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Book Discussion & Curriculum Guides

Books published by Harper Collins
http://www.harperchildrens.com/hch/parents/teachingguides/
Harper Collins provides printable guides with general discussion questions and suggestions for reaching across the curriculum.

Books published by Random House
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/
Random House Books provides teacher's guides that providing questions that explore reading themes, test reading skills and evaluate reading comprehension as well as links to their authors' biographies.

Education, General

EduHound
http://www.eduhound.com
A directory of more than 20,000 links in over 50 categories with an educational focus for K-12 teachers. Includes information in Spanish, clip art for kids, and links to schools and classrooms on the web.

Kentucky Department of Education
http://www.kde.state.ky.us
Everything one needs to know about public schools in Kentucky.

Grammar
Grammar: The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
http://www.grammarbook.com
An indispensable guide for writers, proofreaders, teachers, clerical staff and students.
Library Skills

Dewey Lesson Ideas
http://mte.anacortes.k12.wa.us/library/dewey/dewles.htm

Librarians provide creative ideas for teaching grades 1-5 about the Dewey Decimal system.

Powerpoint Presentation - Recruiting Young Librarians

Literature
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet (Gr. 9-12)
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/default.htm

A comprehensive site with an abundance of links to Shakespeare's works, background material and historical information. NOTE: Only a few links in the Criticism section worked.

Shakespeare for Kids (Gr. 5 & up)
http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=588

The Folger Library introduces browsers to learn about Shakespeare through puzzles, games, coloring sheets and other activities.

Research
Hidden Web Resources
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/
InvisibleWeb.html

This article, "Invisible Web: What It Is, Why It Exists, How to Find It, and Its Inherent Ambiguity" includes a list of hidden web resources for educators; provided by the University of CA / Berkeley Library.
Science

National Science Digital Library
http://www.nsdl.org
This site gives educators access to thousands of documents in the sciences and mathematics.

Nature: eNature.com
http://www.enature.com

A field guide to nature's plants and animals.

Games & Quizes
Quizhub
http://quizhub.com
A site full of educational games and quizes for grades K - 12
 
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