Links to online homework and reference sources.

Acceleratd Reader  Want to know how many points a book is worth?  Use this site to fiind out.

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language More than a dictionary, this site includes Roget's Thesaurus, Bartlett's Quotations and other helpful information about the English language.

Biographical Dictionary Contains over 18,000 entries of notable men and women who have shaped our world.

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CIA The World Factbook US government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, flags, maps, and more.

Dewey Browse Created and maintained by a school librarian, this catalog of Web sites allows you to search through 12 subject areas.

Encarta Learning Zone Search the encyclopedias and reference tools, bone up on basic writing skills, and find Web resources.

Encyclopedia Britannica Includes all the articles in the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Britannica Internet Guide and much more.

GeoHive Global Statistics Population and economic statistics for countries and regions of the world.

Guide to Grammar and Writing Information about grammar from sentences to research papers are part of this page that also includes quizzes and other activities.

Homework Central Search by subject and age on this site owned by Electric Library and Proquest.

Information Please An online almanac to answer questions about what happened today and statistics about the world, the U.S., geography, sports and more.

Internet Public Library KidSpace Features a searchable, subject-categorized directory of authoritative websites; links to online texts, newspapers, and magazines.

Internet Picture Dictionary Choose English, French, German, Italian or Spanish then select a category of pictures or an activity. All instructions are in English.

ISAT Sample tests for the Illinois Standardized Achievement Test

KidInfo...School Subjects An excellent resource for sites on everything from art to American history to just plain fun.

Lexile Level  A Lexile measure is a valuable piece of information about either an A Lexile measure is a valuable piece of information about either an individual's reading ability or the difficulty of a text, like a book or magazine article. The Lexile measure is shown as a number with an "L" after it — 880L is 880 Lexile.  Use this site to find appropriate reading for a student reading above or below grade level.

Old Farmer's Almanac Information on weather for the year, when to plant your garden, astronomy, recipes and lots of trivia.

Roget's Thesaurus Online Uses a keyword search to give a list of synonyms or acronyms.

Say Hello to the World Find out how to say "Hello" in many languages and then discover more about the language.

Science Fair Project Resource Guide This site includes links to sample projects and science-oriented Internet resources.

Webster Dictionary Online Just type in a word to obtain the definition, also a thesaurus, and Spanish-English dictionary.