Explore trusted online resources for kids and teens. Use the filters to narrow by age and topic. Age: All Ages Elementary Upper Elem / Middle Middle school and older Topic: All Topics Making & STEM Reading / Books Homework / School Language Learning Crisis / Mental Health LGBTQ CoBuild At Home Activities for Kids and Families to help youth and their caregivers to spend quality time together building and creating and encourage and foster mental fitness, creativity in a safe and welcoming community. Code.org Learn computer science at home. Limited internet and smart phone options too. Community Science Workshop Network (CSWN) This resource is low in technology, but high in engagement and reliability. All the projects can be made with low cost or recycled materials. Upper elementary through middle school. Make Code Includes both physical computing with the Micro Bit and virtual coding and app development. It has a great block coding interface and it even has Minecraft coding! Science Friday Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff. Scratch Includes 323 math activities, 302 visual arts ones, plus examples and stories to help build classroom community. Fantastic Fiction A great resource where you will find new book releases by your favorite authors, book series listed in chronological order, popular books, top 250 authors for hardback, paperback, audio & eBook titles. Literature Map Type in an author you like to read and Literature Map will find similar authors for you to try! NoveList K-8 Children’s fiction recommendation resource with read-alikes, discussion guides, reading lists, and more Novelist A reader’s advisory database of book recommendations, author biographies, articles and lists for fiction and nonfiction books. Overdrive Kids E-Books and e-audiobooks for kids. Read or listen using the user-friendly Libby app. TeachingBooks Has the goal to empower all readers to connect deeply with a book they are reading and cultivate a life-long love of reading. Teen Book Finder A free online database and app to help anyone who loves Young Adult literature! Explora Encyclopedia entries, videos, images, dictionary entries, and more. Appropriate for researchers of all ages. Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Over 25,000 encyclopedia entries, including images; included in Explora for Elementary and Explora for Middle & High Schools. Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary The largest, most comprehensive American dictionary with more than 700,000 definitions. Khan Academy Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more. PBS Wisconsin Education Videos, interactive resources, Wisconsin biographies, and more! Learning Express Library Practice tests, exercises, and skill-building courses to help you achieve success at school, at work or in life. Duolingo ABC Designed by education experts to help your child learn to read English – 100% free LearnEnglishKids This site from the British Council has games, stories, and videos to help native speakers of Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French and Spanish learn English. The site includes resources for parents and teachers. PBS Kids Wisconsin (Oh Noah!) Designed to teach Spanish to children ages six to eight through animated videos with embedded games that help build vocabulary. In each video, a misunderstanding launches a comic misadventure. Cambridge English Cambridge English Qualifications help by giving your child regular goals to aim for. Each exam builds on the skills from the previous level, and prepares your child for success. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 24/7, free, and confidential support and resources for people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Teen Line Teen Line provides support, resources, and hope to youth through a hotline of professionally trained teen counselors, and works to de-stigmatize and normalize mental health through outreach programs. The Trevor Project Crisis intervention for LGBT teens. Chat with trained counselors. Available 24/7, year round. Rainbow Youth Project Promotes the health, safety, and wellness of the LGBTQ Youth Community. Showing all resources.
