GREAT REFERENCE SITE:
Know Play:
...enter a word or phrase and look up a definition, a synonym, rhyming word, encyclopedia article, quotation, map, world factbook, artist, or acronym.
URL: http://www.kplay.cc/reference.html
 

American Folklore:
...retelling of American folklore, Native American myths, and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every state. Read about famous characters also.
URL: http://www.americanfolklore.net

American Writers: A Journey Through History
...search by author's name, by title, or by location for information about authors who influenced American History.
URL: http://www.americanwriters.org/

Art Safari:
...explore paintings and sculpture from the Museum of Modern Art. A series of questions guides children to write about what they see. Encourages kids to create and submit their own art work.
URL: http://artsafari.moma.org

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site:
...Search in a variety of curriculum areas for activities, books, and related links.
URL: http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/curriculum.html

Children's Literature Web Page:
...An alphabetical listing of children's writers and illustrators with links to appropriate web sites.
URL: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

Fun Brain: Grammar Gorilla
...helps students identify parts of speech.
URL: http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html

Judy Blume's Home Page:
...visit Judy Blume's page to learn about the author and her work. Get writing tips.
URL: http://www.judyblume.com/index.html

Kathy Schrock's Educator's Guide:
....Lots of links to literature and language arts sites.
URL: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/arts/artlit.html

MythWeb:
...Gods, heroes, and monsters in Greek mythology.
URL: http://www.mythweb.com

Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers
...great resource for strategies, techniques for effective teaching, books and authors, etc.
URL: http://www.readingrockets.org/

Teaching with Folklore:
...Resources for teaching fables, legends, myths, tales, etc.
URL: http://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/folklore/index.htm

AAA Spell:

...practice your vocabulary and spelling words.

URL: http://www.aaaspell.com/index.htm