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Merriam-Webster |
The
Merriam-Webster onine language center; word-of-the-day, look
up words |
Children's
Dictionaries |
Picture
dictionaries in English, English-French, English-Spanish &
more! |
Virtual
Reference Desk |
A
collection of links to various online references; by Purdue
University |
Vocabulary.com |
A
collection of puzzles that enhance vocabulary building; has
3 levels |
Word
Oddities |
A
collection of word trivia for older children and teachers |
Big
Dog's Grammer |
A
bare bones guide to English; a cool beagle sniffs out subject
verb agreement, active voice, and dangling modifiers, each with
doggie examples and tests to see if you've learned the various
concepts |
History
of English |
A
brief look at the history of the English language |
Collab-o-Write |
Students
can add to stories with writing or by adding illustrations;
can post their stories for other children to add to; writing
tips too |
Biography
Maker |
Information
about biographies plus assists children with writing them |
First
Lines |
An
online challenge for students to see if they can match a book
title to its first line |
Fake
Out |
Words
are divided into 3 levels; students are quizzed on the definitions
of weekly words |
Mr.
Flack's Language Arts Heaven |
Language
Arts topics |