www.wordsmyth.net/Online Dictionaries for Kids:
Geography & Maps - maps of the continents plus links to U.S. geography, maps, & facts
State Facts for Students - from the U.S. Census Bureau
Regional and World Maps from The World Factbook - Official site of the CIA
New York Heritage - a web portal to digital images for anyone interested in learning more about people and institutions in New York
Longitude & Latitude. - a short animated explanation from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
American Memory - historical collections from the Library of Congress
CIA World Fact Book - flags, maps, population, and facts on every nation of the world
Countries of the World - flags, government, geography, people, and economy
Chronicling America - free access to historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages.
Ellis Island Museum - history, pictures, and statistics of American immigration
50 State Flags - pictures of each flag
50 States and Capitals - maps, songs, mottoes, birds, flowers, government etc.
Fodor's Travel Online - travel guide including money, climate, tourist attractions, hotels, and food
Guide to US Congress - kids' guide to our government
History of Costume - pictures through history
Holidays Around the World - kids' link to multicultural holidays
Holocaust Memorial Museum - official site of the Washington, D.C. museum
Make a Map - personalize a map with directions from here to there
MapQuest - interactive atlas
Presidents - biographical information on the US presidents
World Flags - pictures and histories of flags
- Learner's Dictionary - (learnersdictionary.com) also from Merriam-Webster
- WordCentral - (www.wordcentral.com) from Merriam-Webster
- Photographic Dictionary of animals
- Kidtopia - Created by librarians for elementary students.
- Kiddle - A visual search engine for kids - powered by Google editors.
- Kids Search - Targeted for k-12 use in the classroom
- SafeSearchKids - A search engine powered by Google to deliver filtered results.
- Wonderopolis - Search by topic or read about "The Wonder of the Day."
- SweetSearch - A search engine for students that returns only websites that have been reviewed by teachers and librarians.
Geography & Maps - maps of the continents plus links to U.S. geography, maps, & facts
State Facts for Students - from the U.S. Census Bureau
Regional and World Maps from The World Factbook - Official site of the CIA
New York Heritage - a web portal to digital images for anyone interested in learning more about people and institutions in New York
Longitude & Latitude. - a short animated explanation from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
American Memory - historical collections from the Library of Congress
CIA World Fact Book - flags, maps, population, and facts on every nation of the world
Countries of the World - flags, government, geography, people, and economy
Chronicling America - free access to historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages.
Ellis Island Museum - history, pictures, and statistics of American immigration
50 State Flags - pictures of each flag
50 States and Capitals - maps, songs, mottoes, birds, flowers, government etc.
Fodor's Travel Online - travel guide including money, climate, tourist attractions, hotels, and food
Guide to US Congress - kids' guide to our government
History of Costume - pictures through history
Holidays Around the World - kids' link to multicultural holidays
Holocaust Memorial Museum - official site of the Washington, D.C. museum
Make a Map - personalize a map with directions from here to there
MapQuest - interactive atlas
Presidents - biographical information on the US presidents
World Flags - pictures and histories of flags