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| How To Study |
This is a study skills resource, so I decided it belonged in the dictionary section. There is a wide variety of resources available in multiple subjects as well as overall categories. |
| Math Dictionary For Kids |
This dictionary gives definitions as well as examples in a colorful and organized layout. |
| Dictionary.com |
This dictionary gives several different definitions. |
| Cambridge Dictionaries Online |
This site has several different dictionary versions available, including Spanish/English and
French/English. |
| OneLook Dictionary Search |
This site allows you to search several online dictionaries at one time. |
| Thesaurus.com |
This site works just like the companion site, Dictionary.com. |
| Encycloedia.com |
This site includes parts of history that happened on the current date as well
as searching capabilities. The error page for no items found isn't great, but as
long as a general search is made, then specifics can be chosen from a list. |
| Biographical Dictionary |
This site contains biographies of more than 28,000 influential people through the ages. |
| Atlapedia Online |
Maps and data about countries around the world can be found here. It is a good
starting point for doing a report on a country. Both political and physical maps
are avaialble. |
| Storm Encyclopedia |
The Weather Channel supports this site with information as general as global warming
to el nino. |
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Description |
| History World |
This site has some nice timelines. There is a large amount of information here. |
| World History Archives |
The information at this site is arranged by topic. |
| Institute of Historical Research |
This site provides resources for historians. It is based in the UK, so there are different resources than listed at other sites. |
| HyperHistory |
This is an interesting site where you can look at the information for people, history,
events, or maps. The items are shown on a timeline and color coded. Click on the specific
item to see information about it to the right of the timeline. It is a very visual way
of looking at history. |
| The History Net |
The information on this site can be serached or there are links to magazines arranged
by historical topics, such as Wild West, British Heritage, and World War II. |
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| BBC History |
Categories on this site include Ancient History, British History, World Wars and Recent History. |
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| PBS History |
This site includes listings of shows on PBS, links to other historical web pages, resources for teachers and for children. |
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| Flashcard Exchange |
This site includes over 13 million flashcards. You can make your own, use ones made, study online or print them off. |
| Writing Fun |
Descriptions of different types of writing with organizers to help with each type. |
| Exploring Literature Through Letter Writing |
Online lesson plan for using letter writing to discuss literary works. |
| American Folklore |
Online folktales that are arranged by categories can be found here. |
| Booklists and Suggested Reading |
This site is now a wiki and is updated by librarians. See lists by genre, school subjects, read aloud stories or by themes. |
| Texas A&M Writing Center |
This site contains instruction on how to write, including grammar and the use of transition words. |
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| Five Paragraph Essay |
Step by step instructions on how to write a five paragraph essay can be found here. Narrative, expository, and persuasive essays are also discussed. |
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| Houghton Mifflin Graphic Organizers for Writing |
These are helpful worksheets to get started on writing. |
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| EdHelper.com |
This site actually has links for math, science, health and geography, as well as English. There are more English related links than the other subjects. There are both free and paid worksheets. There are enough free worksheets to let you decide if you want to pay the yearly fee. The listing of worksheets is very extensive. |
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| Project Gutenberg |
This is an extensive listing of online books in English and other languages. The text is mostly downloadable so it can be read offline. Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today. |
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| Children's Literature Web Guide |
This is an extensive listing of online literature sites. These include book reviews, stories on the web, recommended reading lists and resources for teachers, parents and storytellers. |
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| Online Library of Literature |
This site is still growning, but it currently has online text available for over thirty-five author's works. |
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| The Literature Network |
This site has over 1200 books, 2000 short stories and poems by over 250 authors and over 8000 quotations. |
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Description |
| Flashcard Exchange |
This site includes over 13 million flashcards. You can make your own, use ones made, study online or print them off. |
| Interactive Math Activities for K-6 |
This site includes activities from counting through Pre-Algebra concepts. The site runs very smoothly and has hundreds of activities. |
| Math Dictionary For Kids |
This dictionary gives definitions as well as examples in a colorful and organized layout. |
| Basic Math Worksheets |
This site has a form to fill out to create worksheets for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It also produces answer keys to go along with the worksheets. The worksheets are randomly generated, so there is an endless number of worksheets that can be created. |
| AAA Math |
This site has materials for kindergarten through eighth grade, including algebra and geometry. The site contains tutorials as well as online practice where the answer is checked after clicking a button. |
| Scientific Calculator |
This calculator actually works online. Just click on the picture of the calculator to use it. |
| CoolMath |
This site has lesons on arithmetic and algebra, practice problems, games and a dictionary. |
| SOS Math |
This is a higher end site with Algebra being the lowest level of math. There are example problems to be worked out on paper with links that show step by step how to solve the problems. |
| Ask Dr Math |
This site contains previously asked math questions with answers for elementary, middle, high school and college. The formula sheets are for higher levels of math. |
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| FunBrain Math Baseball |
Answer math questions to hit the ball and round the bases. Work with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or a mixture of all of them. |
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