Educational Links
Homework & Homeschool Links and Resources
READING/BOOK LINKS
Overdrive - OverDrive is a free service offered by the Caldwell County Library that lets you borrow digital content (like ebooks and audiobooks) anytime, anywhere. You will need to contact the library prior to signing in for your card and pin number. Access is available by using molib2go.org, the LIBBY app (see home page) or the Overdrive App.
Storyline Online - The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Daytime Emmy®-nominated and award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Oprah Winfrey, Chris Pine, Kristen Bell, Rita Moreno, Viola Davis, Jaime Camil, Kevin Costner, Lily Tomlin, Sarah Silverman, Betty White, Wanda Sykes and dozens more.
The Gutenberg Project- Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for you to enjoy.
TESTING/HOMEWORK HELP
Learning Express Library - This is a comprehensive online platform of career and academic resources to assist library patrons so that they can succeed in school, on the job and in life. Patrons must first register in the library to be able to use this resource at home.
Fact Monster - Fact Monster combines essential reference materials, fun facts and features, and homework help for kids. From the solar system to the world economy to educational games, Fact Monster has the info kids are seeking. Our site is COPPA and kidSAFE-certified, so you can rest assured it's a safe place for kids to explore.
EDUCATIONAL GAMES/LINKS
ABCya - ABCya provides over 400 fun and educational games for grades PreK through 6. Our activities are designed by parents and educators, who understand that children learn better if they are having fun. Games are categorized by grade and subject, and cover topics such as multiplication, parts of speech, typing, pattern recognition, and more. We even have games that are just plain fun (and safe) to play! With so much variety, there is sure to be something for kids at all learning levels and styles.
Nat Geo for Kids - Easy-to-Read Articles, Amazing Photos & Fun Games
PBS Kids - Fun and educational games and videos based on PBS programming.
Prodigy - Experience the unmatched engagement levels of Prodigy, the curriculum-aligned math platform loved by over 100 million educators, students and parents.
HOMESCHOOL RESOURCES
Khan Academy - We’re a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool - We exist to help families homeschool. We enable families to homeschool who thought they couldn’t because of a lack of finances, a lack of time, or a lack of know-how. Others join EP just because it’s easy and fun and they’re confident of the quality of education. EP seeks to free families from the burden of pursuing the “perfect” and encourages them to let it be “enough.” Each family and each child is different and we seek to provide the resources to enable your family to be who you were created to be.
Ambleside Online - AmblesideOnline is a free homeschool curriculum that uses Charlotte Mason's classically-based principles to prepare children for a life of rich relationships with everything around them: God, humanity, and the natural world. AO's detailed schedules, time-tested methods, and extensive teacher resources allow parents to focus effectively on the unique needs of each child.
Xtramath - XtraMath® is a Seattle 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to math achievement for all. Our goal is to develop effective, efficient, adaptive, and intrinsically rewarding supplemental math activities. Our math fact fluency program helps students develop the recall that enables success in higher-level mathematics. XtraMath is an open educational resource, with our web-based program available for free to schools, teachers, students, and families.
Families for Home Education - Families for Home Education, the oldest and largest statewide home school organization in Missouri, has been serving Missouri home educators since 1983. FHE is comprised of members – you, not just a board and staff. The purpose of FHE is to protect the inalienable right of the parents of Missouri to teach their own children without state regulation and control.
