Teacher Resources
The following resources are listed in the Howard
County School Public School Library Media site. Let me know if you are looking for specific information.
Howard County Library
Link to Howard County Public LIbrary
Homework Help
Live Homework Help - Online tutoring service is provided through the Howard County Library(HCL); click on the question mark (?); requires an HCL library card
General Reference/Research
Bartlett's Quotations - Search for famous quotes and phrases.
Can You Do the Dewey? - Test your knowledge of the Dewey Decimal System and find out about Melvin Dewey.
"Do We" Really Know Dewey? - A detailed, yet child friendly, investigation of the Dewey Decimal System of classification
InfoPlease - Allows students to search the encyclopedia, dictionary, and several almanacs
Library Spot - A huge hotlink page to ready reference sources, online libraries and other online media (journals, newspapers, speeches, etc.) - a must see!
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary - Primary dictionary provides illustrations and example sentences
Merriam-Webster Online - Online dictionary and thesaurus
OneLook Dictionaries - Type a word, choose a dictionary.
Puzzlemaker- Create a variety of types of puzzles, including crosswords, word searches, and mazes.
The Quotations Page - A large-scale quotation site with many original resources
The Weather Channel- This site has weather forecasts for U.S. and International cities.
WordCentral - Merriam-Webster student site with definitions, parts of speech, and pronunciations, as well as a rhyming dictionary
Authors, Illustrators, and Characters
Avi - Biography and news
Bailey School Kids (Debbie Dadey) - Information on the series, including activities
Official Berenstain Bears Website - (Jan and Stan Berenstain) Activities and stories with the Berenstain Bears
Judy Blume's Official Web Site - Biography, writing tips, and interesting facts about her books
Jan Brett- Wonderful activities, bookmarks, projects, and author information
Arthur (Marc Brown) - Public Broadcasting Service website. Activities and information about Arthur the aardvark
BetsyByars.com - Writing tips, autobiography, and photos
Official Eric Carle Site - Good ideas on how to use Carle's books
Nancy Carlson's Neighborhood- Newsletter, biography, drawing instructions, and recipes from the author of the Louanne Pig books
Alice in Wonderland Interactive Adventure (Lewis Carroll) - Many games and activities based on Alice's adventures
Mem Fox - Information about Mem Fox and her books.
Jean Craighead George - Q & A, writing tips, photos, audio, and Quicktime movies from the author of Julie of the Wolves
Grimm Brothers @ nationalgeographic.com - 12 full-text folktales from the Brothers Grimm
Dinotopia (James Gurney) - Many details about the books, including maps, author information, and teacher activities
Junie B. Jones (Barbara Park) - Provides information about Junie B., her books, various activities and a biography of author Barbara Park
Loreen Leedy - Includes project ideas and activities to download
Narnia (C. S. Lewis) - Detailed information about the stories, characters, and settings from C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia
Christopher Robin's Winnie-the-Pooh Character Guide (A. A. Milne) - A biographical introduction to all the characters in the 100 Aker Woods
Rebus Rhymes: Mother Goose and Others - Favorite nursery rhymes presented as rebuses and a Mother Goose scavenger hunt
Margie Palatini - Information about this award winning author and her books. Activities, recipes, crafts, and book guide are included.
Katherine Paterson - Official site of the author of Bridge to Terabithia
Dav Pilkey's Web Site O' Fun! - Biography, games, news, and puzzles from the author of Captain Underpants
Patricia Polacco - Biography, newsletter, contests, as well as bookmarks and posters to download
Peter Rabbit Home Page (Beatrix Potter) - Information about Beatrix Potter and her books
The World of Curious George (H. A. Rey) - Biography of Margret and H. A. Rey, matching game, and e-cards
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling) - Scholastic site about the boy wizard, with series information, author biography, pronunciation guides, trivia game, and more
Dr. Seuss's Seussville (Dr. Seuss) - Lots of child friendly activities: email a question to the Cat in the Hat, print puzzles and coloring sheets, and enter the monthly
contests
Lemony Snicket - For fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events
Janet Stevens - General author information, with detailed descriptions of her illustration methods
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White) - Chapter summaries, an alphabet book, games, and puzzles, all created by a second grade class
Biography
Biographical Dictionary - Facts and figures on 18,000 people
National Inventors Hall of Fame - Biographies of inventors, indexed by inventor, invention, or by date
National Women's Hall of Fame - Search for biographical information about famous American women.
Presidents of the U.S. - In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents.
Countries, Maps, and Flags
Flags of all Countries - Flags of the nations of the world
Google Earth - Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.
Google Maps - This searchable site uses Google Earth satellite technology to assist with finding locations.
Historical Map Web Sites - This site has historical maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin.
InfoPlease - Countries of the World - This site includes maps, flags, facts, quizzes and crossword puzzles, to name only a few features.
[email protected] - Information, games, and activities about the world
Map Machine - National Geographic provides electronic maps and links to a wide variety of map resources.
National Geographic Country Profiles - Check this site out for a wealth of country information.
Outline Maps - Use this site to print or download a variety of outline maps for homework or classroom use.
USA City Link - Look at this comprehensive source for information on cities and states.
U.S. Gazetteer - This site allows users to search for United States maps by zip code or city and state. It is published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
World Flag Database - Use this site to find flags of all nations.
Magazines
National Geographic World - Online version of the magazine
Ranger Rick - Articles, games, and activities from the nature magazine
Sports Illustrated for Kids Online - Online version of the popular kids' magazine
Stone Soup - Online magazine for ages 8 - 13 features stories and artwork by children.
Maryland and Local Information
Maryland.gov - Easy-to-use information on Maryland from the Maryland Archives.
Maryland Kids' Page - Maryland geography, history, symbols, and pictures
Maryland Manual Online - The online version of the print manual - contains Maryland information from the Maryland Archives.
News Sites, Magazines, Journals
50states.com - This website provides a directory with links to newspapers across the United States.
Baltimore Sun -- Use the Baltimore Sun's page for today's headlines, sports, and weather.
National Geographic World - Explore kid-oriented articles on a variety of topics.
Washington Post- In addition to the current issue the full text of issues printed during the previous two weeks are searchable and available free of charge.
WTOP - Local news, traffic, and weather, 24/7
United States - Facts, History, Government
American Memory (Library of Congress) - U.S. History primary sources, lesson plans, photographs and more.
EPA Student Center - This site contains information about conservation, water, ecosystems, human health, waste and recycling, air, "in your neighborhood".
From Revolution to Reconstruction - The history of the United States from the landing of the Mayflower to current times
Kids' Pages - FedStats - FedStats is a listing of kids' pages from many governmet departments and agencies, including NASA.
Library of Congress - This site has links to legislative information and research tools including full text access to current bills in congress.
National Archives and Records Administration - This site provides access to primary sources related to U.S. government and history.
Stately Knowledge- Facts About the Fifty States - Basic state facts, including state symbols and links to other sites
U.S. Census Bureau - The Census Bureau has information from the U.S. Census of 1990.
The White House - Presents information about the federal government, presidential information, access to White House documents, and commonly requested federal services.