Super Sites for 

Library Media Specialists

Jan Ross, Library Media Specialist

Dixie Elementary, Lexington, KY

mailto:jross@fayette.k12.ky.us

Library Skills Library Skills Curriculum from Dixie Elementary.

 

Reference Sites

Almanacs

Almanac  Yahooligans almanac for kids.

Factmonster An almanac for kids.

Atlases

Kentucky Atlas An easy to use Atlas of Kentucky.

Dictionaries

Biographical Dictionary This has short, concise entries with information.

Merriam-Webster The online Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Sign Language A sign language dictionary with animations to demonstrate the signs.

Wordsmyth A combination dictionary and thesaurus.

Encyclopedias

Technology Encyclopedia Short, helpful definitions.

Country Encyclopedia An encyclopedia with information about lots of different countries.

Bibliography Students can create a bibliographic entry online.

 

 

Things to Print

Bookmarks to Print Print out a variety of bookmarks.

Learning Page Lots of worksheets to print.

Teach-nology Award Certificates Create and print different award certificates.

Billy Bears School Achievement Certificates

Personal Educational Press Create and print bingo boards, worksheets, etc.

Easy Word Search Maker

Create and Print Crossword Puzzles

Print shape books

Create and Print word scramble puzzles

Create and Print a word search puzzle

Print Activity Books

Print blank maps for the 50 States

Print outline maps of the World

Preschool Printables - but not just for Preschool! Great site with tons of things to print like awards, bulletin board edging, calendars, etc.

Print ABC Books

Print Free Posters

Print Nametags, Etc.

 

Book Characters

Clifford Site about Clifford the dog.  Lots of games and activities, but they need teacher guidance.

Berenstain Bears The Berenstain Bears web page. The puzzles are the best online activities and the others are good but need to be printed out.

 

 

 

Authors & Books

Jan Brett Author Jan Brett's web page.  Lots of great activities.

Patricia Polacco Print bookmarks, etc.

Dr. Seuss Interactive games and activities.

Lynn Reid Banks Great audio clips from her books and an interview conducted by herself!

Aliens at School  Science Fiction site for older students.  

Mystery  Mystery stories for kids to solve and other activities.

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

Mouse Pad for Kids Lots of great things to print out, icons, etc.

Create a Rubric

Build a Rubric

Make a Rubric

Make a Subject-Specific Rubric

 
   

Library Skills