Ready Reference Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas

General Dictionary and Thesaurus

Dictionary.Com and Thesaurus.Com

www.dictionary.com

Select Dictionary or Thesaurus at the Top of the Home Page

SIRS Discoverer Dictionary and Thesaurus

http://kids.galileo.usg.edu

See Ms. Rubin for Current Password

Click on SIRS Discoverer; Then Dictionary/Thesaurus

Rhyming Dictionary

www.rhymezone.com

Word Origins

www.etymonline.com

Idioms

http://www.idiomsite.com/

Encyclopedias

The following encyclopedias can be accessed via Galileo.

http://galileo.usg.edu

See Ms. Rubin for Current Password

Click on the   tab; then Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

--Britannica Learning Zone (Preschool-Grade 2)

--Britannica Elementary (Grades 2-5)

--Encyclopedia Britannica Online (K-12)

--Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia (K-12)

--Encyclopedia of Animals (K-12)

--New Georgia Encyclopedia

Atlas

SIRS Discoverer Maps

http://kids.galileo.usg.edu

See Ms. Rubin for Current Password

Click on SIRS Discoverer; Then Maps of the World

Fact Monster World Atlas and Map Library

http://www.factmonster.com/atlas/index.html

Almanac

World Almanac for Kids

www.worldalmanacforkids.com

Fact Monster Almanac

www.factmonster.com/almanac

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