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

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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

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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

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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