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Important!  Some of these web sites are very instructional and educational, and you may find some wonderful material to use with your children.
However, not all sites may be suitable for children, so please use discretion.
Please remember that a listing here does not imply endorsement of the site.

AlphaBits for Kids drill games for practicing the alphabet

Anagram Genius the definitive anagram site

A Word A Day sends a vocabulary word and its definition to the subscribers every day

The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation Jane Straus' easy-to-use reference guide and workbook is now available as an on-line resource

Castlemoyle Books multi-grade, multi-learning style, individualized educational materials includes Spelling Power, Writing Power and creative writing lesson plans

Common Errors in English

Daily Grammar this free service of Word Place, Inc. teaches you a new word each day, sends you e-mail messages with a writing lesson five days of the week and a quiz on the sixth day; earlier lessons can be accessed in the archive section

Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia & Reference Resources

  • A Web of Online Dictionaries an index of on-line dictionaries with over 1,000 dictionaries in more than 200 different languages; the index includes glossaries of specialized terminology and other vocabulary aids and includes an index of on-line grammars and several pages of linguistic fun

  • Britannica.com web sites, plus magazines, books, and the complete Encyclopędia Britannica

  • Dictionary.com dictionaries, grammar, writing, glossaries, thesaurus, reference, definitions, quotations, foreign languages, jargon, computer terms

  • Encyclopedia.com the Internet's premiere free encyclopedia -- more than 14,000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Third Edition

  • WWWebster Dictionary

  • WWW Virtual Library
Educational Explorers -- Writing 50 lesson language curriculum for writers where descriptive, how to, narrative, persuasive, and classificatory writing are practiced

English Basics all new weekly worksheets, provided free for teachers and parent-teachers to copy for their kids

Etymologic the brain-twisting etymology game

Forthright's Phrontistery - International House of Logorrhoea an online dictionary or word list with brief definitions of over 7000 rare and obsolete English words

Grammar Gorillas an identifying the parts of speech game

The Grammar Lady includes a FAQ page, grammar hotline, grammar tips, newsletter and more

GrammarNOW!

Guide to Grammar and Writing contains several digital handouts on grammar and English usage, over 140 computer-graded quizzes, recommendations on writing -- from basic problems in subject-verb agreement and uses of articles to exercises in parallel structures help with argumentative essays -- PLUS a way to submit questions about grammar and writing

Handwriting Worksheets worksheets for four different fonts -- manuscript, modern manuscript, italic, and cursive

HangmanOnTheWebTM improve your vocabulary and spelling skills

Internet Anagram Server

The KISS Grammar Site a free innovative curriculum

The LinguaCenter Grammar Safari

Mrs.Alphabet all you ever wanted to know about teaching the alphabet, phonics, beginning reading, spelling, printing, and more

Research & Writing: Why the Step by Step Approach? before you can start writing, you have to explore the subject to find a topic, locate relevant information, analyze the issues and organize your arguments

SpellaRoo Spellaroo can hop better than he can spell -- click on the word that is spelled wrong

TampaRead's Worksheet Index worksheets you can print out for the alphabet, phonics, vocabulary building, and more!

Webgrammar's Place have your questions answered via email or discussion board about spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, sign up for the online newsletter, check out the tutorials; the site includes other categories to support webmasters, educators, students, and others

What Makes a Good Short Story?

Writing Assessment Services A resource for student writers, sixth grade through adult professionals. Offers instruction and evaluation of writing especially for homeschool families. Free downloads of instructional materials.

WritingDEN look up grammar rules, helper words, and other writing tips for sentences, paragraphs and essays

Vocabulary Drill I for Kids



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