Math and other educational websites

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If you are a parent who would like your child to do better in school, or a student who needs a bit of extra help, these websites may be of help to you.

www.beestar.org is a website for K-12 students that provides online math, social science, language arts, and reading worksheets. Math exercises are free.

Brainpop.com provides curriculum information in an animated form. Easy-to-understand short cartoons provide explanations of concepts in all school subjects. This website is mostly for students in grades 3-12. Students in developmental classes in college may be benefit, too. There is a five-day free trial.

Enchantedlearning.com has printable worksheets for a number of school subjects. This website seems to be mostly aimed at elementary and middle school students.

Aplusmath.com has links to many other sites and can be useful to a wide range of students, from elementary school to college. MathScore.com link could be helpful for older students, from middle school to college. TimezAttack game teaches multiplication tables in a fun real video-game environment. GameRoom provides practice in addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication in a variety of simple games. These games may not be as exciting as the games our kids are addicted to, but they are hundreds of times more exciting than flashcards. TimezAttack and GameRoom are free.