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Acronym Finder
Acronym Finder, combined with the Acronym Attic, contains more than 3 million acronyms and abbreviations, including: most common abbreviations, information technology, military, government, science, medicine, engineering, organizations, schools, colleges, business, finance, accounting, popular culture, slang, chat and many more
URL: http://www.acronymfinder.com/

American Folklore
This folklore site contains retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every one of the 50 United States.
URL: http://www.americanfolklore.net/

American Literature Resources
From "Kids Click" site, this link offers a plethora of links related to folklore, mythology, tall tales and other forms of literature.
URL: http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/general/f_general.htm

Children's Literature Web Guide
Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
URL: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

Classics

Need to read Homer? Search through this extensive database filled with complete works by Homer and other classic authors.
URL: http://classics.mit.edu/

Encyclopedia Mythica
Enter the award-winning internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion. Here you will find everything from A to Z, with plenty in between.
URL: http://www.pantheon.org/

Familiar Quotations
A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature.
URL: http://www.bartleby.com/100/

From Around the World
Stories, legends and folktales from around the world.
URL: http://www.unc.edu/~rwilkers/title.htm

Guide to Grammar & Writing
Get help on sentence structure, paragraph form, essay &research format, as well as grammar pointers.
URL: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/#

Giggle Poetry
Learn how to write nursery rhymes, limericks, list poems, and more!
URL: http://gigglepoetry.com/

Literature
From "Kids Click" site, this link offers a plethora of links related to folklore, mythology, tall tales and other forms of literature.
URL: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/toplite.html

EServer Poetry Collection

This is an educational resource to aid students, educators, and the curious. This database is searchable by first-line, author and poem title or by key.

URL: http://poetry.eserver.org/

Poetry Foundation

The Poetry Foundation works to raise poetry to a more visible and influential position in American culture. Rather than celebrating the status quo, the Foundation seeks to be a leader in shaping a receptive climate for poetry by developing new audiences, creating new avenues for delivery, and encouraging new kinds of poetry.

URL: http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41

Poets.org

The Academy of American Poets brings together publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools, and poets around the country to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture.

URL: http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41

Online English Grammar
The free online reference and guide for English grammar, writing, punctuation and learning.
URL:http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/index.cfm

Rhyme Zone

Find words that rhyme with, almost rhyme with, or sound exactly the same as a certain target word along with many other variants.
URL: http://www.rhymezone.com/
 

Spelling Match

Select a grade level from first through eight and play a spelling game to improve your spelling.

URL: http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsv/smg/
 

 

 
 

 

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