With thanks to the Oradell School for these websites:
KIDSCLICK! A directory with an excellent collection of sites and a search engine to help you find any subject you need on the Web. Reading levels of sites are added to help guide you to information appropriate for your grade level. Nicely organized, kept up to date -- and no advertisements!YAHOOLIGANS A safe place for children to do some exploring on the World Wide Web.
ASK JEEVES FOR KIDS Be sure to click the No Frames button so that you can see the address of the site to which you are directed.
WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA ONLINE For use in the school Media Center, this is the online version of the World Book Encyclopedia. It includes all the information available in the print edition as well as links to many related magazine articels and Web sites.ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE The online version of Encyclopaedia Britannica, including the information in the print version, magazine articles and links to revelant Web sites. It also includes many advertisements.
MERRIAM WEBSTER'S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY The 10th edition of this excellent dictionary, available in its entirety, including illustrations and tables, and linked to a thesaurus.
RHYMING DICTIONARY A good place to visit when you want to compose a rhyming verse or two. Be sure to choose "double rhymes" for two or three syllable words or you won't get good rhymes!
BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS This is the classic quotation book. This version is the 1901 edition of Bartlett's, so you won't find any recent quotes, but it is still a good searchable source.
MORE QUOTATIONS A nice collection of quotations, including modern ones.
ELECTRIC LIBRARY For use at school, this is a database of reference resources for elementary school pupils.KIDSCONNECT Do you have a question that you just cannot find the answer to? Are you sure that the Internet can help you, but you can't find your way through all that information? KidsConnect can help you! Just send your question to KidsConnect via e-mail from home or school and receive a message from a library media specialist with assistance within 48 hours.
THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S 700+ GREAT SITES A great selection of Web sites for children, chosen by librarians and arranged according to subject. An excellent and safe site for youngsters to explore.
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S "ON-LION" FOR KIDS The New York Public Library's site for children, including links to lists of recommended reading, sports, science and technology and magazines.
THE NEW YORK TIMES LEARNING NETWORK An outstanding source for daily news and news summaries for students, teachers and parents.TIME FOR KIDS Includes special features from the current issues of Time for Kids and an archive of all previous issues.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR KIDS ONLINE The current issue of Sports Illustrated for Kids, as well as many added features. The magazine is searchable by subject, so this site is very useful for current information on sports.
SCHOLASTIC NEWS ONLINE A companion to the print edition of Scholastic News with up-to-date news.
UP TO DATE WEATHER FORECASTS are available at two excellent sites: AccuWeather and The Weather Channel.
BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY: This dictionary contains biographical information on over 18,000 people from ancient times to the present day. Information includes birth and death years, professions, positions held, literary and artistic works, awards, and other achievements.THE OUTLINE OF AMERICAN HISTORY Biographies of important historical figures in U.S. history, including Presidents.
PRESIDENTS A list of all the presidents with links to sites containing information about them.
UNITED STATES CONGRESS Information about the U.S. Congress, including a Directory of Senators and House Members by State.THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET Current list of the members of the cabinet, as well as links to information about each of the Cabinet Departments
UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU A comprehensive resource covering a wide range of statistical information on American life, including an up to date population clock.
FACTS ABOUT THE STATES Brief facts about each of the states and some links to further information.
THE FIFTY STATES OF THE UNITED STATES Facts about all the states with excellent links to other sites, including state government, major newpapers, maps, etc.
US GAZETTEER A searchable geographical dictionary of the United States maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau. Try looking up Oradell!
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS Everything from the Bill of Rights to Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech and presidential inaugural addresses.
POPULATION CLOCK Shows the estimated population of the world and of the United States, along with a lot of other information about population growth.RULERS OF THE WORLD Up-to-date lists of heads of state and heads of government of all currently existing countries and territories. In case you want to write to them, check out the Address Directory For The Politicians Of The World with mailing addresses for every nation's leaders and provincial governors (almost). Phone, fax and e-mail and website addresses are included where available.
CIA FACTBOOK The latest edition of the CIA Factbook, with information about all the countries of the world, including geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communications and defense forces.
FLAGS OF ALL COUNTRIES Pictures of flags of all the countries of the world, as well as maps of the countries.
TIME AROUND THE WORLD Find out the current time (and date) in cities around the world
THE NINE PLANETS A multimedia tour of the solar system, with facts about the sun, the planets and their moons.