Madroña Elementary 2012 California Distinguished School Winner 

612 Camino Manzanas, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (805) 498-6102

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Online Learning

Homework Help

Click here for a collection of specialized databases and web sites selected by Thousand Oaks Librarians and recommended by the CVUSD. Subjects include:
  • Online Tutors & General Homework Help
  • Literature
  • Science
  • Social Issues
Kid-Safe Sites to Help you Look Things up

The following websites provide online and interactive homework assistance, entertainment and learning that is suitable for kids of all ages. Parents should find these websites acceptable.


Fact Monster (www.factmonster.com)
This is a one-stop reference source of kid-friendly facts and articles. The award-winning site also has loads of interactive tools that encourage kids to improve their math, spelling and vocabulary.


JumpStart
(www.jumpstart.com)
This is an award-winning adventure-based 3D virtual world that is super-personalized, wildly imaginative and really fun, but don't let that fool you - it also teaches math, reading, and critical thinking skills so kids get a real jump start in life.




FunBrain (www.funbrain.com)
This is the Internet's premier location for interactive, educational games (math, grammar, science) for children and kids of all ages.



Yahoo! Kids (www.yahookids.com)
The ultimate kid-friendly search engine. Based on the popular adult Yahoo! site, it‘s a safe place for children to look for information and has a great list of age-appropriate reference links.



Ask Kids (www.askkids.com)
The best search engine for answering simple kid questions like, “How does an iceberg form?” or “What causes hiccups?”



Kids Click! (www.kidsclick.org)
This site was created by a group of US librarians so kids could find age-appropriate Web content on everything from science to health to popular entertainment. All links are non-commercial and non-violent.

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