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 - missing
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 - Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley
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 – Scott Foresman Science
SCIENCE -- Illinois Life Science -- 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 - Treasures - MacMillan/McGraw-Hill 3.1
READING - Treasures - MacMillan/McGraw-Hill 3.2
SCIENCE - Illinois Science A Closer Look - MacMillan/McGraw-Hill
SOCIAL STUDIES - Communities - Silver Burdett Ginn
SOCIAL STUDIES - Communities around us - Scott Foresman

Fourth Grade
MATHEMATICS - Houghton Mifflin
READING - Treasures - MacMillan/McGraw-Hill 4
SCIENCE - Illinois Science A Closer Look - MacMillan/McGraw-Hill
SOCIAL STUDIES - Regions and Resources - Silver Burdett Ginn
SOCIAL STUDIES - Regions - Scott Foresman

Fifth grade
MATHEMATICS - Houghton Mifflin
READING - Treasures - MacMillan/McGraw-Hill
SCIENCE - Illinois Science A Closer Look - MacMillan/McGraw-Hill
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 – Trophies - Lead the Way – Harcourt
LANGUAGE – Trophies - Lead the Way- Practice Book – Harcourt
MATHEMATICS – 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 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
SPELLING - Everyday Spelling - Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley

Fifth Grade
READING – Rare As Hens’ Teeth – Heath Reading
READING – 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 – Illinois Scott Foresman Science – Scott Foresman Science
SCIENCE – Science Workbook – Scott Foresman Science
SOCIAL STUDIES -- Our United States -- Silver Burdett Ginn
SPELLING - Everyday Spelling - Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley
LANGUAGE - Distant Voyages - Trophies - Harcourt
LANGUAGE - Distant Voyages - Practice Book - Harcourt
LANGUAGE - World of Language - Silver Burdett Gin

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
LITERATURE - Illinois Literature - McDougal Littell
GRAMMAR - Grammar for Writing - McDougal Littell
MATHEMATICS - Applications and Connections - Course 1 - Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
SCIENCE - Holt Science and Technology Astronomy - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
SCIENCE - Holt Science and Technology Environmental Science - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
SCIENCE - Holt Science and Technology Introduction to Science - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
SCIENCE - Holt Science and Technology Sound and Light - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
SOCIAL STUDIES - The World - Scott Foresman (2 copies) same as DP (6th grade)
SPELLING - Everyday Spelling - Scott Foresman - Addison Wesley

Sixth, Seventh and Eigth Grade
ART - Art: A Global Pursuit - Katter and Stewart

Seventh Grade
LITERATURE - Illinois Literature - McDougal Littell
GRAMMAR - Grammar for Writing - McDougal Littell
MATHEMATICS - Applications And Connections - Course 2 - Glencoe McGraw-Hill
SCIENCE - Holt Science & Technology: Cells, Heredity, and Classification - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
SCIENCE - Holt Science & Technology: Inside the Restless Earth - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
SCIENCE - Holt Science & Technology: Introduction to Matter - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
HEALTH - Decisions for Health - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
SPELLING - Everyday Spelling - Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley
SOCIAL STUDIES - The American Journey - Glencoe/McGraw

Eighth Grade
HEALTH - Decisions for Health - Level Blue - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
LITERATURE - Illinois Literature - McDougal Littell
GRAMMAR - Grammar for Writing - McDougal Littell
MATHEMATICS - Algebra 1 - Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
MATHEMATICS - Pre-Algebra 1 - Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
SCIENCE - Holt Science & Technology: Forces, Motion, and Energy - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
SCIENCE - Holt Science & Technology: Interactions of Matter - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
SCIENCE - Holt Science & Technology: Microorganisms, Fungi, and Plants - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
SCIENCE - Holt Science & Technology: Weather and Climate - Holt, Rinehart & Winston
SOCIAL STUDIES - The American Journey - Glencoe/McGraw
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 missing
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
SOCIAL STUDIES - World Studies: The Ancient World - Prentice Hall
SOCIAL STUDIES - World Studies: Asia and the Pacific - Prentice Hall
SOCIAL STUDIES - World Studies: Europe and Russia - Prentice Hall
SOCIAL STUDIES - World Studies: Medieval Times to Today - Prentice Hall

Seventh Grade
READING - Elements of Literature - Holt
LANGUAGE – World of Language – Silver Burdett Ginn
LANGUAGE - Vocabulary Workshop New Edition - Sadlier-Oxford
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
READING– Roads Go Ever Ever On – Heath Reading
READING– 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