Study Resources

The following are links to “child friendly” education resources for use with your child’s school work.

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Online Resources from the Santa Clara County Library

Enrichment Programs, Tutoring, Workshops

• Kaplan Tutoring (formerly SCORE! Educational Centers) — Private and small group tutoring and on-site software (including Headsprout); recently added an online component. The local center is in the Rancho Shopping Center.
• Meyers Learning Center — one-on-one academic tutoring, coaching, and workshops to youth of diverse ages and learning abilities.

Reading & Literacy

• Headsprout – Phonics Based Reading Lessons Online
• Earobics GameGoo
• Reading Planet
• Lesson Corner – Vocabulary Worksheets

Math

• Stanford EPGY offers Elementary-level Mathematics Courses (online math enrichment); Almond School participates in the Open Enrollment Program (PDF flyer)

• ALEKS — online assessment & enrichment courses

• Math League – math contests, books, and computer software designed to stimulate interest and confidence in mathematics for students from the 4th grade through high school. Participation is at the school level; LAHS participates, but no public elementary schools in Santa Clara County.

• MSRI – Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival – annual math challenge event for grades 6 and up

• BrainPOP – Math – animated movies on a variety of math topics (subscription required; free trial available)

• Math Arcade on Funbrain — sequential collection of 25 Flash games

• Coolmath.com — collection of math games and activities

• SuperKids Math Worksheet Creator — generates printable worksheets

• HelpingWithMath.com – math worksheets, games, tables, charts and more

• Kids Math Games at Room 108 – Flash games, worksheets

• Math Fact Cafe — more free math worksheets

• Math Forum: Elementary School Student Center — library of resources from Drexel University

• Mrs. Glosser’s Math Goodies — interactive games and worksheets; some require purchase of CD

• WebMath – Solve Your Math Problem

• Math Homework Help

• List of math resources from Young Mensa of South Florida

• Stanford Math Project – Kids Corner

• Math Delights – activities for K-4th graders

• math-mom.com — list of useful math books & toys

• The Matinee Muse – blog featuring math games and puzzles, and news about programs offered by Math Matinee, a Bay Area math enrichment provider.

Science

• Sample lesson plans for science activities — from the MathScience Innovation Center in Richmond, VA
• San Francisco Exploratorium
• http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
• NASA Kids’ Club
• Yahoo! Kids Science

History

• Grade 5 History & Social Studies (Speculum Mundi)
• http://www.besthistorysites.net/
• http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
• http://www.historychannel.com/
• http://www.refdesk.com/facthist.html
• http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/
• http://www.history.org/history/
• http://www.californiamissions.com/menu.html
• http://www.bham.wednet.edu/BIO/Biomaker.htm

Art

• Community School of Music and Arts – art classes & camps

• Kids Art Los Altos (Loyola Corners)

• Pacific Art League (downtown Palo Alto): weekly classes and summer camps

• Allegro Art Academy — weekend workshops and summer camps

• Ohlone Art Camp — week-long summer camps in Palo Alto, run by Kristen Johnson

• Young At Art Studio (Cupertino)

• nspire art studio (Maddy McBirney; LASD art specialist & docent) – after-school classes and summer camps

• Cathy Zander – local artist, group classes & private art lessons

Puzzles, Fun & Games

• http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/
• Yahoo! Kids
• Play Kids Games

Reference

• Wikipedia
• Speculum Mundi
• AcademicInfo — large collection of links to education resources

Miscellaneous

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/
• http://www.edu4kids.com/