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Spider-Man in Amazing Adventures - Provides a range of language arts activities based on the popular cartoon series. From the United States Department of Education.
CBC 4 Kids: Words - Add to an online story, read what other kids have written or submit your own best work, play word games, or find a good book.
Words at FunBrain.com - All sorts of online language games help kids master everything from spelling to grammar and have fun in the process.
Check It Out - Information related to reading, writing, and critical thinking.
PrimaryGames.com Language Arts Games - Created by a teacher, online games and activities review ABC's, reading, writing, and alphabetical order.
Activities to Learn English - Interactive material to build vocabulary, spelling, grammar and reading skills. Automatic grading with immediate feedback.
Reaching Out: The Evolution Of Communication - Explores how oral and written language have developed over the centuries.
WordCentral - Merriam-Webster's Word Central offers kids a student dictionary, Daily Buzzword, and interactive word games.
Write On Reader - Fifth graders created this platinum-award winning site about reading and writing for Thinkquest Jr. 2000. It includes information on making books and tips about writing from well-known authors.
Activities in English - Activities and games related to grammar, reading, spelling, vocabulary and proverbs.
Kristine George's Children's Poetry Corner - Children's poetry site from acclaimed poet, Kristine O'Connell George. Features author information, teaching ideas, audio clips, and animated "mini-web" for students.
Larke, Joe - Introduces children's writer Joe Larke, his stories, and his poems. Also includes contact information, details about school visits, and tips for young writers.
Scramble-Saurus from Funbrain.com - Improve spelling and vocabulary skills while using clues to unscramble words. Choose among easy, medium, hard, or superbrain versions.
A Brief Look at the History of English - Provides an overview of the three periods of English, along with examples of the language at various points in history.
Exploring English - Explore the wonders and quirks of the English Language including the parts of speech, sentences, style guidelines, usage, punctuation, and spelling. Includes online tutorial.
Quia! English Activities - Games and quizzes for learning grammar and vocabulary. Over 10 types of activities to choose from, including matching games, flash cards, hangman, trivia games, and quizzes.
GameGoo - Fun, early educational games (pre-K through 3) based on state standards for language arts.
Handwriting for Kids - Printable tracing guides and practice worksheets for printing and cursive.
Wacky World of Words - Letters, words, phrases, sentences...play with them all in this collection of online word games.
Guide to Grammar and Writing - Dozens of digital handouts on grammar and English usage, over 170 computer-graded quizzes, and recommendations on writing -- from sentence structure to research papers.
Kid's Corner - Includes and ABC game and coloring book for younger children. Also greeting cards.
Mayo's Language Arts - Class site contains writing exercises, figurative language, literary terms, games, and links.
Mr. Mosier's Online English Resources - Smyrna High School. Contains information which will enable students to improve their grammar and literary analysis skills.
Mrs. Babin's Language Arts Homepage - Seventh grade classroom site focusing on writing, reading strategies, and book recommendations. Includes a photo gallery and links.
Mrs. Wee's Online English Magazine - Includes book reviews, online stories, writing tips, and word games.
Ms. Gonder's English Class - Resource for high school students at Foshay Learning Center in Los Angeles, California. It features a link to the student produced television program "S C Literati"--literary and current event programming of interest to the community.
Spelling Test - A journalism professor and former copy editor offers an interactive test of 50 commonly misspelled words, as well as spelling tips.
Spelling Study Skills - A detailed guide to the rules of British English spelling. From the University of Bradford.
Frequently Misspelled Words - Lists correctly-spelled versions of frequently misspelled words.
Spell Check from Funbrain.com - Identify the word that is spelled incorrectly. Choose between two levels of difficulty.
Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee - Home of the world's best-known annual spelling bee. Includes weekly literature-based word activities, a listing of local spelling bees, the history of the national event, rules, and answers to frequently asked questions.
SpellaRoo from Funbrain.com - Find the spelling errors in these fun sentences. Choose between beginning and intermediate levels.
Spelling Tips from Mrs. Kelly - A second grade teacher provides twelve ways to practice spelling words.
LD Online: Spelling Strategies - Suggestions on how to practice spelling words.
English Spelling - Master spelling tricks, general rules and using computer spell checkers.
Spelling Stuff for Kids - Resources related to commonly misspelled words, tips for becoming a better speller, games, activities, and lessons.
Musical Spelling Rules - Lyrics and music to songs which teach four common spelling rules.
Literacy Resources - Spelling Tips - Strategies for teaching spelling and a list of spelling rules.
Spelling Quiz: ei, ie - Test how well you can spell "ei" and "ie" words with an interactive spelling quiz.
Commonly Misspelled Words Quiz - Correct the spellings of ten randomly generated commonly misspelled words.
SpinAndSpell - Offers an animated spelling game for children ages 4-8.
How Well can you Spell - Interactive spelling test uses 16 frequently misspelled words. From Microsoft Encarta.
See 'N Spell at PrimaryGames.com - A series of interactive games test knowledge of short vowels, long vowels, blends, diagraphs, other vowels, and plurals.
Most Commonly Mispelled Words in Fan Fiction - Find out which words amateur writers have the biggest problem spelling correctly.
Spelling Words, Lessons, and Worksheets - Allows teachers to create tests, crossword puzzles, and worksheets.
Spelling Tips - Activities to use while practicing spelling words.
List of Commonly Misspelled Words - A compiled list of the most commonly misspelled words. Also includes a quiz.
Interesting things for ESL Students - Includes quizzes, games, and puzzles to help students learning english.
L2Ed.com - A French and English as a second language site aimed at students in kindergarten through grade seven. Includes some Canadian History content as well.
Hangman Games for ESL Students - Hangman games for students of English as a Second Language. Organized by topics.
Activities for ESL Students - Over 1,000 quizzes and activities to help in learning English.
ESL Activities for Students -- ESL Wonderland - Interactive activities suitable for upper elementary through high school students.
Longman Teens Community Website - Teen resources from Longman ELT. Includes chat room, interactive language review, and advice page.
ESL Discussion Center - Discussion forums for students of English as a Second Language. Organized by topic.
Aardvark's English forum - Fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice quizzes.
Word Find Puzzles for ESL Students - Puzzles organized by topic. It's different each time you try the puzzles, so you can play more than once.
Internet Picture Dictionary - Picture dictionary with interactive activities for ESL learners.
Multicultural Kids - ESL students from all parts of the world tell about their homelands.
Mrs. Ferguson's Favorites: ESL Games and Activities - Provides links to language learning games for elementary through high school students.
English Exercises Online! - Interactive exercises at all levels.
New York Times News Summaries - News for students. Includes a dictionary and an atlas that you can use to look up terms in the news stories.
Phonics Activities - Phonics activities from Saxon Publishers. Match pictures and words.
Karin's ESL PartyLand - ESL students can find quizzes and on-line exercises, a chat room, e-mail exchanges, 25 discussion forums, ESL links, and a bookstore.
English Listening Lounge - ESL and EFL learners learn communicative English listening comprehension, with a large selection of suitable, authentic, well-recorded spoken passages, by many speakers on many topics.
Learning Resources from CNN San Francisco - CNN stories with simple English, audio, video, and activities.
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - Listening practice for students. Ability to improve comprehension skills through practice, self-grading quiz pages, listening for comprehension quizzes, and study material. Requires RealAudio or Divace.
ESLgame.com - Includes interactive Flash phonics presentations, teacher-hosted ESL/EFL chat room, message board, printable game gards, and Little Billyclub Newsletter.
Grammar Gorillas - These Gorillas need help identifying parts of speech. If you click on the right word in the sentence, they get a banana.
English Listening Room - Listen to songs and fill in the blanks. [RealAudio format: Javascript quizzes]
Grammar Cat - An entertaining approach to English language study. Examples and exercises for all levels.
Grammar Glamour - Middle school students offer an overview of the parts of speech and basic rules.
Rats - Game of adjectives and adverbs from LearningPlanet.com. [Requires shockwave plugin]
The Plural Girls - Fun game teaches pluralization. Help these cats find their way through the world of 'S'. Watch out, if you make a mistake their friends may be trapped in a bubble.
2-Bee or Not-too-bee - 2Bee and Queen Nottoobee need flowers to make honey. Help them find flowers by choosing the correct verb to complete the sentences. From FunBrain.com.
Grammar Bytes - An index of terms, rules, interactive exercises, and handouts for students and teachers.
Name That Word - Interactive exercise in which students identify parts of speech.
Sentence Builder - Don't beat around the bush. Helpful tips on writing good sentences.
Grammar Lady Online - Tips on correct language use and ways to have fun with language. She answers quick questions about punctuation, spelling, and other points about language.
Nouns and Pronouns - Provides information on concrete, abstract, common, proper, compound, and collective nouns. Also goes over types of pronouns.
On-line Grammar from Ruth Vilmi - A site full of activities for students. Also includes links to other sites with grammar, vocabulary, and writing tips for students.
Interactive Quizzes - A collection of interactive multiple choice quizzes, mostly on grammar. Written by John Wong at the Language Institute, City University of HK.
Beginner's Tense Tests. - English practice for beginning level students with quizzes for class use or on your own.
Writing Tips and help for Young Writers - Provides very basic help with english skills such as writing and nouns.
Grammar: Parts of Speech - Free video-enhanced course includes example sentences and quizzes. [RealPlayer or Windows Media plug-in]
Quick reference to English Grammar from ThinkQuest. - In order to communicate an idea correctly one must have proper grammar. True, one can relay their thoughts and ideas with out proper grammar. Using correct form optimizes the capacity of the English language.
Traditional Grammar: An Interactive Book - Complete introduction to the basic structure of Modern English. Also identifies the most common errors in formal writing and tells how to avoid them.
Writers University: Grammar Guide - Offers tips for young fan fiction writers seeking to improve the quality of their writing.
Schoolhouse Rock: Grammar Rock - Offers lyrics and downloadable music files.
Guide to Grammar and Writing - The guide contains scores of digital handouts on grammar and English usage, over 170 computer-graded quizzes, recommendations on writing -- from basic problems in subject-verb agreement and the use of articles to exercises. [Acrobat Reader, sound card, and PowerPoint recommended but not required.]
Ten Most Wanted grammatical errors - Question: Since these are the most wanted errors, do you want us to use them in our writing? Please avoid these errors! The Special Grammar Unit wants to catch these criminals because they are harmful for your writing. You need to hunt them down and rehabilitate them in your own writing.
Diagramming Sentences - Illustrated guide showing how to diagram sentence types, parts, and phrase configurations.
Homophone Zone - Lists of homonyms available alphabetically. Includes quizzes to test knowledge of definitions of homophones.
Common Errors in English - A Washington State University's explanation of hundreds of common errors made by native speakers of English.
Paul Vigay's Collection of Collective Nouns - Over 240 collective nouns for birds, mammals, invertebrates, fish, reptiles, objects and people.
Stufun: Grammar - Provides grammar, gictionary, similar sounding words, and interactive exercises.
Education Place English - Focuses on grammar usage through game quizzes aimed at the correct grade level.
Grammarstation.com - Includes a grammar and spell checker, as well as resources about verb tense, adverbs, and other parts of speech.
A Language Museum - Curious and interesting uses of the English language, including parts of speech, poems, grammar, and quotations.
The Write Site - Introduces middle schoolers to the world of journalism. Trace the history of journalism in the United States, learn how to find the information you need through research, and discover a style of writing that fits you.
Newspaper Definitions - Want to know what reporters are talking about? Learn the jargon of the newspaper industry here.
The News: The Process Behind the Presentation - A virtual tour behind the scenes of three major popular media outlets--online news, broadcast journalism and printed news. Includes the stories of those who get the news to the public.
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting - FAIR is a national media watch group which offers documented criticism of media bias and censorship in order to help the public become media activists rather than passive consumers of news.
KidNews - A free news and writing service for students around the globe.
Kids Courier - Official internet newspaper for kids. Features up-to-date information on news, sports, weather, games, books, movies and kids' writing.
Growing Journalists and Readers - Journalist tells about helping a fifth-grade class begin a school newspaper. Includes practical tips for starting a paper.
Studentpress.org - Supports high school students in their efforts to improve their publications. Their sourcebook offers great resources of importance to student journalists.
The Pulitzer Prizes - Tells about the most prestigious award in the history of journalism.
New York Times Learning Network - An online current and special events news site for grades 3-12; updated weekdays during the school year.
High School Journalism - Presented by the American Society of Newspaper Editors, this site has resources for student journalists, teachers, editors of student journalists, and guidance counselors.
Detroit Free Press' JobsPage - More than just a site on journalism jobs: The Detroit Free Press covers internships, music to listen to while searching for a job, and a section for high school journalists.
YouthInk - Teaches young people how to do interviews, write copy, and use HTML to publish on the web. Explores current environmental and social issues. Helps students get their writings published. Requires free registration.
High School Journalism Guide - This site offers writing tips from professionals in the field, geared to High School journalists. Topics offered include finding stories, conducting interviews, effective reporting and editing strategies.
Paper Lake Times - Students learn journalism through articles and quizzes, "interview" sources, write their own stories, and receive advice from working journalists.
Kev's Journalism Site - Personal page by a budding teen journalist seeking work experience and help from journalists and reporters. Includes news links and a film quiz.
Political Links - Compendium sites devoted to media, democracy and politics.
Time for Kids - Current events and news article archive organized by grade level. Includes a section in Spanish.
Silver Chips Online - Online version of Montgomery Blair High School's award winning student newspaper.
Oh, The Places Journalists Should Go - Offers tips on finding information on the web. Articles of interest to student journalists include where to find law information, finding data online, and writing short-writing well.
Spaghetti Book Club - Collection of children's book reviews written and illustrated by kids for kids. Read posted reviews or submit new ones.
The Audrey Wood Clubhouse - Award-winning children's book author and a group of illustrators explain how children's books are created.
The Betsy-Tacy Homepage - Fan of the author's turn-of-the-century "Betsy-Tacy" series offers quotes from the books, a biography of Lovelace, trivia, and pictures.
Ongoing Tales From the Past - Old time stories, fairy tales, and poems brought to new life with electronic enhancement make fun reading for all ages; new postings monthly.
Exploring Literature - Knowledge Explorer Centre - Reviews, commentary, and tools for exploring classic and contemporary literature. Includes a detailed look at literary criticism.
Meghan's Fairy Tale Pages - Traditional classic fairytales, poetry, and create a story.
By the Book - Children's book news, reviews, and author interviews.
Literature Classics - Essays, links and analysis on classic literature authors and works, resources, reviews, prizes for submissions, and a growing literature community with forums, chat, and interactive features.
Just For Kids Who Love Books - Provides links to sites about favorite books and authors, including book reviews written by kids. Site is updated weekly.
Reading Rants - Out of the ordinary teen booklists listed by subjects like Graphic Fantastic, Deadheads and Moshpits, Reality Bytes, and Slacker Fiction.
Introduction to Detective Stories - Goes over traits of detective stories and key elements such as suspense. Also provides sample passages to understand how a detective story is written.
Drew's Notes - A summary of Peter Jenkins' book "A Walk Across America" with character descriptions.
Kids Place Reading Scene - An exciting online book group for grades 1-8, reviewing a new book every 2 months and giving the opportunity to answer posted questions, and see others answers also.
The Teen Times - Book lists and summaries for teens on just about everything, listed by catagories of reading subject.
Scholastic Kids - Scholastic Books interactive pages where kids can play with their favorite book characters, read about new books, and see software reviews; links for parents with advice on helping with homework, and keeping schedules; and a section for teachers including a homeroom homepage.
Cricket Country - A literary magazine for babies to age 14. Includes poems, stories (usually with an ethnic theme), and a crossbird puzzle.
Storybook Online Network - A Storytelling Community - A storytelling community for children and parents with creative writing, illustrated stories, and interactive activities. Children can read, hear, see, and create stories before them. Stories are available for many different levels of readers. The site offers audio and video content
Kids Reads - Offers reading guides for a variety of book. Also contests, author interviews biographical information.
Grandpa Tucker's Rhymes and Tales - Lots of silly poems, stories, and songs from Bob Tucker.
Welcome to MightyBook.com - An interactive flash site for ages 2-12 with read aloud books, video song books, vocabulary games and puzzles, a dictionary and thesaurus, and much more.
The Web Popper Tales - Online stories for ages 3-7 with audio animated stories read by the authors, complete with printable stories to keep and read.
Kids' Corner - Kids' Corner, featuring the stories of Beatrix Potter in text, RealAudio, streaming media, and multimedia slideshows
PrimaryGames.com Bookshelf - Read interactive online stories. Stories are easy to read, perfect for younger children.
Night World: The Place for L. J. Smith Fans - Information and facts about LJ Smith and about her books. Includes mailing list in which you can talk about her books and related topics.
Cool-Reads - Hundreds of book reviews for 10-15 year-olds as written by 10-15 year-old reviewers.
Teens @ Random - Publishers web site dedicated to teen readers. Includes thousands of books for teens, plus excerpts, reading group guides, contests, and author bios.
Playtime Canada - Animated stories, games, and coloring for children.
Welcome to Seussville - Features games based on books. Includes a storymaker.
Book Hive - Guide to children's books categorized by genre and reading level. Includes coloring activities, a quiz, and story telling.
The Fairy Houses Series - Learn how to build a fairy house out of natural materials, color a picture, and see how other children have created fairy communities.
The International Children's Digital Library - Online collection of books that can be viewed with a number of backgrounds and viewers.
Harry the Harbour Ferry - Series of children's stories about the adventures of Harry and his friends based in Sydney, Australia.
The Black Stallion - Official site provides information about Black Stallion books and movie. Includes biographical sketch of series author Walter Farley and sneak previews of upcoming books.
The Nightmare Room - Official site for R.L. Stine's series includes online story, book summaries, contests, screensaver, and interactive adventure. Requires Shockwave.
Trailblazer Books - Introduces the action-packed historical fiction series by Dave and Neta Jackson which introduces young people to Christian heroes. Includes downloadable short stories and a look at new titles.
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus - Official site features games, art contests, card factory, sneak peaks at new books, and answers to frequently asked questions.
The Official Berenstain Bears Website - Includes book-related activities, video clips, and listing of all books. Also allows children to send e-mail to the Berenstain Bears and receive a reply.
Clifford The Big Red Dog - Official site offers a virtual tour of Clifford's neighborhood, with different activities at each stop.
Goosebumps - Scholastic's site for the popular book and TV series. Each of the goblins and ghouls from the series host their own scary section.
Little House - Official site introduces Laura's family and helps readers learn more about their own heritage. Also includes complete listing of books and introduction to the many generations of Little House authors.
Little Critter - Jokes, puzzles, games and stories from children author and illustrator, Mercer Mayer.
Our Canadian Girl - Introduces the historical fiction series and its characters. Also includes contests, e-cards, activities, sample chapters, fan club, and resources for teachers.
Paddington Bear - Official site tells about the loveable bear, his books, and his TV show. Also includes game, puzzle, coloring page, downloadable screensaver and e-cards.
The World of Peter Rabbit and His Friends - Meet Peter Rabbit and hear his story told aloud. Join the fun in Tom Kitten's playground, or write a Jemima Puddleduck e-card.
Junie B. Jones - Official site introduces the character and the books in her series. Also includes printable coloring pages and activity sheets as well as a visit with the author.
Magic Tree House - Official site tells about each book in this fictional series that takes readers around the world. Also features the authors' scrapbook, their answers to common questions, and a readers and writers' club.
Sweet Valley - Official site gives the scoop on everything that's going on in Sweet Valley. Also includes about the author.
Arthur - Online games and printable activities along with a look at the books about everyone's favorite aardvark.
Thomas the Tank Engine - Official site includes a look at the books, introduction to the authors, and printable activities.
Dr. Seuss's Seussville - Includes interactive games, contests, and information on Seuss and his works.
Dear America - Official site tells about the books and television series inspired by the diaries and letters from girls who lived in different periods in American history. Site includes book excerpts, craft ideas, historical postcards, and contests.
Captain Underpants - Official site tells about the pint-size heroes of this series and offers fun activities and games related to the books. Also includes guide for grown-ups.
Rick's Sugar Creek Gang Site - Fan site tells about the classic series by Paul Hutchens. Includes a look at the gang, the books, the creek, and the author.
Curious Cases, Inc. - Information about the kids' series, along with related games and information.
Avalon Web of Magic Clubhouse - Girls will find stories, games and information about their favorite characters. This is also the official site of the band Be*Tween, associated with the book series. Includes an online shop.
Mr. Milo - Official site. Includes book list, activities, pictures, and bio of creator Mateo de Acosta.
Potter Power - A Hogwarts Challenge and stories behind the stars of the movie from TimeForKids.com.
Scholastic Books - Harry Potter - Resources for Harry Potter fans including an audio pronunciation guide, question and answer message boards, and interactive trivia.
The Harry Potter Network - Reviews of the books, movie information, pictures, and explanations of frequently used terms and places.
Harry Potter Rumor Hall - Rumors, fanfics, polls, a trip to Hogwarts, and tips about what to read in between books.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - Links to all areas of Hogwarts for students, teachers, and ministers.
Harry Potter Rumors - Index to pages of rumors for the Harry Potter book series and all things related.
Mugglenet - Features interactive forums, Potter profiles, and information about the books and the movie.
Harry Potter - Official site of the Warner Bros. production. Includes virtual Hogwarts, diversions, online community, news and events, and other magical activities.
Harry Potter Fans - Potential book list for those who enjoy reading Harry Potter.
Harry Potter OnTheNet - Reference and resource site with news on films and books, special articles, games, and biographies.
Hogwarts - Interactive Hogwarts School. Includes the sorting hat, Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade shopping, classes to earn points for your House, Quidditch Cup tournament, and O.W.L.'s.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - Virtual Hogwarts, complete with a sorting hat, classes, common rooms, and House points.
MysteryNet's Nancy Drew Website - Introduces the young supersleuth and her books. Includes online mysteries, games, a hangout, and discussion.
Beyond Nancy Drew - An annotated bibliography of books for girls written in the last two hundred years which reflect the roles for girls considered proper at the time.
Nancy Drew Sleuth - Designed for fans and collectors of Nancy Drew. Provides information on this plucky sleuth including history, books, formats and pictures.
Mildred A. Wirt Benson - Fan site for Millie Benson known to many as "Carolyn Keene" for her popular Nancy Drew books. Features biography, works, archives, and the history behind her pen name.
Around the World with Nancy Drew - Information on the various international versions of the books and the many places that Nancy has traveled in her adventures.
Who Wrote Nancy Drew? - Discusses the individuals who outlined, wrote, edited, and revised each book in the series under the collective pen name of Carolyn Keene. [PDF Format]
The Mystery of The Brass-Bound Trunk - Review of the book written by a 15 year old Swedish girl as an exercise in English. Includes an overview of the characters and a summary of the story.
Nancy Drew: Girls' Series Books - Features an overview of the series, character profiles, descriptions of Nancy's home and the city of River Heights, travel destinations, and a FAQ.
Nancy Drew Books - Lists the books in the various series, and their year of publication.
Feminism in Adolescent Literature: A Literature Review of Nancy Drew - Analysis of the title character as a positive role model for young women, as revealed through the books in the series.
The Ghost of Nancy Drew - Biography of Mildred A. Wirt Benson, discussing her contributions to the character and the series. Includes a bibliography.
The Hardy Boys - Provides a who's who of characters, authors' biographies, series timeline, revision history, dust jacket types, covers and endpapers scans, reference bibliography, checklist, and a FAQ.
The Hardy Boys Unofficial Online Resource - Features character profiles, articles, series history, reference books, title checklist, polls, a FAQ, and a record of Frank and Joe's travels.
The Hardy Boys in Norway - Provides a Norwegian history of the series, cover scans, back cover text, title information, and publishing timeline.
Leslie McFarlane - Haileybury - Hometown tribute to the first series author. Includes biography, title lists, reunion information, and an analysis of whether Haileybury is really the fictional Bayport.
Gary's Hardy Boys Books - Includes biography of Franklin W. Dixon, canon overview, message board, and a list of collected editions.
SkyWarp's Hardy Boys Casefiles - Focuses on the Casefiles series. Includes cover scans, character appearances, locations guide, organization profiles, forums, book summaries, wallpaper, and site updates.
Larry Mike Garmon's Hardy Boys Casefiles - Author of various Casefiles titles. Presents cover scans and links to title summaries.
Stratemeyer Syndicate: The Hardy Boys - Article discussing Edward Stratemeyer, his publishing syndicate, and the origins and development of the series. Includes cover art, adaptations in other media, and appraisals information.
Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? - Discusses the individuals who outlined, wrote, edited, and revised each book in the series under the collective pen name of Franklin W. Dixon. [PDF Format]
The Bayport Gazette - Bi-monthly newsletter devoted to the series. Includes interviews, news, book reviews, collectibles overview, fan fiction, image gallery, and a message board.
Matt's Hardy Boys Books - Features cover scans of various editions of the series, dust jacket and endpaper styles, publication dates, and identification notes.
Mama Lisa's World - An archive of nursery rhymes and children's songs from all over the world.
The Academy of American Poets - Searchable index of poems and poet biographies. Also includes audio files of works read by the author.
Ongoing Tales Old-Time Poetry - Collection of illustrated classic poems for children.
Giggle Poetry - Explains how to write poems, offers contests for young writers, features interviews with poets, and includes an assortment of poems for kids to read and rate.
Children's Poetry - Selected works from Edward Lear, Dr. Seuss, and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Barking Spiders (and Other Such Stuff) - Collection of poetry and short stories by children's author, C.J. Heck. Also contains mazes and tongue twisters.
The Poetry Zone - An interactive poetry website for children. It also contains poems by well-known children's poets and a wealth of educational material for teachers.
BBC Education - Listen & Write: Main Menu - Lets kids listen to examples of different styles of poetry and provides tips on using similes and the thesaurus.
Funny Poems For Kids - Funny poems, riddles, jokes, and tongue twisters.
Poetry for Kids - Features poetry for kids about animals, weather, and aliens.
Forms of Poetry - Gives brief explanations of several forms of poetry and provides examples of each. Provides links for further information and writing tips.
Quick and Dirty Guide to Reading Poetry - An English professor offers students some down-to-earth how-to advice on tackling poetry.
Poetryexpress - Offers help with writing poems and provides a place to share and revise poetry works in progress.
Jan Dean's Poetry Zoo - Filled with poems, stories and resources. Also includes material for teachers.
A Compendium of Poetry - A good poetry resource with information about authors, and their poetry available.
Australian Secondary Schools English Resource Page - A good page with links to information, examples etc. on many of the books used throughout the Australian Secondary Schools Cirriculm.
Critical Reading - A Guide - A description of the methods of critical reading/poetry analysis with examples of what to look for in the language.
Diamonds & Jewels - A personal site with poems, stories (to be added) and links and the opportunity to submit works of your own.
Las poesías de Penélope. Siempre tiquitaun - Recopilación de poesías de Penélope Tiquitaun.
FizzyFunnyFuzzy.com - Humorous, entertaining and fun poetry for children.
Poetry and Fun Kid Style - Poetry for and by kids including animations. Includes links to other sites
Boogyman Under My Bed - Contains over 50 original children's poems and illustrations written by Kathleen L. Reeves for her own children in 1987 and now put on the Internet for others to enjoy.
Dreampad - Features excerpts from the Children's Inspirational Poetry: Anthology of Poetry and Art.
It Frisselgrien - An international site from Dutch origin about poetry for everybody, with an Engligh option. Have your own page with your own poems on this site!
Student Poetry - Serious poetry from a published anthology of student works, includes the students illustrations.
Children's Haiku Garden - A collection of Haikus and illustrations from around the world. This is a must read collection.
Imaginesongs - A collection of original poems,songs, skits and animations by children's author and playwright Joe Thompson.
Treasure Island: Classic Books for Teens - A list of fifty classic books appropriate for young adults each linked to corresponding public domain versions of the text. List is sorted by author.
Kids' Corner - Featuring the stories of Beatrix Potter in text, RealAudio, streaming media, and multimedia slide shows.
Catcher in the Rye Essays - Includes a summary of the book, an "about the author" section, essay ideas and help, and completed essays.
Trina's Curious George Website - Find information about Curious George and his creators, pictures, an introduction to the series, and links.
Classics Illustrated - A collection of richly-illustrated classics in HTML format.
Aesop's Fables - Online Collection - A collection of Aesop's and other fables. There are more than 655 fables indexed with Morals, Fairy Tales, Mythology, and Stories.
Traditional Classics in Children's Literature - A list of 50 children's classics with electronic text versions of the stories where available (currently more than 20) by Kay E. Vandergrift.
Building Rainbows Book Reviews - Classic Children's Books - A collection of electronic texts for young people with provisions for adding book reviews and discussion about each of the books.
Classics for Young People - A list of classic literature for young people sorted by author. HTML versions of the text are included for many of the books.
Classic Reader - A large collection of full-length classic stories for online reading.
The Baldwin Project - Online editions of classic children's books from the golden age of children's literature (1880-1922).
University of Pennsylvania On-Line Books Page - Electronic texts archived at the University of Pennsylvania Digital Library. Search or browse by author/title/subject.
Books for Young Readers - Electronic text versions of young children's books and rhymes. Most are illustrated.
Fairrosa Cyber Library: Children's Classics - A list of thirty children's classics, most of which are linked to the actual text of the books provided by Project Gutenberg.
Electronic Texts formated by Robert Stockton - A collection of over twenty electronic text versions of classics reformatted by Robert Stockton for easy reading.
Children's Classics List from The Horn Book - A listing of children's classics with associated descriptions arranged by age group. The list was compiled by Mary M. Burns.
University of Virginia Electronic Text Center: The Modern English Collection - Browse and search the publicly-accessible electronic texts from this extensive selection. Browse by author, or area of interest. Search by author or title or keywords/phrases within the text. Some titles include illustrations.
byGosh.com - Free Online Classic Children's Stories - About twenty formatted online classic children's stories, some include illustrations.
Children's Stories : Arthur's Classic Novels - Electronic text for many children's classic books. These have been formatted in XML so older browsers may not display the formatting properly.
Mary Jo's E-texts - A collection of electronic classics covering a range of authors. A document viewer is required to view these zipped files.
The Virtual Bookshelf - An archive of virtual books in a web-friendly format.
The Real Mother Goose - The original text complete with all the rhymes and scanned illustrations.
Classics for Young People - Links to full electronic text versions of classics by various authors archived by the Children's Literature Web Guide.
Young People's Zone - A site with children's literature online sorted by series and author. Includes fairy tales, Avonlea series, fables, Robin Hood tales, and other classics
Arthur's Classic Novels - A collection of electronic text versions of classics from Jules Verne, Mark Twain, O Henry, and others. Displayed in XML.
Jack London's Writings - A collection of electronic text versions of novels and short stories by Jack London.
The War of the Worlds - E-text of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells.
BookRags - Summary guides to classic literature.
IPL Story Hour - A small collection of online stories for younger readers. Contents include: Mother Goose, The Tortoise and the Hare, and others.
The Motley Kids - Dedicated to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. An online project at Westminster High School in California for English Honors 2.
Animated Tall Tales - Animated versions of classic american tales like Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and others. Fully narrated online story books and Flash cartoons.
Carroll, Lewis - Articles about Carroll's life and works, as well as links to online texts. From about.com.
Bibliomania: Lewis Carroll - An introduction to Carroll's writings, summaries of his most popular works, and online texts.
Online Literature Library: Lewis Carroll - Archive of Carroll's more well-known writings, including Alice in Wonderland and "The Hunting of the Snark."
The Poetry Archives: Lewis Carroll - A selection of poems.
Alices Adventures Under Ground - A shorter version of the original Alice tales.
The Nursery Alice - Complete online text of Carroll's own adaptation of Alice in Wonderland for young children. Includes colored reproductions of the original Tenniel illustrations.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Complete text with the original Tenniel illustrations.
ClassicReader.com - Lewis Carroll - Offers three of Carroll's fictional works.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll: A RealAudio Production - An unabridged, dramatic audio performance of Lewis Carroll's classic story of Alice and her adventures in Wonderland.
Jabberwocky - Electronic Text - Etext for Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll.
Alice in Wonderland - A read-aloud version of the classic story complete with illustrations from John Tenniel and 10 other artists.
Under The Sun - This site offers the works of Lewis Carroll online for all to read, as well as links to Carroll resources on the web, and a biography.
Carroll Texts On-line - An index of online texts for Lewis Carroll.
4literature.net - works by Lewis Carroll - Online archive of classic literature by Lewis Carroll at 4literature.net.
Lewis Carroll Electronic Texts - Electronic text for the works of Lewis Carroll archived at the University of Pennsylvania Digital Library.
Lewis Carroll Collection - University of Virginia - Electronic texts of titles by Lewis Carroll archived by the University of Virginia.
BookRags: Little Women - Study guide with chapter summaries, character and object descriptions, author biography, quotes, topic tracking, and the full text of the book.
Underthesun: Louisa May Alcott - Includes HTML versions of most of Alcott's works, biography, forums, and links.
Bibliomania: Louisa M. Alcott - Provides complete texts of An Old Fashioned Girl, Eight Cousins, Good Wives, and Little Women and provides an introduction to Alcott's writings.
Classic Novels: Works by Louisa May Alcott - Electronic versions of Louisa May Alcott novels. These have been formatted in XML so some older browsers may not display the formatting correctly.
UPenn Digital Library: Little Men - Complete text.
4literature.net: Works by Louisa May Alcott - Full texts of books online.
Awerty: Little Women - Comments, discussion summary, and opinions on Little Women.
University of Virginia: Alcott Collection - Electronic text versions of titles by Louisa May Alcott archived by the University of Virginia.
Louisa May Alcott Electronic Text from University of Pennsylvania - Electronic text catalog for the works of Louisa May Alcott archived by the University of Pennsylvania Digital Library.
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales and Stories - English translation includes original illustrations by Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Frølich. Includes texts of more than 100 of Andersen's tales.
Hans Christian Andersen Stories - A selection of two dozen stories. In easy-to-read print.
Great Literature Online - Short biography and texts of some of the fairy tales.
ClassicReader.com: Hans Christian Andersen - Full-length, online edition of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales. Includes more than a dozen tales.
The Ugly Duckling - Offers illustrated text and Real Audio version of this classic tale.
Æsop's Fables - 127 fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.
The Princess and the Pea - Provides text and RealAudio version of Andersen's most famous stories.
Under The Sun - This site offers the works of Hans Christian Andersen online, with biography and links to other Andersen resources on the web.
Works of Hans Christian Andersen - Electronic text for the works of Hans Christian Andersen archived at the University of Pennsylvania Digital Library.
Animated Princess and the Pea - Listen and read along with this classic tale. Site requires Flash plug-in.
ClassicReader.com - L. Frank Baum - Provides texts for 15 of Baum's fictional works.
Online Literature Library: L Frank Baum - Provides complete online texts for all of Baum's 14 novels about the world of Oz.
OZ and Beyond - Electronic text versions of Oz and other L. Frank Baum books.
A Kidnapped Santa Claus - Easy-to-read text of Baum's classic Christmas tale.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus - Complete text of the Christmas novel, broken into chapters.
American Fairy Tales - Twelve lesser known tales from the creator of Oz.
The Seamonkey Oz Site - Creative writing and lots of artwork related to Oz. Much of this site is done by children.
Tales of Oz : Arthur's Classic Novels - Electronic text for the books of L. Frank Baum. These have been formatted in XML so some older browsers may not display the formatting correctly.
Electronic Text - Works of L. Frank Baum - Electronic text for the works of L. Frank Baum archived at the University of Pennsylvania Digital Library.
Baum Collection - University of Virginia - Electronic text titles from L. Frank Baum. Some titles include illustrations.
Building Rainbows book reviews - L. Frank Baum Electronic Literature - L. Frank Baum classics to read with provisions to provide book reviews for each of the books.
Synopses & On-Line Texts for L. Frank Baum's OZ Series - The synopses and on-line texts for the Famous Forty Oz canon, with cover art and illustrations where available.
Under The Sun - Electronic Texts - This site offers the works of L. Frank Baum online, as well as a biography and other Baum/Oz links.
The Famous Forty Canon - Provides pictures and brief synopses of the 40 books now in the Oz series. Includes links to the complete texts of Baum's works, the first 14 books in the series.
Selected Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) - A handful of Montgomery's poems, along with notes about her life.
OFCN Bookshelf Anne Of The Island - Complete text in easy-to-read format.
OFCN Bookshelf - Anne Of Avonlea - Complete text in easy-to-read format.
OFCN Bookshelf - Anne Of Green Gables - Complete text in easy-to-read format.
OFCN Bookshelf - The Golden Road - Complete text in easy-to-read format.
Chronicles of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery - Complete text and notes.
Anne's House of Dreams by Lucy Maud Montgomery - Complete text and notes.
Novels of Lucy Maud Montgomery : Arthur's Classic Novels - Electronic versions of novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery. These have been formatted in XML so some older browsers may not display the formatting correctly.
Lucy M. Montgomery Collection - University of Virginia - Electronic texts of titles by Lucy Maud Montgomery archived by the University of Virginia.
Lucy Maude Montgomery Electronic Texts - Electronic texts for the works of L. M. Montgomery archived at the University of Pennsylvania Digital Library.
4literature.net - Works by L. M. Montgomery - Read online classic literature by L. M. Montgomery at 4literature.net
Building Rainbows Book Reviews - Lucy Maud Montgomery Works - Electronic text for the works of Lucy Maude Montgomery with provisions to contribute and read book reviews for each book.
The Island Hymn - With lyrics penned by Montgomery, this is the patriotic song of Prince Edward Island.
Shakespeare Magnet Poetry - Drag and drop Shakespeare's words to create new poems.
Surfing with the Bard - Includes information about Shakespeare's plays and poems, fun activities for students, and ideas for teachers.
Bartleby: Shakespeare - Provides complete texts of a range of plays and poems. Includes a search feature.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre - Provides background information on Shakespearean performance in original conditions. Includes guides to the original Globe Theatre and a reconstructed version.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet - An annotated guide to Shakespeare resources on the Internet. Also has a timeline of important historical events that affected his writings.
The Shakespearean Homework Helper - Helps students find answers to their Shakespearean questions.
Will's Ghost Welcomes You To Shakespeare's World - An educational yet fun site developed to promote Shakespeare and his works. The site offers tidbits on his life and times, a play of the month, F.A.Q., homework help, links for students and teachers, Shakespeare aka Mr. Hollywood,etc.
Shakespeare's Complete Plays - Works available individually or as a single bin-hexed Stuffit archive or a zip file.
University of Virginia Shakespeare Resources Online - Electronic versions of The Complete Works of Shakespeare and the First Folio and Early Quartos of Shakespear.
4literature.net - Works by William Shakespeare - Read online classic literature by William Shakespeare at 4literature.net
William Shakespeare Electronic Texts - Electronic text of the works of William Shakespeare archived by the University of Pennsylvania Digital Archive.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - Complete html texts of all plays.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Complete text of the 1876 work about a boy's adventures along the Mississippi.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Includes text, biography of the author, crossword and newspaper article.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Etext and study resources from the University of Virginia.
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg - Tells the story of the man who corrupted the small town that believed it was above corruption.
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - Complete text of the short story that helped make Twain famous.
Classic Bookshelf - Offers complete texts of seven novels, with adjustable text size and automatic bookmarking.
Literature Network: The Prince and the Pauper - Chapter indexed HTML of the complete text. Includes a search feature and author biography.
Literature Network: Huckleberry Finn - Chapter-indexed HTML of the complete text. Includes a search feature and author biography
Building Rainbows Book Reviews - Mark Twain Electronic Literature - Electronic literature for Mark Twain's works with provisions for providing book reviews for each book.
Tall Tales of Mark Twain : Arthur's Classic Novels - Electronic text versions of the works of Mark Twain. These have been formatted in XML so some older browsers may not display the formatting properly.
Mark Twain Collection - University of Virginia - Electronic texts of titles by Mark Twain archived by the University of Virginia.
Mark Twain Electronic Texts - Electronic text of the works of Mark Twain archived at the University of Pennsylvania Digital Library.
Ever The Twain Shall Meet - Mark Twain on the Web - Electronic text versions of several works by Mark Twain.
Under The Sun - This site offers the full text of most of Mark Twains (Samuel Clemens) works online.
4literature.net - Works by Mark Twain - Read online classic literature by Mark Twain at 4literature.net
Fables Online - A website focused on literature. The five major areas are Myths And Legends, Heroes And Villains, Fun And Games, The Reading Room,and The Internet.
Bulfinch's Mythology - Classic text, available online, tells the stories of ancient gods and heroes. Also includes the legends of King Arthur and romantic tales of the Middle Ages.
The Encyclopedia Mythica - An online encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and legend from different cultures and religions all over the world.
Animals, Myths and Legends - Features Oban the Knowledge Keepers tales of Animals, myths and legends. Read stories, solve puzzles, play games, and meet a dragon.
The Constellation Table - Provides a brief history behind the namings of the 88 constellations.
Blood Red Dawn - A Korean folk tale about a woodcutter who discovers the hidden power of a good deed.
The Odyssey Online - Homeric Odyssey links online. Everything from Odyssey quizzes and games to the entire translated version of the Odyssey online can be found at this site.
Creation Stories and Traditional Wisdom - As told by children around the world.
Greek and Roman Gods - Compares the gods of Greek and Rome. Also compares ancient myths to modern day stories and tales.
The Road to Mount Olympus - Answer questions about Greek myths correctly to advance toward the mountain.
Aesop's Fables - Traditional and modern versions, illustrated and retold by art students at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Requires Flash plug-in.
Aesops Fables in RealAudio - Collection of fables narrated by the webmaster's daughter.
Thinkquest: The Genesis Project - Exploration of creation myths from many societies, from Algonquin to Yuma, along with a dictionary of creation mythology terms, and a visitor activity centre.
Myth, Fable and Traditional - Explains the difference between myths, fables, and legends. Also offers an assortment of each.
TransImage: Imagination - Cross-cultural comparison of proverbs, superstitions, gestures, calendars and insults.
Fundooz - Illustrated Indian, Greek, and Roman myths; fables from Aesop and the Panchatantra; tales about the wise fool Birbal; and fairy tales.
Korean Folk Tales - Simple tales re-told in English.
AFRO-Americ@ - Myths and fables from around the world.
Storytymes' Aesop's Fables - Aesop's Fables in mp3 format with music and sound effects that help bring the characters to life, download then play to hear the story.
The Legend of the Yeti - Illustrated stories of the Yeti, photos, also includes online games and wallpaper.
Mythology Guide - Provides stories and myths on greek and roman gods.
Lorna The Reluctant Dragon Slayer - Fairly tale involving a two legged wyvern.
Karine's Stories - Coyote stories told by Carine Dornbush when she was between the age of 5 and 8 years old.
Sigurd and Fafnir - Mythology from the North about the son of a king who must battle a dragon to gain his inheritance.
Arthurian Legends - Educational tour of Arthurian legends along with quizzes.
BookLook: The Many Realms of King Arthur - Traces the development of the Arthurian legends from the Middle Ages to the present day (texts in HTML and PDF format).
Medieval Times: King Arthur - Fourth- and fifth-grade students relate the story of England's most famous king.
Merrie Haskell's King Arthur - Examines the legends of King Arthur in their historical and political context.
Britannia.com: King Arthur - Features a timeline, literature, and a large collection of other resources.
King Arthur - The village of Caerleon, fabled to be the location of King Arthur's Camelot, explores a few of the legends associated with him.
King Arthur: A Man for the Ages - Explores King Arthur in history, in legend, in literature, and on land.
Arthur - Article from Encarta Encyclopedia provides an introduction to the legendary king of the Britons and the stories told of him.
Encyclopedia Mythica: Arthurian Legend - Provides a short introduction to the myths that surround the man.
Robin Hood - Official visitor's guide to Nottinghamshire explores the legend and its beginnings. Includes information on the real Sherwood Forest.
Robin Hood -- Bold Outlaw of Barnsdale and Sherwood - Includes historical articles, ballads, pictures, and a guide to the tales of England's most famous outlaw and his merry band of robbers.
Jdewbre's Robin Hood Ballad Library - A large collection of ballads, along with a few classic woodcut illustrations.
Robin Hood - Article from Encarta Encyclopedia provides an introduction to the character, the legends surrounding him, and his roles in history and literature.
The Search for A Real Robin Hood - Provides a glimpse into the lives of real outlaws named Robin Hood, Little John, Friar Tuck and other people who may have inspired the merry men. Also looks at the kings of England and the real Sheriffs of Nottingham.
A Little Tale of Robin Hood - A translation of the original tale of Robin Hood by Graham McLennan.
Robin Hood - Information on all things Robin Hood, compiled from sources across the internet by Ben Turner.
Legends: The Robin Hood Pages - Features a short introduction and a guide to resources on the net.
The Adventures of Robin Hood - Complete text of Howard Pyle's classic re-telling.
Robin Hood - The Legend - Overview of the facts and the fiction concerning the well-known outlaw.
Book Adventure - A free on-line reading program encourages students in grades K-8 to read more often, for longer periods of time, and with greater understanding. Requires free registration.
World of Reading - Where kids share books they've read or find a good book to read.
Reading Dimension - Education Place - On-line book group for kids in grades 3-8.
The Read In - A one-day-a-year Internet event that lets thousands of children around the world talk to famous authors and with each other.
Literacy Center - Interactive site helps young students learn letters of the alphabet and other basic literacy skills. In English and Spanish.
Upon A Dream - Includes poetry, stories, and other activities.
BBC Education - Words and Pictures - Colorful games, printable pages, animations and other activities to help 5 to 7 year olds with reading and phonics.
Reading-n-Phonics - Learn to read using phonics. Interactive phonics lessons for preschool and kindergarten children use colorful pictures and stories.
Teens Say Read - A place to post book reviews, enter trivia contests, and get lists of recommended reading. Sponsored by the Library of Virginia.
Ready-Set-Read: A Project in Literacy - Learn how to read with smokestack the train.
California Reading List - Helps students find books matched to their reading levels on the California Reading List. Includes interactive quizzes and printable bookmarks.
GameGoo - Online educational games designed to help children develop early reading and language skills.
Student Generated WebQuests - Archive of student-generated literature WebQuests developed by middle school students.
World Book Day - Official site of the yearly event. Introduces the day, lists events, and lists book recommendations. Also pictures of past events.
Teen Hoopla - Contains book reviews and suggested readings by teenagers. Also links to teen sites, and a variety of topic specific forums.
Laurie's Stories - Phonics site with children's rhyming picture books and phonics activities.
Starfall - Free site to teach the basics of reading. Features interactive books and phonics games.
Alphabet Action - Click on a letter to hear its name and see a picture.
ABC Order - Online game helps kids learn alphabet order. From LearningPlanet.com.
Alphabet Coloring Pages - Printable alphabet coloring pages accompany the game Alphabet Action.
Jan Brett Alphabet - Printable alphabet flash cards in traditional manuscript, cursive, and modern manuscript.
Animal Alphabet - Animated page includes animal and short rhyme for each letter of the alphabet
Alphabet Soup - Presents each letter of the alphabet, along with words and pictures.
A is for Angelfish - An alphabet game with clear graphics, especially good for preschoolers and kindergartners.
I Spy The Alphabet - Find the words that start with a given letter of the alphabet in each picture. From About.com.
Alphabet Fun - Online alphabet activities pages for young children.
Surfing for ABC's - Each letter has lots of words and even a link to someplace fun about the letter on the internet.
Little Explorers - Click on the letter of the alphabet at the top and see words and pictures that begin with that letter. Each word leads to a child safe site about the word.
DLTK's Alphabuddies Crafts for Kids - Printable templates for alphabet crafts, tracers, and other activities.
Alphabet Fun from PrimaryGames.com - Includes games, e-book, and printable coloring and activity pages.
Alfy's Alphabet Circus - A multiple choice game with an animal for each letter of the alphabet.
Sesame Street's ABC Coloring Pages - Print and color a page for each letter.
Ramblin' Road Trip - Shockwave game in which players look at a picture of an object and select its initial letter. From Golden Books.
Grandad's Animal Book - Features animal and poem for each letter of the alphabet.
Allyn and Bacon Public Speaking Website - A five-step guide to preparing and delivering effective speeches.
Children's Creative Theater Guide - Introduces children to theater history, games, and other resources. Includes a virtual tour of a Nebraska children's theater and an original skit with costume and makeup ideas.
Tongue Twisters for the ESL/EFL Classroom - Dozens of tongue twisters sorted by primary letter sound.
Speeches and Documents - Read some of the most famous speeches ever delivered. Listed in alphabetical order by speaker.
The Tongue Twister Database - A collection of over one hundred English-language tongue twisters.
Tongue Twisters Collection - A large collection of tongue twisters for every age group.
Vocabulary Drill for Kids - Uses one less familiar word in a sentence, then provides three possible definitions. Kids use sentence context to choose the correct meaning.
Spatial Concepts - Uses colorful images to define spatial concepts such as over and under, between, and big and little.
Fake Out - Choose a word and try to guess its definition. Words grouped by age and ability levels.
What's the Word - Online game to learn reading and expand vocabulary. From Funbrain.com.
Vocabulary.com- Level One Puzzle - Interactive games suitable for fourth through eighth graders.
Vocabulary Vulcanizer - Teaches "word parts" to help users decode meanings and build vocabulary.
Vocabulary Quiz - Match SAT words with their definitions.
Fictionary Dictionary - Online edition of the popular parlor game for word lovers. Intended to improve one's vocabulary while making up phony definitions for obscure words.
Tracking Creativity - A sixth grade class shares the creative writing tips it has learned with other students.
Paragraph Builder - Step-by-step directions for organizing and writing a good paragraph.
paragraphpunch.com - An online writing tutorial; takes students through the actual steps of writing a paragraph online.
For Kids: Secrets and Surprises about Writing - Children's book author Pamela Jane tells how she gets ideas for writing.
Young Writers' Clubhouse - Encouragement for young writers by Deborah Morris, author of the Real Kids, Real Adventures series. Includes answers to frequently asked questions and tips for getting started.
Haiku for People - Tells what Haiku is, explains how to write it, and gives numerous examples in English.
11 Rules of Writing - A concise guide to some of the most frequently violated rules of writing, punctuation, and grammar.
What Makes a Good Story? - Interactive exhibit takes visitors on a literary journey through the classic short story and examines the elements that come together to create a good story.
Topics for Informative or Persuasive Speeches - Topics submitted by students. Can be used for ideas for essays as well. Users may submit suggestions to add to the list.
School Book Report - Offers school book report and essay writing assistance for school and college students, as well as features free book report samples.
StoryQuest - Tells how to write and share a good story.
Amy Lynn's Poetry Pages - Tools and information that inspires and equips young poets to be better and more thoughtful writers.
HomeworkSpot.com - Book Reports - Gives tips for writing about books.
English Online - Writers' Window - Provides guides to writing stories, poems, reviews, and research papers. Also publishes the writings of children and teenagers.
ABC's of the Writing Process - Tips for each of the five stages of the writing process.
Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales - Resource for learning about and writing in these genres.
Oswego High School Online Writing Guide - Need help in getting started on that book report or term paper? Learn how to create outlines, to organize writing, and construct well-organized paragraphs.
Write a Term Paper - Features term paper and book report writing help for school and college students.
How to Write a Book Review - Explains school going students, the book review writing procedure in four steps.
Science Fiction Writing Activity - Use nonfiction science to create a science fiction story.
Swords of Writing - Pictures, stories, poetry, and a chatroom intended to provide motivation for writing.
The Five Paragraph Essay - Basic information, writing prompts, and examples.
The Magicouol's Nook - Publish your writing, get writing tips, enter contests, and recommend books for other kids to read with this middle schooler's e-zine.
BombDiggity - Forum for young writers to exchange knowledge on various types of writing and seek help to publish their own work.
Writing Den - Offers resources for students and teachers to improve their English reading, comprehension, and writing skills.
The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996 - Practical and authoritative guide to contemporary English. Provides a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups, and scientific forms.
The Elements of Style - William Strunk - Principal requirements of plain English style. Focuses on the rules of usage in literature, composition and grammar.
The Kings English - Authoritative text on grammar, syntax, punctuation, writing techniques, and style.
Rhyme Zone - Online search engine rhyming database. Plug in a word and get a list of potential words that rhyme.
Writes of Passage - Literary organization that offers teens from around the world the opportunity to submit writing samples and read the words of peers. Features interviews with famous authors, tips on writing, career spotlights and interactive writing forums.
Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky - Online workshop with the popular children's poet includes tips, writing exercises, revision guidelines, and a place to publish online.
The Poetry Workshop Pages - Designed for middle and high school students. Includes links to sites about poets, a glossary of poetic terms, poetry writing suggestions and structured exercises.
Creative Writing Process - Step by step approach to writing essays and stories. Includes tips for brainstorming, web mapping, outlining, editing, draft copy. proof reading, final copy, references, and worksheets.
Integrating Sources into Text - Tips to help reduce the chances of unintentional plagiarism.
Citation Style for Research Papers - Brief guide helps students determine how to document research papers.
Columbia Guide to Online Style - Guide to documenting electronic resources, online information, and data gleaned from software.
EasyBib.com - Automatic MLA bibliography formatting, alphabetizing, and printing.
The MLA Bibliography Composer - Free service that simplifies the process of creating and editing MLA-style bibliographies.
MLA Citation Examples - Provides examples of correct format for books, periodicals, and a variety of online content.
Writing Center Writer's Handbook - Find out how to document sources using the Turabian/Chicago style format. From the UW-Madison writing center.
Essay Builder - Explores the parts and provides step-by-step directions for writing essays.
Essaypunch.com - An online writing tutorial; takes students through the actual steps of writing a basic essay online.
The Five Paragraph Essay Wizard - Resource for grades 5-9 helps students learn to write a five paragraph essay.
How to Write an Essay - A step-by-step tutorial on how to write an effective essay for late high school or early university.
Basic Guide to Essay Writing - A step-by-step guide to writing a basic essay, along with related links and resources.
Rainy Day Corner - Place for kids to learn all about writing, from essays to short stories. All ages, 5-21.
Books by Children - An Internet library of stories written or inspired by children and young adults. Some have a read-to-me feature, allowing the viewer to hear the story read.
KidNews.com - Features writing by kids and for kids from around the world. Includes reviews, features, advice, sports, news, and creative works. Accepts submissions.
Crunch - Online magazine that accepts feature articles, art and technology reviews, and creative pieces from students. From the U.S. Department of Education.
Kidscribe - Publishes the poems, stories, and jokes of children and teens. In English and Spanish.
Kid's Writing Forum - Accepts work from all genres and publishes it, along with young author's photograph and short profile.
Rainy Day Corner - E-Zine featuring work submitted by kids and teens. Includes articles on different writing styles
Stone Soup Magazine - The website of Stone Soup Magazine, a magazine which publishes the writing and art of children from around the world. Submissions from outside the US can be submitted via e-mail.
Young ABC Tales - Publishes childrens creative writing. Stories, poems and true tales can be added to this site hosted by childrens author Terry Deary.
Young Scottish Poetry Library - Poetry writing activities and workshops for children and young people.
KidPub - A site for young writers to submit their work or read work by other kids. Has over 40,000 submissions.
Erin's Children's Poetry Page - Here, visitors can find children's poems, ballads, and nursery rhymes.
Yosemite Dreamin' - Poems, stories, images, and book reviews inspred by Yosemite National Park.
Poetry Corner - Site created by a teen poet for kids to read and submit poetry.
Trollope Society Short Story Prize - Annual $1,400 short story prize for school students aged 15 to 19 designed to promote creative writing and the novels of Anthony Trollope. Features winning stories from past years.
Young Poets - Original poetry written by children ages 7-18, cartoon and movies reviews, on-site games, and literary links.
KidFu: The Pickle Press - Read articles, reviews and stories written by kids and teens.
Junior Writers Guild - A place for 12- to 20-year-olds to have their origina poetry, fiction, and song lyrics published online.
Publish Kids - Allows users to submit writing or view work by others. Features stories, poems, journal entries, and essays. Includes a search engine of the submission database.
StoryZone - Offers a choice of professionally written and illustrated stories that are checked by a panel of teachers and editors and only contain material suitable for young children to read.
Abiator's Story Chest - Original stories by kids that cover a range of genres. Several include quizzes on the story.
Paia's Page - Stories and Adventures in far off lands like Australia, Egypt and England, featuring Losochos and including The Lost Treasures of the Pharoahs.
Mysteries by Kids - Features mysteries written for and by kids, with new stories added regularly. MysteryNet provides the story starter, then kids finish it. Site also offers solve-it-yourself mysteries and step-by-step directions for magic tricks.
Stories for Kids - On this site you will find original stories, poems and drawings for kids by a new writer, in an English and Dutch version.
Poetry Post - Features poems created by students from around the world.
Around The World - A Christmas story written by children from the USA, England, Ireland, and Australia.
Dawn of Dragons - Site dedicated to this online fantasy series. New chapters added regularly.
Children's Stories - Children's stories that are sent in by readers are shown.
Kila's 6th Grade Authors and Digital Illustrators - Mr. Sinclair's 6th grade students publish creative stories on the web complete with illustrations created using PhotoShop.
Poetry Pals - Internet publishing project features the poems of children and teens from all parts of the world.
ChildrenWhoWrite.com - Publishes reviews, art work, school news, and informative articles written by children.
Global Story Train - Write the first, second or last chapter of a story that has been started and worked by other children around the world.
Kid Authors - A place to post your stories, poems, and puzzles and read other kids' stories.
Kids Bookshelf - Publishes children's stories and drawings as well as class projects. Offers monthly contests and drawings for prizes. Also has children's book reviews.
Kids Online Magazine - Kids can read articles or submit their own, as well as send in artwork and participate in contests.
Kids Haven - Publishes prose and poetry written by kids for kids.
Fun-4-Children - Poems, riddles, stories, jokes, riddles, and comics written for and by children.
Kid Stories - Created by and for kids. Publish stories online.
Write Me a Story - Provides a weekly story starter, then randomly selects five pieces to feature on the web.
Noble Online - Explores the writing process and provides opportunities to fine tune skills. Students may write on weekly topics, submit their work for publishing on the site, and receive feedback.
Teen Writing - Read stories, essays, poetry, and scripts written by teenagers, and submit your own.
Zeen - Accepts submissions from teens around the world. Publishes stories, articles, poems, and editorials.
When Teens Write - Owned and managed by teens, site publishes teen poetry, short stories, artwork, and journalism. Includes free email, live chat, message boards, and established mentors.

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