Computer Tutorials for Kids and Teens

Online tutorials can be especially helpful for kids who struggle to learn from a textbook or from their teacher. Read on to find out about three free websites that help students learn using interactive tutorials.

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Homework Help from Discovery Education

Discovery Education offers homework help in a number of topics, such as science, social studies, math and English/language arts. For each subject, you can find links, articles, games and activities. If your child is a visual learner, then Discovery Education will be especially helpful because of the plethora of educational animations, videos and interactive video lessons.

If your child needs additional math help for a specific problem, then visit Discovery Education's Webmath program. You can choose from a list of math topics, from calculus derivatives to wind-chill figuring. Additionally, your child can also submit specific math problems for detailed solutions and explanations that will allow your child or teen to solve similar problems in the future.

Fact Monster's Educational Resources

Fact Monster's Homework Center is a solid learning resource that offers help for science, math, English/language arts, social studies, geography and history. In addition to these subjects, your child can work on skills, such as listening, researching, writing, speaking and studying. For each subject, Fact Monster provides you and your child with free quizzes, articles and games. Additional resources that may be helpful to your child include an encyclopedia, almanac and atlas.

Math Tutorials from AAA Math

For tutorials in a wide variety of math subjects, look no further than AAA Math to help your child. AAA Math covers an enormous amount of topics, including geometry, operations, mental math, exponents, algebra and counting. You can also sort the materials by grade level. For every topic, there are usually dozens of subtopics with multiple tutorials available for each one. For example, if your child is learning about volume measurement, there are lessons covering metric volumes, U.S. units of volume and comparing metric volumes.

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