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  Grade 5 Language Arts Worksheets

  Inferences are a huge theme at this level. Just about every answer you have needs to have supporting text accompanying it. Start out with the simple standards first at this level and make sure kids master them before you move on.

  Reading: Literature

  Using Quotes From Text - Back up all of assertions with a direct quote from the work in question. [RL.5.1]

  Embedding Quotes - Students learn when to use this technique, better yet, they also learn when it can backfire. [RL.5.1]

  Determining Themes of Stories, Dramas, or Poems - Each sheet is dedicated to a specific standard area for this area. [RL.5.2]

  Comparing and Contrasting Stories and Dramas - There is a nice mix of current literature and drama use here. [RL.5.3]

  Sequence of Events - Where does everything fall into place? [RL.5.3]

  Word Meanings From Context Phrases - We also begin to develop the concept of figurative language here. [RL.5.4]

  Symbolism - When ideas have some hidden element about them. [RL.5.4]

  Wh- Questions - Your everyday question that is looking for an answer. [RL.5.4]

  Patterns of Chapters, Scenes, or Stanzas of Text - We added plenty of practice for this topic. Maybe even too much! [RL.5.5]

  The Influence of a Narrator - Students quickly learn how the voice of the story really shapes the story quickly. [RL.5.6]

  Visual Elements Contribution to a Story - Pictures and images can really help shape our thoughts of an author's work. [RL.5.7]

  Story Comparison - We give you 2 longer stories to compare, in most cases. [RL.5.9]

  Grade 5 Literature Comprehension Worksheets - We also threw poetry and other writing forms that cross over several standard areas for you. [RL.5.10]

  Literary Terms - These terms are mostly used to describe unique works of literature. [RL.5]

  Reading: Foundational Skills

  Unfamiliar and Out Of Context Words - Some of these are words that students will pick up in normal conversations. [RF.5.3.A]

  Grade 5 Leveled Reading - We added some reading in the content area passages in here for you. [RF.5.4.A]

  Grade 5 Poetry - The poems get metaphoric at this point. Not only do students need to comprehend, but they need to feel the work too. [RF.5.4.B]

  Advanced Context Clues - You will even find some Freshman level vocabulary words in this section. [RF.5.4.C]

  Printable Reading Logs - A great way to track your reading endurance. [RF.K-5]

  Reading Fluency - Measuring your fluency levels are really not an exact science. [RF.3-5]

  Reading Sequencing - If you can remember without looking back in the passage, you are a leg ahead. [RF.3-5]

  Reading: Informational Text

  Drawing Inferences From Text - What are the take aways from what you read on daily basis? [RI.5.1]

  Understanding Multiple Main Ideas - Take an idea and put it into motion. [RI.5.2]

  Supporting Details - These are the times that you need back up. [RI.5.2]

  Get the Message - A good way to learn if your students understand the purpose of the passages that they are reading. [RI.4-5.2]

  Explaining Relationships or Interactions From Text - How do the characters interact and help develop the story? [RI.5.3]

  Determining The Meaning of 5th Grade Words and Phrases - We don't always need to use context clues. We can build off of other words too. [RI.5.4]

  Text Structure and Organizational Patterns - How do we piece together all things text based. [RI.5.5]

  Chronology - A look at how the arrangement of events can impact a story. [RI.4-5.5]

  Analyzing Multiple Accounts of the Same Event - When there are lots of people, there are lots of different view points. [RI.5.6]

  Using Reference Tools To Find Answers - The library is power, if you know how to use it properly. [RI.5.7]

  Supporting Evidence - What tools do we use to make inferences from? [RI.5.8]

  Using Multiple Sources For Writing - This is where true knowledge comes into play. [RI.5.9]

  Reading In The Content Area - How do we apply our wonderful comprehension skills to other disciplines? [RI.5.10]

  Reader Response - See how the reader reacts to what was written. [RI.5]

  Language Worksheets

  Commonly Used Conjunctions - We look at their use specifically in sentences. [L.5.1.A]

  Interjections - Ah! Dear Me! This will get you excited! [L.5.1.A]

  Prepositions - Let's work together to find the relationships that these sentences exhibit. [L.5.1.A]

  Prepositions of Time - We go a step further and focus on terms that communicate relative time or timing. [L.5.1.A]

  Using Verb Tenses in Sentences - For English as a second language students, these are very difficult. [L.5.1.B]

  The Present Perfect Tense - Everyone one has trouble with these when they start off. [L.5.1.B]

  Stative Verbs - These are state of being words. They don't focus on the action. [L.5.1.C]

  Using Verb Tense To Explain Conditions - Students start to become descriptive with their verb use. [L.5.1.C]

  Past and Present Tense Verbs - Need to have a general understanding of when an action happened? [L.5.1.C]

  Future Tense Verbs - Can't wait for these actions to take place. [L.5.1.D]

  Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense - This section fact checks the previous topic. [L.5.1.D]

  Correlative Conjunctions - We definitely recommend that you start to work on these in class aloud. [L.5.1.E]

  Double Negatives - This is always a very interesting topic for students. [L.4.1-L.5.1]

  Using Punctuation To Separate Items - This is where you can learn to make your work easier to read. [L.5.2.A]

  Punctuation Errors - Help students learn to recognize when something just isn't right. [L.5.2.A]

  Using Commas to Separate the Introductions - Seems like a simple task, but it can get very complex. [L.5.2.B]

  Comma Use Within Sentences - This is the most difficult part of using commas. [L.5.2.C]

  Tag Questions - This is when you want to turn a statement against itself. [L.5.2.C]

  Formatting Titles of Works - We start out easy. As we progress it is a bit tricky. [L.5.2.D]

  Italics and Underlining - Students learn how to draw attention to words and phrases within their work. [L.5.2.D]

  Grade 5 Spelling Worksheets - We use a lot of discovery activities here. [L.5.2.E]

  Combining, Expanding, and Reducing Sentences - This is where the Language and Writing Core Standards overlap. [L.5.3.A]

  Inversion - The sentence flipper shows you how it goes. [L.5.3.A]

  Comparing Dialects and Registers of English - Most states were seeing this for the first time when the Common Core was released. [L.5.3.B]

  Dialect - Students learn how it can effect the nature of how a piece is received by an audience. [L.5.3.B]

  Proofreading - Some of these are really messy and need a lot of cleaning up. [L.5.3]

  Using Context To Determine Word Meanings - This is a hugely important skill to master. Doing so will be a large lexicon in your future. [L.5.4.A]

  Using Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots To Define Words - These worksheets expect that you understand the 25 core roots. [L.5.4.B]

  Pronunciation and Clarifying New Words - Make sure you have a dictionary and thesaurus handy. [L.5.4.C]

  Pronunciation - This introduces you to the basics. [L.5.4.C]

  Anagrams - Word games are always fun and educational. [L.5.4]

  Advanced Simile and Metaphor - Students can start to appreciate how figurative language changes a complete body of work. [L.5.5.A]

  Hyperbole - When we read these, we know that something totally out of place. [L.5.5.A]

  Metaphors - Some metaphors are time tested. [L.5.5.A]

  Common Expressions - We hear these way too often. [L.5.5.A]

  Explaining Common Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs - We had to do some research when creating this section. [L.5.5.B]

  Using Relationships Between Words - We work with synonyms, antonyms, and homographs. [L.5.5.C]

  Homographs - Words that are spelled the same exact way, but that have completely different meanings. [L.5.5.C]

  Idioms - Some idioms are far out. [L.5.5.C]

  Negation - Learn how to flip the table on any statement. [L.5]

  Grade 5 Vocabulary - You will find double the normal amount of worksheets in this section. [L.5.6]

  Writing Worksheets

  Writing Structure - This is the foundation of everything else we need to do while composing bodies of work. [W.5.1.A]

  Topic Sentences - Well written topic sentence can really get a story headed in the right direction. [W.4-6.1.A]

  Logically Ordered Writing - Sequencing and patterns are a bit part of this. [W.5.1.B]

  Conjunctive Adverb For Opinions - The let's use put two or more thoughts together in a positive manner. [W.5.1.C]

  Writing Concluding Opinion Statements - A super difficult skill for inexperienced writers. [W.5.1.D]

  Observational Writing - The focus is on composing a work that follows all proper mechanics as well. [W.5.2.A]

  Developing Topics Through Writing - This is the next progression for fifth grade writers. [W.5.2.B]

  Conjunctive Adverb For Ideas - This allows us to link our thoughts when writing large pieces. [W.5.2.C]

  Task Based Descriptive Paragraph Writing - The focus here is writing to explain or inform. [W.5.2.D]

  Writing Concluding Explanatory Statements - The basic idea is to sum it all up with concise and tight authorship. [W.5.2.E]

  Writing a Narrative - Unfold introduce the narrator and characters in this manner. [W.5.3.A]

  Developing Characters Through Writing - Develop experiences and events through the character's eyes. [W.5.3.B]

  Transitional Words - These words help us create a feeling of sequence. [W.5.3.C]

  Writing To Engage Readers - Pull these eyeballs and minds in to your universe. [W.5.3.D]

  Writing Conclusions From A Narrators Perspective - Follow the narrator's thoughts with the concepts that you present. [W.5.3.E]

  Expository Writing - When we are writing to inform the reader about something. [W.5.3]

  Comic Strips - These are super helpful to encourage students to frame their own narrative. [W.5-6.3]

  Exposition - Students explore the various ways these can use these types of techniques in their own compositions. [W.5-7.3]

  Grade 5 Writing - Create clear and concise thoughts with your work. [W.5.4]

  Revising, Editing, and Rewriting - We do this by checking the work of others. [W.5.5]

  Technology Assisted Writing - You knew that computer would come in handy one day! [W.5.6]

  Grade 5 Research Project - We will be using some old school and new school techniques here. [W.5.7]

  Summarizing or Paraphrasing - Bring back thoughts you worked on previously. [W.5.8]

  Grade 5 Writing About Literature - You will compare the thoughts of two characters or setting in these. [W.5.9.A]

  Story Drawing - Bring a story to life in a drawing. [W.5.9.A]

  Grade 5 Writing About Informational Texts - Apply your reading skills to draw deep into nonfiction. [W.5.9.B]

  Character Descriptions - They can make or break a story that is being retold. [W.5.10]

  Grade 5 Writing Prompts and Activities - Over extend those frames of time for students with quality prompts. [W.5.10]

  Descriptive Paragraph Writing - Get in detailed and put together. [W.5]

  What Do Students Learn in Grade 5 Language Arts?

  Teachers and parents have been observed to show an increased interest towards the development of language skills of children in fifth grade. There is an increased attention towards fifth grade students with regards to reading, writing, and speaking activities so that they can be proficient with language and develop a full grasp on all the language related activities. This is mainly because language is the foundational stone for whatever academic and other milestones the children aim to achieve in their lives.

  An increased focus on improving a student's language arts from an early age is a beneficial trick to making them a better thinker and an excellent learner in future.

  Some of the most common skills students learn in fifth grade language arts are as follows:

  Reading Skills

  Fifth grade students are made to read some of the most famous English literary texts from classical writers as well as the new ones. They are advised to read more than a page a day and to keep on reading as much as they can and from any genre they want to. Most teachers prefer that their students read short stories and novels from a diverse range of genres rather than sticking to just one.

  Writing Skills

  Students of 5th grade are taught to write in a variety of ways. The most common skills taught under the writing courses to kids include essays, narratives, descriptive stories, letters, applications, and rewriting famous stories they have read before. These activities increase their vocabulary, spelling skills, as well as makes them a better writer in future.

  Speaking Skills

  Most students who have a good grip on other language related activities show a lack of speaking proficiency. Fifth graders are, therefore, encouraged to do small extempore speeches and read out in front of public so that their verbal language skills are polished.

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  13 Entertaining ESL Homework Ideas to Keep Your Students Engaged

  Homework may not be many students’ favorite thing, but research says it’s truly an effective learning tool that teachers should use .

  The trick is assigning great homework.

  To help you do this with ease, we’ve compiled an awesome list of 13 homework assignments that will have your ESL students begging for more.

  1. Read a Short Story

  2. share a passion, 3. start a chat group, 4. listen to a podcast, 5. write a letter, 6. write an amazon review, 7. do a wikipedia edit, 8. write a short story or poem, 9. share their culture, 10. catch a movie, 11. meet new people, 12. analyze a song, 13. go on a photo scavenger hunt, what makes homework effective.

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  Have students read a short story for homework and then ask them to tell the class about the story in the next session.

  I would recommend giving students some suggestions on what short stories to read, depending on the level of your students.

  Here are some suggestions of short story collections for each level of ESL learner:

  • “The Very First Americans” by Cara Ashrose: This collection of short stories features Native American culture and history, written in simple language.
  • “Oxford Bookworms Library: Starter Level” This series offers simplified versions of classic stories, such as fairy tales, adventure stories and more.
  • “Classic Tales for ESL Students” by L.A. Hill: This collection of classic stories from literature is retold with easier vocabulary and sentence structure.

  Intermediate

  • “The Best American Short Stories” This series features contemporary short stories from a wide range of American writers, so there’s something for everyone here.
  • “Short Stories in English for Intermediate Learners” by Olly Richards: This collection of engaging stories is designed specifically for intermediate ESL students.
  • “Roald Dahl: The Collected Short Stories” This delightful collection of quirky and imaginative tales has become a favorite of many of my students.
  • “Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri: This Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories explores the immigrant experience, something which many ESL students can relate to.
  • “Dubliners” by James Joyce: This classic collection of interconnected stories captures the essence of Dublin in 1914. But it still feels modern to many students.
  • “Nine Stories” by J.D. Salinger: This classic collection of short stories is a class favorite when I’ve used it.

  What do your students really care about? Give them a chance to talk about it in front of the class. 

  Have each person choose something they’re passionate about, something they might consider themselves an expert on.

  Challenge students to think of a creative way to present five must-know facts about that subject. They might make a movie, create a poster or brochure, write a song or even put on a skit.

  Have each person present their creative project to the class, and then give the class five minutes to ask questions of the presenter.

  Set certain parameters like students must speak in complete sentences or require that every student ask at least two questions at some point during the presentations.

  Students will love sharing about their passions, and they’ll get some great speaking, listening and discourse information in the process, as well as teach the rest of the class some interesting vocabulary.

  Ask for class for a volunteer to start a class WhatsApp chat group. They can also decide to use another messaging app like Telegram, Viber, Voxer or any other app that has a group chat function. 

  Encourage them to send at least one message and to respond to a couple others for their homework. 

  This text group has the added advantage of students being able to make friends with one another, and a place to ask about missed homework assignments on days when they can’t make it to class.

  Note that if a student doesn’t want to be included in the chat group, you should have a back up assignment prepared for them.

  Listening is one of the ESL student’s most difficult skills to acquire, so listening to a short podcast episode is ideal homework.

  You can ask students to write a little about the podcast to turn in to you, or you can ask them to briefly summarize what they heard for the class in the next session.

  Here are some suggestions for well done podcasts:

  The English We Speak : Produced by the BBC, this podcast focuses on teaching commonly used phrases and idioms in conversational English.

  The Moth : A storytelling podcast where real people share their personal experiences and anecdotes in English.

  Stuff You Should Know : Though not specifically designed for ESL students, this podcast covers a vast array of interesting topics, providing exposure to diverse vocabulary and subject matters.

  Ask your students to write a letter . The letter can be written to a friend or family member (which they could then actually mail or email), or it could be a fan letter to a favorite musician or actor. They could even write a letter to Santa Claus or a historical figure. 

  For example, a student might choose to write a letter to Marie Antoinette, asking her what it was like to be the queen of France at such a young age. 

  You can also choose to have students write letters to one another. Then the next homework can be writing that letter writer back.

  Ask you students to review a product on Amazon (or any other shopping website that has reviews). Ask them to select a product they have really used, so they have a genuine opinion on the quality of the product and whether it lived up to their expectations.

  Then, in the next session, show the reviews on the overhead projector to the class and ask a student to read the review.

  You can then go over any errors in vocabulary, grammar or sentence structure and revise the review together as a class.

  Since anyone can edit a Wikipedia article, it’s a great place for ESL students to hone their writing and editing skills, and they’ll have a built-in readership, too!

  Ask students to select a person that they know a lot about—a well-known figure from history, pop culture, music or film would all work. Then ask them to read the Wikipedia entry to see if they can add anything else to the article.

  Perhaps the article on Ryan Gosling is missing a key detail about his recent Ken performance. If so, the student will revise and edit the article. They should take notes on what they changed, so they can explain it to you or the class the next day.

  Ask your students to get creative. Have them write a short story or a poem . This can get them to use descriptive language that they don’t always have a chance to use.

  One good activity to do before you assign this homework is an adjective bubble chart. For this, you start with one adjective. For example, write “moist” on the board, circle it and then draw 4-5 lines coming off of the”moist” bubble.

  Ask your students to come up with other adjectives that are related to “moist” and so on. They may come up with “wet,” “watery,” “soaked” or “damp.” Then draw lines from each of those. This can lead to words that you never expected to come up.

  Have your students select 3-4 adjectives from this introduction activity that they’ll use in their story or poem.

  Ask your students to prepare a short presentation on an aspect of their home culture to tell the class about in the next session. 

  For example, a student from China may explain the Lunar New Year, a student from Vietnam may explain Tet or a student from El Salvador may tell the class about their quinceañera .

  They can use photos, art, a PowerPoint presentation or they can just explain in their own words.

  Then open the class up for questions.

  Can you legitimately send students to the movies for homework? You can when you’re teaching ESL.

  Your students don’t have to commit to a full-length movie. Instead, you can use the videos on FluentU to screen mini-lessons using clips from TV shows and movies, movie trailers, news segments, vlogs or music videos.

  

  Use these videos in the classroom or assign homework to watch a few and complete the subsequent quizzes. You can also ask students to complete flashcard quizzes based on vocabulary words you want them to pay special attention to. These quizzes are adaptable so every student will have a unique experience catered to his learning level.

  There are plenty of ways to use a movie for language development. And whether students watch a new release or catch an old Elvis flick on TV, they can do any of the following activities as homework:

  • Summarize the plot.
  • Describe a main character.
  • Note new or interesting vocabulary (particularly slang) they hear while watching.
  • Write an interview with one of the characters in the movie.

  I’m sure you also have your favorite movie-related language activities and many work as homework assignments. So get creative with how you have students share about what they watched.

  For the most part, people are willing to help someone in need, and that is doubly true for someone who needs to complete an assignment for school.

  That’s why sending students out to interview native speakers on campus is such a fun homework assignment.

  Start by helping your students write a list of questions they’ll use for their interviews. Students can choose a topic or you can assign one, like leisure activities or celebrity news.

  Tell students to list five to ten questions they might ask on that topic that will elicit specific answers. 

  As a class, discuss how students might introduce themselves to a potential interviewee. 

  Then send students out to their interviews after class. They can share the answers they got in the next session.

  Music is great for English learners since it stresses many aspects of language that can otherwise be hard to isolate, like the emotion of language, intonation and stress.

  Have students choose their favorite English language song to listen to for homework and then ask them to do the following:

  • Practice the lyrics to learn intonation and rhythm.
  • Note slang and cultural references in the songs.
  • Summarize the theme of the song, or just what it’s about.
  • Have students share their favorite lyrics and what a particular song means to them.

  Give individual students or groups of up to three students a list of items to find on their homework scavenger hunt. But instead of being specific in your list (for example, including items such as cat), be descriptive in your list.

  You might include items such as something frightening, something beautiful, something quiet, something cool.

  Students find items they think fit the description. For example, someone who is claustrophobic might choose an elevator for something frightening. They then take a picture of it.

  The next day, have each person get with a partner and show them the pictures they took for each item on the list.

  If the connection is not obvious, students should ask their partner to explain why they chose a particular item, such as the elevator.

  Assigning homework that works isn’t as hard as you might think, especially if you focus on the following points.

  • Put your homework in writing. It can be tempting to just announce homework assignments to students at the end of class, but language learners benefit when you reinforce what you say with what they can see. So take a minute to write any homework assignment on the board so students can read it as well as listen to it.
  • Let students know what goals you have for a particular assignment. Is it practicing a certain grammar point ? Improving their listening skills ? Pronunciation practice ? When students know why they’re doing something, they’ll be able to tell on their own when they’ve successfully completed their homework assignment.
  • Keep your homework practical . Your students may not find themselves planning out a menu for Thanksgiving when they leave your ESL classroom, but odds are they’ll have to order food at a restaurant at some point. Think about realistic ways students will have to use English in the real world and try to make your homework practical.
  • Let your students be creative . Give your students choices on how they express themselves or present information. It’s okay for students to make a home movie, put on a one-man play or paint a picture to present to the class. Just because you prefer a particular type of creative expression doesn’t mean your students do, so give them choices and let them express themselves.
  • Make homework fun! Every class has its own personality, so what’s fun for one might not be fun for another. Tailor your assignments to the personality of your class. Think about what they would think is fun, and go with that.

  No matter what you believed in your student days, homework doesn’t have to be boring. With a little creativity when assigning homework, you might find that the activities you assign for outside of class become the highlights of your students’ days.

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  On the other hand, there are those who had no choice, except to study this programming language. As long as a specific program requires learning Python, you have no escape. Differently from students studying this software voluntarily, the first thought one has in mind is that it’s useless and time-consuming. Nevertheless, not everyone knows that Python exists in our everyday lives. When you use Google search engine you deal with this language. Every time you watch a video on YouTube, you can do it thanks to Python.

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  • Rubber ducking debugging

   You can use this method when you don’t know how to do python programming homework. It consists of an oral and loud explanation of the problem to the inanimate object. In this way you are able to look at your obstacles from different perspectives.

  • Use pseudocodes

  In order to simplify the algorithms you need to create, you may begin from pseudocodes. To put it simply, you can use simple and short sentences to obtain results. It’s actually not problem-solving and it’s not a programming language but the help with python homework solution. You should write verbs such as “calculate”, “show”, “repeat” to make your understanding of the problem as easy as possible.

  • Use tutorials

  There are many available free video lessons as well as tutorials which you can watch to deepen your knowledge of programming concepts. We can advise you to visit CodeAcademy , for example, or W3Schools offering free material for studying non solely Python, but other programming languages. Moreover, you might find python homework exercises for beginners pdf for training.

  • Use the comments

  Practically all programming languages have the option of writing annotations when developing codes. In this way, you can leave a single-line or multi-line comment related to the process of coding. It can be a simple explanation of some passage, or memo of what you have done.

  • Peer studying

  You might strike up a great partnership with your classmate in programming and do my python homework together. Due to collaboration you can learn something new and share your knowledge. However, it’s essential to find a peer whose level of knowledge is similar to yours; otherwise, it can be useless.

  As we have demonstrated, a little creativity can bring excellent results. You are not the only student who struggles with programming languages. If you know a proficient programmer who can provide you with python homework assignment help, ask about how many errors and problems even skilled experts may face.

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  1. Homework Help

  Do you help your child with homework? Following is a list of suggestions for parents to keep in mind when they help their child with homework.

  • Ask your child, “What is your homework for tomorrow?
  • Provide your child with a place for homework with enough light.
  • Find a separate and quiet space for each of your children
  • Create a regular schedule for homework.
  • Have study materials handy that are necessary for your child to do homework.
  • Try doing a problem or two together, and then watch as your child tries the next one.
  • Limit TV time, and do not allow it during homework.
  • Encourage your child when he/she finds homework is difficult. “Try again. You can do it.”
  • Review the homework with your child after teacher gave a grade on the homework.
  • Speak to your child’s teacher when your child can’t do most of homework by himself/herself.
  • What is Dial-a-Teacher? Dial-a-Teacher offers live one-on-one homework help by telephone or online at  homeworknyc.org . Classroom teachers answer homework questions. They can also answer parents’ questions and give advice on how you can help your child at home.
  • What is the telephone number? (212) 777-3380
  • What languages are available? Spanish, Italian, Chinese, French, Haitian-Creole, Greek, Hebrew, Korean and Russian.
  • What are the hours of operation? Monday through Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on school nights.  
  • When is a good time to call? The earlier, the better.  
  • What subject areas can they help with? Reading, Math, Writing and Science for grades K-8.

  All Queens Libraries offer homework help. Bring your child with homework when the library is open. Some library branches have extra help, such as teen tutors. Teen tutors can help children with homework in small groups. To learn more about homework help, you should contact your local library.

  • What library branch offers walk-in hours for homework help? Jackson Heights 35-51 81 Street Jackson Heights, NY 11372 (718) 899-2500 Walk-in Hours: Mon-Fri, 3:00-5:50 pm   Corona 38-23 104 Street Corona, NY 11368 (718) 426-2844 Walk-in Hours: Mon-Fri, 3:00-6:00 pm   Elmhurst 86-01 Broadway Elmhurst, NY 11373 (718) 271-1020 Walk-in Hours: Mon-Fri, 3:00-5:00 pm  
  • What subject areas can they help with? All subject areas except reading.  
  • Children must bring all materials needed for homework.      
  • Parents can leave the child and pick her/him up 10 minutes before the homework help hours are finished.
  • Tutors help children in small groups, not one-on-one.

  Following is a list of websites used for homework. The list is compiled by parents, teachers, and children.

  • -This site offers help in all subject areas including study notes, on-line calculators, textbooks and articles.
  • -You can ask a question and get the answer. A Yahoo e-mail account required.
  • Yahoo Answers- Spanish
  • -On-line library resources that allow you to search for books, articles. You can also ask a librarian a question.
  • Brain Pop Jr.  (Grades K-3)
  • Brain Pop  (Grades K-3 Espãnol)
  • Brain Pop  (Grades 4-8)
  • Class Zone  (Grades 5-12)
  • -One of best educational websites for grades of K-8
  • -Atlas, dictionaries, maps, encyclopedia, thesaurus
  • Reading:  Star Fall  (Grades Pre-K to 1)
  • Math:  Figure This!  (Spanish / English)
  • Geography:  Test Your Geography Knowledge
  • Science:  Foss Web  (Grades K-8)
  • Articles for Kids:  Time for Kids

  2. After School Programs

  For more information on the Comprehensive After School System of New York City (COMPASS) click  here .

  Beacon Programs are school-based community centers serving children age 6 and older as well as adults. Beacon youth participate in a variety of activities, including but not limited to organized girls and boys basketball leagues in partnership with NIKE, Soccer for Success in partnership with U.S. Soccer Foundation, and Summer Cook shops in collaboration with Food Bank for New York City. Beacon adult programs are designed to enhance skills and promote social interaction, community engagement, and physical activity. For more information visit  Beacon Program  page.

  3. Programs for Families

  • Swimming classes for children and adults
  • Phone:  718-482-5038
  • Address: E Building Room E-151, LaGuardia Community College
  • Soccer, basketball and tennis classes for kids
  • To register, call the gym desk at  718-482-5043 .
  • Address: M Building Room MB-31, LaGuardia Community College
  • Child care and the Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program (UPK)
  • Phone:  718-482-5295
  • Address: 31-10 Thomson Ave, Main Building MB-09, LaGuardia Community College

  Following is a list of places in New York City that offer free or low-cost programs for children, including summer camps and swimming classes.

  • City Parks Foundation Free programs in the parks including golf lessons, tennis instructions, track & field classes, dance, theater and concerts.
  • New York City Parks Free programs in the parks, including afterschool programs, swimming classes, fitness programs for adults, teen programs.
  • Afterschool programs, summer programs, tutoring services etc.
  • Phone:  718-786-7110  – Fax: 718-205-1098
  • Address: 58-12 Queens Boulevard – Suite 1, 59th Street Entrance, Woodside, NY 11377
  • Various programs for all ages
  • Address: 108-25 62nd Drive Forest Hills, NY 11375
  • Phone  718- 592-5757
  • Phone:  718-728-0946
  • Address: 21-12 30th Road, Long Island City, NY 11102
  • After school programs & school vacation and summer camps Phone:  (718) 784-6173 , ext. 420
  • College readiness programs for children ages 14-21 Phone:  (718) 784-6173 , ext. 436
  • Classes & youth employment programs Phone:  (718) 784-6173 , ext. 445 Address: 43-31 39th St between 43rd Avenue and Queens Blvd.
  • YMCA Camps in Queens
  • Louis Jourdan Foundation Camps 2 Free sleepaway camps, Red Hook for High School boys, Clinton Corners.
  • Wingspan Arts Summer Theater Conservatory Summer + Art + Fun + Creativity. Open to Current Pre-K 4th Grade Students in residence at PS 6. 45 East 81st Street between Park + Madison Ave.

  Queens (718) 361-9480 (718) 557-2567

  Bronx (718) 863-4057

  Manhattan / Staten Island (212) 666-1919  or  (212) 666-1920 (212) 868-1650

  Brooklyn (718) 638-2635 (718) 622-3000 (718) 398-7668

  • Visit the  New York City Department of Education Office of Adult & Continuing Education
  • Call  311  for free TASC and literacy classes

  4. Places for Families to Visit in New York City

  • Wednesday admission is by suggested donation
  • Phone:  (718) 220-5100
  • Address: 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx
  • Phone:  (212) 439-6500
  • Address: 64th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10021
  • Free admission (covers grounds only) on Wednesdays
  • Phone:  (718) 817-8700
  • Address: River Parkway and Fordham Road, Bronx, NY
  • Free admission on Tuesdays (Admission is free every weekday from November 20 through February 29)
  • Phone:  (718) 623-7200
  • Address: 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
  • Phone:  (718) 265-3474
  • Address: Surf Avenue & West 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224

  The American Museum of Natural History

  • Admission is by suggested donation, including 45 Museum halls and the Rose Center for Earth and Space
  • Address: Central Park West at 79th St. New York, NY 10024
  • Phone:  (212) 769-5100

  Children’s Museum of Manhattan

  • On the first Friday of every month, CMOM is open from 5-8pm and admission is FREE!
  • Address: 212 West 83rd Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway, New York, NY 10024
  • Phone:  (212) 721-1223

  Brooklyn Children’s Museum

  • Free early bird admission is available before 11am on the second weekend of each month.
  • Address: 145 Brooklyn Avenue (at St. Marks Avenue), Brooklyn, NY 11213
  • Phone:  (718) 735-4400

  Queens Museum

  • Free Activities for Families Every Sunday 1:00-4:30
  • Address: Flushing Meadow Park, Queens
  • Phone:  (718) 592-9700

  New York Hall of Science

  • Free admission September through June, on Fridays from 2 – 5 pm and Sundays from 10 – 11 am
  • Address: 47-01 111th Street, Queens
  • Phone:  (718) 699-0005

  El Museo Del Barrio

  • New York City’s only Latino museum
  • Admission is by suggested donation.
  • Address: 1230 Fifth Avenue (at 104th Street), Manhattan
  • Phone:  (212) 831-7272

  Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

  • Free Admission on Target Fridays from 4 – 8 p.m.
  • Address: 11 West 53 St., Manhattan
  • Phone:  (212) 708-9400

  The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Address: 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd St, Manhattan
  • Phone:  (212) 535-7710

  Tenement Museum

  • You hear the stories of 97 Orchard Street. Built on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in 1863, this tenement apartment building was home to nearly 7000 working class immigrants.
  • Address: 108 Orchard Street, between Delancey and Broome, near Delancey.
  • Phone:  (212) 982-8420

  New York City Indoor Recreation Facilities

  • Find a recreation center near you
  • Indoor pools, weight rooms, basketball courts, dance studios, boxing rings, art studios, game rooms, and libraries 
  • Indoor recreation center membership for youth under 18 free of charge
  • Aerobics, martial arts, music, or yoga may require additional session fees

  Ice Skating at Bryant Park

  • Free admission
  • Phone:  866-221-5157
  • Address: Between 40th and 42nd streets & 5th and 6th avenues

  Wollman Rink at Central Park

  • Phone:  (212) 439-6900
  • Address: Central Park at 63rd Street

  Flushing Meadows Corona Park Aquatic Center

  • Indoor pool membership for youth under 18 free of charge
  • Phone:  (718) 271-7572
  • Address: Avery Avenue and 131 Street

  Following is a list of places for families recommended by parents who are enrolled in the English and Family Literacy Program in the Center for Immigrant Education and Training at LaGuardia Community College.

  • Statue of Liberty
  • Empire State Building
  • Queens County Farm
  • Sesame Place
  • Splish Splash

  5. Helpful Telephone Numbers

  • The Education Helpline by Advocates for Children Call  1-866-427-6033
  • Report Child Abuse and Neglect in New York City Call 311. If a child is in immediate danger, call 911.
  • NYS Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline in New York City Call  1-800-621-HOPE  (4673) or dial 311, TTY: 1-866-604-5350
  • Child Care Services at LaGuardia Community College The Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) at (Main Building, Room MB-09) offers paid childcare services for children of students only. For more information, call (718) 482-5092. You can only use this childcare service during the hours you are in class

  Districts 24, 30 28-11 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, NY 11101 Phone:  718-391-8386

  Districts 25, 26 30-48 Linden Place, Flushing, NY 11354 Phone:  718-281-3791

  Districts 27 82-01 Rockaway Boulevard, Ozone Park, NY 11416 Phone:  718-348-2929

  Districts 28, 29 90-27 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435 Phone:  718-557-2774

  Districts 7, 9, 10 1 Fordham Plaza, 7th Floor, Bronx, NY 10458 Phone:  718-741-8495

  Districts 8, 11, 12 1230 Zerega Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462 Phone:  718-828-2975

  Districts 17, 18, 22 1780 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone:  718-758-7687

  Districts 20, 21 415 89th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11209 Phone:  718-759-4914

  Districts 13, 14, 15, 16 29 Fort Greene Place, Room BE12 Phone:  646-285-8152  *general education only

  Districts 13, 14, 15, 16 131 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone:  718-935-4908  **special education only

  Districts 1, 2, 4 333 Seventh Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001 Phone:  212-356-3700

  Districts 3, 5, 6 388 West 125th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10027 Phone:  212-342-8300

  Staten Island

  715 Ocean Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY 10301 Phone:  718-420-5629

  6. Web Sites

  Learning about the school system.

  • New York City Department of Education  – Information about New York City public schools-enrollment, tests, special education, school calendar, curriculums, etc.
  • Inside Schools  – A lot of information about New York City public schools
  • Great Schools  – Compare elementary, middle and high schools
  • New York State Tests  – NYS tests from the previous years
  • NYS Regents Exams  – NYS Regents exams from the previous years
  • Tips for parenting, activities for children and families
  • A bilingual website for families of English Language Learners
  • Resources for helping your child with reading, math, technology and a lot of information about family matters
  • Information about education, child development, curriculum connections, and technology for children
  • Bienvenidos a  PBS Padres Spanish
  • Family Doctor  (Spanish / English)
  • Teens Health  (Spanish / English)
  • Free individual case assistance to families and children who are experiencing problems in obtaining appropriate educational services for their children
  • Information about how to be a volunteer in New York City public schools

  College Now

  • A free program operated by the City University of New York’s 17 colleges

  College Board

  • Lots of advice including step-by-step action plans for high school students
  • Free Application for Federal Student Aid
  • Search for scholarships

  Financial Aid

  • The federal government’s one-stop resource center, including information on federal financial aid

  Know How To Go

  • Student-friendly site with practical advice organized by grade, starting in middle school

  Mapping Your Future  (Spanish / English)

  • Resources on career, college, financial aid, etc.

  Occupational Outlook Handbook

  • A nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives

  Your Children Can Go to College…Yes They Can!

  • Your Children Can Go to College…Yes They Can! is a guide to help immigrant parents understand the college readiness process and begin to help their children prepare for college
  • Provides help with job searches, resume writing and interview preparation; refers jobseekers to job training in growing fields; connects jobseekers to employers with open positions
  • Resources for immigrant professionals and employers
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  Mayor Adams Initiates Operation to Shut Down Unlicensed Smoke and Cannabis Shops Across Five Boroughs

  May 7, 2024

  City Establishes Formal Rules Allowing Local Law Enforcement Agencies to Padlock

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  Albany to Enforce Against Unlicensed Smoke and Cannabis Shop

  “Operation Padlock to Protect” Kicks Off Against Businesses Unlawfully Selling Cannabis

  NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the start of a five-borough operation — that will accelerate in the coming weeks — to shut down unlicensed smoke and cannabis shops in the City of New York. After Mayor Adams successfully advocated for and municipalities were given the regulatory authority by the state to finally shut down these illegal shops plaguing city streets last month, the city established formal rules  allowing the New York City’s Sheriff Office — along with other local law enforcement agencies — to padlock smoke and cannabis shops without a license. This morning, Mayor Adams, New York City Sheriff Anthony Miranda, the New York City Police Department (NYPD), and the New York City Department of

  Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) kicked off “Operation Padlock to Protect,” giving law enforcement the ability to inspect smoke and cannabis shops and padlock those caught unlawfully selling cannabis. With new enforcement powers and legal authority granted by the state, the Adams administration is making it clear that any operator acting illegally will face swift consequences to protect the city’s children, improve quality of life, and facilitate a safe and thriving legal cannabis market.

  “Today, our administration is delivering on a promise to shut down unlicensed smoke and cannabis shops, protect our young people, and ensure that the future of legal cannabis burns bright in New York City,” said Mayor Adams . “Thanks to Governor Kathy Hochul and our partners in the state Legislature, New York City is now using the full force of the law across every borough to padlock and protect our streets. Legal cannabis remains the right choice for our city, but to those who choose to break the law — we will shut you down.”

  “The proliferation of unlicensed smoke and cannabis shops in New York City is one of the biggest quality of life issues facing New Yorkers,” said  Chief Advisor to the Mayor Ingrid P. Lewis-Martin . “These shops are especially dangerous to children, and have been a major impediment to the financial stability of legal cannabis dispensaries. Thanks to our partnership with the governor’s office and the New York state Legislature, those unlicensed shops’ days are numbered. We now have the ability to implement procedures needed to permanently close illegal weed shops. Soon, New Yorkers will be rid of these bad actors.”

  “The Adams administration's commitment to close unlicensed smoke and cannabis shops underscores our dedication to protecting our communities and upholding the rule of law,” said First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright . “By establishing formal rules allowing local law enforcement to padlock these establishments, we are sending a strong message that illegal operators will be held accountable. This operation is a crucial step towards ensuring a safe and thriving legal cannabis market for all New Yorkers.”

  “Protecting the health and safety of our neighbors and our youth is paramount, especially given the proliferation of unlicensed smoke and cannabis shops illegally selling cannabis around our city,” said  DCWP Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga . “Since the start of the Adams administration, we’ve worked closely with the Sheriff’s Joint Task Force, providing resources to help deliver huge successes. And through DCWP’s own routine enforcement of the state and city’s tobacco and e-cigarette laws, we’ve issued more than 20,000 summonses and closed down 128 illegal retailers. Thank you to Mayor Adams for securing this major victory for the city, ensuring that we have the authority to tackle the ongoing threat of unlicensed smoke and cannabis shops.”

  “The New York City Sheriff’s Office is proud to lead the city in padlocking the unlicensed businesses selling cannabis that have taken advantage of the groundbreaking opportunity of the legal cannabis market,” said Sheriff Miranda . “We want to thank Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams, and all of the elected officials for their tireless effort in expanding the cannabis enforcement authority so we can take back control of our city. We fully embrace the mayor’s vision of a multi-agency response and joint collaboration between all enforcement agencies, and we will continue to lead those efforts to protect the health and safety of our communities.”

  “Cannabis NYC’s mission to help our city become a global leader for the legal industry is clear and that includes safeguarding the integrity of New York’s developing cannabis market by clearing out opportunists operating illegal and unlicensed stores,” said Cannabis NYC Founding Director Dasheeda Dawson. “We’re committed to upholding the principles of equity and fairness established with the Marihuana Regulation & Taxation Act, ensuring that those who have invested in our legal industry thus far are protected and given every opportunity for their small business to thrive.”

  The legalization of cannabis has allowed a new economy to emerge in New York state while addressing the harmful impact of the “War on Drugs” on Black and brown New Yorkers. However, for New York City’s new cannabis economy and justice-involved businesses to thrive, the city and state must protect the development of the legal market. With the newly granted local authority, the Adams administration is executing a five-borough strategy to finally end this public health and safety issue.

  Prior to securing municipal enforcement powers against unlicensed smoke and cannabis shops, the Adams administration used every tool available to protect young people from dangerous, illegal cannabis and tobacco products, while sending a clear message that anyone helping these illegal, unlicensed shops to spread throughout the five boroughs will be held accountable. Coordinating with both city and state authorities, the Adams administration formed the New York City Sheriff’s Office Joint Compliance Task Force to Address Illegal Smoke Shops. This task force conducted enforcement against unlicensed establishments selling cannabis, cannabis-infused edibles, illegal vaping products, illegal cigarettes, and other illegal tobacco products, and, since forming, has imposed almost $108 million in penalties — including an estimated $33 million in illegal products seized and over $75 million in civil penalties issued — and conducted more than 2,100 compliance and intelligence inspections.

  Additionally, the task force sent letters to 603 landlords and owners of buildings across the five boroughs  warning that they could be legally liable for the continued unlicensed sale of cannabis or tobacco products by their tenants. Between last summer and last month, the city filed two lawsuits in federal and state court against a total of 15 e-cigarette distributors that operate as the upstream suppliers of illegal, exotic-flavored, disposable e-cigarettes to the same retail vape and smoke shops, as well as convenience stores that are the target of “Operation Padlock to Protect.”

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  Microsoft's in-house AI model, reportedly called MAI-1, is a chance for CEO Satya Nadella to prove he doesn't need OpenAI

  • Microsoft is building its own AI model dubbed MAI-1, The Information reported. 
  • The language model will be separate from OpenAI's GPT-4 and will be overseen by Mustafa Suleyman. 
  • It's a sign Microsoft is ready to depend less on the ChatGPT maker as the AI wars heat up.
  

  Microsoft is reportedly working on its own AI model separately from OpenAI — a chance for CEO Satya Nadella to prove his company doesn't need the ChatGPT maker to get ahead in the AI wars.

  Microsoft is working on building an in-house large language model model it calls MAI-1, The Information reported earlier this week. It's the first stand-alone AI model the software giant is building since it poured $10 billion into OpenAI for rights to power its generative AI tools like Copilot with GPT-4, which underlies ChatGPT.

  The creation of MAI-1 could help address some concerns that Microsoft has become too focused on its ongoing OpenAI partnership as the race to build the best generative AI tools heats up.

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  In reference to OpenAI , CEO Nadella once said that Microsoft was "below them, above them, around them, "which one investor noted was a "baller" thing to say.

  The in-house project is overseen by Mustafa Suleyman , the cofounder of Google's DeepMind, who joined Microsoft in March to lead its AI division after leaving his startup Inflection AI as CEO.

  To train MAI-1, Microsoft is said to be compiling a dataset that includes text from ChatGPT and outside sources like public information on the web, one source told The Information. Some data used to train Inflection's models may also be used to help train Microsoft's new in-house one, two Microsoft employees told the outlet.

  MA-1 is expected to be larger than the open-source models made by rivals like Meta and Mistral, which will require ample amounts of compute power and training data. That's on top of the smaller, less advanced models Microsoft is developing for smartphone apps, reflecting the tech titan's multi-pronged approach to developing advanced AI.

  After the news of the project was announced, Kevin Scott, the CTO of Microsoft, noted that Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI remains symbiotic and a key driver in helping both companies build the best AI.

  "We will continue to be on this path — building increasingly powerful supercomputer for OpenAI to train the models that will set pace for the whole field — well into the future," Scott wrote in a LinkedIn post following The Information's report. "There's no end in sight to the increasing impact that our work together will have."

  Still, it's not clear what the in-house model will look like just yet, and Microsoft didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider when asked to confirm the details.

  More information about MAI-1 may be revealed during Microsoft's Build conference for developers that will take place in Seattle from May 21 to 23.

  Axel Springer, Business Insider's parent company, has a global deal to allow OpenAI to train its models on its media brands' reporting.

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