Homework Center

The Westchester Public Library now houses collections of the most used textbooks in District 92½’s Intermediate and Middle schools and Divine Infant School. These books are for in-house use only, and can be found in the Children's Reference Collection. In many cases, workbooks may not be included. We do not have all of the textbooks call to see if we have a specific textbook title.

ON-LINE DATABASES:

Worldbook (outside library) ; Worldbook (in library) - The online edition of the World Book Encyclopedia.

Country Watch - CountryWatch Youth Edition is tailored to young students exploring the countries of the world and global events

Homework Help - Connect to a live teacher, everyday from 2-9 pm. This is for students in grades 4 through 12 and covers science, math, English and social studies.

Kids Info Bits - You can do a keyword, subject, title or author search of back copies of newspapers and magazines.

Please Note: These pages contain links to non-library sponsored remote services. The Westchester Public Library and its employees are not responsible for the content, reliability or availability of these services.

LIBRARIAN’S CHOICE OF WEBSITES:
Preschool and Primary
Intermediate
Middle

Kiz Club - Activities include ABC’s, phonics, crafts and stories.
www.kizclub.com/

Enchanted Learning - Offers Preschool & Kindergarten activities related to the alphabet, numbers, coloring, animals and crafts.
www.enchantedlearning.com/categories/preschool.shtml

Westchester Primary School
www.sd925org/wps/index.html

First Grade
MATHEMATICS – Houghton Mifflin

Second Grade
MATHEMATICS – Houghton Mifflin

Divine Infant School - (708) 865-0122

First Grade
LITERATURE – Collection 1, Book 1 – Silver Burdett Ginn
LITERATURE – Collection 1, Book 2 – Silver Burdett Ginn
LITERATURE – Collection 1, Book 3 – Silver Burdett Ginn
LITERATURE – Collection 1, Book 4 – Silver Burdett Ginn
MATHEMATICS – Scott Foresman- Addison Wesley
MATHEMATICS – Practice Workbook – Scott Foresman- Addison Wesley
RELIGION – This Is Our Faith – School Program 1 – Silver Burdett
SCIENCE – Discover the Wonder – Scott Foresman Science
SCIENCE -- Illinois Life Science -- Scott Foresman
SOCIAL STUDIES – Families and Their Needs – Silver Burdett & Ginn

Second Grade
LANGUAGE – World of Language – Silver Burdett Ginn
LANGUAGE – Practice Book, Collection 2/1 – Silver Burdett Ginn
LANGUAGE – Practice Book, Collection 2/2 – Silver Burdett Ginn
LITERATURE – Literature Works, Collection 2, Book 1 – Silver Burdett Ginn
LITERATURE – Literature Works, Collection 2, Book 2 – Silver Burdett Ginn
MATHEMATICS – Practice Workbook – Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley
PHONICS – Activity Book – Silver Burdett Ginn
RELIGION – This Is Our Faith, School Program 2 – Silver Burdett Ginn
SCIENCE – Discover the Wonder – ScottForesman Science
SCIENCE -- Illinois Life Sciene -- Scott Foresman
SOCIALSTUDIES – Communities and Their Needs – Silver Burdett Ginn

Divine Providence School -(708) 562-2258

Homework Spot - Information portal to the best K-12 homework related sites. Get maps and flags of the world.
www.homeworkspot.com

Time for Kids - News stories in both English and Spanish.
www.timeforkids.com

Westchester Intermediate School
www.sd925.org/wis/index.html

Third Grade
MATHEMATICS – Houghton Mifflin
HARCOURT SCIENCE – Harcourt
READING – Picture This! – Scott Foresman
READING – Imagine That! – Scott Foresman
SOCIAL STUDIES – Communities – Scott Foresman
SOCIAL STUDIES – Communities Around Us – Silver Burdett Ginn

Fourth Grade
MATHEMATICS – Houghton Mifflin
READING – Seeing is Believing – Scott Foresman
SCIENCE – Harcourt Brace
SOCIAL STUDIES – Regions and Resources – Silver Burdett Ginn
SOCIAL STUDIES – Regions – Scott Foresman

Fifth Grade
MATHEMATICS – Houghton Mifflin
READING – Fantastic Voyage – Scott Foresman
SCIENCE – Harcourt
SOCIAL STUDIES – The United States – Scott Foresman

Divine Infant School - (708) 865-0122

Third Grade
LANGUAGE – World of Language – Silver Burdett Ginn
LITERATURE – Literature Works, Collection 3/1 – Silver Burdett Ginn
LITERATURE – Literature Works, Collection 3/2 – Silver Burdett Ginn
MATHEMATICS – Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley
MATHEMATICS – Practice Workbook – Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley
SCIENCE – Discover the Wonder – Scott Foresman Science
SCIENCE -- Illinois Life Science -- Scott Foresman
SOCIAL STUDIES – Communities Around Us – Silver Burdett Ginn
SPELLING – ScottForesman

Fourth Grade
HANDWRITING – Zaner-Bloser
READING -Turtles Like to Sleep In – Heath Reading
READING – Skill Pad – Heath Reading
LANGUAGE – World of Language – Silver Burdett Ginn
LANGUAGE – Think and Write Workbook – Heath Reading
MATHEMATICS – Scott Foresman- Addison Wesley
MATHEMATICS – Discover the Wonder – Scott Foresman Science
MATHEMATICS – Daily Cumulative Review Workbook – Scott Foresman- Addison Wesley
MATHEMATICS – Practice Workbook – Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley
RELIGION – This Is Our Faith, School Program 4 – Silver Burdett Ginn
SCIENCE -- Discover the Wonder -- Scott Foresman Science
SCIENCE -- Illinois Life Science -- Scott Foresman
SOCIAL STUDIES – Regions and Resources – Silver Burdett Ginn

Fifth Grade
HEALTH – Rare As Hens’ Teeth – Heath Reading
HEALTH – Rare As Hens’ Teeth, Workbook – Heath Reading
MATHEMATICS – MATH - Millennium edition -- Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley
MATHEMATICS – Daily Cumulative Review Workbook – Scott Foresman- Addison Wesley
MATHEMATICS – Practice Workbook – Scott Foresman- Addison Wesley
RELIGION – This Is Our Faith, School Program 5 – Silver Burdett Ginn
SCIENCE – Discover the Wonder – Scott Foresman Science
SOCIAL STUDIES -- Our United States -- Silver Burdett Ginn

Divine Providence School -(708) 562-2258

Pink Monkey - Contains book summaries and study guides to 15 subjects.
www.pinkmonkey.com

Homework Spot - Information portal to the best K-12 homework related sites. Get maps and flags of the world.
www.homeworkspot.com

B. J. Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper - A 17-year-old boy put together many informative sites. Check out his links to Foreign Languages.
www.bjpinchbeck.com

First Gov - Provides links to Federal, State and other organizations for kids. Arranged by subject - Careers, Fighting Crime and Science and Math.
www.kids.gov

Homework Help - Help online from real tutors for students in grades 4 -12. The subjects covered are math, science, social studies and English. This site is available 2 -10 P.M. everyday.
Live Homework Help

CNN Student News - Daily news stories written by CNN journalists.
www.cnnstudentnews.com

Ask Jeeves for Kids - You can type your question in sentence form.
www.ajkids.com

World Flag Database - Large, clear, printable flag graphics.
www.flags.net

Science Fair Project - Links to lots of different sites about Science Fair Projects.
www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide

Westchester Middle School
www.sd925.org/wms/index.html

Sixth Grade
ART – A Global Pursuit – Katter and Stewart (for grades 6, 7 and 8)
LITERATURE – Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes – Copper Level - Prentice Hall
MATHEMATICS – Applications and Connections – Course 1 – Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
SCIENCE – Science Explorer: Animals – Prentice Hall
SCIENCE – Science Explorer: From Bacteria to Plants – Prentice Hall
SCIENCE – Science Explorer: Environmental Science – Prentice Hall
SCIENCE – Science Explorer: Sound and Light – Prentice Hall (2 copies)
SOCIAL STUDIES – The World – Scott Foresman (2 copies)
SPELLING – Everyday Spelling –Scott Foresman

Sixth and Seventh Grade
HEALTH – Decisions For Health - Level Red – Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grade
ART – Art: A Global Pursuit – Katter and Stewart

Seventh Grade
LITERATURE – Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes –Bronze Level – Prentice Hall
MATHEMATICS – Applications And Connections – Course 2 – Glencoe McGraw-Hill
SCIENCE – Science Explorer: Electricity and Magnetism – Prentice Hall
SCIENCE – Science Explorer: Chemical Building Blocks – Prentice Hall
SCIENCE – Science Explorer: Inside Earth – Prentice Hall
SCIENCE – Science Explorer: Weather and Climate – Prentice Hall
SPELLING – Everyday Spelling – Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley

Eighth Grade
HEALTH – Decisions for Health – Level Blue – Holt
LITERATURE – Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes – Silver Level – Prentice Hall
MATHEMATICS – Algebra 1 – Glencoe/ McGraw- Hill
MATHEMATICS – Pre-Algebra – Glencoe/McGraw- Hill
SCIENCE – Science Explorer: Cells and Heredity – Prentice Hall
SCIENCE – Science Explorer – Motion, Forces, and Energy – Prentice Hall
SOCIAL STUDIES – The American Journey – Glencoe/ McGraw-Hill
SPELLING – Everyday Spelling – Scott Foresman- Addison Wesley

Divine Infant School - (708) 865-0122

Sixth Grade
HEALTH – I Touched the Sun – Heath Reading
HEALTH – I Touched the Sun – Heath Reading
LANGUAGE – World of Language – Silver Burdett Ginn
LANGUAGE – Vocabulary Workshop, Enhanced Edition – Sadlier- Oxford
MATHEMATICS – Middle Grades Math, Tools for Success – Prentice Hall
MATHEMATICS – Middle Grades Math Practice Workbook, Course 1 – Prentice Hall
RELIGION – This Is Our Faith, School Program 6 – Silver Burdett Ginn
SCIENCE – Level Red – Glencoe McGraw-Hill

Seventh Grade
LANGUAGE – World of Language – Silver Burdett Ginn
MATHEMATICS – Explorations and Applications – Prentice-Hall
MATHEMATICS - Explorations and Applications, Practice Workbook – Prentice Hall
MATHEMATICS – Middle Grades Math, Tools for Success – Prentice Hall
MATHEMATICS – Middle Grades Math, Practice Workbook – Prentice Hall
RELIGION – This Is Our Faith, School Program 7 – Silver Burdett Ginn
SCIENCE – Level Blue – Glencoe McGraw- Hill

Eighth Grade
CONSTITUTION – AJS Publications
HEALTH – Roads Go Ever Ever On – Heath Reading
HEALTH – Roads Go Ever Ever On, Workbook – Heath Reading
LANGUAGE – World of Language – Silver Burdett Ginn
MATHEMATICS – Algebra, Tools for a Changing World – Prentice Hall
MATHEMATICS – Algebra, Practice Workbook – Prentice Hall
MATHEMATICS – Middle Grades Math, Tools for Success – Prentice Hall
MATHEMATICS – Middle Grades Math, Practice Workbook – Prentice Hall
RELIGION – This Is Our Faith, Parish Program, 8 – Silver Burdett Ginn
RELIGION -- Fully Alive -- Silver Burdett Ginn
RELIGION -- Confirmation -- Celebrating Our Faith -- Broan-Roa
SCIENCE – Science Explorer, Human Biology and Health – Prentice Hall
SCIENCE – Life Science – Glencoe McGraw-Hill
SCIENCE -- Glencoe Science Level Green -- Glencoe McGraw-Hill

Junior High
SOCIAL STUDIES – America’s Past and Promise – McDougal Littel
SOCIAL STUDIES – America’s Past and Promise, Study Guide – McDougal Littel/ Houghton Mifflin
SOCIAL STUDIES – Eastern Hemisphere – Silver Burdett Ginn
SOCIAL STUDIES – Eastern Hemisphere, Workbook – Silver Burdett Gi

Divine Providence School -(708) 562-2258