A site may have teachers or professionals that your child can email to ask a question. If she has a question about the planets, she can then find an expert astronomer to ask. Help your child check the site to see when she can expect an answer – it may take a few days or weeks.

Reference sites range from atlases to encyclopedias. They are a place your child can go to access information to help answer their questions. If your child is doing research on sea animals, he can use a reference online such as an almanac or an encyclopedia to help complete his homework and develop his research skills.

There are Web sites that are subject specific and grade-level specific. Some sites give free advice, while others charge a fee. Help your child learn that it’s important to evaluate the source of any information she gets online and show her how to find the “About Us” section of a Web site. Inform your child that these sites are tools to help them answer questions and that she will need to cite and acknowledge others’ work correctly.

The following Web sites will assist you in finding resources to support your child to successfully complete their homework assignments. While the sites recommended are for kids it is always a good idea to supervise your child while he is online.

Fact Monster: Homework Center
This kid-friendly site from Information Please, a Pearson Education company, sorts information by subjects, homework skills, reference sources and tools. Find information on how to write a research paper, and how to cite sources. Browse the almanac and find an interactive periodic table or click on the atlas to find country, state and city profiles.

Discovery School: BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper
This popular Web page hosted on the Discovery School Web site is run by BJ, a 17-year-old. He has categorized more than 700 homework links. He is also available by email to answer your homework questions.

Time for Kids: Homework Helper
Who better to recommend and review homework help sites than the kids who are using them? Search by subject to find a kid-suggested site on this Web site that is brought to you by Time magazine.

Kid Info
This Web site, created by an elementary school teacher, has compiled a list of homework help, reference resources, and search engines for kids. You can do a search or click through the topics to find information about subjects, such as insects or the history of toys.

Education World: Study Skills and Homework Help
Education World, a Web site for teachers, lists several resources to help find homework help. Check out the Research Toolbox in the study skills section to find references from maps and converters to museums and libraries. Read reviews of homework help Web sites and read articles about homework help.

Pitsco’s Ask an Expert
Expert volunteers are standing by at this site for teachers, parents and students to help answer your questions. Choose a category and find the expert who is right for your question.

Updated June 2006