Dictionary & Word Work

• Alpha Dictionary - nearly 300 languages
• Answers.com
• AskOxford
• Dictionarist - talking dictionary
• Dictionary.hm
• Free Dictionary
• HyperDictionary 
• Kids Open Dictionary Builder
• Merriam-Webster Online
• OneLook Dictionary Search
• The Free Dictionary
• Visual Dictionary 
• Visuwords
• WordIQ
• WordNet 3.0 - vocabulary helper
• Word Central's Student Dictionary
• ZebraWords

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Literature Connections

	Carmine: A Little More Red  by Melissa Sweet
	Max's Words  by Kate Banks
	Cassie's Word Quilt by Faith Ringgold Cassie's Word Quilt Extension
	The Search for Delicious - Grade 3 by Natalie Babbitt The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary, and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of "delicious," the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger, Gaylan, to poll the citizenry.
	Barber's Cutting Edge - Grade 2 by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert Whether it's haircuts or words, Mr. Bigalow is the best at what he does.

Lessons

• Wordle - fun with words
• Alphabetical Order Games
• Paper Plate Alphabetizing Game
• Dictionary Skills Word Study Graphic Organizer (PDF) - Grades K-1
• Simple Dictionary (PDF) Created for Kindergarten and Early 1st Grade (HTML Images Better for Smart Board)
• Alphabet Book Project - Grades K-1
  (Templates A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z)
• Dictionary Skills Word Study Graphic Organizer (PDF) - Grades 2-3
• Read My Mind - Dictionary Game - Grades 1-3
• Martin Luther King Speech Dictionary Project - Grade 3

Thesaurus introduced and compared to dictionary using a Powerpoint presentation. Several pages used by students to find words. Using the words, clean, laugh, promise etc. children were asked to select the "most appropriate" word to fill in the blanks of sentences - tied back to importance of selecting the "best" words when writing - activity done as a whole class circle group.

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Literature Connections

Boris Ate a Thesaurus

Almanac

• World Alamanc for Kids
• Fact Monster
• World Almanac for Older Kids

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Literature Connections

	World Almanac for Kids 2009 by World Almanac
	Time for Kids: Almanac 2009 by Editors of Time for Kids magazine

Lessons

Almanac Lesson Plan with Trivia Game Questions
Uses World Almanac for Kids 2005. In this lesson the students will learn about the World Almanac, what types of information it includes, how it is organized, and how to find information which answers questions on various topics.

Encyclopedia

• Grolier~http://go.grolier.com/
• Grolier Kids~http://go.grolier.com/kids
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Atlas

• Xpeditions Atlas - print maps
• Google Maps
• Google Earth
• MSN Local Live Mapping

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Literature Connections

Time for Kids World Atlas by Editors of Time for Kids Magazine