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Broken Links
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Please e-mail me if you encounter a broken link. Please forward the title and the URL of the Web site. If it's truly a dead end and not just a temporary server problem, I'll eliminate the link. Thanks for helping me keep our Web site current!
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General Reference
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Jefferson County Public Schools - Students - Check out the online resources on the STUDENT section. Select 'Elementary,' Middle' or 'High' which includes Homework Help, Academic Skills Practice, Academic Game Center, Reference Tool Box and Information on Clubs and Sports.
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Magazines and Newspapers
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Courier Journal - homepage of the Courier Journal
National Geographic Kids 
a supplement Web site to the National Geographic Kids magazine.
Time Magazine for Kids - Students discover the world with the online Time for Kids magazine.
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Reference Guides and Tutorials
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The Big 6 - A tutorial based on a research approach using 6 information seeking strategies for 3rd through 6th grade students.
Citation Maker - Online help to write bibliography citations for reports and projects.
Dewey Browse - Web Sites Classified by the Dewey Decimal Classification System for Grades K-12
KidsClick - on line tutorial of various types of Web searching.
Super 3 - A tutorial based on a research approach using 3 information seeking strategies for kindergarten through 2nd grade students.
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Reference Tools
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Fact Monster - an Information Please site offering information in the areas of sports, math, science, the world, states, people and other interesting areas such as homework help and movie information.
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary - A on-line picture dictionary for younger students.
Merriam-Webster - on-line dictionary, dictionary for Kids and Britannica encyclopedia.
NoodleTools is a site of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research. From selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources to citing those sources in MLA or APA style, NoodleTools makes online research easier.
Quick Maps - search for maps, flags and facts of countries around the world.
World Almanac for Kids - a companion Web site to World Almanac for Kids book
Word Helper-Picture Dictionary - first sight word dictionary with pronouncation guide, synonym and antonym, Spanish translation and examples for proper use of the word.
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Virtual Libraries
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Awesome Library - this site organizes the Web with reviewed resources in subjects across the curriculum.
The site also provides links to authors, homework help, and games.
Kentucky Virtual Library  Search for information in magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, almanacs, including interesting historic facts about Kentucky and other interesting facts.
Kidspace @ The Internet Public Library - site helps students in their research and on projects.
Louisville Free Public Library - offers access to the automated card catalog, databases, and other research tools helpful to students.
Refdesk.com - Just click on the Ref desk box and link to other topics such as biographies, calendars, almanacs, maps, quotations, states, quotations and many more.
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Search Engines
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AOL@School Jr - provides an easy way to navigate through site to find classroom subjects, current events, reference tools, games, student dictionary, and science fair ideas.
Ask Jeeves for Kids  Search engine for students
Kidlook - links to the most popular child and teenage Web sites on the Internet.
KidsCLick - Web search for students by librarians.
Yahooligans - Search engine for students
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Reading Sites
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Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program. Create your own book lists, take quizzes on the books you read, and earn points to obtain prizes for your success. Book Adventure was created by the Sylvan Learning Foundation and is sponsored by Sylvan Learning, Inc.
 Kids Reads Reviews of the newest titles, interviews with the coolest authors and special features, including trivia games, word scrambles and awesome contests
RIF Reading Planet  Search for a good book to read, write your own book reviews, join a book club, share your opinion, play fun games and activities, write a story or a poem in this interactive site.
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Character Sites
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Amber Brown - Homepage for that lovable character, Amber Brown.
Arthur  Arthur the aardvark home page.
Berenstain Bears - Official Berenstain Bears homepage.
Magic School Bus - If you like Ms. Fizzle's adventures, you will like this site.
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Author Web Sites
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Jan Brett home of Jan Brett
Eric Carle - Official Eric Carle Web site
Kevin Henkes - Home page of Kevin Henkes.
Lemony Snickett - official Web site of the Series of Unfortunate Events.
Little Critter and Mercer Mayer - Official Littler Critter and Mercer Mayer Web site.
Patrica Polacco - official Web site of Patricia Polacco.
Redwall - Official Web site of British author Brian Jacques.
Robert Munsch - Home page of Robert Munsch
Tomie de Paola - graphic icon Tomie de Paola's official Web site.
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Math
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A+Math - Web site developed to help students improve their math skills interactively through a game room, flashcards, and math puzzles. There are also step by step video explanations of math topics.
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Writing Sources
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Poetry4Kids.com - Kenn Nesbitt's children's poetry Web site which includes funny children's poems, games, contests, lessons, plus a rhyming dictionary and much more.
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