it and safeguarding it. This site has information for teachers and parents as well.

GenerationOn
Find programs and resources that support the development of caring, compassionate and capable kids and teens through service, empowering them to become changemakers in their communities and the world. 

H.I.P. Pocket Change
Money doesnt grow on trees. In fact, here in the United States it comes from a place called the U.S. Mint. Learn all about the history of money in the US, watch cartoons about coins in the United States, play games, or join the collectors club.