Resources for Kids

Links to safe sites for schoolwork, reading, and general information for elementary students.

Michigan residents or Michigan library or school access only.

Learn

Britannica School Elementary  web button
Grades 3-4. Find information on countries, animals, and people. Watch and learn with videos, games, and activities.
Explora for Primary Schools web button
For elementary school libraries. Content from children's magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedia entries, and images. Students can learn about animals, musicians, fitness, space exploration, and much more. Pulls content from Middle Search Plus, Primary Search, Newspaper Source Plus, and the eBook K-8 Collection.
School Center from LearningExpress Library web button
Grades 4 through 12 skills improvement in math, writing and grammar, reading comprehension, social studies, and vocabulary and spelling through tests, eBooks, and tutorials. U.S. Constitution study and review, advanced math, and logic available for high school students.
World Book Kids web button
Create a free account to access tools to help you do well in school. Grades Pre K - 5. Easy-to-read content for elementary school learners. Hundreds of activities, science projects and experiments.

Read

Early World of Learning web button
Grades Pre K-3. Follow Trek and Taffy the cat around the world. Share their love of colors, numbers, and other fun things. Come inside for stories and pictures.
eBook K-8 Collection web button
Titles that support K-8 students across all subject areas. Also features a selection of teacher resources to support educators and administrators including Common Core alignment. You may access the full text of these eBooks from your computer, or download titles to most popular portable devices.
MeLCat web button
Discover millions of books available from 400+ Michigan libraries.
NoveList K-8 Plus web button
Find just the right book by subject, age, awards won, books made into movies, and much more. Read reviews and learn about the author. Create your own reading wish list. Includes tools for teachers such as Lexile levels and Common Core standards.