For elementary aged
students, the library offers:Homework Help
Arlington Public Library has a new service for your child's homework
needs! Live Homework Help® is a free online resource that connects students
in grades K-12 to expert tutors in math, science, social
studies and English. Click
here to learn
more.
BizWorld
Students
in grades 3-8 can experience the business world by creating their
own company. Offers teachers lesson plans and resources to complete the
project.
Kids Astronomy
A web site guide to the solar system. This site features an Astronomy
dictionary, and free online games.
Kid Info
Homework and research assistance that is uniquely different because it is
organized by curriculum levels: elementary, middle, and secondary schools.
Library Spot
Free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians,
library patrons---anyone exploring the Web for research information.
Texas Senate Kids
Curriculum guides, lesson plans and other resources for the Texas Senate.
Also available in Spanish.
Internet Safety
Learn more about the Internet and answer questions about Internet safety, computers, and the Web.
NetSmartz411
NetSmartz is an Internet safety resource from the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America that uses
the latest technology to create high-impact educational activities for even
the most tech-savvy kids of any age group.
Texas
Attorney General Kids' Page
Texas Attorney General's goal is to keep kids safe on the Internet by making
parents aware of the danger so they can protect themselves. It provides
games and activities about internet safety.
School Age Resources
Several Arlington Public Library locations offer designated areas for school age students to access learning tools and prepare school assignments. The Children's Learning Centers provide books and other materials that are especially helpful to students in self-directed learning activities.
Family Fun
Ideas for crafts, parties, and activities for kids.
Great Web Sites for Kids
American Library Association's list of recommended web sites for
children sorted by topic.
National Center
for Family Literacy (NCFL)
NCFL offers parents free publications on family literacy tips, tools and
strategies that can be use at home.
Starfall.com
A free public service to motivate children to read with phonics.
Recommended Reads
Texas Bluebonnet List
A yearly list of books for 3rd-6th grade recommended by the
Texas Library Association.
Suggested Reading List
A list of recommended reading developed by Arlington
Public Library children's librarians.
Association for Library Service to Children
Includes links to information about award winning children's books,
including the Caldecott and Newbery.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Online version of one of the nation's leading children's book review
journals.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Collections of reviews of books for kids, curriculum ideas, and subject
guides of book themes, activities, and professional topics.
Children's Literature Web Guide
Attempts to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet
resources related to books for Children and Young Adults.
Harper Collins Children's Books
Home of Goodnight Moon, Ramona, Lilly and her Purple Plastic Purse, Amelia
Bedelia, Mary Kate and Ashley, Little House Books and many more.
Reading & Radio Resource
A non-profit agency that provides audio recordings of children's materials
such as textbooks and books on the Texas Bluebonnet List.
Toddler & Preschool Resources
Read It Again! Kits are theme-based reading readiness kits containing great
books, a puppet, a video, music or books on tape, a storytelling aid and a
teacher resource book. Read It Again! Kits are brought to you by Arlington
Public Library. These kits are made possible by a grant from:
The Institute
of Museum and Library Services and
The Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.
2x2 Reading List
The 2x2 reading list is a list of 20 recommended books for
children, age two to grade two.
Tips and Titles for Toddlers
Want to learn more about how to make reading fun for children?
BookPALS - Storyline Online
The Screen Actors Guild Foundation presents some of your favorite stories
read by well- known actors.