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Social Studies Back to top

English Back to top

Early Childhood Literacy (from CPL ASID 2008) Back to top

Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) http://www.ciera.org/index.html
Chicago Public Library—Parent Resources Page http://www.chipublib.org/forkids/kidspages/parent_resources.php
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
Every Child Ready to Read @ your library http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/ecrr/ecrrhomepage.cfm
International Reading Association—Focus on Beginning Readers http://www.reading.org/resources/issues/focus_beginning.html
Jumpstart http://www.jstart.org/index.php
KIDS COUNT http://www.aecf.org/MajorInitiatives/KIDSCOUNT.aspx
National Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.naeyc.org/
National Center for Education Statistics—Fast Facts http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/#
National Center for Learning Disabilities—Early Learning & Literacy Page http://www.ncld.org/content/view/1120/456151/
National Head Start Association http://www.nhsa.org/
National Institute for Literacy—Early Childhood Page http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/early_childhood.html
National Reading Panel http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/
Reach Out and Read http://www.reachoutandread.org/
Reading is Fundamental http://www.rif.org/
Saroj Ghoting—Early Childhood Literacy Consulting http://www.earlylit.net
ZERO TO THREE—Early Language & Literacy Page http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=key_language
ZERO TO THREE—Brain Development Page http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=key_brain

Spelling Back to top

10 tips to effective editing: http://www.uoregon.edu/~sschuman/tentips98.html
50 commonly misspelled words: http://www.sentex.net/~mmcadams/spelling.html
Common errors in English Usage: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
Spelling Practice: http://eslus.com/LESSONS/SPELL/SPELL.HTM
Etymology/Prefixes & Suffixes: http://www.bartleby.com/61/
Great site for unscrambling words: http://homework.jhax.net/extra/Unscrambler.jsp#unscrambled

Grammar & Writing Back to top

Master Index: http://www.grammarstation.com/index.htm
Using MLA format: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html; http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/humanities/list.html (comprehensive)
Grammar rules: http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/grammar/gramrules.html
Grammar and Punctuation: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html
Parts of Speech: http://www.grammarstation.com/knowyourPOS.html
Idioms: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslstudent.html#idioms
Function of Different Phrases: http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/phrfunc.html
Prepositions: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep.html
List of Pronouns: http://www.grammargoddess.com/pronouns.htm
Avoiding Plagiarism: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html
Effective Writing and Editing: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/index.html
Paragraph Builder: http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/paragrap/index.htm
What makes a good short story: http://www.learner.org/exhibits/literature/
Writing good page titles: http://www.7nights.com/dkrprod/gwt_seven.php

Essays Back to top

Writing a good essay: http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/Courses/nes257/writingtips.html
Essay writing guidelines: http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
Thesis statements: http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/thesis.html; http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml
Persuasive Writing: http://palc.sd40.bc.ca/palc/classes/litcomp4/litcomp4pers.htm

Research Back to top

Research tutorials: http://www.bedfordresearcher.com/tutorials.cfm
Spotting Hoax, Scholarly Research, Personal Opinion: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/hoax/index.htm
Using MLA format to site sources: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLAWorksCited.html
Research and Writing: Step by Step: http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/stepfirst.htm
Research and Documenting Sources: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html

Book Reports Back to top

Book Review Search Engine: http://www.anybook4less.com/
Spark Notes Search Engine: http://www.sparknotes.com/
Basic Structure of a Book Report: http://www.webspawner.com/users/BBBookReport/
Online help for writing a book report: http://www.school–for–champions.com/writing/bookreport.cfm
Middle and high school book report tips: http://www.infoplease.com/homework/wsbookreporths.html

Poetry Back to top

All about poems: http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/poetry/what.html
Search engine for finding American poets: http://www.poets.org/poets/index.cfm
Rhyming Generator: http://www.rhymer.com/
Poetry writing tips: http://www.poewar.com/articles/poetrytips.htm
Ideas for writing poetry: http://www.poetryexpress.org/15poems.htm
Poetry Lessons and Activities—Summaries: http://www.msrogers.com/English2/poetry/30_days_of_poetry.htm
Literary Terms Glossary: http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/glossary/ (with examples); http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/index.html (especially good if you need to find an example of a poem using a particular literary device)
Shakespeare's sonnets: http://www.shakespeares–sonnets.com/

Stories Back to top

Myths, folktales, etc.: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/
Tips for writing a good biography: http://www.infoplease.com/homework/wsbiography.html
Learning to write an Autobiography: http://palc.sd40.bc.ca/palc/classes/litcomp4/litcomp4autobiography.htm

Literature Back to top

Annotated works with online texts: http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/Main?action=new
Online texts of books whose copyrights have expired: http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/
More online texts of world classics: http://www.literature.org/authors/
Literature study guides: http://www.bibliomania.com/
The Literature Network: http://www.online–literature.com/
Bartleby (Good resource for literature and poetry reference; Verse, fiction and nonfiction locator; Thesaurus): http://www.bartleby.com/
PBS—Arts and Literature: http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/arts_lit.htm
Shakespeare Online: http://www.shakespeare–online.com/; http://www–tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html
Literary Criticism: http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/
Mythology & Folklore: http://www.pantheon.org/main/search.html

Other Back to top

Conversions Back to top

Everyday Metric System: http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/everyday.htm; http://www.simetric.co.uk/siprefix.htm; http://www.sciencemadesimple.net/conversions.html; http://onlineconverters.com/volcap.html

Dictionaries Back to top

Dictionary.com: http://dictionary.reference.com/
Words from Answers.com: http://www.answers.com/main/words.jsp
Word of the Day: http://education.yahoo.com/college/wotd/; http://www.number2.com/exams/sat/daily/word/index.cfm?s=0
Thesaurus: http://thesaurus.reference.com/
Merriam–Webster: http://m–w.com/
Easier version of the Merriam–Webster for kids: http://www.wordcentral.com/
Onelook Dictionary: http://www.onelook.com/
Reverse Lookup: http://www.onelook.com/reverse–dictionary.shtml (When you know the definition but can�t find the word)
Foreign Language Dictionaries/Translation sites: http://www.wordreference.com; http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr
French–English Dictionary: http://machaut.uchicago.edu/?resource=frengdict&action=search&english=&french=Inculper&root=&pos=%25
Rhyming Dictionary: http://www.rhymer.com/
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy (concise explanations of everything from the Vietnam War to junk bonds): http://www.bartleby.com/59/
Biology Dictionary: http://www.biology–online.org/dictionary.asp
Chemistry Glossary: http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/glossary.shtml
Earth Science Glossary: http://www.glossarist.com/glossaries/science/earth–sciences/
Acronym Finder: Find out what over 2,430,000 acronyms & abbreviations stand for: http://www.acronymfinder.com/

Encyclopedias Back to top

Encarta: http://www.encarta.com/
Britannica: http://www.britannica.com/
World Book: http://www.worldbook.com/
Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Comprehensive Sites (All subjects) Back to top

ALA—America Library Association: http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org
The High School Hub: http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm
About.com/Homework: http://about.com/homework/
DiscoverySchool.com: http://school.discovery.com/
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/

Tests Back to top

ACT/SAT Prep/other standardized tests: http://www.number2.com/; http://www.testprepreview.com/
Vocabulary quizzes: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm
5000 SAT vocabulary words and definitions: http://freevocabulary.com/
New York State Assessment Test: http://emsc33.nysed.gov/osa/home.html
Maryland School Assessment (MSA): http://www.mdk12.org/mspp/k_8/
Educational Testing Service: http://www.ets.org/

Trivia Back to top

Anniversary gifts by year: http://honeymoons.about.com/cs/shopping/a/anniversarygift.htm?terms=anniversary

Baby Animal Names: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/Animalbabies.shtml

Birthstones: http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/birthsto.htm

Famous Firsts: http://www.infoplease.com/search?fr=iptn&query=famous+firsts&in=all; http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/1–triv.html

How far away is it?: http://www.indo.com/distance/

How stuff works: http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Jeopardy!: http://www.jeopardy.com/indexflash.php

Phobias: http://www.phobialist.com/

Holidays: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays

Straight Dope: http://www.straightdope.com/

From the online version of the Chicago Tribune Back to top

"Pay Attention, Students: Link, Look and Learn"
By David Colker
Published August 24, 2006
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/la-fi-technopolis24aug24,1,7824352.column?page=1&coll=chi-sportsnew-hed

Academic All–Stars Back to top

http://www.ipl.org—Tough to say enough good about the little known Internet Public Library site. It was started by the University of Michigan and provides links to online pages in numerous academic fields. And it will probably get even more comprehensive because 14 other schools have signed on to join the project.
http://www.sparknotes.com—The primary mission of this site from Barnes&Noble is to feature study guides to novels and nonfiction. But it also has free reference guides to other topics such as biology, math and physics.
http://www.howstuffworks.com—Provides a look at the inner workings of the mundane (pencil, hair dryer) and complex (brain, atomic clock). Great for science reports.
http://www.ask.com—Takes questions in plain language. Works best with simple queries such as, "When was Benjamin Franklin born?"
http://www.google.com—Still the best search engine.

Anatomy Back to top

http://www.anatomyatlases.org—"Atlas of Human Anatomy" offers fantastic images of human body parts.
http://www.bartleby.com/107—This is the 1918 version of the classic Gray's "Anatomy of the Human Body." Still a handy, basic guide.
http://www.innerbody.com—Interactive site that's used to identify body parts (not just skeletal but also digestive, muscular and other systems) and to learn about their functions.

Archaeology Back to top

archnet.asu.edu—Arizona State University's list of links to museums and other resources, organized by geography and topic.
http://www.cyberpursuits.com/archeo—Assorted links, organized by region.

Art History Back to top

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah—The Metropolitan Museum of Art's timeline of art history, from Mal'ta carvings in Asia in 20,000 BC to video installations by Bill Viola that the museum purchased in 2001.
witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html— Extensive links to art periods, artists and museums.
artchive.com—Not the easiest site to navigate but worth the trouble. The online guide provides images of works by prominent artists.

Biology Back to top

http://www.biology.arizona.edu—University of Arizona's site has links organized by topic.
http://www.mnstate.edu/weibust/internetresbiostu.htm—Minnesota State University Moorhead's list of links, by topic.

Census Back to top

Factfinder.census.gov—Official U.S. population numbers, by ZIP Code, from the federal Census Bureau. Breaks information down by race and other factors.

Chemistry Back to top

http://www.chemicalelements.com—Of the many periodic tables of elements sites on the Web, this one's particularly well designed. It began as an eighth–grader's science project in 1996.
http://www.chemdex.org—Originating from the University of Sheffield in England, this site features more than 7,000 links.
antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml—Quizzes, glossaries and tutorials from Frostburg State University in Maryland.

Conversion Tools Back to top

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/conversions.html—Metric conversions of distance, area, weight, speed, temperature and more. Also converts fractions to decimals.
http://www.xe.com/ucc/full.shtml—Converts more than 180 world currencies. Continuously updated.

Languages Back to top

translation.langenberg.com—Translates words and phrases in 13 languages.
http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/index.asp—Conjugates verbs in numerous languages.
http://www.ethnologue.com—Information on nearly 7,000 living languages.

Literature Back to top

http://www.gutenberg.net—Now in its 35th year, this spectacular collection of 18,000 public–domain books includes all works by Shakespeare, Moby Dick, and numerous religious texts. All selections can be downloaded to be read either on the computer screen or on paper.
vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=3—World literature links from UC Santa Barbara.
http://www.cliffsnotes.com—The famed Cliffs Notes study guides to hundreds of books can be read on the website for free, although you'll have to pay to download a print version in a PDF file.

Math Back to top

http://www.algebrahelp.com—Algebra practice problems.
http://www.mathplayground.com/flashcards.html—Remember flashcards? Here's an online version.

Music Back to top

http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources—From Indiana University comes this list of links, organized by music genre, composer and performer.
http://www.carolinaclassical.com/links.html—Good set of links, organized by era.
http://www.classical.net/music—More than 5,000 links, plus thousands of CD reviews and recommendations.

Philosophy Back to top

plato.stanford.edu/contents.html—The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a work in progress that provides short essays on nearly 1,000 names and concepts. All are written by professionals in the field.
http://www.epistemelinks.com/index.aspx—These links are organized according to philosophers, eras and topics.
http://www.philosophypages.com/dy—Dictionary of names and terms, many of which include links to other resources.

Physics Back to top

http://www.aip.org/history—Interactive exhibits from the American Institute of Physics on landmark discoveries in the field.
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl—An interactive site from the University of Colorado at Boulder demonstrates physics principles behind microwave ovens, X–rays, lasers and more.

Political Science Back to top

thomas.loc.gov—The Library of Congress site includes the daily Congressional Record and updates on pending legislation.
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/official.htm—Links to government websites worldwide.

Psychology Back to top

allpsych.com—A glossary of basic terms, plus numerous other features such as a timeline.
http://www.psychology.org—Links to publications and resources.

Reference Back to top

dictionary.reference.com—Enter a word and get a definition from the American Heritage Dictionary among other sources.
http://www.encyclopedia.com—Brief entries from the Columbia Encyclopedia.
http://www.infoplease.com—Almanac of statistics and information on politics, business, sports, weather and entertainment.

World Facts Back to top

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook—Not everything the CIA does is secret. The agency's public directory of countries includes such information as a nation's population, government type, terrain, agriculture, health systems, languages and broadcast stations.

Gwendolyn Piper Steeves: Homework Links

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African–American Studies Back to top

Biographies Back to top

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Canadian Studies Back to top

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Early Childhood Literacy (from CPL ASID 2008) Back to top

Spelling Back to top

Grammar & Writing Back to top

Essays Back to top

Research Back to top

Book Reports Back to top

Poetry Back to top

Stories Back to top

Literature Back to top

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Encyclopedias Back to top

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Tests Back to top

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From the online version of the Chicago Tribune Back to top

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Anatomy Back to top

Archaeology Back to top

Art History Back to top

Biology Back to top

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