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CHILDREN

YOUTH

TEEN

PARENTS & CAREGIVERS

 

Children

Books to Hoot About! is the children’s book review blog from InfoSoup librarians and users!

For those first steps in literacy, click here.

Early Literacy Games

• Fischer-Price
• Maisys Fun Club
• Nick Jr
• PBS Kids
• Scholastic
• Sesame Street
• Seussville

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Youth

Fun Stuff

• Chess Kid
• Discovery Kids
• Draw a Stickman
• Fun Brain
• Jig Zone
• National Geographic
• Nick

Youth Homework

General

• Advanced Search
• Fact Monster

​Math

• Cool Math
• Gamequarium
• Zoeys Room

Science

• Environmental Ed
• Science Fair Projects

​Wisconsin

• DFI Kids Page
• Wis Dairy Council
• Wisconsin Folks
• Wisconsin  Veterans Museum​

National

• Kids.gov
• Treasury.gov
• US Mint.gov

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Teen

 What to Read Next: (InfoSoup)

Homework Help

College Careers

• Career One Stop: A website supplying career outlook information, resume help, occupational salary guides, and guides to required education for each career.
• My College Guide: Provides various articles and information on numerous colleges and universities along with guides about college life.
• Peterson's: A guide giving the breakdown of programs, campus life, enrollment, athletics, and more for each college.
• Resumes
  • Quintesstial Careers
  • Youth Ready Chicago Writing for Success
  • Hire.org Jobs, Life & Money

English & Writing

• Citing Sources: Check out Williams College Libraries Citiation Guide for all the major citation styles.
• Cliff Notes: Notes to plots and characters.
• Copy Right: Find out what fair use actually is along with numerous other copyright laws provided by Williams College Libraries.
• Crossref-it: Use cross references to literature provided by professionals.
• InfoPlease Writing Center: A collection of resources dedicated to helping students write better.
• Literary Criticism: Information provided by ipl2.
• Spark Notes: Plot summary and character analysis.

Foreign Language Sites

• Chinese
  • ​www.cantoneseclass101.com – Learn Cantonese through free lessons.
  • www.zheshishenme.com – Chinese Characters.
  • www.chineseclass101.com
• French
  • ​www.frenchpod101.com
• German
  • www.wiegehtsgerman.com
  • www.germanpod101.com
• Greek
  • www.greekpod101.com
• Italian
  • www.italianpod101.com
  • www.moltobeneitalian.com
• Japanese
  • www.japanesepod101.com
  • Kanji Practice
• Korean
  • www.koreanclass101.com
• Polish
  • www.polishpod101.com
• Portuguese
  • www.tudobemportuguese.com
  • www.portuguesepod101.com
• Russian
  • www.russianpod101.com
• Spanish
  • www.spanishpod101.com
  • www.queondaspanish.com
• Thai
  • www.thaipod101.com
• General Language Help
  • Google Translate
  • Live Mocha – Learn many different languages from the same site.
  • Foreign Flash Cards – Use flash card method for numerous different languages.
  • www.busuu.com

General Reference

• Dictionary
  An online Dictionary.
• Encyclopedia Britannica
  An online encyclopedia.
• Guiness World Records
  Website to the longest, shortest, fastest, slowest, tallest…you get the idea.
• Scribd
  Access to online articles and books covering numerous topics.
• TED
  TED is a collection of videos on different topics from the experts who deal with them.
• Thesaurus
  An online thesaurus.
• World Almanac
  Providing various facts on different topics like only an almanac can. of videos on different topics from the experts who deal with them.
• DMV PRACTICE TEST WISCONSIN
  ​Practice with this sample test to get ready for the official Wisconsin DMV driver’s license test.

History & Geography

• American Memory
  ​The Library of Congresses digital collection of American History.
• Ancient History
  ​A collection of information on ancient history.
• Chronicling America
  ​A Digital resource put together by the Library of Congress cataloging our nation’s historic newspapers.
• CIA World Factbook
  ​A database of information on the countries of the world provided by the Central Intelligence Agency.
• Eye Witness to History
  ​Get infromation on numerous events through the history of the world.
• History Net
  The website to the company that produces numerous popular history magazines.
• HistoryWorld
  HistoryWorld is a website providing timelines and quizes to world history.
• Library of Congress
  Digital Collections – A list of the collections available digitally by the Library of Congress.
• Medieval History Source Book
  A collection of Medieval primary sources put together by Fordham University.
• National Museum of American History
  Provided through the Smithsonian Institute, one of the most famous museums in the country.
• The Smithsonian
  The Website to the famous Smithsonian Institute including the magazine and museum.
• World Atlas
  A map of the world with facts on each country.
• Teen History & Geography
  ​Trends, statistics, and polls on current events and social issues
• Balance pro and con information on current controversial issues

Math & Science

• 3DTin
  Create 3D animation in your browser.
• Algebra
  Need help with your algebra homework? This is the place to go.
• Astronomy
  ​A link to the popular magazine Astronomy’s website full of information on whats going on currently in space.
• Math.com
  Get help algebra, geometry, trigonmetry, statistics, calculus, and everyday math at this site.
• Nature
  A weekly journal discussing topics related to the environment and nature.
• Science News
  Another website presenting information on the latest trends in science, biology, astronomy, physics, environmentalism and more.
• Scientific American
  Get the latest on science news on various topics from environment, astronomy, physics and more.
• Solar System Exploration
  Explore our solar system through NASA’s interactive website.
• WebMath
  Get help with numerous different levels of math problems on this Discovery Site.

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Parents and Caregivers

Helpful Literacy Sites

• ​Websites for Kids
• Book-A-Day
• Find-A-Book
• Digital Library
• Media Evaluation
• Baby Sign
• Sign Language
• Stop Bullying
• Teens Health

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